EU hobby resources

[Hammers]

For magnets and magnetic sheets I have recently turned to supermagnete.de

Distributer Alphaspel has a huge stock of various materials, games and miniatures, I am guessing they are able to absorb a least a aprt of the new distributor cost for the items that originate from the UK.

Green Stuff World is spanish, isn't it? They have in a short time become quite big in the modelling materials business.

[Hammers]

These guys are grade A assh*les and people should look for alternatives. They have a habit of taking ideas, trademarking them or getting design protections in Spain and then suing people. They drove the original manufacturer of those texture rollers out of the market and then threatened to sue Vallejo over their colour shifting paints. Then had a YouTube hobbiest's videos shut down when they reviewed the Vallejo paints.

What a shame. Their cataloge has a lot to offer.

[anch_io]

www.gamemat.eu

Great neoprene mats and some resin terrain. I even have one of their folding tables. 

And I wonder how nobody mentioned Micro Art Studios? https://shop.microartstudio.com/en/. Bases, terrain, miniatures...

[Ray Rivers]

Lots to add... I'll be doing some each day. Manufacturers get priority ATM, hopefully will be moving to Distributors soon.

Helps to use the following format:

Fireforge Games (Plastic and Resin Fantasy and Historical Miniatures)
https://fireforge-games.com/

T'is easy for me to copy and paste.

Hammers your magnet link doesn't work.

Keep the links coming!

[Hammers]

Hammers your magnet link doesn't work.

Amended.

[shandy]

Great idea, thanks for putting together the list!

I made my own list for my blog, but I think here more people will see it, so here's what I found in addition to yours.

EDIT: I changed the format to fit with yours, Ray. All of them are manufacturers, though some also distribute other ranges.

- Alchemist Miniatures (28mm fantasy)
https://alkemy-the-game.com/shop/

Barrage Miniatures (28mm terrain)
https://www.barrageminiatures.com

Campaign Games Miniatures (15mm Ancients, Napoleonics, ACW and WW2, also distributor)
https://www.campaign-game-miniatures.com

Hagen Miniatures (1/700 napoleonic, medieval and 1/1200 ACW ships, diverse figures)
https://www.hagen-miniatures.de

Hexy Studio (28mm fantasy and science fiction figures and terrain. Also a distributor)
https://hexy.store

Micro Art Studio (28mm Discworld and Steampunk (Wolsung) figures, bases)
https://shop.microartstudio.com/de/

Minairons (1/56, 1/72 and 15mm figures, 1/600 ships, mainly Spanish Civil War)
https://minairons.eu/en/

Mom Miniatures (28mm fantasy)
https://www.momminiatures.com

Orinoco Miniatures (28mm South American Wars of Independence)
http://www.orinoco-miniatures.com/

QR Miniatures (15mm 16th and 17th century)
http://www.qrminiatures.pl

Tercios Miniatures (28mm Renaissance and fantasy football)
https://terciosminiatures.com

Terramorph Miniatures (28mm terrain)
https://terramorphminiatures.com

Totentanz Miniatures (28mm 17th century, 15mm ancients (the old Corvus Belli range), ACW, Cold War)
http://totentanz-miniatures.com

Xan (20mm WW2 and modern, 15mm Napoleonic and ACW)
http://www.xanminiatures.com/en/)

Ziterdes (28mm terrain)
https://www.ziterdes.de

[LazyStudent]

Hi Ray,

Great idea! Also wonderful resource! Just goes to show that the hobby is alive and active and we might get away without needing to order too much from the UK.

I know two distributors here in Germany that are not yet on the list:

Masters of Military (1/285, 1/2000, 1/4000 Vehicles and vessels) https://mastersofmilitary.de/

Frontline Games (lots of products from several manufacturers)
https://www.frontlinegames.de/#

Best,
LS

[Hammers]

Small vendor from Austria, the Bit-Smith, very nice Middle Earth proxies, for examples:

https://www.the-bits-smith.com/

[Ray Rivers]

I made my own list for my blog, but I think here more people will see it, so here's what I found in addition to yours.

What a list! Thanks!

I think that is all the manufacturers done, unless somebody sees something I am missing.

[Hammers]

What a list! Thanks!

I think that is all the manufacturers done, unless somebody sees something I am missing.

Well done, taking your time to compile it, Ray.

[Ray Rivers]

Thanks, Hammers.

I check out each link to verify it and look over the products available to ensure a reasonable description. So it is time intensive.

Remarkably, there are a lot of very nice miniatures produced in the EU that I had no idea about until now. If I added the adjective "fine" to the description, that indicates excellent sculpting on the miniatures.

Will start on distributors soon.

[LazyStudent]

Hi Ray,

One more that I remembered that I hadn't added before:

Tabletop-Modellbau (modular terrain, rivers and terrain)
https://tabletop-modellbau-onlineshop.de/epages/f0641a28-b1fc-4bd2-bb5d-7f3434605a19.sf/en_US/?ObjectPath=/Shops/f0641a28-b1fc-4bd2-bb5d-7f3434605a19/Categories/Imprint

Also, are you thinking to add a third category for general hobby supplies? I find myself using architecture/art supply stores to buy a lot of things these days. I can add some links to these if of interest?

Best,
LS

[tomrommel1]

I think this one is missing in the list

Berliner Zinnfiguren ( a huge range of books, models, paints, even casting tools, airbrushes etc . Page is in German and English)
https://www.zinnfigur.com/index.php?cl=start&lang=1

[Arthur]

Talking about German manufacturers/suppliers, I think Black Hussar is also missing from your list, Ray : 28mm Napoleonics sculpted by Paul Hicks (the former Westfalia range), their own 28mm SYW and FIW range plus all sorts of very useful C18th/19th wagons, civilians and accessories. I have ordered from them in the past (I will be repeating the experience next month as a matter of fact) and Sascha is a great guy to deal with :

https://blackhussarminiatures.de

[Arthur]

On the distributors/retailers front, La Flecha Negra are located in Madrid and offer a seemingly large selection of metal and plastic figures in a variety of scales. They also have a painting service.

https://www.laflechanegraminiaturas.com