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Links	Last Updated: 28th September 2005
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Site of the Month
October 2005	The General's Review	My sort of webpage. Shaun Bryant, Ian Smith and friends have put together a site that has no pretensions beyond being a showcase for top quality figures. No painting tips (though these are promised soon), just inspirational images, showing the sort of collections that sadly rarely or never leave home. They are also blazing the trail in 40mm gaming, which is certainly hot at the moment. You will find ancients, medievals, LOTR, ACW and lots of Napoleonics here from some of the leading lights of the Northern UK hobby. Highly recommended and it should grow steadily into a huge resource.

Featured Links
		Calpe Miniatures
		Spencer Smith Miniatures
		Brian Phillips Figure Painting
		Back of Beyond Times/WitchHunter.net
		Crappy Mini or Not?
		Jason Richards
		General de Brigade
		Victorian Science Fiction Showcases
		Paper Creek
		Samurai Archives
New Section		Retail Outlets (Under Construction)
Reference Sites
	Newark Irregulars	The reason my list is so short is that you can go here for the best set of links I know. It will take you hours of surfing to get through this lot, without even thinking about secondary links, and the choice is first rate. A stunning piece of work, one can only imagine the hours of effort that went into this indispensable resource.
	The Miniatures Page	The famous site devotedly maintained by Bill Armintrout. You can go here for the latest news, updated daily, plus a comprehensive listing of just about everything else in the hobby - manufacturers, rules, links - the works. If you can't find it on this site or the one above, you are stuck with the Web search engines. At something over 700,000 hits per month, you don't need me to tell you it is extremely popular and the best hobby news resource there is.
	Battlegames.co.uk	Henry Hyde's up and coming site. Very UK centric (which is good) and well worth your support. I just get the feeling there is more on offer here than I can find.
	Scale Model Index	Tony Matteliano runs this amazing resource, clearly more related to the modelling side of the hobby, but with hundreds of useful links.
	Total Model	A brand new portal site with an interesting mix of models, miniature features, and news. Superbly presented and if the content keeps coming, a sure winner.
	MagWeb	Basically, an on-line magazine library covering miniatures, boardgaming, history and modelling subjects. Around 100 titles are covered. An impressive resource, albeit with a small membership fee, which is well worth it.
	GW Gateway	An interesting portal leading to all sorts of unusual sites.
	Ed's Hobby Hovel	An old site (if there can be such a thing on the Web) which still contains loads of information and links.
	ConsimWorld	A massive discussion board with hundreds of subjects, a news resource, on-line company support and even some reviews. Emphasis on boardgames, but history and miniatures feature. Excellent site, and a daily visit for me.

	Wargames Forum	Lots of interesting articles and features here, including a growing, actively updated news section.
	Histofigs	A huge resource focussing on the very active French hobby, but there is plenty here for everyone, including flags and uniform info.
	Miniature Wargaming	Tons of stuff here, with a nice F/SFF slant to balance out the historicals.
	Wargames Review	An unusual take on, well, almost everything really. Some excellent articles, plenty of controversy, and (unusual for the web and the hobby) lots of decent reviews.
	The Little Grenadier	A new site from Gary Chalk, featuring an online shop and also a web magazine. Initial articles looking good, and you've gotta love that logo. [DEAD LINK. SITE CLOSED.]
	Lead Addict	At last, a decent web magazine. Check it out, I think you'll like what you see. Can he keep it up? [No!]

Blogs	Frequently updated personal news sites. Low on colour, high on content. Quality varies! You are going to be seeing quite a few of these...

	Planet Wargaming
	Everything has a Limit
	Little Lead Heroes
	Olaf's Hobbies
	Mandarin's Manor
	Miniature Wargaming
	Tiny Tin Men
	Miniature Gaming News
New Link 28/9/05	Befreiungskriege 1813-14

Painting	Clubs or individuals who are good with a brush, tips, reference etc.
