| fraserk | 30 Jan 2013 11:50 p.m. PST |
Hi All,
I found a copy of GW's Great War at Cancon on the weekend, and inspired by a copy of Wargames Illustrated I remember, I have decided to have a go at 28mm WW1. Only question now is – how to begin? Firstly is there any plastic figure manufacturers in that scale? Or which manufacturers do people prefer? |
| wrgmr1 | 31 Jan 2013 12:06 a.m. PST |
I went with Old Glory. link |
| infman | 31 Jan 2013 12:31 a.m. PST |
Great War Miniatures for me! |
| Simon Jackson | 31 Jan 2013 3:05 a.m. PST |
Great War are excellent and the ranges are massive but Renegade work out cheaper and are really good as well.
Si |
| Big Martin Back | 31 Jan 2013 5:53 a.m. PST |
Mine are a mixture of (mainly) Renegade topped up with Great War for the things Renegade don't do. |
 Jlundberg  | 31 Jan 2013 6:28 a.m. PST |
Some depends on which time period and theater. Eraly war western front, Renegade and Great War. Brigade models makes Belgians. Mid to late war add in Brigade games. Eastern Front Brigade games has a very nice range of Russians and renegade has Austrians.
For early war add ins, Battle Honours has a quite plausable and extensive range. Old Glory has a nice variety as well. We have around 100 casualty figures (old glory) and they really add a nice touch. If you are just starting. The terrain demand for early war is much less. |
| moocifer | 31 Jan 2013 6:43 a.m. PST |
Personally, if starting from scratch I'd go straight for these guys -> Black Hat |
 BrigadeGames  | 31 Jan 2013 7:48 a.m. PST |
The first 6 categories in this link to our store contain our WW1 ranges - link |
| Ceterman | 31 Jan 2013 10:33 a.m. PST |
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| Marcus Maximus | 01 Feb 2013 12:46 a.m. PST |
Renegade have a very nice early WW1 collection, I recommend them for the looks, style and character. |
| dualer | 01 Feb 2013 10:03 a.m. PST |
Great War miniatures range for me. |
| spontoon | 02 Feb 2013 12:41 p.m. PST |
First step; Don't! Do it in 15mm or 20mm. |
| Scarab Miniatures | 05 Feb 2013 7:21 a.m. PST |
Here at Scarab Miniatures we have our own Austrian, Italian and French ranges (all late War) plus we stock Great War Miniatures, Woodbine Design, some Musketeer and a number of vehicles. I hope we can add more ranges soon. All here link We are now developing our own rules as the Great War rules are tough to find and our gaming community have really enjoyed the concepts introduced in War & Conquest.
'Through the Mud and Blood' is also a popular rule set for games (yeah – we stock those as well!) Its a fascinating period to wargame regardless of scale or rules, (although I perfer 28mm) so welcome aboard. kind regards Rob Broom
scarabminiatures.com
warandconquest.co.uk |
| Sir Sidney Ruff Diamond | 11 Feb 2013 6:20 a.m. PST |
First of all pick a time period and theatre as kit changed and differed markedly ie 1916-18 British are quite different from the Early war Brits. As you are an Aussie I guess the Gallipoli expedition may be of interest in which case Woodbine Designs are superb. There was a Gallipoli game at Salute 2012 by Wargames Illustrated that's worth googling, there are a few youtube videos of it. For more inspiration on the Western front look at this blog, he does some fantastic terrain and painting. He's also just started doing some Old Glory figures. sidneyroundwood.blogspot.co.uk |
| Tym Corbett | 11 Feb 2013 1:56 p.m. PST |
First thing to check is can you get as many of the different types of figures you require? Most of the ranges are half done at best especially if you are doing early period. For example I think only Brigade games does an early French gun crew and to the best of my knowledge only GWM does a gun limber team. It's a shame.really as there are some great units that could be built. |
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