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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Warhound Titan.jpg|Copy of Biasi Warhound Titan
 
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Reaver Titan.jpg|Copy of Biasi Reaver Titan
 
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image:Armorcast Revised Imperial Baneblade P.jpg|Copy of Biasi Baneblade
 
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Shadowsword.jpg|Copy of Biasi Shadowsword
 
 
image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Eldar Tempest.jpg|Copy of Biasi Eldar Tempest
 
image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Eldar Tempest.jpg|Copy of Biasi Eldar Tempest
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Imperial Baneblade.jpg|Copy of Biasi Imperial Baneblade
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Imperial Reaver Titan.jpg|Copy of Biasi Imperial Reaver Titan
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Imperial Shadowsword.jpg|Copy of Biasi Imperial Shadowsword
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image:Forgeworld Copy of Biasi Imperial Warhound Titan.jpg|Copy of Biasi Imperial Warhound Titan
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image:Forgeworld Eldar Deathstalker.jpg|Eldar Deathstalker (Prism Cannon)
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image:Forgeworld Eldar Doomweaver.jpg|Eldar Doomweaver
 
image:Forgeworld Eldar Wave Serpent.jpg|Eldar Wave Serpent
 
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image:Forgeworld Ork Huge Gobsmasha.jpg|Ork Huge Gobsmasha
 
image:Forgeworld Tyranid Dactylis.jpg|Tyranid Dactylis
 
image:Forgeworld Tyranid Dactylis.jpg|Tyranid Dactylis
 
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image:Epicast Unreleased Eldar Prism Cannon.jpg|Unreleased Eldar Death Stalker (Prism Cannon)
 
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Revision as of 17:06, 24 April 2008

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 40K and Epic scales). Nick Tompkins of Epicast was very helpful in providing information. Tim DuPertuis of Armorcast and Steve Mussared of Monolith helped with additional information.

The history of resin casts for Warhammer is shown on the Epicast site and Epicast are thanked for permission to reproduce an abridged version of their article here.


USA

Strangely enough all the US licensed producers of Games Workshop copyrighted models were located within 4 hours of each other in Northern California.

At first, Warhammer 40K players had no vehicles as 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. Games Workshop gave Mike a copyright license to produce 40K scale models of Epic vehicles; Mike named his company Mike Biasi Studios. Word soon got around about these wonderful models and Tim Dupertuis started publishing Inquisitor magazine with rules for these models in it.

Nick Tompkins saw Mike’s models made some models and sent them to GW who gave him a copyright license too. Nick's company is Epicast USA.

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 licence. 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 the companies in USA which received copyright licenses from GW were Mike Biasi Studios, Epicast, Forgeworld USA, Armorcast.

In addition there were some unlicensed aftermarket pieces made by Merlyn in Michigan.

Around 2002, Dragons Den Armoury produced a single 40K scale “Gabriel” Knight Titan that looked remarkably identical to the GW Epic Paladin Knight. These were only sold on ebay at US$250 and were only available for a couple of months until they were closed down for breach of GW intellectual property.

Around 2004, the same group started Dreamforge Designs and created two Titans which stand about 4 times as tall as an Armorcast Warhound. Two versions were produced using rapid prototyping [very expensive! ] from CADD drawings. Initial price was $750.00 per model. 6 models were sold before they were closed down for breach of GW intellectual property. It seems only one variant of the two was sold and the prototype casting of the second Leviathan model may be the only one in existence.

UK

Steve Mussared of Monolith produced a small range of resin vehicles and titans in both 40K and Epic scales. With the exception of the Ork Gargant, most of these models were only every produced in small runs of 30 on a trial basis to test the market. These seem to have been made available at a few trade shows only and so were never available to the general wargaming community.

Mike Biasi Studios

Epicast

Forgeworld USA

  • Copy of Biasi Eldar Tempest

  • Copy of Biasi Imperial Baneblade

  • Copy of Biasi Imperial Reaver Titan

  • Copy of Biasi Imperial Shadowsword

  • Copy of Biasi Imperial Warhound Titan

  • Eldar Deathstalker (Prism Cannon)

  • Eldar Doomweaver

  • Eldar Wave Serpent

  • Ork Huge Gobsmasha

  • Tyranid Dactylis

  • Warzone Bauhaus Grizzly


  • Forgeworld Warzone Bauhaus Armored Car.jpg

    Warzone Bauhaus Armored Car

  • Triangle Castle and Keep

Armorcast

Merlyn

  • Eldar Phantom Titan Farseer Head

  • Eldar Phantom Titan Harlequin Head

  • Eldar Phantom Titan Warlord Head

  • Eldar Phantom Titan D Cannon

  • Eldar Phantom Titan Powerfist

  • Eldar Phantom Titan Psychic Lance

  • Reaver Titan Iron Armour Head

  • Reaver Titan Laughing God Head

  • Reaver Titan Skull Head

  • Imperial Vortex Missile

Dragons Den Armory

  • Gabriel Knight Titan

Dreamforge Designs

  • Dreamforge Titan Mortis

  • Dreamforge Titan Leviathan

Monolith

Thanks to Steve Mussared of Monolith for the information on this range

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