	The League of Augsburg	An inspirational website that really serves to highlight how few such quality resources are available. My only complaint is that it is not ten times bigger and updated weekly. One of my favourite sites. SITE RELAUNCHED 30/12/04.
	David Imrie	League of Augsburg member David Imrie's new site. Further comment is superfluous!
	Phil Olley's War Cabinet	League of Augsburg co-founder Phil Olley has now also added his own personal slant to web design. Excellent pictures of Phil's enviable collection, including his inspirational Sassanids. Phil also promises frequent articles on the hobby, AAR's, painting or anything that crosses his mind. Check out the retro gaming section - very cool.
	Joe Videki	Another superb brushman. If I ever paint a figure as well as any of those on show here, I will be a happy man. The gallery pictures speak for themselves - the Foundry Frank is hard to believe, as is the base - and there is even a workbench shot, always a plus! Excellent links too, many of which are borrowed for here.
	Steve Dean	One of my top five favourite painters, and with a fair wind and a good subject, the very best. This is Steve's commercial site, and has hundreds of great images to inspire we mere mortals.
	Brian Phillips Figure Painting	Brian is one of the talented group of painters from North of the Border. Must be something in the water. He is, in my ever so 'umble, right up there with the Augsburgers in quality and if you get a chance to see his figures in the flesh, I think you will find them even better than the images on the site. Brian has also kindly provided a 'paint recipe' chart which will help all us lesser mortals. Nice bases too. A great start, excellent layout, and I look forward to the updates.
	Frothers	Formerly a site discussing only unpainted lead, the Frothers (en route to world domination) now have a painting forum. Should be good, and mind your language.
	Quindia Studios	Great new site! Lots of pictures, superb layout and an interesting mix of subjects with much more to come. I like it all, but I like the superheroes best. Highly recommended.
	Back of Beyond Times	A very clever site indeed, and very good quality painting as well - check out the Romanovs for starters. When Herr Bews gets more pulp figures painted, he will be dangerous. A challenge to maintain this one, but what is there is more than good enough. I love the Arctic survey team. See also link below.
	WitchHunter	This is a link from Back of Beyond Times which basically shows Alex Bews's entire collection of figures, of all themes. Prolific eh? He has the knack for making even poor figures look passable. And the good ones, well, you can see for yourself.
	Agis Neugebauer	Another talented German painter, who covers a range of subjects with great competence and a very clean style. Great galleries.
	Fantasy Miniatures	Holger Schmidt's excellent gallery. Despite the title, some historicals are starting to appear.
	Figurine Painters	A bit sparse so far, but a promising start.
	Flames of War	Difficult to know where to put this one, like Elheim, as it covers a lot of areas including its own rule set. But the painting is great, so it goes here. Look out for the tutorials - camouflage smocks? No problem.
	Wargamer's Tavern	Matt Pavone's impressive new site. Contains an excellent gallery section, and period specific commentary - a great idea that I will happily borrow soon. Well worth a visit to the best new site to come along for a while.
	The Iron Brigade	Another worryingly small group of gamers who nevertheless turn out excellent work, in volume. The Iron Brigade is just three men and a cantiniere strong, but put on some superb games around the Northern shows. A nicely designed site too - what are you waiting for?
	The Kapiti Fusiliers	Great club site, full of well painted troop pics. Excellent links too.
	Tricorne	Eric Veitl's excellent site, featuring his 18th century models.
	Verzani Productions	A largely commercial site, but if you like the bright and bold fantasy style, you will not be disappointed here.
	Roly Hermans	A one man website industry. Roly designs a site for each period he covers, which lead me to think he only did SYW. How wrong can you be.....
	Frédéric Machu	You'll need a little French here, but even pressing random links will still turn up some very nice figures. Superb site.
	Cool Mini Or Not?	Warning! This site can be a huge drain on time. A great idea, based on the sites where the public vote (with brutal honesty) on your girl or boy friend, now transferred to miniatures. Plenty of amazing figures, scads of average ones, and a growing number of historical subjects.
