Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Model figure manufacturers

This site has a list of companies that manufacture model figures. However, a lot of the links go to dead sites, so I thought I'd work my way through and produce a more up to date collection. I have merely weeded out the dead links, and occasionally chased down new addresses. I've also added a couple of manufacturers I've found in my surfing. I cannot vouch for any of these companies except for Historex-Agents, who I have successfully ordered stuff from.

Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Space Figures


Alienage Models and Videos - USA Fantasy and Horror figures and Busts

Alternative Images - USA Film and fantasy resin kit figures.

Andrea Miniatures - One of the world's premier figure manufacturers

Armorcast - USA Fantasy and Wargame figures

A Boyd - USA Fantasy and Film figures and kits

Bronze Age Miniatures. 28mm and 54mm figures, mostly for gaming.

Darkness Studios - USA Fantasy World Miniatures, model-kits.

Diceman Creations

Disturbed Earth Productions - USA Fantasy and Horror figures and Busts

Dragon Models - USA Home page of Dragon Models.

Dream Master Creations - USA Erotic resin figures

Dutkins' Collectables - Among the many products sold by this company are figure models.

Dynasty Scale Models - Military figures and busts

Firing Line Miniatures - USA+UK Napoleonic and Civil War figures.

Fontegris Miniatures. Spanish resin and white metal figure manufacturers.

Frontier Models - UK Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Model Specialists

Gremlins in the Garage! - USA Welcome to Gremlins in the Garage the first webzine dedicated to figure kit modeling

Ground Zero Games. Gaming miniatures and fantasy figures.

Wayne "The Dane" Hansen - Figure Kits and Sculpting Supplies

Hassle Free miniatures Gaming figures and accessories.

The House of Anime - USA Anime figures and dolls

Image Anime - USA General Anime kits and figures

Jimmy Flintstone/ Dr Flintbone Primarily manufacturers of hot rod and custom car bodies in resin, Jimmy Flintstone also produce figures to complement the vehicles. Dr. Flintbone is the more adult arm.

J.J. Models - Resin models (Garage Kits) and Gadgets of most famous characters from Manga and Italian Comics. Coloured pins to collect in Limited edition and more.

Kaiyodo - Japan Star wars, Godzilla (original) and Anime figures.

K'resin kits - France Anime, Comics and Movies resin and vynl kits : Alien, Batman, City hunter, Cobra, Crow, Die hard,Frankenstein, etc

Legends - We carry products (kits, accessories, reference materials, Japanese si-fi & anime) from all over the world.

Link and Pin Hobbies - Dinosaur models, Sci Fi models and model trains

MBM Models - Holland Military, Sci-Fi and Fantasy fig specialists

Menagerie Productions - USA Fantasy and 'Paleo' kits and figures

Moebius Models. Licenced re-releases of old Aurora kits.

Monsters In Motion: A Sci-Fi Gallery - Welcome to Monsters In Motion, the world's greatest gallery of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror & Famous Movie Personalities as finished statues and model kits for the hobbyist and collector.

New World Miniatures 1:35th and 1:16th scale military miniatures.

Peloquin's Model Page - I have several Model kits for sale. I have mostly figures from the Horror, Sci-fi, Adult catagories.

Phebus Creations. French company producing sci-fi, fantasy, war and civilian figures in 1:43rd, 1:35th, 1:24th and larger.

Reaper Minis.

Resin D'Etre - My name is Nicolas Tanguma, the big doofus in the picture above, and I am the owner of a model kit producing company called Resin D'Etre.

Rising Sun Creations - USA Anime collectable superstore

Sassy's Satellite - Some excellent garage figure

Solid Image Arts - Dynamic Toy and Model Design: action figures, figure model kits, collectibles, commercial

Sideshow Inc - USA Site specializing in liscensed figurative vinyl/resin model kits and collectibles based on some of todays leading artists, including: Clive Barker, Bernie Wrightson, Tim Bradstreet, Frank Kelly Freas, Brom, and Bill Stout.

Solarwind Productions - Welcome to the fantasy figure world of Solarwind Productions.We design, develop and manufacture high quality, limited edition resin kits.

Spectral Motion Inc - This company sells some amazing horror figures!!

Styrene Studio - Excellent resin figures

Swede Creations - Manufacturer of Collectible Fantasy, Horror and Related Resin Sculptures.

Watson Sculptures and Models - Dinosaur, Ancient reptile and Prehistoric figures and models

Zotz - Mexico Glamour and Erotic figure specialists

Military Figures


Border Miniatures - UK High quality historical figures for collectors

W Britains - Military figure manufacturer

Le Cimier - France Military Figures, tools and reference books

Diecast Direct - UK Suppliers of Elite Command Diecast American Civil War, WWII, Napoleonic and Roman figures

Miniaturas by F. M. Beneito - Spain Historical Miniatures specialist

Elisena - Metal figures - Italy An Italian manufacturer with a lot of interesting products (figures, flats, bases etc.).

