British Empire Colonial Wargaming Figures


Manufacturer Scale Periods Covered
Irregular Miniatures 2mm European, Zulu, Afghan, Mahdist, Boer, Chinese,
Irregular Miniatures 6mm Abyssinian, British, Zulu, Afghan, Mahdist, Boer, Chinese, Maori, Indian, Ashanti, Egyptian
Heroics and Ros 6mm British, Zulu, Afghan, Mahdist, Indian
Baccus 6mm British, Zulu, Boer, Mahdist, Egyptian
Adler 6mm American War of Independence
Pendraken 10mm British, Zulu, Boer, Sudan, Afghan/NWF, AWI
Magister Militum 10mm British, Zulu
Old Glory 10mm British, Zulu, American War of Independence
GFI/Minifigs 10mm American War of Independence
Irregular Miniatures 10mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence
Steve Barber Miniatures 10mm Zulu Wars
Battleline Miniatures 15mm Zulu Wars, Maori Wars, Naval figures
Black Hat 15mm Abyssinian and Zulu. They also do an 18mm VSF range called Martian Empires.
Blue Moon Miniatures 15mm French and Indian War, AWI, Pirates, Wild West (makes good generic 19th Century colonists and has some impressive buildings) Darkest Africa
Cellmate 15mm American Revolution, Boxer Rebellion, Satsuma Rebellion (Japan)
Dixon Miniatures 15mm Indian Mutiny, Sudan, Ansar, Egyptian
East Front Miniatures (Was East Riding Miniatures) 15mm First Afghan War, First Opium War, Coastal Arabs, British
Essex 15mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, British, Sudan, Egyptian, Zulu
Eureka Miniatures (Grumpy Miniatures) 15mm Abyssinians, Hawaiians, Amazonian Indians (which make for good generic tribesmen), Palestine/Gallipoli WW1, Indonesian/Malay, Buccaneer/Pirates, Chinese Pirates, Variety of civilian figures from all sorts of cultures
Falcon UK 15mm Taiping Rebellion, 1812
Feudal Castings / Quick Reaction Force (QRF)/ Frei Korps 15mm Sikh Wars, Seven Years War, American War of Independence, WW1 Palestine
Frontier 15mm Boxer Rebellion, 1812
Irregular Miniatures 15mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, British, Zulu, Afghan/NWF, Indian, Mahdist, Boer, Chinese, Bornu African, Egyptian, Ashanti, Maori, Abyssinian, Sudan, Masai, Civilians
Gladiator Miniatures (now owned by Black Hat) 15mm British, Abyssinians, Zulus, Egyptian, Tupi (South American 16th Century - good for generic natives)
Lancashire Games 15mm British, Zulus, Mahdist, Boxer Rebellion, Seven Years War, American War of Independence
Minifigs 15mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, Afghan/NWF, Sudan, Zulu, Egyptian, Ansar, Boer War
Naismith 15mm Zulu War, Sudan Campaign, Boer War, Incas and Mayas (good for some interesting new enemies)
Old Glory 15mm American War of Independence, 1812, Sudan Campaign, Zulu Wars, Boxer Rebellion, Boer War
Peter Pig 15mm Sudan Campaign, American War of Independence, Pirates with militia
Stone Mountain 15mm Sudan Campaign, Zulu Wars, North-West Frontier
Tin Soldier 15mm Abyssinia, Boer War
Warrior Miniatures (Gallia) 15mm Eighteenth Century American Frontier, Dervish, Voortrekkers, British Army 1896-1902, Afghans/NWF, Egyptian/Sudanese Army, Indian Army, Zulu Campaign
A Call to Arms 20mm Zulu Wars
B & B Miniatures 20mm American War of Independence, WW1 Palestine
Esci / Italieri 20mm Soft Plastic Figures: American War of Independance, British, Zulus
GerMan 20mm Napoleonic British in Egypt
Jacklex (Spencer Smith Miniatures) 20mm Boer War, North West Frontier, Sudan Campaign, Indian Army, Zulu War
HaT 20mm Zulu War, Sudan Campaign, WW1 Palestine
Kennington Miniatures 20mm Boxer Rebellion, 1812
Newline Designs 20mm Boer War, Zulu War, NWF, Sikh Wars
Raventhorpe 20mm North West Frontier, WW1 East Africa and Palestine, Boer War, Zulu War
Redbox Miniatures 20mm Boxer Rebellion
RSM95 20mm Boer War, North West Frontier, Zulu War
Stan Johansen 20mm Boxer Rebellion
Stonewall Figures 20mm Indian Army, Falklands War, Oh What a Lovely War 1900 - 1938
Strelets Miniatures 20mm North West Frontier, Boer War, Palestine
Uwe Wild 20mm You can join Uwe in subscribing to make exotic 20mm figures such as Mysore and early Sepoys.