	Crappy Mini or Not?	The miniatures equivalent of Changing Rooms. Take one of those old Bring & Buy figures covered in green glossy snot, and give it a facelift. Some remarkable transformations.
	Miniwars.com	A big site that had escaped my attention. Nice galleries and plenty of information.
	London Gamers	Lovely site, mad club, loads of pictures of Gripping Beast and other figures.
	Jennifer Haley	One of the best painters I have found (so far) on the web. Amazing work, and colour sense to die for. If only she had a taste for historical figures....
	Shaping Middle Earth	A nice site concentrating on dioramas made from Mithril miniatures.
	True Believers	A lovely little miniatures site. Very much in tune with my interests, and beautifully presented.
	Newark Painting	A small but high quality site showing off the owner's collection of miniatures.
	Par Toutatis	A very good looking French site with some interesting stuff if you dig deep. The Galleries are outstanding. English version coming soon.
	Imaginate	A new site with a wealth of painting tips.
	Vallejo Paints	While it would be improper for me to claim sole credit, I helped introduce the wonderful Model Colour paints to the UK and US hobbies. I use them almost exclusively now. Check out the Model Air range if you airbrush and the new Game Color range which will appear strangely familiar.
	Painting With Vallejos	Although aimed at larger scale figures, there are some very good tips here. There is also a paint recipe chart for three shade effects.
	The Jenova Project	A Danish fantasy figure painter with an unusual style, which I rather like. Excellent tutorials and a large gallery. She hates historicals, so naturally I see this as a challenge! I have already planted a link, and expect to commence mining operations soon.
	Brush Strokes	One of the best painting services in the UK, a very talented exponent of the Dallimore School.
	Kevin Dallimore	As the pioneer of the black undercoat style, the man with a lot to answer for! Even a brief tour through this site will show you why Mr Dallimore and Special Forces represent many people's idea of The Best.
	The Mad Scotsman	Dallimore School. Bloody talented. Next.
	Ares Painting (aka Andrew Taylor)	Dallimore School. Bloody talented. Next.
	Spencer Keen	Dallimore School. Bloody talented. Next.
	Tony Harwood	I really like this site. Right up my street. Excellent scratchbuilt models. Look for more from Tony soon.
	Napoleonic Wargaming Gallery	Exactly what it says on the tin. Loads of great pictures of Napoleonics. The sort of thing I would have done if I had enough painted troops!
	Elheim 20mm	An outstanding site, discovered only recently. 20mm WWII is the exclusive focus, and there is work here of a very high standard in the galleries. Difficult to know where to put this one as it covers many areas.
	The General's Review	My sort of webpage. Shaun Bryant, Ian Smith and friends have put together a site that has no pretensions beyond being a showcase for top quality figures. No painting tips (though these are prmoised), just inspirational images, showing the sort of collections that sadly rarely or never leave home. They are also blazing the trail in 40mm gaming, which is hot at the moment. You will find ancients, medievals, LOTR, ACW and lots of Napoleonics here from some of the leading lights of the Northern UK hobby. Highly recommended and it should grow steadily into a huge resource.
	Jakob Rune Neilsen	An extremely talented painter of fantasy subjects, if somewhat full of himself. Perhaps in this case it is justifiable, or it may simply be language and the prices commanded generating the hubris. Either way, have a good long look at these wonderful figures. Lots of good tips too, including his masterful metallic effects. And along with Joe Videki, he makes the best bases I have seen.
	Grey Goat	Fantasy figures in the main, painted to a high standard.
	Dragon Miniatures	Again, all fantasy, and some very nice paintjobs.
	Putty & Paint	Sculpting and painting. A very good standard, but not the best.
	minigrrrl.com	Tammy Haye's site. One of the best exponents of the 'Eavy Metal style. And prices to match! Good tips.
	Jason Richards	Remarkable technique on show here, most unusual.
