Chums at Aventine have produced some new resin elephants (metal tusk and tail) which I received samples of, yesterday. These are Keith's pics but they are identical to the models here in the BigRedBatCave.
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The new elephants are the same size as the previous metal ones, but superior in several respects:-
there is less assembly as the body is solid
the skin texture is really great- better than before- lots of shallow creases in all the right places
the legs are thinner; more realistic in my opinion
they weigh virtually nothing (which certainly cannot be said of their metal brethren!) - easier to carry and cheaper to post.
I gather the separate metal howdahs should be available in the next few days and a Macedonian rider with pike is to follow. I will encourage an Indian variant.
I must confess to a personal involvement in this as I introduced the casting company to Aventine, so I am feeling more than a little smug. :-)
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