Antenocities Workshop closed down

[manic _miner]

 Tried to go onto the site and it is no longer operating and the FB page has been closed too.

 From what i have seen in the KS project,it looks like They have been having issues with the costs of operating going up along with Brexit.

 A real shame as i do like the stuff that they do and wanted to order some items from them.

 Do you think that this is the start to the end of smaller miniatures/gaming producers now with the increased costs of operating,Brexit and 3D printing?

[Bloggard]

Those 3 issues must surely be considerable challenges for many a commercial concern.

Antenocities had been struggling for a while: I remember previous posts here by representatives of the company.
Hope it's not as bleak as your post suggests.

[boneio]

Ah that's a shame, I was thinking of looking around there this week.

My last order came pretty quickly and they're nice pieces.

[Kitfox]

It looks like the Twitter account has gone as well.  It would be a real shame if they were to disappear, I've just spent the past few weeks painting some of Jed's resin fantasy furniture, lovely stuff.  Was planning to order more in the future.

[Overlord]

It would appear that they have gone into Voluntary Liquidation.

A shame as they produced some quality items and I always received good customer service from them.

[nozza_uk]

If this is true, then it's a real shame. 

I've got some of their Cyberpunk MDF buildings and they are really nice to build and look good on the table.

[FramFramson]

Huge if true. They have a massive quantity of the best near-future/cyberpunk/sci-fi vehicles. If those moulds aren't sold, that would be quite the loss.   

[6milPhil]

Do you think that this is the start to the end of smaller miniatures/gaming producers now with the increased costs of operating, Brexit and 3D printing?

Yes, especially for producers of the larger scales. The two sizeable foreign markets UK producers used to enjoy were the EU and the US. The EU has effectively closed to them, with shipping, customs and taxes making UK products too expensive for EU gamers. Shipping to or from the US has never been cheap, but since Brexit it's now become the most expensive place to ship to from the UK. Australia is cheaper. This has also made UK products too expensive for our Yank cousins. All this before considering increases in material costs, etc.

Every producer I know is suffering from this, and they are typically running on tight margins and budgets. Even if a distributor could be found in either the EU or US, many UK makers operate on such a slight margin they'd either become unprofitable, or priced too high.
 

[manic _miner]

Yes, especially for producers of the larger scales. The two sizeable foreign markets UK producers used to enjoy were the EU and the US. The EU has effectively closed to them, with shipping, customs and taxes making UK products too expensive for EU gamers. Shipping to or from the US has never been cheap, but since Brexit it's now become the most expensive place to ship to from the UK. Australia is cheaper. This has also made UK products too expensive for our Yank cousins. All this before considering increases in material costs, etc.

Every producer I know is suffering from this, and they are typically running on tight margins and budgets. Even if a distributor could be found in either the EU or US, many UK makers operate on such a slight margin they'd either become unprofitable, or priced too high.
 

 It does make for worrying times in the miniatures/gaming market among many others.

 Loosing sales from outside of the UK is a huge lose for many that were already struggling.

 This will have a knock on effect for traditional sculptors too.It is very worrying to think how the whole miniatures/gaming industry will cope with the future.Where will we be in a Years time?

[soldieroftheline]

Shipping to or from the US has never been cheap, but since Brexit it's now become the most expensive place to ship to from the UK.

Actually I thought that was due to substantial increase in charges by the US Postal Service, and not Brexit. Oddly, despite the increases, when selling on eBay I have sold a lot more to the US recently than for ages.

[Lovejoy]

Actually I thought that was due to substantial increase in charges by the US Postal Service, and not Brexit. Oddly, despite the increases, when selling on eBay I have sold a lot more to the US recently than for ages.

Yep, it was down to the US government threatening to leave the Global Postal Union unless they were allowed to alter their 'last mile' charges. Ostensibly this was to allow them to protect US companies against competition from China, but they took the opportunity to massively hike the charges for the whole world instead.
It's now the most expensive destination in the world to ship parcels to from the UK. 

[Sgt_T]

Too bad.
I really like the Antenociti stuff and have quite a few of their vehicles.

T

[Painterz]

Yep, I lost all of my EU customers when Brexit happened. Had my first sale to a guy in Paris last week, first European sale since Brexit.

It's been an absolutely catastrophe. Shipping is murderous. Paperwork is murderous. The number of lost parcels has gone off the charts.

/ rant.