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The 2019 Britcon Trade Show 

The Britcon Trade Show will be returning to the now-familiar surroundings of the Barnes Wallis Building at Manchester Uni over the weekend of 1oth-11th August 2018. 

Just come along and we will let you in for free - yes, that's right, no entry cost at all! We know there is a recession out there, so we want you to be able to spend all of your hard earned cash with our loyal traders... and you can't say fairer than that! 

If you wish to register in advance, we will send you special advance information on offers and show deals from our Britcon trader offers and updates on demo games as well.  

​For details of the venue and how to get there, click here - or scroll down for a list of all of our traders


We also have a number of demo games, and a bar and cafeteria onsite.

Bar prices from 2018 are online here

 - 2018 Britcon Trade Show Information. 2019 information to be published shortly

 (In addition to these traders we will have a Bring and Buy)

So far we have the following traders confirmed:

Ainsty Castings
  • Willoughby House, Market Rasen Road, Holton Le Moor, LN7 6AE
  • Ph: 07799 262 451
  • Web: http://ainstycastings.co.uk

Ainsty offer a huge range of resin-cast scenic items and unusual figures for modern, Sci-Fi and Fantasy gaming and role playing. They are also the show stockists for the full Gripping Beast Saga range, and Footsore Miniatures and have a complete range of Little Big Man shield transfers. Ainsty are now also the trade show stockists for North Star Figures full range - Copplestone, Frostgrave and many others and offer a range of order and collect deals - see their website for details. 

All Rolled Up
  • Web: http://www.allrolledup.co.uk/

All Rolled Up, creator of must-have tabletop gaming accessories including the Award winning All Rolled Up game roll and Folding Dice Trays, stocks a wide range of products chosen by gamers for gamers.

From our hand-crafted dice bags and custom-printed folding dice trays, to mini wipe cards, Correctable markers, stone skull counters, fantasy messenger bags, and a huge range of dice - All Rolled Up is a one-stop answer to getting your game to the tabletop.

Ancient & Modern / Donnington Miniatures
  • Lodge Cottage, Toll bar, Llangybi, Usk NP15 1PG
  • Web and eShop : www.ancient-modern.co.uk
  • Email : info@ancient-modern.co.uk
  • Ph: 01633 450 686

A&M has gained a strong following for their Donnington ’New Era’ ranges; an ever evolving collection of high quality 15mm metal miniatures for the Ancient/Medieval periods. Each range offers a comprehensive choice of troop types for which most have variants. Current releases include: 100 Years War, Wars of the Roses, Swiss, Burgundians, Low Countries, Feudal Period (Europe, the Crusades, Arabs, Muslims and Andalusians), Anglo-Saxons/Danes, Normans, Vikings, Norse Irish, Rus, and some Asiatic Horsemen. To finish your army there’s an excellent selection of camp and baggage models as well as ‘Battleflags’, a fully researched collection of  flag sheets that will really bring your army to life.

The much loved Donnington 'Original' ranges will also be on display as will be the full range of figures and models from Xyston Miniatures. 

To complete A&M’s offering, they provide a painting service of some repute.  Just as a number of players taking part in the competitions have done already.....  give them an army list and they’ll do the rest..... and don’t forget to order your Baggage Camp too!  
 
Stock is limited at Britcon, so to avoid disappointment, why not pre-order your miniatures via A&M’s eShop for collection at the event.
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Colonel Bills
  • 7 Cliffords View, Ovington, N Yorks, DL11 7DB
  • Web: www.colonelbills.com
  • Ph: 01833 627 241

In addition to 1000’s of pre loved figures of all scales, both painted and unpainted, Colonel Bills manufacturers ot the Belt Fed Gamning 28mm range of pin up style females, and of the ever growing Depot Battalion range of 28mm non playing characters and accessories. 

The Colonel also stocks:
  • 4Ground mdf products
  • Gamers Grass basing materials
  • Coat d Arms Paints products
  • HMG spray varnish
  • EMP 28mm figures and animals
  • Fighting 15s and Eureka 15mm figures
  • AB figures Napoleonic Unit Packs
  • Black Hat Miniatures East Asian Range 28mm buildings
  • Xyston Miniatures 15mm Ancient unit packs

The Colonel offers a 10% discount for pre-show orders and is prepared to take some of your unwanted figures and exchange them for cash, - so please come along and say hello to Stu, Scottie and Roy! 

