Morning,
I tend to horde small bits that can be used for terrain. If I do not have a hobby purchase in mind for the month, I tend to stock up on bits that I already have so I don't run out. It is not a compulsion and I can stop at any time. Really! Well maybe....
Last December I signed on for a kickstarter for Dead Animal Bits by Pete the Wargamer. What initially sold me was the deer antlers and feathers that were included in his design. He had partnered with Wargames Atlantic for production and the Kickstarter was funded.
I just received my pledge and I am fairly impressed.
First some photos with a break down of what is on the sprue.
Layout of the sprue with a 25mm based model for scale.
From the top. Small rams horns and a shark tooth. Hands and heads on hooks. Hands on spikes and medium smooth rams horns. Large smooth rams horns and a large birds skull. Large ribs and spine and the bottom jaw of a megladon.
From the top. Medium and small bull horns. More hands on spikes and small deer antlers. More hands on spikes and medium deer antlers. Large deer antlers. Medium shark jaws and some loose shark teeth.
From the top. Megladon top jaw and feathers. Large bull horns and feathers. Heads on hooks and medium ribs and spines. Hands on spikes. Small femurs a sharks tooth, a feather and some tiny birds skulls.
From the top. medium sharks jaws and large bulls horns. Large rams horns and a large bird skull. More hands on spikes and medium rams horns. More hands on spikes and large femurs.
Overall I am pretty happy. Here are a couple possible problematic points for the sprue.
As with all wargame miniatures and bits, there is quite a bit of scale creep. As you can see the hands on spikes here are quite large. Not as big as GW zombie hands but still large in scale. Feathers are also quite large. Interestingly enough the small bird skulls in the corner are pretty close to scale as they are tiny.
The nice thing about the kit is that you generally get three sizes of each type of item. This allows you to choose the appropriate size horn for the head of your model. If you are interested in hands and heads, each one on the sprue is different so you get a pretty good spread.
Just a quick scale photo of the medium shark jaws. I am unlikely to use them but it was an interesting addition. I only wish they had included small versions.
Once they finish fulfillment, distribution and sales will be managed by Wargames Atlantic so they should be available all over the world.
Overall, I am quite happy. As with all kits, there are parts that I am unlikely to use but on the whole it is a very worthwhile addition to the bits-box.