	Mayne Thiele	Another fantasy painter of exceptional skill.
	The Lone Brushman	Fantasy only, but painting skills that are not to be sniffed at.
	Paintfront	A very nice site showing AB 15mm Napoleonics. These figures have such a tug for me. Must resist...
	Richard Poisson	Every year when I go to the Paris modelling show, there is a superb display of Mithril figures. Richard Poisson painted many of them, I am still searching for pictures of the rest.
	Victoria Lamb	This painter came to my attention with her "Rescue of Sister Joan", and here is more work of the same quality.
	TW Figurines (Tom Weiss)	It came out of nowhere, and is already one of the best painting sites on the web. Absolute top quality figures, and photography to match. Historical, SF and fantasy, all superbly executed in a refined black undercoat style. Highly recommended.
	Land of the Diminutive	Nice site, with a painting style I can relate to and perhaps aspire to one day.
	Back Burner
	Rebel Yell	Bob Kiff has one of the best value/quality combinations in the painting service world. These are figures you can be proud of at prices that will not cause heartburn.
	Rackham Forums (Eng)	Tons of excellent stuff here, from basing to NMM effects. And no need for O Level French.
	Tincture Adept	Excellent brushwork, interesting bases.

Terrain	Includes terrain builders, sites with tips, and anything with grass on it.

	Architectural Miniatures	See below under manufacturers.
	Atenociti's Workshop	See below under manufacturers.
	Paper Creek	See below under manufacturers.
	TM Terrain	A new company offering a wide range of quality buildings and also a figure painting service.
	Pendon Museum	An inspirational museum, of which I am a patron. Although railway based, the terrain modelling here is of the highest quality and the groundbreaking techniques are applicable across the modelling world.
	Manor House Workshop	A great Italian site, with some excellent gallery images of buildings and figures. Absolute top quality.
	Gary Chalk	A very talented modeller, Gary's site covers buildings and related terrain features, as well as some of his well known illustrations.
	GW Skirmish Terrain	A very nice feature on basic terrain textures, with general application.
	War Factory	Lots of good stuff, confusingly presented.
	Realistic Modelling Services	One of the most talented producers of terrain working today. Lovely trees too. Check out the gallery for loads of top quality pictures.
	TerraGenesis	By general consensus, the best site concentrating on terrain making techniques. An absolute feast of buildings, scenery and just about anything else.
	Epicast	Some very nice resin bases, but on the expensive side. Okay for one offs and specials. They have other stuff too, like planets and buildings.
	Armorcast	Clearly another company I have missed... A huge range of resin pieces, and I have to own those Egyptian obelisks.
	Timecast	See below under manufacturers.
	Micro Arts	Some excellent bases here, with some spot-on colouring to emulate.
	Ground Forge	More great bases!
	Worldmakers	A new site covering terrain modelling.

Clubs

New Link 15/09/2005	Old School Wargamers	I don't normally link to Yahoo Groups, but will make an exception here. OSW is a group dedicated to wargaming in the old style. I am not entirely sure what that means yet, but I like the cut of their jib.
	Wellington Warlords
	Milton Keynes Wargames Society

20mm Plastics
	Plastic Soldier Review	Great site. A remarkably comprehensive site covering 1:72nd (i.e. 20mm) figures. Pictures, reviews, history of re-issues, news. They do the lot. If you can't find it here... Also excellent set of links to all manufacturers which I haven't bothered to duplicate here.
	HaT Industrie	The company that helped to turn around plastics. Now offering a mind-boggling range of figures that people would have killed for in the 70s.
	Ancient Armies	A great site exclusively covering plastics - just about everything you need to know, and some inspiring pictures as well. Contains links to all the major manufacturers.
	De Bellis Ludis cum Homunculis Mollibus	"Playing (DBx) wargames with Little Plastic Men". I think that says it all. A charming little site.
	Italeri	If these aren't the very best plastic figures around, I'd like to see their betters.
