Welcome Helion!

Welcome to Helion & Company’s wargames figure site!

Apart from our well-known books business, Helion now produce extremely high-quality 25mm wargames figures for both collectors and gamers. We will be specialising in the conflicts of the mid/later 19th century, and our first range will cover the Seven Weeks’ War of 1866. We are beginning with the Bohemian theatre of war, but will, in future years, move on to the West German and Italian theatres of war as well. We aim to provide complete coverage, with figures that are researched extremely accurately from original sources, including photographs and paintings in our collection. The figures are designed by the very talented Alan Marsh. (Please note that this is an all-new range, using a new designer, new mouldmaker, and new production facilities, and not the re-release of a range that was previously available from us in the late 1990s)
Helion news week beginning 25th August 2008

The Prussian Line Uhlans are now in stock and available! I have added the painting guide, more photos will follow soon.

I have just completed another update to the site, including putting lots more information for the flags online, plus adding more images to the workbench page including some showing the Austrian hussars, continuing to add to the reviews page, adding some colour photos of the first Uhlans painted up and so on.

Our first packs of flags for the range will also be out during the next 4 weeks, starting with Prussian Line Infantry. Lance pennons for the Prussians are available now!

The figures will be researched from the best original sources available, mostly in the German language, and poses have been carefully thought out. We welcome your feedback!

Disclaimer - All figures supplied unpainted. Unsuitable for children under 12 years of age. Figures contain small quantities of lead.

Latest work in progress - Austrian infantry!

See the 'On the Workbench' page for pictures of the latest designs Alan is working on, including some new pictures of the Austrian hussars!

What's next?

The second stage sculpting for both the Austrian Hungarian infantry and Austrian hussars is nearly complete. I hope to post some photos soon. The first of the Prussian flag sets are also now online!

New C19th books from Helion!

Our latest book is The First Schleswig Holstein War 1848-50 by Nick Svendsen. Military Music in the Campaign of 1866 by Rob Mantle will follow soon. Details in the books section of our site!