Dave Lanchester Books
  • Email: LandLSoc@aol.com
Dave Lanchester Books supply a range of military themed books for wargamers and collectors, and will also be representing the Lance & Longbow Society with a demonstration game at Britcon.

Daves Wargames
  • Web: Davewargames@gmail.com
  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Daveswargames/
  • Website : http://daveswargames.tictail.com/
Dave's Wargames is a company specialising in precision laser cut MDF terrain and Acrylic Tokens

Dave Thomas
  • Web: dave.thomas103@ntlworld.com
Dave Thomas and his team are a regular feature at many UK wargaming shows, stocking a huge range of mostly 28mm figures from companies such as Perry Miniatures, Fireforge, Gripping Beast and Conquest plastics. 

Contact Dave by email for advance orders or to reserve stock for collection at the show.
  
Forged in Battle

  • Web http://www.forgedinbattle.com/
 
Extensive 15mm Ancients range, produced in high quality pewter.  Expanding range, soon to add another 200 packs to the range for Dark Ages. 15mm WWII range of high quality pewter infantry and resin tanks.  1/3000th Scale battle ready pewter ships.

Footsore Miniatures
  • Unit 34, Lenton Business Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2BY
  • Tel: 01773716583 
  • Web: http://footsoreminiatures.co.uk/
  • Pre-orders contact: steve@footsoreminiatures.com

Footsore Miniatures was established to provide high-quality metal miniatures for gamers and collectors alike. Its foundation is built on the old Musketeer Miniatures range of figures and continues to be principally sculpted by the same designer, Bill Thornhill.  Footsore Miniatures are now proud to be manufacturing in both the US and the UK providing our customers with a more efficient service. In the UK Footsore Miniatures is owned by Mark Farr and Andy Hobday, friends for over 20 years who collectively bring over 50 years of gaming experience.

GS Miniature Workshop

  • Web: http://gsminipaint.wixsite.com/gsminiature-workshop
 
The home of Modular Forest Terrain. We are a Table Top scenery making company that endeavours to bring the finest scenery to your table top gaming.  We aim to make it cost effective and to create an immersive fun gaming experience. Whether it be 6mm up to 28mm scales or custom designs to our stock range, We always aim to give a quality product.

Hoka Hey Wargaming 
  • Web : https://www.timelineminiatures.co.uk/store/index.php
  • Email : hokaheywargaming@hotmail.co.uk
  • Phone: 0753 041 6092 

Hi my name is Alan Rudd and I set up Hoka Hey Wargaming back in 2011 to make handmade wargame scenery for the various scales. Scenery starter sets,  TPP’S ( Terrain Piece Package System), Consist of River, Road, 10-15 mm Field sets , 20 -28 mm Field sets, Cornfields, Woods  and trees can be purchased too. Extra items can be purchased separately and more items are being added all the time. I also sell a range of plastic storage boxes as well as magnetic and steel paper and some Javis products.
Over the years, I have acquired some figure ranges – 28mm Elizabethans, 28 mm Border Reivers and to be released this year 2018 – 28 mm ECW. I also purchased, Timeline Miniatures and that has given me a large range of MDF Laser cut products.  I will continue to grow the range. I have made a nice model of Rorkes Drift in 10mm scale and have displayed this at a couple of shows as a participation game. I have also staged, “ The Little Big Horn “ in 10mm. I recently have added some Resin Buildings to go with the Border Reivers, but they can do for other periods too.

New items are always being added so please visit my new website !

Iron Gate Scenery
  • Web : www.irongatescenery.co.uk
We are a new and upcoming 3D printed scenery company based in the United Kingdom. We currently have 28mm Fantasy, Pirate, Aztec & Roman terrain and 15mm World War II/Modern War terrain. With new products constantly coming out. All of our models are compatible with games such as: Kings of War, Dungeon & Dragons, Team Yankee, Flames of War to name a few.

