Resource Guide for 28mm WW2 Eastern Front Gaming

Gaming the Eastern Front in 28mm
Below is a list of resources for the 28mm figures and terrain you need for skirmish gaming the Eastern Front. This may not be a complete list, and I’ll try to keep it updated.

28mm Figures

• Finland
  • Baker Company: http://bakercompany.co.uk/
  • Battle Honours 25mm: http://oldglory15s.com/catalog/
  • Brigade Games: http://brigadegames.com/
  • Warlord Games/Bolt Action: http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/

• Germany
  • Artizan: http://www.artizandesigns.com/
  • Battle Hounors 25mm: http://oldglory15s.com/catalog/
  • Black Tree Design: http://www.blacktreedesign.com
  • Brigade Games: http://brigadegames.com/
  • Chiltern: http://www.chilternminiatures.co.uk/
  • Crusader: http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/
  • Foundry: http://www.wargamesfoundry.com
  • Old Glory: http://www.oldglory25s.com/
  • The Assault Group: http://www.theassaultgroup.com/
  • Victory Force Miniatures: http://victoryforce.com
  • Warlord Games/Bolt Action: http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/
  • Westwind:  http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk

• Hungary (Use 28mm Late World War I German figures)
  • Old Glory: http://www.oldglory25s.com/
  • Renegade: http://www.renegademiniatures.com/
  • Brigade Games: http://www.brigadegames.com

• Italy (Eastern Front/Europe)
  • Battle Hounors 25mm: http://oldglory15s.com/catalog/
  • Black Tree Design: http://www.blacktreedesign.com
  • Strattegia I Tattica (Alpini, Cavalieri, etc.):  http://www.strategiaetattica.it
  • Warlord Games/Bolt Action: http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/

• Romania
  • Outpost Wargame Services: http://www.outpostwargameservices.co.uk/

• Soviet Union
  • 1st Corps: http://www.1stcorps.co.uk/
  • Artizan: http://www.artizandesigns.com/
  • Baker Company (Early War/Winter War): http://bakercompany.co.uk/
  • Battle Hounors 25mm: http://oldglory15s.com/catalog/
  • Black Tree Design: http://www.blacktreedesign.com
  • Chiltern: http://www.chilternminiatures.co.uk/
  • Crusader: http://www.crusaderminiatures.com/
  • Old Glory: http://www.oldglory25s.com/
  • Studio Siberia: http://siberia-miniatures.ru/
  • The Plastic Soldier Company: http://theplasticsoldiercompany.co.uk
  • The Assault Group: http://www.theassaultgroup.com/
  • Warlord Games/Bolt Action: http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/
  • West Wind:  http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk
  • Victory Force Miniatures: http://victoryforce.com

28mm Vehicles

• 1/48 scale:
  • Hobby Boss (Soviet tanks – T34, KV1, KV2): http://www.hobbyboss.com/v48.htm
  • Hobby Master (Prepainted  JS2, King Tiger, Tiger 1E, Sherman): http://hobbymaster.com.hk/
  • Tamiya (Wide range of vehicles):  http://www.tamiyausa.com/product/category.php?sub-id=10500
  • Bandai: Out of production, but good range of tanks and trucks. Check eBay.
  • Classic Armor Depot: prepainted PzIV, Pz38(t), Marder, others. Out of production, but often found on eBay
• 1/50 scale:
  • Corgi (Primary tanks, T34, Panthers, etc.). Out of production, but often found on eBay
  • Solido (Primary tanks, T34, Panthers, etc.):  http://www.quarter-kit.com/
  • Gas.O.Line (hard to find vehicles and conversions):  http://www.quarter-kit.com/
  • Black Tree Design: http://www.blacktreedesign.com
• 1/56 scale:
  • Army Group North Miniatures: http://www.agnminiatures.com/
  • BEF Miniatures: http://www.befminiatures.co.uk/
  • Force of Arms: http://www.forceofarms.co.uk/
  • JTMF: http://www.jtfmenterprises.com/
  • Warlord Games/Bolt Action: http://www.warlordgames.co.uk/
  • Company B/Brigade Games:
    • Brigade Games: http://www.brigadegames.com
    • Company B: http://homepage.mac.com/brentdietrich/companyB.htm
• 1/60th Scale:
  • Old Glory/Battle Honours: http://www.oldglory25s.com/
  • S&S Models: http://www.sandsmodels.com/
  • West Wind: http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk

28mm Urban Terrain

• Ruined Urban Terrain
  • Amera Plastics: http://www.amera.co.uk/
  • Armorcast: http://www.armorcast.com/
  • Battleworks Studios: http://paintedterrain.com/default.aspx
  • Precision Design: http://www.precisionmodeldesigns.com/timeless-models.html

• Villages/Farms
  • Battleworks Studios (Russian farmhouse): http://paintedterrain.com/default.aspx
  • Chiltern (Russian farmhouse): http://www.chilternminiatures.co.uk
  • JR Miniatures (Ruined house, German house): http://02a7218.netsolstores.com/
  • Precision Design: http://www.precisionmodeldesigns.com/timeless-models.html
  • Snapdragon (limited availability, Russian farmhouses): http://www.moondragons.com/

• Other Terrain details and bits: Browse model train shops (Brick & Mortar, and online) for O-scale scenics and building kits, as well as Model Dollhouse providers for “1/4 scale” furniture and accessories that fit 28mm terrain quite well.

Information About the Eastern Front
In addition to figures and terrain, there is a large amount of information out there about the Eastern Front  –  but David Glantz and Stephen Zaloga are two historians who have covered this theatre of the war prolifically and in detail.  Here are some great starter resources for understanding the Eastern Front. Each of these authors have more in-depth looks at specific campaigns, Glantz in particular is the current master historian of all things Eastern Front.

• General History of the Eastern Front
  • The Road to Stalingrad: Stalin`s War with Germany, Volume One (Erickson, John, Stalin’s War With Germany, V. 1.)
  • The Road to Berlin (Erickson, John , Stalin’s War with Germany Volume II)
  • Russia’s War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945 (Overy, Richard)

• Units and Uniforms
  • Slaughterhouse: The Handbook of the Eastern Front (Glantz, David)
  • The Red Army Handbook 1939-1945 (Zaloga, Steven)
  • German Army Handbook 1939-1945 (Lucas, James)
  • Osprey Publishing: http://www.ospreypublishing.com
    • Wide range of country and unit specific books and guides covering all the countries and major units involved in the Eastern Front