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|1984 to 2006
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|[http://web.archive.org/web/20050209082319/http://www.hobbyproducts.de/ hobbyproducts.de] (archived)
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|Oberhausen, Germany
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[[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>
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'''Product Code Lists''': [[Range List (Hobby Products)|By Range]]
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<p class="contents-heading">Hobby Products</p>
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* '''About the Company'''
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*[[#Addresses|Addresses]]
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*[[#Branding|Branding]]
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*[[#Personnel|Personnel]]
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*[[#Web Presence|Web Presence]]
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*[[#Distribution|Distribution]]
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*[[#Disposal of Assets|Disposal of Assets]]
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*[[#References|References]]
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* &nbsp;
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* '''Miscellaneous'''
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* [[Base Markings (Hobby Products)|Base Markings]]
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* [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|Catalogs]]
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* [[Games (Hobby Products)|Games]]
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* [[Promos & Specials (Metal Magic)|Promos & Specials]]
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* [[Range List (Hobby Products)|Range List]]
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* [[Shields (Metal Magic)|Shields]]
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* &nbsp;
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* '''Ranges'''
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* [[Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights]]
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* [[Asterix (Hobby Products)|Asterix]]
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* [[Demonworld]]
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* [[Dunwich Detectives (Metal Magic)|Dunwich Detectives]]
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* [[Empires]]
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* [[Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('C' Series)]]
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* [[Fantasy 'M' (Metal Magic)|Fantasy ('M' Series)]]
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* [[Freaky Fantasy (Metal Magic)|Freaky Fantasy]]
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* [[Historical Heroes (Metal Magic)|Historical Heroes]]
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* [[Midgard Fantasy]]
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* [[Perry Rhodan]]
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* [[Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords]]
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* [[The Dark Eye (19xx)]]
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* [[The Dark Eye (FanPro)]]
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* [[Traveller (Metal Magic)|Traveller]]
 
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==Company History==
 
  
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===Summary===
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===Addresses===
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'''Status''': Out of business,<br>
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* Hobby Products GmbH. P.O. Box 10 10 20, 4200 Oberhausen, W.-Germany
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'''Active''': pre-1984 to 2006<br>
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* Hobby Products (GB) Ltd, 64 Parnie Street, Glasgow, G1 5RJ, Scotland, UK
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'''Main Address''': Oberhausen, Germany<br>
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* Wargames, Inc, Box 278, Triadelphia, WV 26059, USA
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===Branding===
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file:HobbyProductsLogo.jpg|Logo<br>{{smg|retrieved from website}}
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file:HobbyProductsLogo-small.jpg|Logo<br>{{smg|adjusted for wiki}}
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{{clink|Hobby Products}} GmbH was a German company that produced games and miniatures from the mid-1980's through 2006.  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 only actively producing the Demonworld, Empires, DSA, and Armalion ranges.<br>
 
  
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===Extended History===
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Sculptors:<br>
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===Personnel===
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<p class="contents-heading">Sculptors</p>
 
* [[Mike French]]
 
* [[Mike French]]
 
* [[Michael Immig]]
 
* [[Michael Immig]]
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* [[Bob Olley]]
 
* [[Bob Olley]]
 
* [[Paul Henni]]
 
* [[Paul Henni]]
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* [[Jörg-Martin Meyer]]
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Painters:<br>
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<p class="contents-heading">Painters</p>
 
* [[Josef Ochmann]]
 
* [[Josef Ochmann]]
 
* Jürgen Neumann
 
* Jürgen Neumann
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* Jörg-Martin Meyer
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* [[Jörg-Martin Meyer]]
 
* Bernd Siepmann
 
* Bernd Siepmann
 
* Andrea Wille
 
* Andrea Wille
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* Michael Jacobsen
 
* Michael Jacobsen
 
* Carsten Radzinski
 
* Carsten Radzinski
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==Product Lines==
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===Web Presence===
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* '''Domain''': {{elink|http://web.archive.org/web/*/hobbyproducts.de|hobbyproducts.de}} (archived)
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* '''Registered''': before Dec 2000.
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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>
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===Original Ranges===
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===Distribution===
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* Arabian Knights (Geschichten aus 1001 Nacht)
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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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* DemonWorld
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* Dunwich Detectives (25mm)
 
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* Empires
 
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* Fantasy (25mm / 28mm)
 
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* Freaky Fantasy (25mm)
 
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* Historical Heroes (15mm)
 
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* Spacelords (25mm / 28mm)
 
  
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===Licensed Ranges===
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===Disposal of Assets===
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* Armalion: licensed from ''FanPro''
 
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* Asterix (25mm / 28mm): licensed from ''Les Editions Albert René/Goscinny-Uderzo''
 
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* The Dark Eye (DSA): licensed from ''FanPro''
 
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* Midgard Miniaturen: licensed from ''Verlag für F&SF-Spiele''
 
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* Perry Rhodan (25mm): licensed from ''Verlang Arthur Moewig GmbH''
 
