"15mm Colonial Figures Update (circa 1830-1920s)" Topic

DIRECTORY of 15 MM FIGURES UPDATE
I've noticed a number of recent references to 15 mm figures and sites that are several years out of date. With your assistance, I will put together an updated list and post it at a later date. To be included in the list the range must be currently available – and verified as available. So, if you are a purveyor of a range or want to be sure your favorite AVAILABLE! range is included in the list, respond to this thread. While the focus will be on historical figures suitable to the period, collateral ranges that support the era can anticipate mention (as a for instance, Irregular's range of Animals provide numerous figures for decorating – or inspiring – a game set in Africa). Since VSF is a kissing cousin of colonials, ranges appropriate for that sub-genre will be included as well. Remember, range must be 15 mm (or 18mm) and AVAILABLE. A favorite range that nobody can find isn't helping anyone – people keep mentioning Frontier (a personal favorite of mine) but no one can verify a source. Look forward to scores of responses – but please check prior responses to yours to avoid having the same range and contact information (!) entered a dozen or more times. Thanks!

Your constructive assistance appreciated, your humorous responses tolerated for their entertainment, and those other responses – please divert to the compactor thread.

This is much needed. Thanks

Okay, I'll jump in here before it gets too crowded…

Old Glory 15s makes stuff for the Boer Wars, Boxer Rebellion, Sudan and Zulu periods.
oldglory15s.com/catalog

Black Hat makes terrific VSF in 18mm.
blackhat.co.uk

Irregular has Boxer Rebellion, Sudan and Zulu periods covered as well.
irregularminiatures.co.uk

Dixon makes an Indian Mutiny range.
link

Lancashire makes Boxer Rebellion, Sudan and Zulu ranges.
link

Stone Mountain make French and British Colonials, with the Pathans, Zulu, and Dervishes covered as British opponents.
link

Esex has the Zulu and Sudan periods covered, too (seems to be a popular period!).
link

Freikorps15 has a History of India range.
link

Navwar sells Naismith Designs Zulu and Sudan ranges.
link

Minifigs has a Colonial line, but I'm damned if I can figure out exactly what it is covering.
link

Warrior Miniatures sells Gallia, which has Boers, Indian Mutiny, Zulu, Sudan, and Afghans covered.
link

That's all I have right now, although I am sure thee are LOTS more. Good luck with your compilation! I look forward to seeing where to buy Colonial Germans and more…

Jerry

There is another site that covers lots more VSF on Mars stuff which includes the French and maybe others, but I can't find it right now. Plus Scale Creep's site is down right now and they may carry some stuff I didn't list.

Peter Pig's "Patrols in the Sudan" range

peterpig.co.uk/range22.htm

I KNEW I forgot one! And one near and dear to me, too.

I have an index to 15mm and 18mm figures in this period and VSF at:
link
and
link

But I have not been able to keep it updated. But it still may be helpful in putting together a list.
Here is a extraction of many of what I have found:

Historical types not inculding many ACW:

Alphacast: GWI Greeks- GWI Turks- GWI Egyptians- GWI Albanians- Balkan wars: [Not in production].
Brigade Games- Gaslight: link
Cannon Fodder Miniatures: AUSTRIAN ARMY 1866: canfodmins.com/blutundesien.htm
Cellmate: Boxer Rebellion: [In production?]
Dixon Miniatures: Indian Mutiny: link
Essex - Sudan/Egypt- Zulu War- Franco-Prussian War: link
Eureka Miniatures: – Abyssinians, Amazonian Indians, Hawaiians, Miscellaneous Nineteenth Century Wars: eurekamin.com.au/scale15mm.php
Falcon Figures (UK): – Imperial Chinese- Meiji Japanese: [in production?]
Fantassin Miniatures: – 1st Carlist War- Spanish American War: [in production?]
Feudal Castings: -American Civil War -Sikh Wars/Indian Mutiny -1850 Danish -1859 Austrians -1859 Piedmontese -World War I -Ethiopian Axumites: [in production?]
Frei Korps: – mid-19th C. European – maximillian Adventure – Indian/Pony Wars – Early (Moghul) India – Spanish-American War – WWI Middle East: link
Frontier: Boxer Rebellion- Indian/Pony Wars- Franco-Prussian War- Spanish-American War [Not really in production]
Gallia Miniatures: Zulu War – Boer Wars – Sudan War – Afghans – Indian Army – Gurkhas: link
Gladiator Games: – Abyssinians – Russian Colonial – Zulu War – Sudan War: [in production?]
Grumpy's Miniatures: Afghans – Cossacks – Indonesian/Malay: eurekamin.com.au/scale15mm.php
Hovels Ltd.: Pony Wars: link
Irregular Miniatures: Boxer Rebellion – Zulu War – Sudan War – Northwest Frontier – Boer War – French Foreign Legion – Masai – Maori – Burmese – Abyssinian – Ashanti – Indian/Pony Wars: irregularminiatures.co.uk
Kennington Miniatures: Imperial Chinese : [in production?]
Lancashire Games: Boxers – British – Gurkha – Sikh – Sudanese – Zulu – Russo-Turkish War: website.lineone.net/~lancgames
Military Miniatures of New Zealand: Maori Wars: [Back in production, but I can not recall were on the web]
MiniFigs: Brits – Sudanese – Egyptians – Boers – Zulus – Arabs – Pathans – French Foreign Legion – Franco-Prussian War – Western, Cowboys, Indians – Crimean War: link
and minifigs.com/catalog
Musket Miniatures: musketminiatures.com
My Miniatures: Maori – Inuit2: link
Naismith: Zulu War – Sudan War: [in production?]
Off the Beaten Path: Royal Marines – Royal Navy – Dyaks – Malays – Chinese – European Civilians: link
Old Glory: Boxer Rebellion – Zulu War – Sudan War – Boer War – Franco-Prussian War – Austro-Prussian War: og15s.com
or
oldglory15s.com/catalog
Outpost Wargame Services: Franco-Prussian War: link
Peter Pig: Wild West – Sudan War: link
Rank & File: Russo-Turkish War – Crimean War – Franco-Prussian – mid-19th C. European: link
Stone Mountain Miniatures: British – French Foreign Legion – Arabs – Dervish – Pathans – Zulu: link
Table Top Miniatures: Zulu Wars – Boxer Rebellion – Indian Mutiny – Pony Wars – Russo-Turkish War: [Out of production?]
Tin Soldier: Boer War – Italian/Abyssinian: tinsoldieruk.com
Touller: French African Colonial:
Two Dragons: Early British India – Omdurman: brookhursthobbies.com/Minis.htm

