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With all the ranting about GW prices I've decided to do a quick thing about basic alternatives.
These websites show adds for most releases
http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/
http://ttfix.blogspot.com/
Plastic Models
http://www.hat.com/ Least impressive but do stock 28mm Almohads and Spanish forces some Napoleonics
http://www.manticgames.com/ Currently good Undead and Orc ranges passable Dwarfs and poor Elves
http://www.perry-miniatures.com/ Yep those Perrys Napoleonic, ACW and Medieavel Ranges
http://www.victrixlimited.com/ More Napoleonics
http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/ Historicals again WW2 and ECW with some Ancients
http://www.wargamesfactory.com/ Sci-Fi greatcoats. Historicals mainly ancients. LoTR style Orcs, Amazons and Skeletons
Metal Models
http://www.reapermini.com/ The other big maker mainly focuses on obscure D&D stuff
http://www.avatars-of-war.com/ Gorgeous character models for most armies begining to enter plastics Probably my current favourite RIP Rackham
http://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/index.php Pirates & Cowboys
http://cipher-studios.com/ Anima Tactics (Anime Inspired) Hell Dorado (Bosch and Dante) Inspired miniatures and games
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/ Home of Grymm (not Squats honest) Kindred and some obscure modern adventurers.
http://www.heresyminiatures.com/ Lots of gribbly monsters
http://www.corvusbelli.com/en/d Home of Infinity
http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/index.phpefault.asp WW2 and Weird WW2 mainly great heads for Guard and some interesting skirmish models as well (victorian horror anybody?)
http://www.pig-iron-productions.com/ Heads beloved of Guard players complete models as well
http://www.otherworld.me.uk/ Old school D&D goodness
http://www.theassaultgroup.com/ Historicals Huge Range good bits source as well.
http://trollforged.com/index.html Get your own sculptures casted if there good enough
http://wyrd-games.net/ Home of Malifaux awesome Cowboy/Steam Punk miniatures
Resin Models
http://banelegions.maelstromgames.co.uk/?cat=4 Scary monsters
http://www.maxmini.eu/ Orks and some monsters lots of bits as well
http://www.shop.microartstudio.com/index.php Best Jokaero model ever some brilliant Adeptus Mechanicus bits as well
http://www.ramshacklegames.co.uk/ Brilliant vehicles Great prices
http://sciborminiatures.com/ Wonderful Minotaurs, Great Gothic Sci-Fi bits and disturbing dwarfs
http://www.spartangames.co.uk/ Fleet games including space, victorian and fantasy versions.

Any more additions? Any glaring omissions (beside Privateer Press I left them out to showcase the bit players. Feel free to add more!

Sweet post....but you forgot:

http://www.coolminiornot.com
http://www.mercsminis.com

There are more

S3 Minis - http://www.silentspectre.com. Scifi and fantasy figures largely, but some 'pulpy' figures coming soon

Still a relatively small line at the moment, but I'm working on a 2nd wave of releases due shortly

thanks


Stuart

www.bronzeagemin.com

http://www.copplestonecastings.co.uk/

I know a few

Historicals
http://www.grippingbeast.com/ Random assortment of historical metal models from ancients to modern. Has 2 plastic sets in the form of vikings/saxons
http://www.immortalminiatures.com/ Does mainly metal ancients around the times of greece and persia. Has 3 current plastics sets of greek hoplites in various timelines
http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/ Relatively new company, has plastic norman knights and a growing medieval civilian range
http://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ Although mainly pandering to 15mm and 1/72, they do have 28mm plastic russians and news has it that more 28mm goodness is in the future

Fantasy
http://www.crocodilegames.com/ Metal fantasy models in the theme of ancient mythology

Sci Fi
http://www.studiominiatures.com/ Does zombies and zombie survivors in metal. Has one plastic set, ww2 german zombies
http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/ocproducts.htm Has various scales of sci fi, pretty cool vehicles
http://www.micropanzer.com/ 15mm/28mm sci fi stuff. Awesome multipart walker

Mix
http://web.sodapopminiatures.com/ Anime styled miniatures. Recently made a dungeon crawling game in chibi style called Super Dungeon Explorer
http://www.shadowforge.com.au/ Female only metal minis. Not the best of quality and obviously appealing to males but if you really want to add some feminine touches to your army


btw I just now noticed the title is misspelled

http://www.musketeer-miniatures.com/ Well sculpted Dark Age/Medieval lines.

http://www.miniaturedesignstudio.co.uk/index.asp Various Ancients. Inexpensive and but still well sculpted. Limited number of sculpts for each type of figure.

