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JetMads - resin cast and 3D printed (Turkey) John R. Haynes (UK) Frog (1931-1949) - flying and static models. See also Injection-moulded polystyrene (high pressure). Pocher (UK) Pontos Model (South Korea) Revival Deutschland (Italy/Germany) Skybirds - wood and metal; Southern Cross Models (Australia) The Scale Shipyard (USA) Veteran Models (China)
In miniature wargaming, players enact simulated battles using scale models called miniature models, which can be anywhere from 2 to 54 mm in height, to represent warriors, vehicles, artillery, buildings, and terrain. These models are colloquially referred to as miniatures or minis. Miniature models are commonly made of metal, plastic, or paper.
A sister series, Axis & Allies Naval Miniatures: War at Sea, was released around the time of the fifth series of miniatures. This game follows the same basic concept of collectible miniatures played on a paper map, using Six-sided dice to determine battle results. Like its predecessors, it features many historical figures that include aircraft ...
Heinrich Aldegrever En, Wo; Albrecht Altdorfer Et, Wo, En; Hans Baldung Wo, Et; Bartel Beham En; Hans Sebald Beham En, Wo; Hans Burgkmair Wo (invented the chiaroscuro woodcut); Lucas Cranach the Elder Wo
Accurate Miniatures is an American manufacturer of scale plastic model kits. It is owned by Collins-Habovick, LLC and is located in Concord, North Carolina , United States. Their products primarily consist plastic model airplane kits from World War II , though they also make model kits of planes and automobiles from other eras.
Héco Modèles or Heco Miniatures – or NIKKI – handbuilt 1:43 resin figures, dioramas, and cars (incl. various related brands such as Challange), specializing in French scenes and cars of the classic streamlined era; Heller SA – French / German producer of kits. Herpa – German 1:87 (HO) and 1:120 scale (TT) plastic. Both kits and assembled.
Warhammer is a tabletop wargame where two or more players compete against each other with "armies" of 25 mm – 250 mm tall heroic miniatures. The rules of the game have been published in a series of books which describe how to move miniatures around the game surface and simulate combat in a "balanced and fair" manner.
Although wood does have advantages over other building materials, it also has major disadvantages. Wood swells in high humidity and shrinks when the air is dry. [4] It can also decay if allowed to stay moist for extended periods, and has variable properties from board to board. Resin impregnation can improve all these properties.