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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: Mason on April 14, 2018, 03:22:49 PM

Title: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Mason on April 14, 2018, 03:22:49 PM
Does anyone know if the Dick Garrison range was picked up by another company when the Wargames Supply Dump ceased trading last year?

Hopefully someone did....


Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: KONNOC on April 14, 2018, 04:34:03 PM
When they closed up shop last year Roger said "Please be aware that we will not be selling the moulds or rights for our ranges on to anyone else"........which lets be honest sucks sooo bad... I miss the Dick Garrison range.

You can read more about it here:
http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=447185 (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=447185)




Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Mason on April 14, 2018, 05:25:04 PM
Thanks, KONNOC.

I had read that somewhere but was hoping someone got them in the end.

Oh, well, I shall have to see about finding a way around that.
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: has.been on April 14, 2018, 08:49:16 PM
If you can let me know what you want (& what it looks like) I will trawl through my six file boxes of unpainted sci-fi figures.
A wide variety of manufacturers contributed to the collection over the decades.
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Mason on April 14, 2018, 09:40:44 PM
If you can let me know what you want (& what it looks like) I will trawl through my six file boxes of unpainted sci-fi figures.
A wide variety of manufacturers contributed to the collection over the decades.

Thank you, sir.
 :)

PM inbound.

Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Quendil on April 15, 2018, 08:14:43 AM
Such a shame, I can't understand not selling on the rights or moulds unless there could be legal issues
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Elk101 on April 15, 2018, 08:54:39 AM
This thread got me to check them out and I can't believe they haven't been sold on either! There must be some other reason, as you say.
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Mason on April 15, 2018, 08:59:37 AM
The owner of the Wargames Supply Dump posted this comment:

'I don't think I could pass on the right as this was my baby and always will I guess, and who know one day maybe one of my kids will resurrect the stuff.'


His baby, so he can do whatever he likes.
No problem with that.

I guess I will see what I can pick up and then get converting.
 ;)



Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Quendil on April 15, 2018, 09:00:36 AM
The owner of the Wargames Supply Dump posted this comment:

'I don't think I could pass on the right as this was my baby and always will I guess, and who know one day maybe one of my kids will resurrect the stuff.'


His baby, so he can do whatever he likes.
No problem with that.

I guess I will see what I can pick up and then get converting.
 ;)

That makes sense
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Elk101 on April 15, 2018, 09:12:19 AM
That's fair enough, though I daresay he could let someone produce them under licence for a limited time without giving the rights away?
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: has.been on April 15, 2018, 01:55:00 PM
Elk101, I agree with you, retain ownership while releasing under licence.
Title: Re: What happened to the Dick Garrison range of retro sci-fi figures?
Post by: Mason on April 15, 2018, 03:41:43 PM
It is mainly Birdmen and Evil Troopers that I am after.
If I cant find any I guess I can make my own to fit my own ideas.
I am thinking that conversions of Crooked Dice TLS figures with a head swap would be a good choice (and I have a stack) and these could work pretty well as Evil Overlord Troops...

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