Miniature Wargaming

[Caius Fabius]

I owned a war gaming hobby store for 7 years, but now that I am not in the business anymore, I can give some advice without anyone worrying that I'm trying to get their money. I will suggest that you deal with a local hobby shop and ask if the owner give you a discount for a prepaid pre-order. I used to give up to 25% off for regular customers who knew what they wanted and paid in advance. If not, find an online source that will make some sort of deal. There are also places where people sell or trade off their unused figures, painted or unpainted, for a lot less than retail.<br>
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Amazon figures has some interesting stuff www.amazonminiatures.com<br>
including Republican Romans and gladiators and civilians.<br>
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Old Glory Corp figures is good, some of their lines have better sculpting that others. Some packs of 30 figures have only one or two figure variations. They often do not come with spears in the package. Old Glory has a Marian Roman command set that was nice.<br>
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If you are going to have a long term investment in 25-28mm, Wargames Foundry (UK) is well worth the extra cost. The figures are well researched and well sculpted. I like to mix and match, when possible, but my command figures are usually from Wargames Foundary (UK) They make emperors vignettes.<br>
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It would be well worth your time to search the web for the Society of Ancients which has figure and rule comparisons and scans of the various figures, with a rather comprehensive list of manufacturers. . The figure sizes are mostly 25-28mm. Ral Partha was 25-26mm, Minifig was 24-25mm, Essex is 24-25mm (and they have more "fat" boys), while the old Citadel line of Romans was 24-25mm. <p>"Just before class started, I looked in the big book where all the world's history is written, and it said...." Neil J. Hackett, PhD ancient history, professor OSU, 1987</p><i></i>