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All the games produced by Alternative Armies are backed up by their own range of models mainly in 28mm scale, except for Typhon which uses 50mm "Heroic Scale" models, which are produced under the Vulcan Models range. They also produce generic fantasy models, terrain features, accessories and a range of 15mm scale models for other gaming formats.
Wargamer's Guide to the English Civil War (William B. Protz jr., 1977) Wargames Rules 1750-1850 (Wargames Research Group, 1971) Wargames Rules 1685-1845 (Wargames Research Group, 1979) Wargaming the Age of Marlborough (Editions Brokaw, 1985) Warhammer English Civil War (Warhammer Historical Wargames Ltd, 2002)
Trevor A. Dixon, a sculptor with Hinchcliffe Miniatures, left in 1976 to form his own company, Dixon Miniatures. [1] His first products were 54 mm miniatures for use with Napoleonic wargames. The company then started producing 28 mm figures, including a line of Mongols and historical Japanese figures such as samurai, ashigaru, and ninja. [2]
Miniature wargaming is a form of wargaming in which military units are represented by miniature physical models on a model battlefield. Miniature wargames are played using model soldiers, vehicles, and artillery on a model battlefield, with the primary appeal being recreational rather than functional.
[citation needed] Some manufacturers measure figure height from the feet to the eyes rather than the top of the head; therefore, a figure that is 30mm to the top of its head could be considered to be a 28mm miniature. Figures of 15 mm, 20 mm, 25 mm, 28 mm, 30 mm, 32 mm, and 35 mm are the most common for role-playing and table-top games.
At the 1978 Origins Awards, the second edition of Empire won the H.G. Wells Award for All Time Best Napoleonic Rules of 1977, and was also inducted into the H.G. Wells Adventure Gaming Hall of Fame. [4] In 2007, the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society presented Scott Bowden with their Jack Scruby Award.