Links

This is where you can find the assortment of sites I like to peruse. Some are really fantastic so, if possible, take the time to visit all of them. I learned a lot about painting from some of these sites, they are a handy resource for anyone who enjoys painting fantasy miniatures. There are also links to various stores I purchase from on the net!

MINIATURE MANUFACTURER'S & HOBBY STORES

Hasslefree Miniatures Cute miniatures at great prices! There is a massive range of hasslefree miniatures and the customer service can't be faulted. I love the harem girls, lots of pretty flesh to paint ;) Hasslefree is definitely one of my favourite mini stores. 5 Ringo Starr's.		Spyglass Miniatures Absolutely gorgeous miniatures, friendly service and the international shipping is pretty darn great too :) Steve Buddle never ceases to amaze me. I can't stress enough how beautiful his miniatures are. Magical fingers I say, magical!! 5 Ringo Starr's.
Newbold World Miniatures Cute miniatures conjured up by the mind of the eccentric Ian Newbold. Yes, you heard me Mister, eccentric. ;) These miniatures are perfect for my style of painting if you ask me. There's an entire world and game for these guys, so check out Ian's site. Five Ringo Starr's because I love the miniatures and Ian is a charming fella.		CustomHobby This is Mike's site... actually there are two Mike's.. but... whatever. Want some custom built scenic items? Conversions? Dioramas? Want your figures painted? You can get all that stuff, and more, here. There are galleries and all kinds of cool stuff to look at on the site. Check em out!
Dark Age Games These guys make some really awesome miniatures. They also have forums, galleries, their online store and a news section. I think the Forsaken and the Dragyri miniatures are my favourites. Five Ringo Starrs!		Crunch-Waffle Enterprises Yes, the company has a funny name, but the miniatures are no laughing matter! Well, they are if they are cute and humourous miniatures, but thats not the point! Crunch-Waffle makes really cool miniatures, not only that but they have forums n stuff too! Neatoh. They get 4 Ringo's for now, once they've been established for a bit longer and I've ordered from them they will earn their final Starr :D
Stanbridge's Hobbies These guys stock Testor's Model Master Matt Lacquer spray, which is awesome. They will also post it out to you, I'm guessing only if you live in Australia though. They also stock Francheville brushes and Woodland Scenics! Handy store with really helpful staff.		Heresy Miniatures I haven't had the pleasure of purchasing any heresy miniatures yet so I can't really rate them for anything other than Andy being a lovely bloke. The site looks great and the miniatures look really fab. Ill give em 3 Starr's for the time being.
Cool Mini or Not A miniature rating site, also has an online store for purchasing both miniatures and miniature related products and forums. Fun. I gave Cmon 4 Ringo Starr's because it's a handy auction tool and great inspiration. Oh the store occasionally had Hudson & Allen products in stock too.		Exodus Road Hobbies and Miniatures These guys stock several miniature ranges, paints and other hobby stuffs. They hold competitions every once in a while and also have some online forums. They are friendly and their prices are competitive. I'm giving them 4 Starr's for now, once I've ordered from their site they will earn their final Starr!
Magnificent Ego's Home to some pretty dynamic looking miniatures and a rather sexy looking site. Magnificent Ego's hosts an online store and their own forums, they also have a section on concept artwork and miniature casting and host contests regularly. The online store is also where you can find pictures of one of the miniatures i've painted - Galatius Aquatinus! I gave em 3 and a half Starr's cause I haven't ordered from there yet.		Fantascene has a large variety of gaming scenery that would suit any roleplaying / wargaming environment. They range from Hobbit Holes and Barrow Mounds to Gothic buildings and bits and pieces like gravestones and Statues. Fantascene is owned by a lovely chap named Geoff and, though I haven't purchased any scenery yet, I am sure the service you get will be prompt and friendly :) I'm going to give them 4 Starr's because the scenery is top-notch. Once I've ordered i'll update the score.
Ral Partha Europe Online The Ral Partha Europe store. I actually quite like these miniatures. The only thing that gets to me about this site is that the photos are of unprimed miniatures so it's really hard to see the detail and the miniatures look a bit meh. I bought some, however, and they are really nice miniatures.		Reaper Miniatures You guessed it, the home of the rather extensive range of Reaper Miniatures. I haven't had the of painting many reaper miniatures so I'm just giving them 3 Ringo Starr's for now. I'll update this once I have painted more.
M.S.B. Toys Man these guys make some fantastic looking creatures. I haven't actually bought any yet but there are plenty on my wish list! I just wish the prices were a little cheaper! That man with the monkey in his hat makes me giggle. Three Starr's for the moment, once I've bought some i'll update the rating accordingly. If the prices come down in the future they'll probably get to 5.		Games Workshop Australian Online Store Speaks for itself methinks. (unless you've been living under a rock for the past 500 years or so). The UK gw store is good for buying bits and pieces, too. Can't wait 'til australian gw has its bits for sale. I'm only giving GW 3 Ringo Starr's because they are expensive and the female miniatures tend to suffer from a bad case of Man-Face. Hell I gave em another 1/2 Starr because the new Arwen miniatures are beautiful.
The Art Shop This is where I buy all my brushes now. They stock all the Francheville range and a several of the Winsor & Newton range. They are also Australia based and you'll get great service and correspondence. :)		Gamers Quest One of my favourite stores at the moment is Gamers Quest. They have fantastic service and great prices to compliment a huge range of miniatures and other products. I got a really good deal on an entire set of Vallejo Game Colour paints from these guys. You really can't fault their service. I will definitely be ordering from this store again :) Rating Pending ~ GQ has recently merged with Tabletop Games, so I will have to order a few more things from them before I give a solid rating.