	Zvezda	The new kid on the block, already producing figures of superb quality.
	Paddy Shoesmith	Another site full of plastic enthusiasm.
	Airfix OO/HO Figures	A nostalgia trip of the first order.
	Airfix Kits	And yet more nostalgia...
	Newline Designs	An interloper here, as they sell only metal figures, but the 20mm range is specifically designed to fit with plastics, and can also fill the inevitable gaps that arise. And they are excellent little figures too. Highly recommended.

20mm Figure Histories
	Vintage20Mil	Now here is an impressive work of erudition and scholarship, producing a massive hit of pure nostalgia. Remember all those figures available back in the days? Well here is more information about them than you thought was good for you. Fascinating stuff.

25/28mm Figure Histories
	Miniatures Atlas	Every historical miniature from every company ever, anywhere. Pure folly. Let's hope he pulls it off.
	The Stuff of Legends	A labour of love - trying to track each and every F/SF miniature ever made.

Manufacturers
	1st Corps	One of the top 28mm manufacturers working today. Lovely ranges of ACW, Greeks, ancient Indians and even starship troopers. The horse ranges are excellent and warrant a special request.

	A&A Miniatures	Worth keeping an eye on these boys. The Sassanid heavies are very nice indeed, but something horrible happened with the lights. Some pictures would be nice...
	Amazon Miniatures	Okay. Now it is clear that Amazon are fast becoming one of the biggest and widespread companies in the hobby. What they don't yet have is many quality figures, which puzzles me in the extreme - get some better sculptors! But they do have some, including some excellent dollies (figure armatures), and they also sell Two Hour Wargames rules in the UK. So check out the site, and dig deep.
	Andrea Miniatures	Some rather nice 30mm Romans and 'Camelot' mediaevals, and a few 54mms too! Andrea also market a range of paints of Vallejo quality.
	Architectural Miniatures	John Boadle is the brains behind this company. Basically, he makes the best buildings and scenery in the business. A fitting successor to Peter Gilder, and you don't get much better praise than that.
	Atenociti's Workshop	A promising start from a new company in the terrain field. They sell some excellent, good value kits and promise much more - WWII to come. Also superb custom trees, tools, terrain bits and bobs, and base textures.
	Artitec	A Dutch model company which makes an interesting range of architectural items, and some very nice boats.
	Artizan Designs	Mike Owen was always one of my favourite sculptors at Foundry, and now he runs Artizan, a company to watch. I really like the Italians and the Moors, and I expect we can look forward to many more.
	Assault Group	Lovely 28mm early Samurai from promising sculptor, Seth Nash.
	AB	Easily the best 15mm miniatures available (so good they look like 25s) and now producing some fantastic 20mm WWII figures. One of my favourite manufacturers.
	Baccus	There is a rapidly growing group of gamers who play in 6mm scale. I can see why, and have often been tempted for large scale battles. It is just the painting that worries me... The most vocal of advocates for micro games is Baccus, and you will find their website an excellent starting point.
	Battle Honours	An amazing range of 15mm figures and vehicles, including Old Glory's legendary selection, and now branching out into 28mm moderns.
	Bicorne	A company that has been around for many years, now enjoying a renaissance in the shape of a superb ECW range. They also have flag finials, which are not easy to find.
	Black Hat	A classy new range of 18mm figures for Martian Empires - think Barsoom, but don't mention it. Excellent walkers. See also Oozlum Games.
	Bolt Action Miniatures	Only WWII, and only 28mm. But for a newish company they have a formidable range of figures already, and the quality is coming on in leaps and bounds.
	Builders in Scale	An obscure American model railroad company, but they supply some very interesting items, namely wooden shingles, various building kits and the best artificial snow I have yet found.
