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The history of resin casts for Warhammer is shown on the [http://www.epicast.com/index.php?mode=page&page=lostandbanned Epicast]site and Epicast are thanked for permission to reproduce their article here. | The history of resin casts for Warhammer is shown on the [http://www.epicast.com/index.php?mode=page&page=lostandbanned Epicast]site and Epicast are thanked for permission to reproduce their article here. | ||
Revision as of 02:56, 10 January 2007
This section is devoted to the vehicles and titans produced in resin before the GW Forgeworld Division was started. Vehicles and titans were produced in resin in both USA (in 40K scale) and in UK (in Epic scale).
USA
The history of resin casts for Warhammer is shown on the Epicastsite and Epicast are thanked for permission to reproduce their article here.
The Lost and the Banned
This section is dedicated to a rough history of Warhammer related resin casting in the US and a list of products that were produced by the companies listed here. Strangely enough all the US licensed producers of Games Workshop copyrighted models were located within 4 hours of each other in Northern California.
In the Beginning…. First there was a barren emptiness, Warhammer 40K players had no vehicles there were only 2 Games Workshop models and those were only for one race – the Marines.
Along came Mike Biasi – the “Master” Mike is a very talented artist and sculptor and he produced a 40K scale Titan modeled on the early Games Workshop Plastic and metal Epic models for Adeptus Titanicus. Mike lived in Santa Rosa, California up the coast form San Francisco. Back in those days Games Workshop was a smaller, less complicated company than they are now and when Mike sent them his Titan they were impressed! They gave Mike a copyright license to produce 40K scale models of Epic vehicles; Mike named his company Mike Biasi Studios. The local gaming community being small and fairly tight knit – word soon got around about these wonderful models and Tim Dupertuis started publishing Inquisitor magazine with rules for these models in it. I saw Mike’s models and realized where he was going BIG I could go small. So I made some models and sent them to GW and luckily enough they gave me a copyright too! I named my company Epicast USA. Let me state now – Mike is a classically trained and educated artist with university level courses in Art and sculpture behind him; I am an enthusiastic converted/scratch builder with some artistic talent. There was little comparison between our models and Mike’s later work with Armorcast and Forgeworld UK is of professional standard. Mike’s association with Games Workshop ended and John Richardson of Modesto, California and some other friends approached Games Workshop with a proposition. They asked GW for the right to reproduce Mike’s models and other new ones on a large scale production basis. GW agreed and gave them a contract. They formed Forgeworld USA Tim Dupertuis approached GW and asked for the same rights and contract and got Mike to agree to work with him to refine and update the models. Tim formed a company called Armorcast.
So there you have it: in order of appearance: Mike Biasi Studios, Epicast, Forgeworld USA, Armorcast.
UK
Thanks to Steve Mussared for providing information the information regarding resin vehicles produced in UK.
Steve Mussared of Monolith produced a small range of resin vehicles and titans in Epic scale. With the exception of the Ork Gargant, most of these models were only every produced in small runs and so were never available to the general wargaming community.
Mike Biasi Studios
Imperial Reaver Titan
Warhound Titan
Eldar Tempest
Eldar Knight
Bane Blade & Shadowsword
Eldar Phantom Titan
Unreleased Eldar Farseer Phantom Titan Head
Unreleased Imperial Warlord Titan
