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If you have any / know anyone who used to play fantasy orcs and ran Night Goblin Fanatics, ask them.

Every fanatic box came with a small squig (free-standing, not glued to any sort of 'base') and I believe a snotling holding onto a mushroom, again free standing.

That sounds like the sort if think that could work very well, thank you!

The high elf dragon kit has a hoopoe-lookin' guy in it. YMMV if it'd hang around while a titan is stomping through.

http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/high-elf-dragon-quotibisquot-idol-p-2103.html

Buttery Commissar wrote:
The model idea:
Reaver Titan (Imperial) standing with one foot raised on a crashed chimera that has been reclaimed by the elements and nature. Trees and foliage around him as he stands very still.

I'm getting a Miyazaki vibe off that.

First things first





Secondly try Wargames Foundry they have a lot of different animals.

edit: blarg didnt even see the GW only stipulation... nevermind :( though i highly doubt they would care about small detail pieces like that.)

Oh that wacky Desubot!
And unbelievably, for GD, they would. It's become stricter and stricter to the point where scenery, bricks, etc cannot be third party. Lesser contests like on the day tournaments, I'm pretty sure they don't care. But I don't know which particular event is held at Warhammer Fest, so I'll stick to GW until after that.

I believe the 100% citadel is less fanaticism and more brought about by manufacturers aping GW so closely that it's safer to outright ban it all. It's a shame because I don't know where that leaves me in regards to... leaves. I use lasercut paper scatter.

 Vermis wrote:
The high elf dragon kit has a hoopoe-lookin' guy in it. YMMV if it'd hang around while a titan is stomping through.

http://www.bitsandkits.co.uk/high-elf-dragon-quotibisquot-idol-p-2103.html

Excellent! Thank you!
And I figure if the Titan has stood still long enough to allow a hawk to settle on him, he's probably stopped long enough that various critters have popped back out of their shelters. At that size, he's not a predator, more of a mountain.

Buttery Commissar wrote:
The model idea:
Reaver Titan (Imperial) standing with one foot raised on a crashed chimera that has been reclaimed by the elements and nature. Trees and foliage around him as he stands very still.

I'm getting a Miyazaki vibe off that.

Yes and no...

From the Chaos Familiars pack.

...Dragonling? Trying to remember.

got two lil snails for ye...

Hey BC

Taken me a little while to get round to doing this but heres a few links and some photos of the more interesting ones of GW Birds, Critters, creatures etc you might like (from ones I remember and some just general searching)

Critters


Birds


Spiders


Rats


Tyranid

Good god have an exalt

Wow quite the extensive list. cool beans.

Good gods, thank you for your efforts there!

aw cheers guys

I've researched stuff like this before so have ideas on roughly where to look. I've got a book a write down my crazy ork ideas in and also a ever increasing folder on the PC where I keep lots of source photos to help if I ever get round to that particular project or just as inspiration for ideas or guides on certain techniques.

Wow yeah, this is actually becoming quite a useful thread.
I'm really astounded by how many little creatures and critters there are out there in among the bits and kits.

Super glad to know about the High Elf "Ibis" will deffs be grabbing one of them for a future project I have in mind

The new Thanquol and Boneripper box has two sets of really darling rats for the base. There are some mutant looking ones, but there are a few normal ones that could be used as is or turned into squirrels, skunks or chipmunks.

The Hellpit Abomination also has some very tame looking rats that could be used as is or given little greenstuff tails to turn then into something else. Being an older kit it is a lot harder to find bits for it than Thanquol, though.

God you just reminded me that I'm going to need a few spiders for my Oz Ork Kommando

So far I've managed to secure an Iron Hawk, the Wood Elf falcon, and many many Skaven rats.

I've decided that I'm going to fit a small slot into the base with a booklet you can pull out, that will be printed like a bird spotting book.
I'll have each critter listed with the source of origin and the poster who suggested him/her.

 Buttery Commissar wrote:
So far I've managed to secure an Iron Hawk, the Wood Elf falcon, and many many Skaven rats.

I've decided that I'm going to fit a small slot into the base with a booklet you can pull out, that will be printed like a bird spotting book.
I'll have each critter listed with the source of origin and the poster who suggested him/her.

That's an excellent idea Buttery
Should stop people claiming use of 3rd party mini's and should certainly help to boost the interest in your piece.
I'm deffs looking forward to seeing your vision completed!