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{{clink|FanPro|Fantasy Productions}} (FanPro) was a German company founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produced metal miniatures. In 1984 Ulrich Kiesow wrote the RPG ''Das Schwarze Auge'' which was published by ''Schmidt Spiel'' in partnership with ''Droemer Knaur''. In 2001 FanPro licensed FASA's ''Shadowrun'' and ''Battletech'' properties and set up a USA subsidiary: FanPro LLC. In 2007 they started selling their gaming assets and focused on publishing novels. In 2012 FanPro folded and were replaced by ''FanPro Fuchs & Fuchs GbR''.}}
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[[FanPro|Fantasy Productions]] was a German company founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produced metal miniatures. In 1984 Ulrich Kiesow wrote the RPG ''Das Schwarze Auge'' which was published by ''Schmidt Spiel'' in partnership with ''Droemer Knaur''. In 2001 FanPro licensed FASA's ''Shadowrun'' and ''Battletech'' properties and set up a USA subsidiary: FanPro LLC. In 2007 they started selling their gaming assets and focused on publishing novels. In 2012 FanPro folded and were replaced by ''FanPro Fuchs & Fuchs GbR''.
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* '''About'''
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* [[#Company History|Company History]]
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* [[#Hobby Products|Hobby Products]]
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* '''Miscellaneous'''
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* [[The Dark Eye (FanPro)#190xx|Armalion]]
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* '''1983''': {{clink|FanPro|Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft GmbH}} (aka FanPro) is founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produces metal miniatures.
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* '''1983''': [[FanPro|Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft GmbH]] (aka FanPro) is founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produces metal miniatures.
 
* '''1984''': Ulrich Kiesow creates the RPG ''Das Schwarze Auge'': a FanPro asset it was published by ''Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH'' in partnership with ''Droemer Knaur Verlag''.
 
* '''1984''': Ulrich Kiesow creates the RPG ''Das Schwarze Auge'': a FanPro asset it was published by ''Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH'' in partnership with ''Droemer Knaur Verlag''.
 
* '''1989''': ''Droemer Knaur'' leaves the partnership.
 
* '''1989''': ''Droemer Knaur'' leaves the partnership.
 
* '''1997''': ''Schmidt Spiel'' goes bankrupt leaving FanPro alone to continue on with ''The Dark Eye'' and their other properties.
 
* '''1997''': ''Schmidt Spiel'' goes bankrupt leaving FanPro alone to continue on with ''The Dark Eye'' and their other properties.
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* '''1999''': [[Target Games]] merges with [[FanPro]]
 
* '''2001''': FanPro licenses FASA's ''Shadowrun'' and ''Battletech'' properties and sets up a USA subsidiary: ''FanPro LLC''.
 
* '''2001''': FanPro licenses FASA's ''Shadowrun'' and ''Battletech'' properties and sets up a USA subsidiary: ''FanPro LLC''.
 
* '''2007''': ''Das Schwarze Auge'' is sold to Ulisses Spiele and FanPro gradually sells the rest of their gaming lines in order to focus on publishing novels.
 
* '''2007''': ''Das Schwarze Auge'' is sold to Ulisses Spiele and FanPro gradually sells the rest of their gaming lines in order to focus on publishing novels.
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[[Hobby Products]] were involved heavily with FanPro and produced the early series of [[The Dark Eye (19xx)|''Das Schwarze Auge'']] figures for them. They may have shared production facilities and the sculptor [[Werner Klocke]] did work for both companies. Their miniatures all used exactly the same style of base and base markings, with 'FP' instead of 'HP' being the main difference. Later on, figures in [[The Dark Eye (FanPro)]] series reverted to 'HP' on the base despite being FanPro miniatures.<br>
 
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===Web Presence===
 
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* '''Domain''': {{elink|https://web.archive.org/web/20040401080007/http://fanpro.com/|fanpro.com}} (archived)
 
* '''Domain''': {{elink|https://web.archive.org/web/20040401080007/http://fanpro.com/|fanpro.com}} (archived)
 
* '''Registered''': fanpro.com - created 1995-06-27
 
* '''Registered''': fanpro.com - created 1995-06-27
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* {{elink|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_Productions|&#91;1&#93;}}, Wikipedia, "FanPro" (Dec 1st 2015)
 
* {{elink|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_Productions|&#91;1&#93;}}, Wikipedia, "FanPro" (Dec 1st 2015)
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* {{elink|https://web.archive.org/web/19990422053102/http://www.target.se/|&#91;2&#93;}}, target.se, "Target Games Merges With Fantasy Productions Gmbh " (1999-04-07)
 
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 7 February 2022

FanPro

StatusOut of Business
Active1983 - 2012
Websitefanpro.com (archived)
AddressErkrath, Germany

Fantasy Productions was a German company founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produced metal miniatures. In 1984 Ulrich Kiesow wrote the RPG Das Schwarze Auge which was published by Schmidt Spiel in partnership with Droemer Knaur. In 2001 FanPro licensed FASA's Shadowrun and Battletech properties and set up a USA subsidiary: FanPro LLC. In 2007 they started selling their gaming assets and focused on publishing novels. In 2012 FanPro folded and were replaced by FanPro Fuchs & Fuchs GbR.

FanPro


Company History

  • 1983: Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft GmbH (aka FanPro) is founded in 1983 by Ulrich Kiesow, Werner Fuchs and Hans Joachim Alpers. It initially produces metal miniatures.
  • 1984: Ulrich Kiesow creates the RPG Das Schwarze Auge: a FanPro asset it was published by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH in partnership with Droemer Knaur Verlag.
  • 1989: Droemer Knaur leaves the partnership.
  • 1997: Schmidt Spiel goes bankrupt leaving FanPro alone to continue on with The Dark Eye and their other properties.
  • 1999: Target Games merges with FanPro
  • 2001: FanPro licenses FASA's Shadowrun and Battletech properties and sets up a USA subsidiary: FanPro LLC.
  • 2007: Das Schwarze Auge is sold to Ulisses Spiele and FanPro gradually sells the rest of their gaming lines in order to focus on publishing novels.
  • 2012: Fantasy Productions folds and is replaced by FanPro Fuchs & Fuchs GbR - publishers.


Hobby Products

Hobby Products were involved heavily with FanPro and produced the early series of Das Schwarze Auge figures for them. They may have shared production facilities and the sculptor Werner Klocke did work for both companies. Their miniatures all used exactly the same style of base and base markings, with 'FP' instead of 'HP' being the main difference. Later on, figures in The Dark Eye (FanPro) series reverted to 'HP' on the base despite being FanPro miniatures.

Addresses

  • Fantasy Productions Medienvertriebsgesellschaft GmbH, Postfach 1416, 40674 Erkrath, Germany


Branding

  • Logo
    retrieved from website


Personnel

Founders

  • Ulrich Kiesow.
  • Werner Fuchs.
  • Hans Joachim.


Web Presence

  • Domain: fanpro.com (archived)
  • Registered: fanpro.com - created 1995-06-27


References

  • [1], Wikipedia, "FanPro" (Dec 1st 2015)
  • [2], target.se, "Target Games Merges With Fantasy Productions Gmbh " (1999-04-07)


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