Foundry Miniatures

Normally a company like Foundry wouldn't raise much of a blip on the modelling radar. It is after all just a small company producing a range of historical metal soldiers. However, there are two things which make it unusual.

1. They have an amazing paint range, hundreds of different shades and colours, all matched such that you have the base shade, the dark shade and the highlight shade.
2. To go along with this is Kevin Dallimore's painting guides:
   
   
   
   one of the best in the market and very influential (have a look at how similar they are to GW's, which came along much later).

If you want the historical equivalent to GW, or you want materials which compliment or replace GW stuff, I can't recommend Foundry highly enough.