I love to put civilians on my battlefields. It think that it add an extra level of realism to the game. When I get some money together to start my own miniatures company, all I’m going to produce is civilians from every era.
Absolutely with you there. I tend to scratch build my own civilians (for modern day Dr Who gaming) or convert existing Future Wars type figs- if you cut off the gun, the grip still in the hand can be made to look a bit like a mobile phone.
A very good source for 28mm civilians is a version of the boardgame Cluedo which came out about ten years ago and has perfect scale plastic character figs. There is a Vicar, a cook, a chap in a blazer, an absent-minded professor type and a couple of others. Available in all good charity shops for a quid.
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.
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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.
Ground Zero Games have a large range of SF figures including many unarmed and civilian types
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Absolutely with you there. I tend to scratch build my own civilians (for modern day Dr Who gaming) or convert existing Future Wars type figs- if you cut off the gun, the grip still in the hand can be made to look a bit like a mobile phone.
A very good source for 28mm civilians is a version of the boardgame Cluedo which came out about ten years ago and has perfect scale plastic character figs. There is a Vicar, a cook, a chap in a blazer, an absent-minded professor type and a couple of others. Available in all good charity shops for a quid.
Rob
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