http://www.artizandesigns.com/ Ancients/Medievals/Pirates

http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/ Ancients/Medievals Inexpensive but I find their sculpts repetitive.

http://www.oldglory25s.com/ and http://www.magistermilitum.com/ both have extensive lines of cheap figs over a variety of periods.

http://www.gorgon-studios.com/?page_id=2 Well sculpted Etruscan & Spartan lines.

http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/ Plastic Imperial Romans, Celts. Hail Caesar rule book.

http://www.aventineminiatures.co.uk/ Up and coming Ancients line.

http://www.1stcorps.co.uk/ Ancients

http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html Metal - Historical, Fantasy, & Doctor Who


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kenshin620 wrote:I know a few

http://www.grippingbeast.com/ Random assortment of historical metal models from ancients to modern. Has 2 plastic sets in the form of vikings/saxons
http://www.immortalminiatures.com/ Does mainly metal ancients around the times of greece and persia. Has 3 current plastics sets of greek hoplites in various timelines
http://www.studiominiatures.com/ Does zombies and zombie survivors in metal. Has one plastic set, ww2 german zombies
http://www.crocodilegames.com/ Metal fantasy models in the theme of ancient mythology
http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/ocproducts.htm Has various scales of sci fi, pretty cool vehicles
http://www.micropanzer.com/ 15mm/28mm sci fi stuff. Awesome multipart walker
http://web.sodapopminiatures.com/ Anime styled miniatures. Recently made a dungeon crawling game in chibi style called Super Dungeon Explorer
http://www.shadowforge.com.au/ Female only metal minis. Not the best of quality and obviously appealing to males but if you really want to add some feminine touches to your army
http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/ Relatively new company, has plastic norman knights and a growing medieval civilian range
http://www.theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk/ Although mainly pandering to 15mm and 1/72, they do have 28mm plastic russians and news has it that more 28mm goodness is in the future

btw I just now noticed the title is misspelled

Very true; please correct the title.

Should be at least subdivided by Fantasy, SciFi, Historical/Pulp .
And you should start with all companies listed here http://www.shop.battlefield-berlin.de/?& then start evaluating these.

Kroothawk wrote:Should be at least subdivided by Fantasy, SciFi, Historical/Pulp .
And you should start with all companies listed here http://www.shop.battlefield-berlin.de/?& then start evaluating these.

True although we would have even more subdivisions with companies that do the combinations above

I'll edit mine

Another mixed company

http://www.eurekamin.com.au/

They do a variety of scales in metal with a little bit of everything from Winged Fezzed Monkeys to Teddy Bears (not making this up!)

I would like to add...
http://www.em4miniatures.com/

A range of scifi plastic minatures in 28mm scale and spaceships and MECHanised bipeds, at competative prices.

But the star of thier range IMO, is the white metal Sci fi troopers, by Mark Copplestone.
They are £1,28 each and there is a large range so conversions can be kept to a minimum.
(They also have command and heavy weapon conversion packs to make converting them real easy ).

Geez i think it'll take forever to list all the companies! Browsing large miniature online stores can attest to that. I'll just try to get the gems


Sci Fi
http://www.urbanmammoth.com/

They have a 28mm sci fi line called metropolis with several interesting factions like space samurai and space gladiators. Models are in metal and it seems that most of their box sets are £30.00. A bit pricey since their infantry boxes are 8 figs but they look pretty

Historical
http://www.frontrank.com/index.asp

Produces 28mm models from Medieval age to Napoleonic, they've been at the business sine 1986, also has a growing 40mm AWI line

http://cuttingedgeminiatures.com/epages/eshop378036.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/eshop378036/Categories

28mm metal company that does primary very old human civilizations, we're talking about Bronze age civilizations

Mix
http://wargamesfoundry.com/

Mainly a 28mm Metal manufacturer with all sorts of stuff like pirates, dwarves, and swat. Pay roughly $5 a fig for guys on foot.

Can't believe no-one has mentioned Studio Mcvey (http://www.studiomcvey.com), or their Sedition Wars (http://www.seditionwars.com) line yet.

For small scale, I'd mention http://www.baccus6mm.com for 6mm historicals & rulesets.

Tell you what Kroothawk if this gets enough replies and views by the end of June I'll make it an article how about that. Edited the spelling as well....

Please note: Wargames Factory is a dead end.

Neconilis wrote:http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html Metal - Historical, Fantasy, & Doctor Who

Really just a heads up, Black Tree Design tends to be a dodgy company to buy from....especially outside of the US.

