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- | {{clink|Hobby Products}} GmbH was a German company that produced games and miniatures from the 1984-2006. "Metal Magic" was the imprint used for their miniature lines. They produced a wide variety of ranges over the years, many of which had little visibility outside of Europe. Most of their ranges had been phased out of production by the mid-1990's and by the final years the company was focused on the ''Demonworld'', ''Empires'', ''DSA'', and ''Armalion'' ranges.<br> | ||
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+ | |HobbyProductsLogo-small.jpg|Hobby Products|125px | ||
+ | |Out of Business | ||
+ | |1984 to 2006 | ||
+ | |[http://web.archive.org/web/20050209082319/http://www.hobbyproducts.de/ hobbyproducts.de] (archived) | ||
+ | |Oberhausen, Germany | ||
+ | |QM-HobbyProducts | ||
+ | }} | ||
- | ===Company History=== | + | [[Hobby Products]] GmbH was a German company that produced games and miniatures from 1984-2006. "Metal Magic" was the imprint used for their miniature lines. They produced a wide variety of ranges over the years but most of their ranges had been phased out of production by the mid-1990's and by the final years the company was focused on the ''Demonworld'', ''Empires'', ''DSA'', and ''Armalion'' ranges.<br> |
- | Founded 1984. [[#References|[5]]]<br> | + | <br> |
+ | '''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Hobby Products)|By Range]] | ||
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+ | <div class="contents-1 columns-16" style="margin-top:2em;"> | ||
+ | <p class="contents-heading">Hobby Products</p> | ||
+ | * '''About the Company''' | ||
+ | *[[#Addresses|Addresses]] | ||
+ | *[[#Branding|Branding]] | ||
+ | *[[#Personnel|Personnel]] | ||
+ | *[[#Web Presence|Web Presence]] | ||
+ | *[[#Distribution|Distribution]] | ||
+ | *[[#Disposal of Assets|Disposal of Assets]] | ||
+ | *[[#References|References]] | ||
+ | * | ||
+ | * '''Miscellaneous''' | ||
+ | * [[Base Markings (Hobby Products)|Base Markings]] | ||
+ | * [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|Catalogs]] | ||
+ | * [[Games (Hobby Products)|Games]] | ||
+ | * [[Promos & Specials (Metal Magic)|Promos & Specials]] | ||
+ | * [[Range List (Hobby Products)|Range List]] | ||
+ | * [[Shields (Metal Magic)|Shields]] | ||
+ | * | ||
+ | * '''Ranges''' | ||
+ | * [[Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights]] | ||
+ | * [[Asterix (Hobby Products)|Asterix]] | ||
+ | * [[Demonworld]] | ||
+ | * [[Dunwich Detectives (Metal Magic)|Dunwich Detectives]] | ||
+ | * [[Empires]] | ||
+ | * [[Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('C' Series)]] | ||
+ | * [[Fantasy 'M' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('M' Series)]] | ||
+ | * [[Freaky Fantasy (Metal Magic)|Freaky Fantasy]] | ||
+ | * [[Historical Heroes (Metal Magic)|Historical Heroes]] | ||
+ | * [[Midgard Fantasy]] | ||
+ | * [[Perry Rhodan]] | ||
+ | * [[Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords]] | ||
+ | * [[The Dark Eye (19xx)]] | ||
+ | * [[The Dark Eye (FanPro)]] | ||
+ | * [[Traveller (Metal Magic)|Traveller]] | ||
+ | </div> | ||
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===Addresses=== | ===Addresses=== | ||
- | * Oberhausen, Germany<br> | + | * Hobby Products GmbH. P.O. Box 10 10 20, 4200 Oberhausen, W.-Germany |
+ | * Hobby Products (GB) Ltd, 64 Parnie Street, Glasgow, G1 5RJ, Scotland, UK | ||
+ | * Wargames, Inc, Box 278, Triadelphia, WV 26059, USA | ||
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===Personnel=== | ===Personnel=== | ||
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* [[Bob Olley]] | * [[Bob Olley]] | ||
* [[Paul Henni]] | * [[Paul Henni]] | ||
+ | * [[Jörg-Martin Meyer]] | ||
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* [[Josef Ochmann]] | * [[Josef Ochmann]] | ||
* Jürgen Neumann | * Jürgen Neumann | ||
- | * Jörg-Martin Meyer | + | * [[Jörg-Martin Meyer]] |
* Bernd Siepmann | * Bernd Siepmann | ||
* Andrea Wille | * Andrea Wille | ||
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- | <br> | + | |
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- | ===Product Lines=== | + | |
- | '''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Hobby Products)|By Range]]<br> | + | |
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- | <div style="width:49%;min-width:12em;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;margin-top:0.5em;"> | + | |
- | <div class="contents-1 columns-12"> | + | |
- | <p class="contents-heading">Original Ranges</p> | + | |
- | * {{clink|Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights}} | + | |
- | * [[Demonworld]] | + | |
- | * [[Dunwich Detectives (Metal Magic)|Dunwich Detectives]] | + | |
- | * [[Empires]] | + | |
- | * {{clink|Fantasy 'M' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('M')}} | + | |
- | * {{clink|Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('C')}} | + | |
- | * [[Freaky Fantasy (Metal Magic)|Freaky Fantasy]] | + | |
- | * [[Historical Heroes (Metal Magic)|Historical Heroes]] | + | |