New Link 28/9/05	Calpe Miniatures	For a long time Peter Fitzgerald has operated this company in a distinctly low key style. Occasionally a tempting picture or advert would surface, or an insider would confirm that he was still working, a stealth sculptor on a mission. So we sort of trusted that he was out there, we knew he was making Prussians, Prussians and more Prussians, and we knew that his quality and commitment were first rate. At last we have a website where we can see these truly excellent 'very big 25mm' figures on display. The gallery is a little short on content, but that will doubtless improve over time.
	Capitulation	A new range of 30mm, slender, elegant models for the period 1743-48. French to start with, Dutch and Sicilians to follow. And if you ask nicely, British too eventually.
	Castaway Arts	Another Australian manufacturer, new to me, who is putting out some very nice figures. The camels are the best I have found in 28mm.
	Chiltern Miniatures	Somehow omitted from the listings since, well, the start. Check out the excellent ranges of 28mm character figures, Greek Gods, Victoriana etc etc. Also the UK distributor for GHQ.
	Connoisseur	Peter Gilder's Connoisseur figures, with Foremost and Hinchliffe before them, hold a prominent place in my hobby pantheon. I own hundreds of these classic figures, and I still like the big, bold, animated image they convey. Aging slightly now, and the range always was variable in quality, but the horses are great.
	Conquest	I am not sure this is a new company, but it has some very nice new sculpts of woodland Indians in 28mm, and around 50 of them at that. They are not up to Perry standard (what is?) but they are right up there. Keep an eye on this sculptor, Todd Harris.
	Copplestone Castings	Mark Copplestone's latest vehicle, which should ensure more quality releases from one of the world's top sculptors. Future Wars features an excellent selection of near future characters - very 'Matrix' in feel, and I love the skateboarders. You can also find more figures for Colonial Africa, and some great character figures for the Between the Wars period.
	Cromwell	A manufacturer of scale model kits, now diversifying into 20mm single piece resin tanks and vehicles for wargaming. The quality and detail is stunning and the prices very reasonable.
	Crocodile Games	A new manufacturer to me, with some top quality figures in the Egyptian fantasy mould. I am tempted, and that is before the Greeks arrive.
	Crusader Miniatures	A promising start from this new company founded by Mark Sims. Not inexpensive, but good post-Foundry school style and quality.
	Elite Miniatures	Elite carry the standard for big, bold, animated figures in the classic Peter Gilder mould. Masters of "36 man battalion" gaming.
	Empire Miniatures	A new, slowly building range of 28mm late medieval figures that I think you will find to your liking.
	Essex Miniatures	One of the oldest companies serving the hobby, still producing some good, easily painted figures.
	Eureka	Large ranges of all sorts of stuff, but mentioned here because of Pax Limpopo, the brilliant Victorian Science Fiction range.
	EVM	Dave Woodward runs Ever Victorious Miniatures, who are a well established painting company that turn out some extremely nice stuff at amazingly low prices. I have heard nothing but good things about them, and you can check out their figures in the flesh at most of the major Northern shows. Dave is another one of those great blokes of the hobby. Your main problem will be getting on the waiting list....
	Fighting 15s	An excellent painting service and UK stockists of much Eureka stuff. See also Ooozlum Games.
	Flagship Games	An exotic selection of rules and models that needs to be seen to be believed. I really like the submersibles and the Starship! SF combat rules.
	Flames of War	A WWII ruleset, but the site is inspirational for anyone interested in the period or painting.
	Foundry	The best 28mm figures made so far, largely based on the prodigious sculpting talents of the Perry twins and Mark Copplestone. A massive range, a gallery to inspire, and an excellent article on painting by Kevin Dallimore is all here. Remember, pack contents may vary.
	Forgeworld	Beautiful resin models, at prices to make your eyes water.
	FreeBooter	Werner Klocke, proprietor. Fantastic, elegant figures of the highest quality but with prices in the Rackham/GW stratosphere.
	Front Rank	Hardly a new company, but a very new site. Image intensive, but well worth it, showing one of the premier ranges of figures in the hobby. The figures are not always to my taste, but I manage to find a few that tempt money from the wallet, and the Wars of the Roses range may yet break my resolve. Nevertheless, hugely popular and justifiably famed for their extensive SYW and horse and musket ranges. Check out the new Marlburians.
