: Outpost is releasing a Crusades range of figures, starting with the Islamics.  These are excellent figures, well-researched and sculpted.
 

Preview of Outpost's Turks
Original Masters (this is why they are dull-grey and the unpainted-details are difficult to discern)

This figure has the tijfaf barding done in the usual Middle-Eastern style, medallions and tassels.  The rider has the correct knees-bent stance and the low angluar saddle is characteristic of the Middle East. The lance is wielded correctly in two hands.  The horse tail is bound.  The ghulam has a jawshan cuirass, mail coif and helmet with a small turban.  The upper arms include a tiraz band.  The horse also has a long saddle-sword or qarachur on the right-hand side.	This horse has a saddle-axe included.  The characteristic Turkish-plume is attached to the horses-throat.  The tijfaf is done in the less-common 2-piece style.
Ghulam lancer holding the lance upright.  His quiver is just visible on his right-hip, suspended off a belt.  The baydeh helment now includes a plume.	The horses have their tails knotted in the correct Turco-Iranian style. The gurz mace is shaped as a lion's head.  The officer is wearing a turban and upper-limb protection.
You can see that the archer's helmet includes a dababis.  Again, the riders have the correct knees-bent stance.	The bowcase and sword should be attached to the left hip, with the bowcase pointing to the rear.  The shields can be attached to the rider's forearm or slung on top of the bow-case and sword.  Ghulams generally left their torso free of impediments.  A tear-drop shield is also available.
These Guards (could also be Dailami) have some interesting features.  The spearmen is wearing a mail-coat or dir and a fluted helmet.  The axeman has the characteristic half-moon axe favoured in the Middle-East, as well as a jawshan cuirass.  Their swords are suspended from baldrics, This was a fashion favoured by the Dailami.	These riders have the correct Central Asian quiver, pointing forward.  The figure with the javelin is wearing a sharbush- a stiff cap with fur-brim, worn as an emblem of the Turkish elite.  They also have the correct Turkish double-breasted tunics.
	The Turkmen to the left include a variety of weapons, but you can see that the horses have the corerect T-strap crupper.

: True 15mm figures and probably the widest range around.  The figures are well cast with good detail but sometimes lack a dynamic stance.  Some Asiatic cavalry have bowcases placed backwards and horses may be generic rather than Turco-Iranian.  Essex also stocks a wide range of buildings, terrain, rules and paint.

: A solid but older Outremer range of Franks, Saracens and Byzantines.  One of the few manufacturers to produce Saracen cavalry with plenty of maces and swords.  The figures tend to have outsize hands and cuffs.  They are also larger than true 15mm.

: Museum has two basic sizes for their figures.  Their Norman and Islamic Persian ranges are relatively large and are hard to mix with other manufacturers.  Their Arab and Mongol ranges are closer to 15mm.  Their Normans and Crusaders are generally accurate.  Their Asiatic cavalry can have serious lapses in historical accuracy.

: A large range of Outremer figures. Figures vary in their casting and sculpting quality. Some are excellent and some are very basic.  The figures tend to be sculpted in a simple style with little extraneous equipment such as belts, bags etc.  Hands tend to be typically smaller than the other ranges.  They are close to true 15mm, hence smaller than the large Museum or Gladiator figures.  Generally compatible with Essex figures.
 

Note: several of Donnington's crossbowmen are cast as if the crossbow is being fired sideways.  The arms of the crossbow are in fact, designed to be twisted into their proper position.

: Produces a large range of 15mm figures.  I have never purchased from this range so can not comment on their quality.

In Australasia, Miniatures can supply the Hallmark, Museum Miniatures and Irregular Miniatures ranges.

: shield decals, handy for those of us who find painting crosses to be an arduous exercise in practical geometry.

A more complete range of manufacturers can be found at The Miniatures Page.