Post by joeoe18 on Jul 29, 2008 21:43:09 GMT
Thought we could collect all the useful links here.
To start out I found this list on the LotOW Yahoo Group that has loads of stuff in it.
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Howdy folks,
One of the most common questions asked on the forum is ‘where do I find miniatures for…’ usually scenery, stagecoaches, a particular scale model, train set, etc.
So, to help out y’all, I’ve put together this here list of manufacturers and hobby resources. This isn’t definitive, but it’s as near as dang it! I have used many of these manufacturers, but not all. This is just a resource list, not a recommendations list – that’s what the forum is for.
Enjoy,
Marshal Latham.
1. Old west miniatures
(i) 25-28mm
• Artizan Designs (excellent models from Mike Owen): www.artizandesigns.com/
• Wargames Foundry: www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory (very good plains Indians, and a massive Alamo range): www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
• West Wind: www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/cowboy_wars.php
• Pony Wars (no pictures on site, never seen them): www.bicorne.co.uk/html/conpw.htm
• Cannon Fodder do an Alamo range: canfodmins.com/ALAMO.htm
• Knuckleduster (produce both unpainted and pre-painted ranges for Deadlands): www.knuckleduster.com/index.html
• Conquest Miniatures (makers of very fine Native Americans and French-Indian War models): www.conquestminiatures.com/index.html
• Brigade Games (check their ‘Historicals’ range, under ‘Amercian West’): www.brigadegames.com
• Ebob Miniatures: www.ebobminiatures.com/products/western.htm
• The London War Room: www.thelondonwarroom.com
• Crystal Caste (pre-painted): crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=40710&Category_Code=EM
• Shadowforge (Aus-based seller of all-female 28mm minis): www.shadowforge.com.au/
(ii) 30-32mm
• Black Scorpion: www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/range.asp?the_range=TOMB
• Jeff Valent Studios (sellers of the classic Deadlands Great Rail Wars figures): www.jeffvalentstudios.com/pnuke/index.php?module=PayPalCart&cid=1
(iii) 15mm
• Peter Pig: www.peterpig.co.uk/
• Game Figures Inc.: www.minifigs.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=41_3_214
• Musket Miniatures (also stock 10mm, 22mm (?), and HO scale miniatures. However, their website is virtually impossible to navigate…): www.musketminiatures.com/
(iv) 40mm
• Honourable Lead Boiler Suit: www.hlbs.co.uk/series.php?id=9
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=32
• Eureka Miniatures: eurekamin.com.au
2. Stagecoaches
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
3. Cattle and livestock
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
• Hovels: www.hovelsltd.co.uk/animals_25mm.htm
• Knuckleduster: www.knuckleduster.com/index.html
4. Train sets
• Redoubt: www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=78038019d56796c710b005244d64b824
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/
• Can’t find a company website, but Fast Lane toy trains are about the right scale, and paint up nicely (check eBay): www.epinions.com/Fast_Lane_Western_Express_Spirit_Of_Steam_Train_Set_Toys
• Likewise, your best bet is eBay for this one, too (I have the one at the top of the list, the ‘Western Express’): www.toydistributor.com/goldlok.htm
5. Pre-made old west scenery
(i) 25-28mm
• Frontline: www.frontlinewargaming.co.uk/
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=575 and www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=574
• Snapdragon: www.moondragons.com/html/old_wild_west.html
• Hovels UK (these are ‘true’ 25mm, and lovely!): www.hovelsltd.co.uk/wildwest.html and www.hovelsltd.co.uk/acw_25mm.htm
• Arnica Montana: www.arnicarealestate.com/
• Whitewash City (paper/card models): www.erichotz.com/whitewash.html
• Monolith: www.monolithdesigns.co.uk/american1.htm
• Kilroy: home.insightbb.com/%7ekilroy07/products/wildwildwest/wildwildwest.htm
• TM Terrain (custom buildings and inspiration): www.tmterrain.com/
(iii) 15mm
• Peter Pig: www.peterpig.co.uk/
• Musket: www.musketminiatures.com/
6. Reference and Hobby Resource
• The fantastic Witch-town tales hobby blog has so many tips and lovely minis, I never know where to start: oldwest.witchhunter.net/ They also have this very useful miniatures scale comparison: oldwest.witchhunter.net/old_west_scale.html
• My friends and yours… a stunning collection of painted models and events reports, mostly in French: lotow.free.fr/
• Make your own scenery: www.mts.net/~gisby/stepgd.htm and home.att.net/~mmdeforrest/deadlands/terrain/terrain.htm
• Some expert tips for scratch-builders (intended primarily for model railway): www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/
• Great forum full of inspirational hobby: forum.backofbeyond.de
To start out I found this list on the LotOW Yahoo Group that has loads of stuff in it.
