Hi again, I have stumbled onto something that I hope anyone in the UK may be
able
to help me with. I am looking for a range of Sci-Fi figures from Blade
Miniatures (101 Church St., Atworth, Melksham, Whitshire, SN12 8JA). They had
a line of 20mm figures that were being sold around 1995 or so. They have since
gone under, and I would like to find:
1) The owner of the molds (either to purchase them, or for a small run of the
line)
2) Anyone who may have some of these figures for sale/trade what have
you. 3) Any way to get their items whatsoever.
4) E-mail or phone number for Michael Percy of SHQ
5) E-mail or phone number for Nick Rees (I am guessing that he is the
original owner of Blade???)
The sci-fi line was absolutely beautiful work (namely Michael Percy of
SHQ had done the sculpting), and Nick Rees did the vehicles. I could use any
form of communication or information regarding the whereabouts of the Blade
molds, masters, old inventory, used items, former owners, business
information, etc.
It seems that mail delivered to the Church Street address is accepted, but
there is never a reply or returned mail - so I can only assume that this
location is a residence of some sort. If someone can help identify who or what
is at this address, I would be greatly appreciative.
Please - if anyone on the list can help, please do! If I can purchase
the
molds, I will be _VERY_ happy and able to recreate a fantastic line of
figures from a dead company.
Thank you for your time
> Hi again,
They
> had a line of 20mm figures that were being sold around 1995 or so.
They
> have since gone under, and I would like to find:
I picked up one pack from a clearance bin last year (12 infantry), and I'd
like to get hold of a few more. The package I have says it was Imported by
Brookhurst Hobbies,
Garden Grove, CA, 714-636-3580.
> The sci-fi line was absolutely beautiful work (namely Michael Percy of
I haven't seen the vehicles, but I agree based on the figs I have. They're
generic SF, sort of Starship Troopers with a reality check, nicely detailed
and proportioned, with a lot of poses (I think 9 poses out of 12 figs in the
pack I have).
> I could use any
If you do, I'll buy a bunch (only 1 or 2 armies' worth, though).
Unfortunately, the market seems to have shifted toward larger scales in recent
years.
> Thank you for your time
- Sam
> Hi again,
They
> had a line of 20mm figures that were being sold around 1995 or so.
They
> have since gone under, and I would like to find:
Unfortunately I have no idea what has happened to the Blade moulds, though
they were being offered for sale in a small ad in the back of (IIRC) Wargames
Illustrated a couple of years ago. There has certainly been no more mention of
them on the UK market, so I assume they weere either never sold and Nick Rees
still has them, or they were sold but the new owner has not yet done anything
with them.
They were, as you say, a very nice line of minis - an attempt to capture
a
cross-over market with "moderns" gamers who mostly use 20mm, hence their
rather near-future styling; however the strategy didn't work, and
despite their good quality they just didn't take off. If I can find out
anyhting I'll let the list know.
How often do whole miniature lines change hands? I look at Wargames
Illustrated sporadically and last time I looked an entire miniature line
/
company was for sale. Of course, what constitutes a miniatures company in the
UK would often be equated with a hobby position in North America; the
terminology used is quite different.
> How often do whole miniature lines change hands ? I look at Wargames
the
> terminology used is quite different.
That COULD have actually been the Blade offer - when was it? The advert
never named the company as such, we just deduced it from several
clues....
Apart from Blade, the most recent changes of ownership I know of in the UK
F&SF field were us at GZG buying CMD out a couple of years back, and more
recently Ainsty setting up from scratch after buying SVF's old ranges and
Kallistra buying Pendraken's ship line.
I'll have to pull out that Wargames Illustrated when I get home tonight.
Hello all. I wanted to thank all of you who were offering to help out with my
quest to find more 20mm Blade Miniatures. I would like to inform you all that
I seem to have been the first to:
1) Locate the current owner of the molds 2) Present a resounding story to
purchase them from the current owner
All of the information that I had acquired was very helpful and I will keep
the list up to date on the developments as they come forward. So far I have
been able to contact the current owner and present my case. I am now awaiting
a ruling to see if the molds will be sold and at what price. Thankfully I have
been presented with sufficient capital to purchase the molds as well as form a
company to manufacture and distribute these items if the molds become
available. Thank you all for your support and interest. If you are interested
in seeing some of the Blade line of figures, I would be more than happy to
photo some of the figures that I have in my collection and publish them in a
web site for all to share. If you are interested, please LMK and I will put a
higher priority on the project, thus getting it done sooner.
Thanks,