1st Corps 25mm Cape Wars (Xhosa and British), Seven Years War in India
Amazon 25mm Slaves
Askari Miniatures 25mm Central Asians, Africans, Pulp
Bicorne Miniatures 25mm North West Frontier, Sudan Campaign, Abyssinia
Connoisseur Miniatures 25mm Sudan Campaign, Indian Army
Essex 25mm Sudan Campaign
Falcon USA 25mm Colonial Africa, Seven Years' War, American War of Independance
Falcon UK 25mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, Wellesley in India
Firing Line Miniatures 25mm Seven Years War
Frontier / Cellmate 25mm Boxer Rebellion, Sudan War, Zulu War, Boer War
Historifigs (Scruby) 25mm Sudan War, Zulu War, Boer War
Irregular Miniatures 25mm British, Zulu, Afghan/NWF, Boxer Rebellion, Ashanti, Abyssinian, Sudan War, generic Savannah African
Kennington Miniatures 25mm Boxer Rebellion
Matchlock Miniatures 25mm American War of Independence, 1812, Boxer Rebellion, Askaris
Minifigs 25mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, Afghan/NWF, Sudan, Zulu, Egyptian, Indian Mutiny, Boer War
Old Glory 25mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence, 1812, Indian Mutiny, North West Frontier, Maori Wars, Sikh Wars, Lost African Tribes, Sudan Campaign, Zulu Wars, Boxer Rebellion, Boer War (Although the manufacturer calls these 25mm they are on the large side and closer to 28mm)
Ral Partha 25mm Zulu War, Boer War, North West Frontier, Sudan, Boxer Rebellion
RSM95 25mm Seven Years War, American War of Independence
Strategia & Tattica 25mm Abyssinia
Tin Soldier 25mm Gallopoli/Palestine/Arab Revolt
Tradition of London 25mm American Revolution, Seven Years War, North West Frontier, Zulu War, North West Frontier, Boer War
Warrior Miniatures 25mm American War of Independance, Zulu War, Sudan Campaign, Boer War
Askari Miniatures 28 mm Central Asians, Africans, Pulp
A. W. Miniatures 28mm Indian Mutiny
Black Tree Design 28mm Zulu and Boer Wars
Blaze Away Miniatures (Cannon Fodder) 28mm Australian Colonial, A very British Civil War (1930s), Ireland, Sudan Campaign, Xhosa (South Africa, Cape Frontier wars), Arabs, Pulp
Brigade Miniatures 28mm African Explorers, Irish, Victoriana, East Africa WW1
Britannia Miniatures 28mm Sudan Wars, North West Frontier, Royal Marines, Malay Emergency
Castaway Miniatures 28mm Ashanti Wars, Sudan Campaign, North West Frontier, Abyssinians, Chinese, Indians, Indian Army
Commando Miniatures 28mm Retreat from Empire figures such as Malaya, Borneo, Aden, Cyprus and Oman
Conquest Miniatures 28mm French and Indian War, 500 Nations
Copplestone Castings 28mm Darkest Africa, WW1 Palestine, Back of Beyond and High Adventure (Interesting mix of 1920s figures)
Dixon Miniatures 28mm Indian Mutiny, Seven Years War, American War of Independance
Empress Miniatures 28mm Abyssinia, Maori Wars, Zulu War
Eureka Miniatures 28mm African, Innuit, Indian Army, Malay, Maori, Zanzibar
Foundry Miniatures 28mm Elizabethan, American War of Independence, Darkest Africa, Indian Army, China, Boers, Australians, Indian Mutiny, North West Frontier, Seven Years War, Victoriana, Sikh Wars
Historifigs (Scruby) 28mm American War of Independence
Honourable Lead Boiler Suit Company 28mm Nautical Nonsense Chandlery: Naval landing parties of the early 20thC
Mutineer Miniatures 28mm Indian Mutiny
Perry Miniatures 28mm Sudan Campaign, Mafeking, Carlist British Legion (suitable for 1st Afghan War and 1st Opium War)
Pontoonier 28mm Third Burma War: British, Burmese and Gurkhas
Pulp Figures 28mm Pulp, British, Yukon, Chinese
RAFM Miniatures 28mm Seven Years War, Riel Rebellion, Victorian British
Redoubt Enterprises 28mm Zulu War, Boer Wars, Wellington in India, Seven Years War, Sudan Campaign, American War of Independence, Boxer Rebellion
Scheltrum 28mm Malay, Far East, VSF
Steve Barber Miniatures 28mm Zulu Wars
Tiger Miniatures 28mm Mounties (Winter War), North West Frontier and lots of other European and Colonial ranges
Wargames Factory 28mm Hard Plastic Zulu War Figures
Warlord Games 28mm Hard Plastic Zulu War Figures
Historifigs (Scruby) 30mm American War of Independence, Sudan Campaign, Zulu Wars,
Spencer Smith Miniatures 30mm Zulu War, Seven Years War, American War of Independence
Tradition of London (plus Willie) 30mm American Revolution, Seven Years War, North West Frontier, Zulu War, North West Frontier, Boer War, Sudan Campaign
Armies in Plastic 54mm Zulu Wars, Boer Wars, North West Frontier, Indian Army, American Revolution, Seven Years War, Sudan Campaign, Boxer Rebellion, 1812
Conte Collectibles 54mm Zulu Wars, North West Frontier, American Revolution
Dorset Soldiers 54mm Zulu Wars, Sudan Campaign, Sikh Wars, Indian Army
East of India 54mm Boxer Rebellion, Zulu War, Sudan Campaigns, North West Frontier, Boer Wars
Frontline Figures 54mm Zulu Wars, American Revolution
King and Country 54mm American Revolution, North West Frontier, Boxer Rebellion
Irregular Miniatures 54mm Zulu Wars
Tradition of London 54mm American Revolution, North West Frontier, Zulu War, Gibraltar
William Britain 54mm Redcoats and a rotating range of imperial periods.


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