Instant Armies & Veteran Miniatures
  • Wayne Ph: 07758 451853 web: princeyriel@aol.com
  • Dene Ph: 01283 214891 web: denegreen64@gmail.com

New and 2nd hand figures, most scales and periods. Painted and unpainted. 50,000 figures always in stock. Buildings, terrain and a selection of books and magazines. A comprehensive range of flags in 15mm & 25mm. Official stockist of Flames of War range. Painting service available

KR Multicase
  • Web: http://www.krmulticase.com

KR Multicase™ - the complete storage and transport system. KR Multicase is a company dedicated to miniature figures and innovative storage solutions. The KR philosophy is soft foam for the models and hard cases for the soft foam ! - they will be available from the Lesley's Bits Box stand at the Britcon show. 

Lesley's Bits Box
  • Web: www.lesleysbitsbox.co.uk
By now a Britcon regular, Lesley's Bits Box will be here for the 9th straight year at Britcon. Lesley's offer a comprehensive selection of New and Secondhand Games Workshop products, with new Games Workshop products at around 15% of RRP. To avoid disappointment e-mail us at lesleysbitsbox@hotmail.co.uk with your pre-orders.

Mantic Games
  • Web: www.manticgames.com
Mantic Games is all about providing the best fantasy and sci-fi miniatures and games at great value. The Mantic Team is made up of hobby enthusiasts and world-class creatives that bring you fantastic games and miniature ranges such as DreadBall – The Futuristic Sports Game, Kings of War and Warpath as well as the TV tie-in The Walking Dead. We pride ourselves on ambition and innovation and we aim to create and deliver compelling worlds, amazing games and incredible miniatures.

Mantic staff will be running demo games of The Walking Dead and Deadzone so you can try your hand at both games at the show.

Magister Militum
  • Unit 4 The Business Centre, Morgans Vale Road, Redlynch, Salisbury, SP5 2HA
  • Web: www.magistermilitum.com
  • ph: 01725 510110

Home of over 13,000 products! Magister Militum's own ranges are manufactured using white metal at our premises near Salisbury and include 3mm, 10mm Ancients, Napoleonics & Age of Rifles (ACW, Franco Prussian, Crimean and Zulu War). The Chariot Miniatures range includes 15mm Biblical, Classical, Dark Ages, Eastern Armies & Napoleonic Wars figures in varied poses and an new ECW range. They also will be showing a wide range of their own 15mm fantasy figures which are complimented by the Blood Dawn range of fantasy 15mm. For 28mm fans the Navigator range of figures is available to pre-order, predominantly Ancients.

Our imported ranges include Hallmark,  an extensive range of 1:6000 Figurehead ships, 1:2400 Age of Sail and 1:1200 coastal craft complimented by the 1:1200 CAP Aero and our own complimentary 617 Sqn. range. Hallmark also offers a detailed range of carts, wagons and accessories along with 15mm League of Augsberg and 6mm Mainforce infantry. Also in 6mm or 1:285 scale, we have the GHQ range of superbly detailed World War 2 and modern 6mm vehicles and aircraft will be on sale together with their 1:1200 Napoleonic ships and 1:2400 WWI & WWII vessels. 

For scenic items Italian company Baueda's 15mm buildings and tents are on the stand, together with a Britcon favourite - the excellent range of Miniature World Maker from Australia. Theirs is a huge range of pre-painted flexible latex scenery and buildings, many specifically designed for the 'Field of Glory' and ‘DBA’  rules system. JR Miniatures, GHQ, Battle Ground and Ian Weekley round out an extensive range of scenery in many materials covering the ancient era through to sci-fi in 6mm to 25mm. We stock a fair bit of the Spartan Games ranges and Lead Adventure Miniatures too. Accessories include dice, acrylic paints, VVV shield transfers, rule books and computer moderated rules and games, Oddial Ozmy 3mm and 15mm along with Dark Sword Miniatures which covers A Game of Thrones figures and much more whacky fantasy.

Feel free to pre-order to ensure you get what you need at the show, we try to give you a heads up on Facebook about what we can’t fit on the van and hence needs pre-ordering. You can do this via the website wish list or emailing info@magistermilitum.com or phoning 01725 510110. Thank you!


Ministry of Buildings
  • Web: http://www.irontreedesigns.co.uk/mob.html
  • Facebook : Ministry of Buildings on Facebook
"From the box to the table" is our motto here at the Ministry. What you are actually buying is a ready painted and assembled building.....oh and hours of your precious time.  Build time is around 2 weeks from taking your order, discounts are always available for multiple buys. 

