Here’s an interesting concept: Truetype and Type1 Fonts that are sets of wargaming and roleplaying figures instead of letters. Because they are, like all fonts, scalable, you can print them at whatever size you prefer.
Among the font sets are superheroes, pulp adventures, space opera, Ironclaw roleplaying figures, treasure, scenery and starships.
Pictors Studio has a tutorial on building bug tunnels for your Starship Troopers games. They are constructed out of pink insulation board and look quite nice.
Secret Government Labs has a free set of paper models of saurians for your 25mm - 28mm science fiction games. There’s also a nice set of space marines.
Dark Future is one of those short-lived, but pretty good games that games Workshop has put out over the years (such as Man O’ War, Talisman, etc.). I didn’t think that there weas anyone who still played it, but here’s a site dedicated to the game.
The Alternate Realms site has several nice cardstock buildings, including some huts and a chapel. The page also has a couple of tanks and a science fiction walker vehicle. Finally, there’s a model of St Michaels tower on Glastonbury Tor (sp?).
For your 25mm 28mm science fiction games, this site has a nice selection of paper models, including a power generator and landing and weapons platforms.
Q Space hulk is a computerized version of Games Workshop’s classic miniatures board game, Space Hulk. Its designed for two players via hotseat, over the internet, home network, or by email.
Brushthralls has a set of instructions on painting a Cygnar force in just ten days. For those of you not in the know, Cygnar is one faction in a very good science-fantasy game called Warmachine, from Privateer Press.
QSpace Hulk is a computerized version of Games Workshop’s classic miniatures-board game Space Hulk. Its designed for two people to play over the ‘net, via a network, or by email.
Miniature Wargaming is part of the "adventure games" hobby, which includes r ole p laying and board games. Wargamers recreate battles on the tabletop with toy soldiers, like a more complicated game of chess. Models range in height from 6mm to 28mm tall, with 15mm and 25mm being the most popular. There also is a growing interest in toy soldiers and military models, such as the 1/32 and 1/35 scale plastic soldiers from Conte, and Marx.
The most popular miniature wargames are fantasy and science fiction based, such as Warhammer, Warhammer 40K, Warmachine and The Lord of the Rings. World War II games such as Flames of War and Axis and Allies are new favorites. Other favorite historical periods include Napoleonics, the American Civil War, and ancients, such as Romans or Greeks. Other gamers enjoy miniature naval wargames, recreating battles like Trafalgar, Jutland and the Coral Sea.
Hobbyists research historical periods and paint their tiny soldiers in accurate uniforms. Others develop "historically realistic" rules sets or build scale battlefield terrain using model railroad techniques.
For pictures, visit the gallery.
Some of the bigger hobby companies are Games Workshop, which produces Warhammer, Wargames Foundry and Old Glory Miniatures. Wizards of the Coast produces several lines of pre-painted miniatures games, such as the Star Wars and Dungeons and Dragons miniatures games, and a historical game with pre-painted miniatures: The new Axis and Allies game. Wizkids produces a fantasy collectable miniatures game, such as the Mage Knight and Heroclick fantasy games, the science fiction games MechWarrior and Rocketmen, as well as the quasi-historical Pirates of the Spanish Main.
