Epicast

Epicast USA, LLC was run by Nick & Jana Tompkins. Originally formed under a limited copyright agreement with Games Workshop(GW), Epicast produced 28mm scale versions of Games Workshop epic scale vehicles for use with Warhammer 40K. The first model they produced was the Eldar Falcon, followed by the Ork Gobsmasha, A Rhino Whirlwind/Vindicator kit, the Imperial Termite and other vehicles. The copyright agreement with GW ended in 1998 shortly before Forgeworld UK went into production and started producing resin models. After the end of their copyright with GW Epicast produced several ranges of resin and expanded hard foam buildings, scenery items and resin bases as well as non GW copyrighted vehicles. They had a printed catalog at one point.

In 2005 Nick wrote a summary of Warhammer related resin casting in the US called ”The Lost and the Banned”.  [3]

As of June 2021 Troll Soup have the license to produce some of the Epicast miniatures (those not covered by the Games Workshop copyright).

Addresses

• 4817 Massive Peak Way, Antioch, CA 94509, USA
• 1628 Double Arrow Place, Las Vegas, NV 89128, USA
• 1856 Laxalt Way, Elko, Nevada 89801, NV, USA
• 2264 Seven Points Circle , Hermitage, TN 37076 (Current as of 2020)

Contact Details

• (email) natompkins1@gmail.com

Web Presence

• [1], epicast.com (registered 1997-11-09, lapsed end of 2014, currently parked)
• [2], facebook, "Epicast USA, LLC" (still occasionally updated)

References

• [1], TMP, "Epicast USA"
• [2], MARS, Issue 3, Summer 1997, "Epicast (advert)", pages: 7
• [3], Wayback Machine, epicast.com, "The Lost and the Banned"
• [4], Dragon Magazine 203, pages 112-118, "Through the Looking Glass" by Bob Bigelow