This page has some of my favourite sites:
Alan Hamilton's Wargaming Website has gone. The information on the Indian Mutiny of 1857 is now here. The remaining stuff will be transferred over as time goes by.
The Major General Site is devoted to colonial warfare, it is very inspiring. Not to be missed.
Tom Dickson's page is all about solo wargames. A site of interest and for those who do not have many opponent's locally.
Wargames Directory is a free site aimed at wargamers. Here, you will find a detailed listing of individuals, groups, traders and organisations who offer some kind of product or service to the hobby.
Wargames Forum for Figures, Rules, Boardgames, Terrain, Magazines, Painting Services, Accessories, News, Reviews, Clubs, Bring & Buy, Wargames Library and much more
A Victoriana Page A page of fantastic, mysterious and adventurous Victoriana.
Space 1889 for adventures on the Red Planet and elsewhere.
The Steam and the Flame for a different view of Victorian period warfare.
Victorian Space takes "Space 1889" a bit further.
Small Wars a wargaming site for the colonial campaigns of the European powers and the USA mainly, but not exclusively in the 19th Century.
The Delaware Area War Gamers have a community site that has information about the club and links interesting sites. They also have their own site called Lead Wars showing many of the games that they play. Mainly they cover the American War of Independence, the American Civil War, the Second World War, Colonial and others.
The Red Shadow site is all about the French Foreign Legion in North Africa. It features several inspiring games.
Warflag is a site that has flags for your model soldiers in a variety of periods. These are free to download.
kwaAndy has a lot of interesting information on many wars of the Colonial period with some excellent listings of VC's won in the Indian Mutiny amongst other things.
Blaze's Corner of the Web has a variety of tips and ideas on painting a worthwhile and interesting site on colonial, ACW and modern themes.
The South East Scotland Wargames Club site has details of the club in which I was a founder member and also details of CLAYMORE the best show in Scotland with probably the best Bring and Buy in the UK.
The Victorian Military Society provides a wealth of information on, well, Victorian Military subjects. If this is your period then you should be a member!
Bob Cordery's Colonial page has an absolute wealth of information on artillery, ships, and, well, everything. Don't miss it.
The Major General Site is devoted to colonial warfare, it is very inspiring. It is so good I've put it in twice! Not to be missed. It is so good I've listed it twice!
The Universal General by Rudi Geudens has a huge amount of information and ideas on wargaming and should not be missed.
The Techromancer's Sanctum by Geo Gibson has all sorts of information on the Great Rail Wars and science fiction gaming as well as battle reports. He also has a photo page with some very nice pictures of terrain and figures.
UK WARGAMES This is a new site which is currently in it's pre-launch stage. I hope to make it your online vortal (vertical portal) to all things in the UK wargaming world. It looks interesting and full of promise.
Tom Dickson's Solo Colonial Wargames Site with a considerable (and increasing) amount of information, ideas, rules, maps, battle reports and so on. WELL WORTH A VISIT even if you are not a solo gamer.
Scott Dallimore's Indian Mutiny site The Devil's Wind is well worth a visit or two!
For Wargames Clubs and others.
A directory. Provided by the Newark Irregulars.
.AND NOW SOME STOCKISTS & MANUFACTURERS
EUREKA Miniatures is a manufacturer of the interesting and unusual. They have a splendid innovation in the form of the 100 Club. Basically you, your friends, club, web colleagues or whatever order 100 of a particular figure or model and it will be made for you. The sale price is the same as for a regular figure. I have some - they are very, very good. Well Worth a Visit! The postal service is very good 7 to 10 days from Australia to UK.
The London War Room (in USA actually) stocks many items not available elsewhere. The offer a wide range of excellent figures and are the main (only?) stockists of Parroom Martians (see below). The postal service absolutely exceptional four days to a week from the USA to the UK.
Parroom Station makes a marvellous and expanding range of Martians suitable for use in Edgar Rice Burroughs "Barsoom", Space 1889 Mars and - with a stretch of the imagination - War of the Worlds. Also here you will find background, British Red Coats in respirators, characters, animals and so on. Check them out now.
The Foundry make a wide range of models. They are currently putting them into blister packs and some ranges are almost impossible to get hold of. The packs are quite expensive but the figures are of a high quality. Watch out for reduced price offers on this site and in Wargames Illustrated Magazine.
The Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company make troops, dinosaurs and boats. They also do animals for African safari games.
Scheltrum Miniatures do a large range of boats, buildings and Victorian Science Fiction. The Steam Landships and the Dyak ranges are particularly good.
Reviresco is another company with a wide range of products that fill gaps. On the site you will find lots of things that you only hoped that someone would make. Things like colonial gunboats, role play figures, Capt Nemo, Martian Tripods (28mm scale) rubbing shoulders with historical miniatures and equipment.. Well worth a visit.
Pore Benighted 'Eathens is a site based around a campaign set in the late nineteenth century area known as Olistan. The author uses 15mm models.
SIMTAC stock a number of useful figures in fantasy and science fiction ranges. These include a chap dangling from a set of gallows and other "essential" items (Scotia). They also do 1/300 and 15mm historical figures as well.
Heritage Crest Miniatures stock a variety of useful figures, railway (railroad) items, scenery, modelling tools and so on. There are Biblical to Old West, Fantasy to WW2 and other figures, books, computer games, warships and tanks. The scenery section includes some interesting moulds for boulders and rocks. The site is still being created and some pictures are missing but it shows definite promise.
Amazon Miniatures are manufacturers of 25mm Biblical, Ancient & Historical, Future Wars, 25mm Fantasy, 15mm Biblical, Ancients & ACW, Microscale tanks and spaceships. They also have multipart ranges and a wide variety of figures that were once out of production. The ideal place to complete those old units, restock with spare heads, weapons and shields for conversions or just be inspired to a new army.
Harlequin/Icon Miniatures manufacture Fantasy, WW2 and Colonial figures as well as accessories. The Colonials are a slightly large 28mm figures and cover the Zulu War.
Mark Copplestone who designed the Darkest Africa figures for Foundry as well as other ranges has his own figure company manufacturing Future Wars and (soon) Colonials. Superb figures as always!
The Perry Twins have also set up their own company and their first listings are shown on this unofficial site. Currently they do Brunswick (1815) Napoleonics and English Civil War figures.
Bob Murch of Pulp Figures has produced a fine range of figures for adventures set in the Pulp era. The site also has free rules called "Rugged Adventures".