Phone: +44 (0)1834 810307
Fax: +44 (0)1834 810307
Website: http://www.abfigures.co.uk/
(old site - link dead)
Homepage: http://abfigures.com/
(Eureka-backed website)
See also: Empress Miniatures (have some of the artillery models), Eureka Miniatures (Australia, hold moulds),
Eureka Miniatures USA (carry stock in
N. America) and Fighting 15's (UK stockist)
Previously carried by: Battle Honours (1980's) Milicast
and Wargames South?
Tony
Barton - Owner/founder/sculptor (the 'AB' of the various AB's)
Michael
and Lynda Hickling - Ran AB Figures from (?) until approximately 2013
Ian
Marsh - Head of Fighting
15's
Metal manufacturer of 1:76th scale seated
figures for vehicles, war-gaming troops in 15 and 20mm and some artillery
models, all in white metal. They have supplied (specially created?) figures for
a Normandy Landing diorama presented to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford by
MAFVA’s London branch. They aim at a 'true' 1:76th scale/20mm size range at
4mm-1 foot.
A complicated history which only got more
complicated a year or two ago. Tony tended to issue licences rather than
working for himself, and this has lead to problems in the past, and resulted in
a hiatus when he came to retire, this was solved when Eureka (who had been
handling the Napoleonic range for some time) stepped in.
Various statements have been issued by
various parties, some findable in the links below, suffice to say that the
website which had been there since the early days of the internet went dead,
only to be replaced by another which appears to be AB Figures, but is an extension of Eureka's operations. Tony Barton has retired, and has handed
control of those ranges still extant to Eureka.
Eureka has cleaned-up moulds,
invested in new masters and works with partners to ensure as much as possible
of the old AB inventory is still
available
Ranges
15mm
Napoleonic
Roman/Ancient
20mm
World War II Gaming Figures
World War II AFV Crew Figures
Artillery pieces
Flags (?)
Links / What Other People Say (discussions on recent events, for range see link above)
What They Say
"Men in miniature for the dedicated
wargamer & collector"
What This Entry Needs
Full (and historical) Product Listings
Decent Company History/Timeline