MINIATURE RELATED FORUMS

Tiny Souls Forum My Tiny Souls forums. I get 5 Ringo Starr's because I am rad.		Jenova Project Forum A large bunch of very friendly, very helpful, and some very skilled painters reside here on Jenova's boards. These would have to be my favourite boards at the moment. Aside from my own of course... cough Jenova's boards only get 4½ Ringo Starr's because no board is as good as mine.... NONE! Ok well it is, but let's pretend it's not.
Wargamer.au Large Australian based set of forums for people who enjoy war-gaming and painting. For such a large board, the people are refreshingly friendly and helpful. I gave WAU 4 Ringo Starr's because the painting board is somewhat lacking and the sponsorship means you can't post links to painting or basing related sites without stepping on the sponsors toes, however if you are into the warhammer or other wargames, this is definately the board for you, especially if you reside in oz.		Waryammer Forums So many friendly forums around the place. These guys are great, they even have the odd friendly painting competition. Plenty of boards to chat on and everyone is nice. Casual atmosphere, it's all good. I gave them 3½ Ringo Starr's but only because I only really chat in the painting section.
Forum of Doom! The Heresy, Hasslefree and Spyglass Miniatures forum. You can get all the latest news on those miniatures on here. The people are cool too.		Frothers Unite! UK Forum These guys are always posting the new releases on the forums so if you want to be in the know, or just plain love miniatures, this is definitely the place to be. They also have an extensive list of miniature sites in their links section of the main site. I love that thing. 4½ Ringo Starr's.
Reaper Message Board These would be the Official Reaper boards. Lots of miniature pictures here if you like browsing other peoples stuff, then this is a good place to hang out. I don't post often, but it seems like an ok place.