	Games Workshop	No introduction needed. Still producing some beautiful figures, at prices that will turn your hair white. Worth watching to see what they produce for the Lord of the Rings miniature game licence.
	General de Brigade	David Brown's very popular rule set for Napoleonics. I really didn't enjoy them when I tried them, but I am going to have another crack as I doubt so many people can be wrong!
	GHQ	Microarmour with detail that will amaze you. Also ships, figures, some pretty cool diggers, and my favourite terrain system in the shape of Terrain Maker.
	GMB	Without a doubt, the very best miniature flags available. Quite beautiful in their colouring, stylistically perfect and academically accurate.
	Goffy	Resin stowage, shells, figures etc for 1/72nd scale tanks.
	Gothic Horror	I really don't know much about this new company, or the sculptor, but I have seen the range in the flesh and they are first class - up to Citadel standard with prices at wargame market levels. And don't be put off by the subject matter, there are some very useable figures here for many periods.
	Gramodels	Where else are you going to get a 1/76th Char de Rupture 2C? Excellent kits, and a quaintly brusque attitude to customer service.
	Green Scene	A very wide range of scenic materials is available from this UK manufacturer, including many items not found in other ranges, including Sea Foam. Very good gravel too!
	Gripping Beast	Fast becoming a small scale rival to Foundry, with each new range improving in quality, these are lovely 28mm miniatures - the Sassanids are among my all time favourites.
	Hasslefree	Excellent range of females, fantasy types and martial artist 28mm figures, sculpted by Kev White who is a man who knows what he is doing with a sculpting tool. Also stock some wondrous diorama bases by the talented Simon.
	H G Walls	The well known American building source.
	HLBSC	Dinosaurs, 28mm miniatures, WWI vehicles, 1/48th tanks, 1/48th modern figures, Bog a Ten rules and more. Great stuff.
	International Models	Importers of an amazing range of scenic materials, including Magic Carpet grass matting and Sea Foam in value boxes. Highly recommended.
	Kallistra	10mm figures and 1/300th spcae ships. Lots of terrain type stuff too.
	Langton Miniatures	Top quality naval models and associated terrain and buildings from many periods, and a beautiful line in floatplanes (another Siggins weakness) to boot. Langton also sell a number of decent rule sets.
	Little Big Men Studios	My tip for world domination in 2005. Stunningly good shield transfers that will make your troops look worryingly professional. And a painting service to boot.
	Mark Fenlon	A new company that is making some very nice 28mm ACW miniatures, especially the horses which I rate very highly.
	MIG	Mig Jimenez is probably the most famous tank modeller in the world, and arguably among the best. He has now gone into business making a range of accessories. Mainly of interest are the excellent pigments that he sells for weathering effects. A new range of 1/76th tanks and crew figures is also underway.
	Milicast	If you need a 1/76th tank or softskin, however obscure, chances are you will find it here. Resin kits, model quality, and excellent service.
	Mindstalkers/Manor House	Very very nice medieval figures from Italy. Very very big too (40mm). And very very expensive. Sister company to Manor House Workshop who make that tasty scenery.
	Mirliton	This Italian manufacturer has some very nice 25mm and 15mm figures, including medievals and Napoleonics. Excellent galleries offering plenty of inspiration.
	Mithril Miniatures	Still very much a favourite company of mine. I very much like the elongated, elegant foot figures, but the horses are rather odd.
	MMS	An excellent range of 1/76th white metal tanks and softskins. Always tempting subjects, none of the hassle of resin kits, and the best detail in the field.
	Monolith Designs	Producer of some of the nicest resin buildings around - check out the Egyptian Tombs and the tribal idols. Excellent stuff.
	Navigator Miniatures	A steadily growing range of 28mm figures, many of which are very appealing. I particularly like the Parthians.