- | * {{clink|Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords}} | + | |
- | </div> | + | |
- | </div> | + | |
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- | <div style="width:49%;min-width:12em;float:left;margin-right:0.25em;margin-top:0.5em;"> | + | |
- | <div class="contents-1 columns-12"> | + | |
- | <p class="contents-heading">Licensed Ranges</p> | + | |
- | * [[The Dark Eye|Armalion]] | + | |
- | * [[Asterix (Hobby Products)|Asterix]] | + | |
- | * [[The Dark Eye (19xx)]] | + | |
- | * [[The Dark Eye]] | + | |
- | * [[Midgard Fantasy|Midgard Miniaturen]] | + | |
- | * [[Perry Rhodan]] | + | |
- | * [[Traveller (Metal Magic)|Traveller Miniaturen]] | + | |
- | </div> | + | |
- | </div> | + | |
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As a mid-1980s company, much of Hobby Products' history was pre-internet. According to the Wayback Machine, the website existed (with relevant content) from at least Dec 6th 2000 - Feb 9th 2005.<br> | As a mid-1980s company, much of Hobby Products' history was pre-internet. According to the Wayback Machine, the website existed (with relevant content) from at least Dec 6th 2000 - Feb 9th 2005.<br> | ||
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- | * '''Email''': | ||
- | n/a<br> | ||
- | <br> | ||
- | * '''Elsewhere''': - | ||
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===Distribution=== | ===Distribution=== | ||
- | In the UK, {{clink|Tabletop Games}} sold most of the Fantasy and Arabian Nights ranges from at least 1984 to 1987-1988 ([[Reference - TTG to Metal Magic|TTG codes]]) before ''Hobbygames'' of London began advertising the Metal Magic ranges (May 1988).<br> | + | In the UK, [[Tabletop Games]] sold most of the early Fantasy and Arabian Nights ranges from at least 1984 to 1987-1988 ([[Reference - TTG to Metal Magic|TTG codes]]) before ''Hobbygames'' of London began advertising the Metal Magic ranges (May 1988).<br> |
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===Disposal of Assets=== | ===Disposal of Assets=== | ||
Many of their ranges are still in production from other companies but the sale and transfer of assets appears to have been the following:<br> | Many of their ranges are still in production from other companies but the sale and transfer of assets appears to have been the following:<br> | ||
- | * {{clink|Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Metal Magic Fantasy}}: bought by {{clink|Mega Miniatures}}. | + | * [[Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Metal Magic Fantasy]]: bought by [[Mega Miniatures]]. |
- | * {{clink|Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights}}: bought by {{clink|Mega Miniatures}}. | + | * [[Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights]]: bought by [[Mega Miniatures]]. |
- | * [[Metal Magic - Dunwich Detectives|Dunwich Detectives]]: bought by {{clink|eM-4 Miniatures}}. | + | * [[Metal Magic - Dunwich Detectives|Dunwich Detectives]]: bought by [[eM-4 Miniatures]]. |
- | * {{clink|Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords}}: bought by {{clink|eM-4 Miniatures}}. | + | * [[Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords]]: bought by [[eM-4 Miniatures]]. |
- | * [[Demonworld]]: bought by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}. | + | * [[Demonworld]]: bought by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]]. |
* [[Empires]]: unknown. | * [[Empires]]: unknown. | ||
- | * 15mm Historical Ranges: bought by {{clink|Gladiator Games}} (and since acquired by {{clink|Black Hat Miniatures}}). | + | * 15mm Historical Ranges: bought by {{clink|Gladiator Games}} (acquired by [[Black Hat Miniatures]] and currently owned by [[Fighting 15s]]). |
- | * The Dark Eye (DSA): re-licensed from FanPro by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}. | + | * The Dark Eye (DSA): re-licensed from [[FanPro]] by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]]. |
- | * Armalion: re-licensed from FanPro by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}. | + | * Armalion: re-licensed from [[FanPro]] by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]]. |
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* {{elink|http://zinnfiguronline.bplaced.net/mmfantasy.htm|[4]}}, zinnfiguronline website (recommended). | * {{elink|http://zinnfiguronline.bplaced.net/mmfantasy.htm|[4]}}, zinnfiguronline website (recommended). | ||
* [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|[5]]], Hobby Japan, ''"World of Metal Figures 3"'' | * [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|[5]]], Hobby Japan, ''"World of Metal Figures 3"'' | ||
+ | * {{elink|1=http://theminiaturespage.com/news/?id=756628|2=[6]}} TMP, ''"Demonworld and Empires ranges for sale"'' (2003-08-25) | ||
+ | * [7], Dragon Magazine 176, Dec 1991, page 120, ''"Metal Magic (advert)"'' | ||
+ | [[Category:1984]] | ||
+ | [[Category:1980s]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Germany]] | ||
[[Category:Hobby Products]] | [[Category:Hobby Products]] | ||
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