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GF9 was started as a game accessory manufacturer in 1998 by John Kovaleski, [1] producing tokens and templates for companies like Privateer Press. In 2007, another game company, Battlefront, purchased GF9, and the company subsequently expanded its production lines to include Battlefield in a Box, a line of fully painted terrain for miniature wargames, as well as licensed miniatures and ...
[1] [2] The expanded further in 2020 with the construction of a new 177,500 square feet (16,490 m 2) warehouse at the SEGRO Logistics Park East Midlands Gateway in nearby Castle Donington, Leicestershire. This will be their main distribution hub and is let on a 15-year lease. [3] Games Workshop produces only fantasy and science fiction miniatures.
Battlefront Miniatures (New Zealand) Beacon Models (UK) Beechnut Models (USA) Bego (Japan) Ben Hobby (Japan) Big Planes Kits (Ukraine) Bigmodel (Poland) Bílek (Czech Republic) Blue Bird (Japan) Blue Ribbon (Mexico) Blue Tank (Taiwan) Bobcat Hobby Model Kits (China) BorderModel (China) Brengun (Czech Republic) Brifaut (France) Bronco Models ...
Flames of War allows players to wargame company-level battles from the European, Pacific, and North African Theatres of World War II, using 1/100 scale miniatures (15 mm figure scale) and miniature armor. In the 1st Edition rulebook, basic army lists were provided for the mid-war period (1942–1943), while Battlefront published early (1939 ...
GHQ also published Micro Armour: The Game - WWII in 2001 [2] some 34 years after founding the company. Early on, a competing company called C in C offered 1:285 scale micro armour starting in 1974. Currently, games such as Flames of War and Axis & Allies Miniatures are widely popular and use 1:100 scale mini armour figurines and 15 mm infantry.
Wargames Factory was established as a Limited Liability Company in 2007, managed by Anthony Reidy. The company entered partnership with the plastic injection molding company Ghost Studio. [4] In 2010 the company was taken over by its partner with George Sivy as new manager.
In addition to miniature figures, Scruby sold gaming newsletters and rulebooks alongside campaign maps of Mafrica, a fictional continent used as a campaign setting for miniature wargaming that he invented for use in 19th-century African Colonial period campaigns. [3] A map of Mafrica was designed and marketed by Scruby.
Founded in 1984, the main event is hosting the Little Wars Convention. This is a 4 day gaming convention held at the end of April. Attendance varies from 500-700 people. Also running a series of smaller events throughout the year. There is a Monthly HMGS Night, running miniature games at Games Plus, in Mt. Prospect IL.