------------
Howdy folks,
One of the most common questions asked on the forum is ‘where do I find miniatures for…’ usually scenery, stagecoaches, a particular scale model, train set, etc.
So, to help out y’all, I’ve put together this here list of manufacturers and hobby resources. This isn’t definitive, but it’s as near as dang it! I have used many of these manufacturers, but not all. This is just a resource list, not a recommendations list – that’s what the forum is for.
Enjoy,
Marshal Latham.
1. Old west miniatures
(i) 25-28mm
• Artizan Designs (excellent models from Mike Owen): www.artizandesigns.com/
• Wargames Foundry: www.wargamesfoundry.com/main.asp
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory (very good plains Indians, and a massive Alamo range): www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
• West Wind: www.westwindproductions.co.uk/catalog/cowboy_wars.php
• Pony Wars (no pictures on site, never seen them): www.bicorne.co.uk/html/conpw.htm
• Cannon Fodder do an Alamo range: canfodmins.com/ALAMO.htm
• Knuckleduster (produce both unpainted and pre-painted ranges for Deadlands): www.knuckleduster.com/index.html
• Conquest Miniatures (makers of very fine Native Americans and French-Indian War models): www.conquestminiatures.com/index.html
• Brigade Games (check their ‘Historicals’ range, under ‘Amercian West’): www.brigadegames.com
• Ebob Miniatures: www.ebobminiatures.com/products/western.htm
• The London War Room: www.thelondonwarroom.com
• Crystal Caste (pre-painted): crystalcaste.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CC&Product_Code=40710&Category_Code=EM
• Shadowforge (Aus-based seller of all-female 28mm minis): www.shadowforge.com.au/
(ii) 30-32mm
• Black Scorpion: www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/range.asp?the_range=TOMB
• Jeff Valent Studios (sellers of the classic Deadlands Great Rail Wars figures): www.jeffvalentstudios.com/pnuke/index.php?module=PayPalCart&cid=1
(iii) 15mm
• Peter Pig: www.peterpig.co.uk/
• Game Figures Inc.: www.minifigs.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=41_3_214
• Musket Miniatures (also stock 10mm, 22mm (?), and HO scale miniatures. However, their website is virtually impossible to navigate…): www.musketminiatures.com/
(iv) 40mm
• Honourable Lead Boiler Suit: www.hlbs.co.uk/series.php?id=9
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=32
• Eureka Miniatures: eurekamin.com.au
2. Stagecoaches
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
3. Cattle and livestock
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/dixoncatalogue.asp?maintype=12
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=122
• Hovels: www.hovelsltd.co.uk/animals_25mm.htm
• Knuckleduster: www.knuckleduster.com/index.html
4. Train sets
• Redoubt: www.redoubtenterprises.com/shop/?page=shop/browse&category_id=78038019d56796c710b005244d64b824
• Dixon: dixonminiatures.co.uk/
• Can’t find a company website, but Fast Lane toy trains are about the right scale, and paint up nicely (check eBay): www.epinions.com/Fast_Lane_Western_Express_Spirit_Of_Steam_Train_Set_Toys
• Likewise, your best bet is eBay for this one, too (I have the one at the top of the list, the ‘Western Express’): www.toydistributor.com/goldlok.htm
5. Pre-made old west scenery
(i) 25-28mm
• Frontline: www.frontlinewargaming.co.uk/
• Old Glory: www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=575 and www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=574
• Snapdragon: www.moondragons.com/html/old_wild_west.html
• Hovels UK (these are ‘true’ 25mm, and lovely!): www.hovelsltd.co.uk/wildwest.html and www.hovelsltd.co.uk/acw_25mm.htm
• Arnica Montana: www.arnicarealestate.com/
• Whitewash City (paper/card models): www.erichotz.com/whitewash.html
• Monolith: www.monolithdesigns.co.uk/american1.htm
• Kilroy: home.insightbb.com/%7ekilroy07/products/wildwildwest/wildwildwest.htm
• TM Terrain (custom buildings and inspiration): www.tmterrain.com/
(iii) 15mm
• Peter Pig: www.peterpig.co.uk/
• Musket: www.musketminiatures.com/
6. Reference and Hobby Resource
• The fantastic Witch-town tales hobby blog has so many tips and lovely minis, I never know where to start: oldwest.witchhunter.net/ They also have this very useful miniatures scale comparison: oldwest.witchhunter.net/old_west_scale.html
• My friends and yours… a stunning collection of painted models and events reports, mostly in French: lotow.free.fr/
• Make your own scenery: www.mts.net/~gisby/stepgd.htm and home.att.net/~mmdeforrest/deadlands/terrain/terrain.htm
• Some expert tips for scratch-builders (intended primarily for model railway): www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/
• Great forum full of inspirational hobby: forum.backofbeyond.de