About
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Rod started Langton Miniatures in 1989. He'd been wargaming for
years, mainly Napoleonic and Ancient land warfare. When he decided to go into the naval
side of the hobby, it wasn't enough to make the models, they had to have rules. So he got
down to Signal Close Action for the Napoleonic period. This led on to other period models
and rules, most recently Naumachiae. Carol (wife of Rod) has been involved from the start and now plays quite a prominent role, painting the Napoleonic 1:1200 scale models amongst other things. After a few years, Rod (ex-marine) was joined by fellow wargamer Brad (ex-navy). They make quite a team, their combined interests encompassing most of the hobby. 1998 saw the branching out into the land wargaming sector, specifically buildings and fortifications. This area of the business is called Starfort and the first models to be produced are for 10/15mm American Civil War gaming. This just might have something to do with the fact that Brad is very much into Fire and Fury! All of the models are researched and based on plans, contemporary illustrations etc. This is also one of Rod's hobbies and apart from a massive collection of reference material, he enjoys time spent in museums - especially finding material not on public display. Two years ago, a brief visit to Holland with friends was combined with research in several of the museums there. The result of this is the launch of a range of models in scale 1:1200 for the Anglo-Dutch wars. This is welcome news for his Dutch customers who will no doubt have a better result in this period on the wargaming table! Thanks again for visiting the site. Hope you find something of interest here.
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