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Dystopian Wars is a Victorian sci-fi game that builds upon the core aspects established by the fantasy naval game, Uncharted Seas, and the space combat game, Firestorm Armada. These systems have been advanced to allow for simultaneous combat in all three traditional theatres of war - naval, armoured and aerial.
The miniatures used represent troops or vehicles (such as tanks, chariots, aircraft, ships, etc.). The games may reflect historical situations and armies, or may be futuristic or fantasy-based. This list compiles published miniature wargames categorized by their subject matter, genre, or time period covered in their rules.
Archive Miniatures & Game Systems - Early producer of miniatures for role-playing games [1] Asgard Miniatures - Early British company based in Nottingham [2] Chronicle Figures - Early British company that produced role-playing game miniatures [3] Black Powder Red Earth - Produces Modern war game miniatures and game. All USA made materials.
Like Schuco, remote control models were common, both cars and trucks, and some were made even as large as 1:12 scale. Both companies made F1 vehicles, like Gama's 12.5 inch long Matra F1 car with wavy 'spaghetti'-like exhaust pipes flowing backward over the rear engine. In the 1960s and 1970s, several slot cars were made called "Gama Rallye".
Model ships have long been used for wargaming, but it was the introduction of elaborate rules in the early 20th century that made the hobby more popular. Small miniature ships, often in 1:1200 scale and 1:1250 scale, were manoeuvred on large playing surfaces to recreate historical battles. These models were basic representations of ship types ...
They're a good deal at the price and are well made." [62] Traveller Miniatures: Citadel Miniatures for Traveller: Traveller Miniatures is a line of 15mm miniatures, and five boxed sets of Traveller figures were released initially – Adventurers, The Military, Ship's Crew, Citizens, and Aliens. [63] Robert McMahon reviewed Traveller Miniatures ...
Wargames Factory was an American plastic miniature manufacturer that opened in 2007. It specialized in highly detailed, multi-part models in hard plastic for wargaming . Wargames Factory produced models mostly in the 28 millimetres (1.1 in) range, but did other scales as well.
Models made to be exactly in scale are referred to as "true" scale. Heroic scale and scale-creep are more common in sci-fi and fantasy models than historical or military war game models, although true scale models can still sometimes suffer from heroic proportions. Other common scales for models are 54mm and 72mm. [15]