MINIATURE ARTIST SITES

Jenova Project You guessed it, this is Inge Jensen's site. A link for her boards is up there points up a bit. Jenova is an awesome miniature painter, I really love her style of painting, it's just darned lovely. She has some great guides on here too so check it out. I love her miniatures and she is so bloody helpful, God bless her.		Blackmoor Miniatures Home of miniature artist Angela Imrie, a.k.a. SaxonAngel A great site with some absolutely gorgeous miniatures. Beautiful stuff. She paints faces good. nods
Brush With Death This site belongs to my dear friend Julie Goodwin. Check it out, she's a fantastic aussie painter based in New Zealand. She does commission work and sells her pieces online.		[ minigrrrl dot com ] The home of minigrrl Tammy Haye. Definately a must see are her galleries. This lady sure can paint.
Victoria Lamb's Photo Gallery Victoria Lamb is just too damn good I tells ya. In fact she is so good I'm just going to boycott her link description and not say anything else! runs off sobbing about painting light sources		Verzani Productions sigh If I wasn't a married woman... Ahem... I mean... yeah, Matt Verzani is an ok painter. blows on her nails coolly cough
Queen of Credits This wonderful woman has a rather humongous collection of miniatures painted by many different miniature painters. I'm pleased to know that several of my miniatures now reside in her 'credit' cabinet :)		Dragonsreach This is Mike Dodds' site which is dedicated to the pursuit of model painting. He has a hints and questions section which would be very useful to fellow painters and also does commission work. Don't forget to check out his gallery, there are some beautifully painted miniatures inside!
Deus Ex Machina This site belongs to the lovely Jason Moses and is home to the always popular, always exciting Chick Challenge. For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about, it's a miniature painting contest not a nude female mud-wrestling competition.		In Miniature Andrew Lum's (numbat's) Miniatures Portfolio. Cool gallery, he does painting, modelling and sculpting, he's just that rad. There are also articles on painting and he has a links section to other painters sites :)
Kaple Minis Online home to Rune Kappel - miniature painter extraordinaire! Heh. His site hosts galleries of his wonderfully painted miniatures, forums, tutorials and a painting service. Check it out, his miniatures are purty and so crisp and neat. Mmm crisp.		Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic Ugh there are so many hints and tips and helpful craziness going on in this site, its almost sexy. The galleries are amazing, and The Golden Toadstools are co-hosted here. There is too much stuff on this site for me to list here, just go check it out.
Paintrix Miniatures Jennifer Haley's site. Plenty of tips and miniature photos on here for you to drool over. She also sells her miniatures and does some handy reviews. I also love the little miniature size comparison photo she has on there. It has come in handy on many an occasion.		Sintricat's Painted Miniatures Want to see some awesome base work and beautifully painted miniatures? Look no further than Sandy Stokey's site.
Hot Lead In a word: Fab. Fantastic galleries and some really helpful tutorials. Just go check it out, especially the lava dragon, man... I love that thing.		FellShadow Studio Home of the ever-talented Liliana Troy. Features her gallery, tips and tricks, miniatures for sale, works in progress among other things. You should definately check out her site.
EllsWeb.com I only just found this site, which is pretty sad considering the fantastic tutorials it contains. There is a gallery, an extensive list of links related to miniature painting, awesome guides, among other stuff. I really wish I had found this site earlier.		ShadesInFantasy.com Fantasy collectibles and figurines to satisfy your love of dragons, gargoyles, angels, wizards and other interesting fantasy collectibles and figurines. Free fantasy desktop images available as well.
Jokers Wear Black This site belongs to JWB, one of the TS forum members and a lovely chappy! The site is easy to navigate and has pictures of his painted miniatures among other things. Check it out :)		Fingolfin.net The home of Philip Esterle (otherwise known as Flynn). Galleries, Tips & Tricks, Commissions, Auctions and more. Check out the miniatures this guy has painted. He's rad. :)

MINIATURE GROUPS

Yahoo! Groups: Mini Painting "This group is intended to bridge the gap between the beginner and the master miniature figure painter. As such we are dedicated to the technical and artistic development of intermediate and advanced painters throughout the world. The goal of this group is to help every member develop their painting styles by discussing techniques, materials, tips, etc., as well as by critiquing one another's work."		Yahoo! Groups: Masterclass Miniature Painters "This Group is devoted to Professional Miniature Enthusiasts who strive for excellence. Whether it be sculpting, painting single miniatures, vignettes, dioramas or large scale kits. The group should be an open atmosphere where members can discuss miniature related topics, critique the work of peers and learn, discuss or share techniques or knowledge."
Yahoo! Groups : TPMPs "This group is both a forum and a resource for individuals involved in the professional side of miniature painting. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or aspiring novice, a local area painter or a web painter you are welcome to join."		WebRing: Professional Miniature Painters "This WebRing is provided as a service for consumers looking buy painted 28mm or smaller gaming miniatures, Our members offer painting services for miniatures like those made by Games Workshop, Reaper, Rackham, Ironwind, and many others. Check out what we have to offer!"

OTHER LINKS

Inexpensive and glossy! I just got some cards printed by Martin Print, it only cost me $59aud for 500 cards with free postage. The cards are gorgeous and the service was great.		A fantasy e-zine. The September 05 issue contains an article of mine on the process of painting Galatius Aquatinus.
Wolf's Den Woodworking This site belongs to a friend of mine who is quite talented. He makes wooden display bases and also makes gorgeous pens, among other things. Check out his site!		Gorram fantastic.

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