Now for the more VSF types:

Black Hat Miniatures: Martian Empires – British Expedition Force – Imperial Martian – Martian Askari: blackhat.co.uk
Black Raven Foundry :(Useful as Martians) – High Elves – Wood Elves – Amazons (useful as Venusians) – Lizardmen: link
Kremlin Miniatures: kremlinminiatures.co.uk
MJ Miniatures: Hawk Men – Other Odd Sci/Fi: [Out of production?] or back soon at: link
My Miniatures:Elves
Peter Pig: Wild West – Big Aliens (Green Martians): link
Mars or Die: French – Germans – UK – American Indians – Japanese – Flying machines: scalecreep.com/catalog

I was trying to put side by side photos of all these on my site, but life got in the way.
Still some photos with scales are posted there.
I hope this helps:

DyeHard
15mmvsf.bagofmice.com/index.html

Gray and Gory,

I update my list (although not as regularly as I'd like) which is the basis for DyeHard's list. You can find my list at: link

I haven't had a chance to add in the VSF stuff yet (love those Black Hat minis :) but I'll add another page with the VSF stuff at some point.

As far as Frontier is concerned, e-mail Tod Zechiel at Cellmate, he knows the guys at Tactical Edge (he games with them) and he might be able to help acquire some of the figs for you.

If there are any additions (or subtractions) please let me know.

Joe

Hey Joe:

I knew I owed credit to you, but still managed to for get it in my post. Sorry!

Of course feel free to grab the VSF listing I have at:
link

It is mostly in your original format, I hope that makes the addition go more easily.

It is good that this thread came along. It will inspire me to update my many old broken links.

Thank you for all your help again:

DyeHard

The Sudan Wars figures you have listed under Gladiator Games were Tenth Legion figures and are no longer in production as Steve Saleh withdrew all his ranges.

The Russians, Abyssinians and Zulus are still in production.

Mike

Aude makes 1848 Italian Wars – though prices are outrageous audehistorica.com . East Riding makes 1840s British Infantry and other colonials [sorry no website link].

Eric

Mike, thanks for the update, I've made the change on my listing (and when the Home Service figs are ready, I'll include them as well :)

Bryan, thanks I'll grab the VSF stuff for my list, I appreciate the offer!

Joe

Nazrat left off the Arabs to fight the FFL by Stone Mountain. Dyehard got them on his list.

In reagrds to a detail list for Frontier in the Boxer area, they have Chinese, Japanese, Russians, Italians, Germans, British, French Indo-China, Americans. All of which can be used for other wars.

Spanish Foreign Legion, other Spanish. The Americans in the Old West and Bozer eras can be used in a Spanish Am War.

An outstanding list by Dyehard.

The unique item about the Frontier Indians is that interchangable heads to make them different tribes.

Feudal Castings: -American Civil War -Sikh Wars/Indian Mutiny -1850 Danish -1859 Austrians -1859 Piedmontese -World War I -Ethiopian Axumites: [in production?]

Yes. We rationalised the brands, so that Feudal Castings covers pre-1485, Freikorp15 1485-1900. See FK15 for the Sikh Wars, QRF for WW1.

Freikorp15: – mid-19th C. European – maximillian Adventure – Indian/Pony Wars – Early (Moghul) India – Spanish-American War – WWI Middle East (Turks, Anzacs)

Lot of photos of the Freikorp lines are now up, including all of the History of India range.:

History of India: link

History of Mexico: link

19th Century: link

Geoff, don't forget that the "Try-to-Survive-asaurus" dinos are excellent for Lost World scenarios

Joe

Gray and Gory,

Last night, I finished updating my 15mm Victorian Era Miniatures web page: link

Right now, it is just a listing, alpha by the "manufacturer" (at some point, I'll turn it into a SQL database so you can search it more easily). I've updated all of the links and split the list up into smaller pages (including a separate page for VSF -- thanks DyeHard). I also indicated which of the figures are no longer in production (and/or "unknown" status) as well as a couple of "soon-to-be-released" ranges.

Please let me know if you find anything amiss or get any additional updates.

Thanks,

Joe