Historical Wargaming

[HM&]

Does anyone know any good sites that sell historical wargaming figures, I am specifically looking for classical rome and greece, also can anyone recommend the best value figures, balancing quality against cost.

Thanks

[Sojourner]

I believe the Perry brothers do some, don't know the address, google it.

Peter Pig is another one I've heard, though never looked myself.

[Agnostos]

here you go:http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp
they make some great historical minis!

[t-tauri]

here you go:http://www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp
they make some great historical minis!

At near GW prices with insane packaging.

You need to work out which scale you want to game in 6mm? 15mm? 25mm? and which rules you're going to use depending on what your opponents have got or are getting. There are hundreds of wargames manufacturers out there.

Try http://theminiaturespage.com/man/ which will give you the scale of manufacturers out there. Ask on the forums at TMP for more informed ideas.

[Crazy Harborc]

Old Glory makes good minies. The foot minies when placed on GW plastic bases, stand as tall as GW's. The cav are not as over sized as GW's, they are more true to life in size.

Recently, Old Glory reduced their prices back to the pre-tin crisis prices as they had promised to do when they could again get tin and cheaper at that. As long as OG can, infantry, 30 in a bag and cavalry 10 in a bag, are priced at $29(USA) a bag. Some troops (javelins, thrusting spears, pikes, etc made with wire with metal tips) are 30 in a bag for $5(USA).

www.oldgloryminiatures.com you not living in the USA can use the USA site to get a location/country closer to your's.

[Hypnotoad]

Black Tree Designs have some excellent Ancient figures, particularly Roman. Their historical stuff is 100 times better than the Fantasy range.

[Crazy Harborc]

Check out plastic 1/72nd scale minies. If you wash plastic minies in mild dishwashing detergent (then rinse well and let them dry) any residue is removed. You can paint them with enamil based matts or water-based matt paints.

There are a LOT of makers, prices are very reasonable. A wide choice of accessories are out there too. The periods availavble run from ancient to modern.

www.plasticsoldierreview.com The site will allow you to learn alot about plastic 1/72nd scale. Heck it can answer most/all the questions you may have about the advantages of a smaller scale.

IF, I and my regular opponents didn't have several thousand 25/28mm minies, I/we would be gaming in 1/72 plastic. WE sadly, are lazy, we have thousand of minies that run most periods of history (NO WWII or modern).

[Grom]

For Rome, I'd recommend Gripping Beast - http://www.grippingbeast.com/
Newline are another good ancients manufacturer: http://www.newlinedesigns.co.uk/


For all the sites you'll ever need, try here:
http://www.miniaturesatlas.com/

And here:
http://theminiaturespage.com/

[Lord Lucifer]

Italeri distribute Zvezda's 1:72nd scale Ancient Greek figures, and have a range of Romans also
Good quality, EXCELLENT price. Excellent, excellent price.

[x-esiv-4c]

I've heard good things about Blacktree designs.