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* Traveller Miniaturen (15mm): licensed from ''Games Designers' Workshop''
 
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==Website==
 
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'''Domain''': [http://web.archive.org/web/*/hobbyproducts.de hobbyproducts.de]<br>
 
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'''Registered''': before Dec 2000<br>
 
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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. The company domain now exists as someone's Wordpress blog featuring "Dog treats, accessories and more" - a sad, sad epitaph.<br>
 
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==Distribution==
 
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In the UK, {{clink|Tabletop Miniatures|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>
 
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==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>
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* [[Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Metal Magic Fantasy]]: bought by [[Mega Miniatures]].
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* {{clink|Fantasy 'C' (Metal Magic)|Metal Magic Fantasy}}: bought by {{clink|Mega Miniatures}}.
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* [[Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights]]: bought by [[Mega Miniatures]].
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* [[Arabian Nights (Metal Magic)|Arabian Nights]]: bought by {{clink|Mega Miniatures}}.
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* [[Metal Magic - Dunwich Detectives|Dunwich Detectives]]: bought by [[eM-4 Miniatures]].
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* [[Metal Magic - Dunwich Detectives|Dunwich Detectives]]: bought by {{clink|eM-4 Miniatures}}.
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* [[Spacelords (Metal Magic)|Spacelords]]: bought by [[eM-4 Miniatures]].
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* [[Spacelords]]: bought by {{clink|eM-4 Miniatures}}.
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* [[Demonworld]]: bought by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]].
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* [[DemonWorld]]: bought by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}.
 
 
* [[Empires]]: unknown.
 
* [[Empires]]: unknown.
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* 15mm Historical Ranges: bought by {{clink|Gladiator Games}} (and since acquired by {{clink|Black Hat Miniatures}}).
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* 15mm Historical Ranges: bought by {{clink|Gladiator Games}} (acquired by [[Black Hat Miniatures]] and currently owned by [[Fighting 15s]]).
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* The Dark Eye (DSA): re-licensed from FanPro by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}.
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* The Dark Eye (DSA): re-licensed from [[FanPro]] by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]].
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* Armalion: re-licensed from FanPro by {{clink|Ral Partha Europe|RPE}}.
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* Armalion: re-licensed from [[FanPro]] by [[Ral Partha Europe|RPE]].
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==References==
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===References===
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# Internet Archive: Wayback Machine - [http://web.archive.org/web/*/hobbyproducts.de hobbyproducts.de]<br>
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* {{elink|http://web.archive.org/web/*/hobbyproducts.de|&#91;1&#93;}}, hobbyproducts.de (archived)
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# MetalMagic Forum: {{elink|http://www.metalmagic.de|metalmagic.de}}<br>
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* {{elink|http://www.metalmagic.de|&#91;2&#93;}}, metalmagic.de, MetalMagic Forum
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# ColonialWars Yahoo Group posting by Michael Immig: {{elink|https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ColonialWars/conversations/topics/4757| Metal Magic, Hobby Products, FanPro etc.}} (08 July, 1999)<br>
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* {{elink|https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/ColonialWars/conversations/topics/4757|&#91;3&#93;}}, ColonialWars Yahoo Group, posting by Michael Immig (08 July, 1999)
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* {{elink|http://zinnfiguronline.bplaced.net/mmfantasy.htm|&#91;4&#93;}}, zinnfiguronline website (recommended).
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* [[Catalogs (Metal Magic)|&#91;5&#93;]], Hobby Japan, ''"World of Metal Figures 3"''
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* {{elink|1=http://theminiaturespage.com/news/?id=756628|2=&#91;6&#93;}} TMP, ''"Demonworld and Empires ranges for sale"'' (2003-08-25)
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* &#91;7&#93;, Dragon Magazine 176, Dec 1991, page 120, ''"Metal Magic (advert)"''
  
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[[Category:Hobby Products]]

Latest revision as of 16:32, 10 April 2024

Hobby Products

HobbyProductsLogo-small.jpg
StatusOut of Business
Active1984 to 2006
Websitehobbyproducts.de (archived)
AddressOberhausen, Germany

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.

Product Code Lists: By Range


Hobby Products


Addresses

  • 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


Branding

  • Logo
    retrieved from website

  • Logo
    adjusted for wiki


Personnel

Painters


Web Presence


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.

Distribution

In the UK, Tabletop Games sold most of the early Fantasy and Arabian Nights ranges from at least 1984 to 1987-1988 (TTG codes) before Hobbygames of London began advertising the Metal Magic ranges (May 1988).

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:


References

  • [1], hobbyproducts.de (archived)
  • [2], metalmagic.de, MetalMagic Forum
  • [3], ColonialWars Yahoo Group, posting by Michael Immig (08 July, 1999)
  • [4], zinnfiguronline website (recommended).
  • [5], Hobby Japan, "World of Metal Figures 3"
  • [6] TMP, "Demonworld and Empires ranges for sale" (2003-08-25)
  • [7], Dragon Magazine 176, Dec 1991, page 120, "Metal Magic (advert)"
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