	Newbold World	I have to hold my hands up and say Newbold World is not to my taste, being a man who has major problems with daft fantasy names. But. Ian Newbold is doing all this from scratch, slowly and properly, and is learning as he goes. The result is that I have already seen figures I like, and even figures that impress. So what was curiosity and dismissal has turned quickly into respect. I like the cut of his jib, and I really hope he succeeds.
	Newline Designs	A small range of figures, superbly executed. See also under Plastics above for info on the 20mm range. Stockists of Parroom Station in the UK.
	North Star	Some very nice, if inconsistent, 1/48th figures and the excellent Project X live here.
	Oozlum Games	A small design group, centred on the old Dragonlords fanzine team, who are producing some very interesting rulesets and game ideas.
	Paper Creek	A high quality range of building papers in all the popular railway scales, including S which works for 28mm. Samples en route.
	Parroom Station	Another supplier of quirky Victoriana, of which one can never have too much. Some slightly wayward sculpting here and there, but great imagination on display. The clockwork soldiers are must haves. Check out Newline's link for UK sourcing.
	Perry Miniatures	The new company formed by the Perry Twins. Having left Foundry, their historical output is improving all the time - the horses are notably better. So far Brunswickers, ECW, AWI, Samurai and Crusades have been released, which isn't bad going. To my mind, these are the best historical figures you will find in 28mm.
	Peter Pig	An amazing range of 15mm figures and vehicles, 1/600th ACW ironclads and all sorts of other bits and pieces at remarkable prices. PP also publish some of the more innovative rule sets around.
	Pulp Miniatures	Recently discovered, but a good range that has some useful figures - especially good if you are into the Between the Wars period.
	Principles of War	While I am cantankerous as any gamer over rules, these come as close as any to being a set I am happy to play with.
	Rackham	The best fantasy figures I've ever seen. In fact, they are right up there with the best small scale figures I've ever seen as well. Awesome painting, fantastic photography, but a distinctly unremarkable game system in Confrontation. But who cares with figures like these? There is also a news page offering monthly updates, a forum in English, a shop in English and a UK user group, which has its own forum (confused?). Recently released are Hybrid (boardgame with figures in the Space Hulk mould) and Ragnarok (fantasy mass battles).
	Renegade Miniatures	A new company set to make quite an impact on the 28mm market. The ECW figures are excellent and more ranges are appearing all the time.
	Redoubt	While most of the ranges are less than stellar, there is much to admire at the Redoubt site (but not the site itself, sadly). The Indians, Trojans, horses and equipment are all worth checking out.
	Satyr Studios	Drew Williams is behind this promising new venture. Some really nice sculpts on view. Check out the excellent Gods!
	Scale Link Ltd	Classy producers of etched brass accessories, including foliage, fencing and a range of WWI figures.
	Scheltrum	A slightly confusing website containing, somewhere, the excellent range of Scheltrum Victoriana.
	Schleich	Schleich make a huge range of plastic animals, dinosaurs, forts and knights. Great value.
	Schulcz	A German company I re-discovered recently. They sell a massive range of architectural modelling items.
	Scale Model Accessories	A wide range of 1/76th vehicles, accessories and decals, ideal for your tanks. Check out the etched machine gun belts and gun sights!
New Link 28/9/05	Spencer Smith Miniatures	These figures were around when I was starting out in the hobby. Now metal rather than plastic, and at the forefront of the Old School movement.
	Steve Barber	Steve Barber offers a varied and exciting range of 25mm figures, some excellent buildings, and, recently, some weird and wonderful stuff. The site will explain, but look for the 42mm Samurai and the 10mm ancients. A thoroughly nice chap as well.
	SuperFigs	Like these a lot. Quality sculpts, nice 30's style look on some of them, and you can let your imagination run riot on colour schemes.
	Thoroughbred	Despite having very little interest in the land war, I have an enduring love of ACW ironclads. These are the best around. Two small but outstanding galleries.
	Thun