Links - Modelling, Painting and Gaming

[Jubal]

A list of good links and companies. This is for communities, companies, and modelling/painting stuff: for inspiration, how to run RPGs, blogposts, world building, etc, try the other thread.

MAJOR PUBLISHERS, COMPANIES, ETC

Games Workshop; Warhammer Section
Obvious one, this is the online store and article repository for Warhammer.

Mantic Games
Another largish game miniature maker and publisher, notable for their Kings of War wargame.

INDIE MINIATURES
Heresy Minatures
An excellent UK-based minatures store, some good figs (Van Halfling is a classic) and insanely cheap greenstuff, looking at their prices you will NEVER buy it from GW again.

Hassle Free Minatures
Another good minis site if you want some variation form the GW regular stuff.

Irregular Miniatures
Really huge variety of historical miniatures in particular, including from lots of ancient and medieval armies from Europe & the Middle East in particular.

Punga Miniatures
Some brilliant GW alternative minis, especially for fantasy football style games or if you are a fan of rat-folk.

Ramshackle Games
A good site for SF style minis, including the Fox Box Orks/Gobbos range, biker dwarves, etc.

Black Tree Design
Notable for doing all the minis for the old Doctor Who Miniatures Game, so certainly the best place to find classic whovian stuff much of which is good for other sci-fi gaming. Also a good historical line.

RULES SUPPLEMENTS, COMMUNITIES, ETC
The Hammer and Anvil
The Hammer and Anvil is an awesome site for fan-made rules and units, their 'sealed works' are easily the most compehensive and well-tested fan rules on the 'net, andhe gus on the fourm have masses of experence. Definiely worth a visit.

Miniature Wargaming
This site has links to a vast array of free rules supplements for historical and other forms of wargaming: it's probably the best database online for free tabletop wargaming rules.

MODELLING, CONVERTING AND PAINTING
The Forum of Doom
One of the best places on the 'net for minatures and converting

Things to Make and Do; Sculpting/Modelling
This site doesn't have much on it, but the face sculpting tut is one of the best anywhere...

[Pentagathus]

http://www.irregularminiatures.co.uk/
25mm is what we use in warhammer. These models are cheap and I prefer the look of them to most of GW's stuff these days. Some of them look a bit dodgy but their painting team isn't exactly on the same level as the 'eavy metal team.

[Jubal]

Good find - and the prices are quite nice too. Not sure about the lack of pictures of most models there though...

[Pentagathus]

Yeah, I'm not sure if that's becuase they don't want to clutter the site with pics or becuase they don't have pictures. Or becuse the models are armadillo.

[Jubal]

I might order a load of Dwarfs to convert, since they're pretty cheap. Even if the models are crap they'll be fine as back rank filler.

[Pentagathus]

I wasn't too keen on the crossbows but the other dwarfs looked pretty decent. I'm going to use their historical models for my Norse warband, the early german archers look pretty decent.

[Jubal]

Yea... their sculpting doesn't look to be up to Heresy or Hasslefree standard, but the models are cheap and non-GW. I'll probably place an order as soon as I remember to get some moeny out the bank.

[Jubal]

Hang on, ins't WHFB 28mm not 25?

[Pentagathus]

Yeah but they don't have 28mm.

[Jubal]

Not much point having a whole army a head shorter than everyone elses on the other hand...

[Gen_Glory]

that is a good point   which is why i have purchased the Empire Militia set for my reiklanders

[Gen_Glory]

after looking at hasselfree human models i get the feeling the sculptor is a tad pervy

[Jubal]

Yea, he's a damn good sculptor though.

[Gen_Glory]

true

and OMG someone has quoted me in their sig on TWF [the warhammer forum]

this is what they put in their sig
Dripping D wrote:
skaven assassinated a load of notorious good guys [Valten etc.]
choas bring the entire world to the brink of destruction in a much more interesting way which affect everyone
OnG just have a WAAAGH!! for a few years and only really affect dwarves and empire
[this was a reply to topic on OnG role and importance in warhammer]

[Silver Wolf]

This page looks interesting :

http://www.manticgames.com/home.html