15mm Ancients Miniatures Suppliers

(This page is a bit of a monster, as it has loads of photos, and voting buttons. To see a faster, picture-free page click here).

As well as rating all of the 15mm ancient miniatures suppliers, this site has similar pages for comparing and rating 15mm Renaissance figures and miniatures, 20mm Modern metal figures , and 10mm ACW figures, 28mm Rennaissance Figures and 15mm Napoleonic Figures.

If you are looking for 15mm Greek, Roman, Persian, Medieval, Arab, Gallic, Byzantine, Catalan, Hungarian or Viking ancient wargames figures, you've come to the right place. This page has detail of the ranges carried by ALL the 15mm mass production ancients suppliers I have managed to track down and find. For each supplier there is a comprehensive listing of the armies they have figures for, a guide to how they package their ancient figures (singles, packs of 8 etc), details on how you can order from them, a short review of their website, and a link to that site. What it doesn't do is pick up 3D printers - commercial-scale 3D printing is still a relatively new development in the 15mm market (as of 2022), and has the potential to lead to an explosion in the number of ranges out there, to a point beyond my ability to catalogue, so I only plan to keep this page covering mass-produced metal (and plastic/resin) ranges. The information on this site was pretty much correct when I created it, and I try to keep it updated but please check shipping rates and quantities yourself when ordering. if you see anything that needs changing, please tell me via the email link at the bottom of the page

The page also includes some of my own highly subjective review ratings which combine ratings of the figures and the website/order process of the companies. You can also rate any of the manufacturers - please do vote on those you have figures for as this helps other gamers decide what to buy.

The following pictures are just a random selection of the 2,500+ photos I have gathered in the 15mm Photo Directory - you can see a bigger version of any photo on this page just by clicking on it. Photos in the 15mm Photo Directory can all be rated individually, so you can rate any specific figure that's in there - and in so doing help other gamers decide whats best for them

If you have photos for any of the manufacturers that I don't (or if you ARE the manufacturer and would like to let me carry your photos on this site to help promote your figures) I can easily add YOUR photos to this page and the directory - just scroll down to the bottom of this page and email me from the address there and we discuss how best to do it.

NEW and IMPROVED - search all the suppliers websites on this page for the figures you want using this Customized Google Search tool. It's been enhanced (as of Feb 2013) and now works pretty well

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Please don't rely on my opinions for your buying decisions - make up your own mind, but hopefully this page will give you some more choices !  

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If you collect Renaissance Miniatures there is also a similar page to this one for suppliers of 15mm Renaissance figures. It can be accessed via this link

The 15mm Figure Manufacturers Listings

Essex Miniatures

• Essex have a vast range of 15mm figures in all periods, as well as a 25mm range too. I always think of Essex as the "baseline" for all other manufacturers - whatever army you are looking to buy Essex will have a figure range for it, and the decision you need to make is "can I find any manufacturer of figures I like better than those from Essex?"(or maybe "everyone will have these Essex figures - I want my stuff to look different as it will then give the impression that I have a personality of my own!"). IMO their figures are always to a good standard, take paint nicely but are sometimes accused of lacking a little in "personality" or animation. Very good consistency and compatibility throughout the entire range.
• Essex sells figures in packs of 8 foot or 4 mounted, usually with 2-3 variants per pack in the newer ranges. 
• The Essex website is excellent throughout. There is a full listing of 15mm and 25mm figures, with a reasonably complete set of pictures of all the figures, either painted or in bare metal.
• You can buy online using credit cards, and Paypal. Essex also have an official US distributor for the Ancients & Renaissance ranges in the form of CB Miniatures They ship post-free to addresses in the US.
• Essex used to be known as Mikes Models way back in (ancient) history, and produced a very differently styled range. These "Mikes Models" figures are available on special order (at least the Renaissance ones), and there is even a whole special section on their website for them. They were much shorter and less anatomically correctly styled that the current ranges - but are still much loved by some collectors & gamers.
• Madaxeman's Supplier Rating : 7.5/10, simply because they are always going to be good enough in every range and every figure, and they form benchmark for everyone else. All of MY ratings on this site are therefore "relative" to Essex being at 7.5. The ratings are mostly for figure design and execution, but have a smattering of other factors in there as well, just to make life more subjective! 

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