El Viejo Dragón Miniaturas - Spain Historical Figure specialists

Frontline Figures - Beautiful 54mm award winning collectible figures!!

Gene Gill Miniatures - Historical landmark miniatures are amazingly petite, with an average height of 3" to 5". Each replica is strictly one-of-a kind and the artist will not duplicate a piece nor will he mass-produce one.

HaT Industrie - HäT Industrie produces 1/72 and 1/32 scale soft plastic military miniatures or toy soldiers. Our goal is to produce a line of figures not produced by any of the past or present manufacturers.

Historex Agents - UK Historex Agents represents over 70 different companies, specialising in connoisseur model soldier kits and AFV conversion sets

Historical Miniatures - USA Custom made military figures for the collector

Imperial Gallery Military Model Figurines - UK Military figures through the ages

William King Military Miniatures - UK Wonderfully detailed Military figures

Kings X Toy Soldiers - Models from various toy soldier manufacturers, plus an exclusive range of Alamo figures

The Last Square - Historical Miniatures;| Military History Books; Limited Edition Art Prints; Painting Service

Metal Modeles - France Collectable model figurines

Miniature Alliance - USA Recreations of conflicts in miniature

Minutemen Toy Soldiers - USA Military figure kits and gaming specialists

Pegaso Models - Italy Manufacturers of 54mm, 75mm, and 90mm figures.

Prince August Factory Shop - Ireland Military figures for the collector, together with moulds and Chess sets

Quarter Kit - France White metal and diecast military miniatures

Saratoga Soldier Shop - USA Pewter Civil War and American revolution figures

Stockade Miniatures, Inc - USA "Soldiers of the World" figures, plus metal and plastic figures from a variety of manufacturers

S & S Models - UK 1:76 scale model figures, games and accessories

Tedtoy Miniatures Online - USA Civil War Military figure specialists

The Toy Soldier Company - The Toy Soldier Company featuring the sales of toy soldier figures, sets, books and accessories

Toy Soldiers of San Diego - USA We offer a wide variety of plastic figures from many periods to include Napoleonic, American Civil War, Alamo and World War II from a variety of manufacturers.

Collectable Figures


Dimensional Designs - USA Dimensional Designs is a company that specializes in Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy related collectibles. We are currently manufacturers of our own model figure kits.

DragonNet - UK This page is a showcase of Dragons and other Legendary creatures. All the figures are either white metal, pewter or resin and are mounted on rock or semi- precious stone.

Hard Hero Enterprises - USA Hard Hero Enterprises offers fine limited edition sculptures in bronze, porcelain, or resin.

King & Country - Design and manufacture the most amazing (and affordable) range of toy soldiers, miniature figures,military vehicles, model aircraft and buildings in the world today! All our products are hand-made and hand-painted to the highest professional standards.

Mithril Figures - Ireland Mithril was founded in 1987 and has been dedicated since then to the creation of miniature figures, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien's world of Middle-earth as portrayed in his famous works "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings".

Valiant Enterprises. Figures and wargaming miniatures.

Ron Wall Miniatures - USA Ron Wall Miniatures are the very finest in collectible toy soldiers. Currently featured are the American Civil War, Custer (Custer's Last Stand at Little Big Horn), Sioux Indian War, The Gambler and The Wild West Series. Each 54 mm, pewter figure is hand painted and made in America.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Crushing trains and protesting action figures- oddball model and toy news

In Japan you can get fetish videos of models crushing model railway layouts. I don't care how hot they are, no-one's playing Godzilla with my models.

Action figures in Singapore protested an anime company's policies. Pictures of the event are here.

Both via BoingBoing

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Sunday, September 02, 2007

Ebob miniatures

Ebob miniatures supply a few ranges of 28mm wargaming figures, including one for a paintballing game. They also have, on their tools and accessories page, armatures and base figures for sculptors which have an interesting licencing agreement whereby they can be used as the basis of products. Some are entirely royalty free whilst others require a higher fee. I've long fancied having a go at sculpting some figures, perhaps this is where I should get the blanks from.

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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Action figure modding

Wired has an article about people who modify action figures to fill gaps in their collections.

I have a lot of GI Joe figures available to me at the moment. They're all earmarked for the bot-crossing project, but I'm sure one or two could be given paint jobs and new fittings.

via BoingBoing

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Monday, July 30, 2007

HatWiki

Hat, who make an interesting of soft plastic figures, have started a wiki to discuss painting tips and wargaming rules for their products.

via The Plastic Battalion

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Thursday, February 08, 2007

Naughtiness at the Nuremberg Toy Fair

The Times and Der Spiegel discover the naughtier accessories available for model railway fans. The Spiegel article has a small gallery.

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