AB Figures are run by Anthony Barton and Michael Hickling. We have both been wargaming for over 35 years. Now we are returning to our first love - WW2. To us authenticity, detailed design and quality are key and we go to great lengths to research our figures using contemporary illustrations, photographs and artifacts.

We hope you will like our figures – we really believe that we supply the best "Men in Miniature" for the dedicated Wargamer and Modeller.

About Anthony
After a childhood spent making plasticene animals and gaining an indifferent degree in Zoology, Anthony Barton ("AB") started his career making biological and archaeological models for museums.

Military figures had always been a hobby, and growing poorer prompted him to start making them seriously in about 1985. The "AB" range was launched in 1990, and he now devotes most of his time to it, with periodic diversions into larger-scale projects: historical paint-work, sculpture and reconstructed costumes – he has worked for many historical institutions.

He lives quietly in a small house near York, surrounded by interesting junk, and only goes out to play music with the York Waits, a 16th Century wind band which he helped found in 1977, or to indulge in historical re-enactments in interesting places, generally involving bows or early firearms.

About Michael
Michael is our craftsman making the moulds and running the small foundry and manufacturing process from his home in the beautiful Welsh countryside. He also packs and despatches your orders with help from his wife..

Michael has also actively helped in archaeological excavations including Fishbourne Roman Palace, and the exciting Patching Gold Coin Hoard, and occasionally works on digs in Wales like Dinefwr Castle and Llandeilo Roman Fort. He now enjoys pottering around the countryside in his 1943 Willys Jeep.

Academy Plastic Model Kits produces predominantly aircraft model kits in the 1:72 and 1:48 scales. Military Miniatures (1/35 scale).

They acquired Minicraft Model Kits

AdeptiCon has grown consistently over the past seventeen years, from the humble 110 person event in 2003, to the amazing 6,500 attendees AdeptiCon hosted in 2019. Over these seventeen years, AdeptiCon has been held at five different venues. We have expanded from a handful of events to well over 650 tournaments, event games, and hobby seminars covering all aspects of the miniature war gaming hobby. Despite the continued growth and necessary expansion, we have made every effort to keep consistent focus on one major priority: to present to our attendees the highest quality wargaming event possible. This will remain our priority for 2020 and beyond.

Advanced Terrain produce rubber and resin games terrain for 28mm tabletop miniatures games. Our terrain is extremely durable - barring blades and fire, there is pretty much nothing that will damage it. Aside from its insane toughness, our terrain is also:

Ready to Play
No assembly, no painting, no mess, no fuss. You take it out of the box, put it on the table, and you're ready to play. This is a major consideration for gamers on the go with less and less time - us crusty old veterans may still enjoy breathing in the primer fumes, but most people just want to... play the game.

Versatile
Our scenery works for a wide variety of game genres, almost any 28mm-35mm miniature game in fact. Anything from Warhammer 40k to historical ancients wargaming, from a Call of Cthulu RPG to Mordheim. We have purposefully avoided any period-specific details - no rusting suits of armor, discarded lasguns, or orc skulls to throw you out of context.

Modular
We've given a lot of thought to the creation of the cities and battlefields that we would like to play on. We've designed a very simple layered system where everything can work with or without the other pieces. Don't care for the base tiles? You can use the roads, barricades and buildings without them. Do you prefer more height on your board? Just layer on a few extra hill or raised city blocks.

Aerodrome is a miniatures game of aerial combat during World War I. Players take on the role of biplane pilots and tail gunners dog fighting their way through the gray skies of Europe during the war to end all wars.