Dysartes wrote:Can't believe no-one has mentioned Studio Mcvey (http://www.studiomcvey.com), or their Sedition Wars (http://www.seditionwars.com) line yet.

As I mentioned, it takes a while to wade through a good portion of the companies

Mix
http://www.lead-adventure.com/

Metal 28mm miniatures. They have Post Apoc (STALKER), Steampunk, and a new fantasy range

http://cavalcadewargames.com/cavalcade/home.html

Metal 28mm miniatures. All sorts of fantasy and historical minis like samurai orcs, ming chinese, and squid people

http://www.brigadegames.com/

Metal 28mm miniatures. Mix of historical/sci fi. Mainly gun related things like world wars and aliens


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Neconilis wrote:http://www.blacktreedesign.com/home.html Metal - Historical, Fantasy, & Doctor Who

Really just a heads up, Black Tree Design tends to be a dodgy company to buy from....especially outside of the US.

Yea, 99% of the stories I hear about BTD are usually negative. If you ever (key word if) get your order, it could have been months

Another addition for fantasy minis...rustedheroes.com. They are supposedly 32mm, but the average human sized mini is right on with PP minis. All are metal. Look to be PP style rounded edge bases.

I just placed an order today, probably have it early next week. Ill try to post some GW comparison pics.

kenshin620 wrote:

Really just a heads up, Black Tree Design tends to be a dodgy company to buy from....especially outside of the US.

Yea, 99% of the stories I hear about BTD are usually negative. If you ever (key word if) get your order, it could have been months

I've had a couple of orders from Black Tree Designs recently, took them 2-3 weeks; I'm in the UK. But then their website does say 30 days for delivery so that's fine. Currently waiting for a third order to come through (forgot to order a couple of Doctor Who minis I need for an upcoming RPG).

Don't forget

Denizen Miniatures: Sci-fi and Fantasy ranges very well sculpted. Midscale between 25 and 28mm.
http://www.denizenminiatures.co.uk/index.htm

Mega Miniatures.
Large line of Fantasy and Sci-Fi figs. Notably, they are reissuing the Demonblade and Alphaforge lines of Sci-Fi minis.
http://www.megaminis.com/

I really hope the OP comes back and updates this. There's many great companies missing form the first post.

http://www.pulpfigures.com/main.php- Pulp figures range.

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.com/- Good additions to other ranges. (I love that Tales of Terror doll.)

http://www.hydraminiatures.com/index.shtml- Giant robots and minions for the evil Pulp villain.

http://www.conquestminiatures.com/improbablearmies.htm- What's better then just a plain old Pygmy Army? An UNDEAD Pygmy Army!

Looking hard at the Cthuhlu Cult that I need to fill in with more cannon fodder with those guys over at Brigade games, as well. Good find on those, by the way.

http://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/index.php Historic Pirates and Cowboys. Some rules such as cutlass.

They also do some fantasy and Sci Fi minis.

All metal from what I can see.

This thread should be pinned its such a wealth of information, was a couple i had never looked at before there.

didn't see this one in the lists so thought I'd add it as it has some very nice models formerly done by target games:

http://www.princeaugust.ie/target_games/

http://www.frontrank.com/index.asp
http://www.diewaffenkammer.com/
http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/
http://www.spartangames.co.uk/
http://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/index.php
http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/

I am currently working on an extensive list of non-GW manufacturers in this thread (maybe a future stickie?). But give me some time as it is a load of work
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/373197.page

Hey guys, I'm starting to notice a few of the companies are getting reposted. It helps to use ctrl f to make sure you're posting something new. Just a little pet peeve of mine

Thanks for starting this thread. I was thinking about looking for such a thing on dakka, just could never remember it.

http://www.bronzeagemin.com/

One man shop that has a range of historical, fantasy, and sci-fi. some of the best greek hoplite hero sculpts around.

Cheers Rymafyr you just made my day!

Sci Fi
http://blightwheelminiatures.vendder.com/
Not much but a interesting selection of minis such as a robot and some count as adeptus mechanicus

Fantasy
http://www.fiendishfabrications.com.au/index.html
32mm Gothic Fantasy mins, good for RPGs methinks. They also have some city terrain

Historical
http://www.diewaffenkammer.com/
WW2 vehicles in 28mm and a side of 18mm. Not the cheapest but good if you want to be accurate

Mix
http://blackcatbases.com/
All sorts of products, mainly bases and base accessories