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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.&nbsp;[[#References|&#91;5&#93;]]<br>+<br>
 +'''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Hobby Products)|By Range]]
 + 
 +{{clear}}__NOTOC__
 +<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]]
 +* &nbsp;
 +* '''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]]
 +* &nbsp;
 +* '''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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-<div style="clear:both;"/>+{{clear}}
-<br>+
- +
-===Product Lines===+
-'''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Hobby Products)|By Range]]<br>+
-<br>+
- +
-<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>+
- +
-<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>+
- +
-<div style="clear:both;"/>+
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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> 
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-* '''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|&#91;4&#93;}}, zinnfiguronline website (recommended). * {{elink|http://zinnfiguronline.bplaced.net/mmfantasy.htm|&#91;4&#93;}}, zinnfiguronline website (recommended).
* [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|&#91;5&#93;]], Hobby Japan, ''"World of Metal Figures 3"'' * [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|&#91;5&#93;]], Hobby Japan, ''"World of Metal Figures 3"''
 +* {{elink|1=http://theminiaturespage.com/news/?id=756628|2=&#91;6&#93;}} TMP, ''"Demonworld and Empires ranges for sale"'' (2003-08-25)
 +* &#91;7&#93;, Dragon Magazine 176, Dec 1991, page 120, ''"Metal Magic (advert)"''
 +[[Category:1984]]
 +[[Category:1980s]]
 +[[Category:Germany]]
[[Category:Hobby Products]] [[Category:Hobby Products]]
-[[Category:Company Pages]] 

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