We undertake commission work too, so if you have any specific requests please get in touch and we will be happy to discuss your design needs. All of our buildings are made out of either 2mm or 3mm MDF deep etched, laser cut sections, unlike some building manufacturers our fine details will not disappear after one coat of paint and a layer of varnish, we also aim to cut out thick joint points which show through roofs and walls a feature which is very predominant and annoying on some other buildings for sale at the moment, all buildings where appropriate come with removable roofs and a second storey removable floor in them.

PE2 Collectables
  • Contact: pe2collectables@gmail.com
PE2 Collectables will be at this year's Britcon with ranges from Armourfast (20mm plastic tanks), Early War Miniatures (20mm scale WW2) and Plastic Soldier Company together with most of the Army Painter range of paint, glue, tools, brushes & tufts. They will also be stocking discounted Warlord products as well as Victrix, Conquest Games & Fireforge Games plastic kits, together with a selection of 2nd hand figures and games at great prices.

The Pit
  • 7 Ebbw Vale Road, lrthlingborough, Wellingborough,
    Northampton, NN9 5PG
  • Web: https://www.thepitgamingshop.co.uk/​

The Pit are a friendly gaming store selling the games we love to play and the toys we love to collect. For full details see our website or ebay store

Rubicon Models
  • Web: www.rubiconmodels.com

We will be showing/selling 1/56th Scale Plastic, Resin and Pewter WWII vehicles and miniatures.

Sleeping Dragon Hobby Shop
  • Web: http://www.sleepingdragonhobbyshop.co.uk/
  • Phone: 01889582630

We provide scenic modelling materials and hobby supplies to the wargaming community. Anything you might need to  paint miniatures, decorate bases and dioramas, construct terrain or even build whole gaming boards, we aim to supply.  Our range is growing all the time, so keep an eye out for new products. If there’s anything you’re trying to get hold of that we don’t currently have available, please get in touch – odds are, we can get it for you!

Our aim is to fill what we see as a gap in the wargaming market. While there are plenty of miniatures companies plying their wares, and more than enough companies selling laser-cut MDF kits nowadays, there are very few places that a wargamer can get hold of decent quality modelling and scenic supplies – that still seems to be the province of model railways enthusiasts. We want to change that by bringing those products to the wargaming market, giving wargamers a place to fulfill all their scenic modelling needs.​

Sarissa Precision
  • Web: http://www.sarissa-precision.com/
  • Pre-Orders: steve@footsoreminiatures.com 

Designs and produces their own high quality MDF scenery for tabletop wargaming, and also design products for many well-known companies such as Warlord Games, Mantic Games, Italeri and of course War Banner.

West Wind Productions 
  • Web: http://www.westwindproductions.co.uk/

West Wind and Forged in Battle customers wishing to pre-order for collection at a Show, it is advisable to call or email West Wind on 01457 879330 or mail@westwindproductions.co.uk at least one week before the Show in question. We will ensure your orders are waiting for you at the West Wind/Forged in Battle Stand on the day.

Our portfolio includes, Empire of the Dead, Secrets of the Third Reich, Incursion, Forged in Battle 15mm WWII, Forged in Battle War & Empire 15mm Ancients, Bombshell, Arthurian 28mm, Berlin or Bust 28mm WWII, Gothic Horror and much much more……….
War Banner

  • Web: www.gangsofrome.com 
  • Pre-Orders: steve@footsoreminiatures.com 
 
Publishers of the new exciting skirmish game ‘Gangs of Rome’ a fast pace blood and gore skirmish game set in ancient Rome. War Banner will be bringing more exciting games and miniatures to the industry very soon.

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Warlord Games

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  • Web: www.warlordgames.com
  • T04/T10 Technology Wing, The Howitt Building, Lenton Business Centre, Lenton Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2BD
  • Ph: 0115 978 420

Warlord Games are one of the pioneers of the new multipart plastic 28mm figures (with some metals as well to flesh out their ranges), with ranges and rulesets for Ancients, Pike and Shotte, Black Powder, and WW2 with the innovative Bolt Action range and ruleset. Warlord Games will  be supporting the Bolt Action tournament at this year's Britcon, and will be running demo games of their other rulesets as well. Look out for special Britcon offers in the run up to this year's show.

Some of our previous traders and their special deals....

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