| Fishbuckle | 01 Mar 2015 9:30 a.m. PST |
I was recently looking at the Song of Fur and Buttons book from Ganesha Games and was halfway to decided to collect a Teddy Bear army… But when I went to Eureka's website I found the sad news that: "From 15th March 2014, Eureka Miniatures no longer produces Mike Broadbent Designs 28mm Teddy Bear range." Does anyone know what happened to this range? I tried to google it but can't find it anywhere else… |
IGWARG1   | 01 Mar 2015 10:32 a.m. PST |
I heard that private collector bought the range for himself. |
| Fishbuckle | 01 Mar 2015 10:57 a.m. PST |
Shame. Hopfully someone else with the skills will come up with a similar range. |
| Captain dEwell | 01 Mar 2015 11:00 a.m. PST |
That is bad news if they have gone for good. I rather liked them and intended to purchase a couple of small armies having been inspired by TMPer DAF's Christmas game with his daughter, Emma. To my mind they were a great introduction to wargaming for younger gamers. Shame. |
| combatpainter | 01 Mar 2015 11:31 a.m. PST |
They still have the good the bad and the cuddly range but many Teddy Bears seem to have disappeared. You can find some painted ones online. |
| combatpainter | 01 Mar 2015 11:32 a.m. PST |
auction You may be able to contact this person and find out more. |
| The Beast Rampant | 01 Mar 2015 12:10 p.m. PST |
I was looking for some of the pirate teddys a while back, and learned the disappointing news. |
| Mute Bystander | 01 Mar 2015 12:31 p.m. PST |
$102 USD for 17 painted figures. Yes, that screams "Collector" to me… |
 20thmaine | 01 Mar 2015 5:27 p.m. PST |
I heard that private collector bought the range for himself. They were never my thing but that does seem a particularly odd thing to do – what's the rational? Are they going into production themselves, or do they just want no-one else to have them ? If true, then weird. |
| Mike Broadbent | 01 Mar 2015 6:38 p.m. PST |
Hi Guys,
My Teddy Bear range was purchased by an Australian Gentleman residing in the USA. He works for the UN and was deployed to the Middle East. With all that has been going on over there, his return to Australia has been understandably postponed. Last I heard he was in Iraq and was hoping to return sometime in March.
As soon as he is back, and settled in, he is looking at re-launching the entire range and adding to it as well. So it is a matter of when and not if.
When the range is re-released there will be noticed posted on all the major forums.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Cheers
Mike |
| The Beast Rampant | 01 Mar 2015 9:26 p.m. PST |
Thank you very much for the info, Mike. I will keep an eye out. |
| KatieL | 02 Mar 2015 4:02 a.m. PST |
"and adding to it as well." Hurrah! |
| Fishbuckle | 03 Mar 2015 8:57 a.m. PST |
That's some good news then! Thanks for letting us know, Mike! |
| ordinarybass | 03 Mar 2015 10:04 a.m. PST |
Good to know. I've got a soft spot for anthropomorphic animals and it was always a range that in the back of my mind I thought I might paint up some day. |
| Mute Bystander | 03 Mar 2015 11:44 a.m. PST |
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| Lion in the Stars | 03 Mar 2015 12:18 p.m. PST |
And your wallet weeps, eh, MB?  |
| Mike Broadbent | 03 Mar 2015 2:45 p.m. PST |
Update:
I have heard from the new owner and because of all that is going on in Iraq he may not get here until late April.
Mike |
| TheGiantTribble | 04 Dec 2015 4:57 a.m. PST |
Is there any more news on these?
My daughter and Mrs both want me paint them some… |
| Saxondog | 29 Dec 2015 3:40 p.m. PST |
My mother has seen them. Wants a few to put in one or more of her dollhouses. Guess I need to hit eBay.
I have a few but never thought she would be interested.
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| Dentwist | 30 May 2016 1:35 a.m. PST |
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| Mute Bystander | 31 May 2016 7:57 a.m. PST |
Yes, my wife has expressed an interest in painting miniatures and asked me (the non-painter) to show her how… Gulp! |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 15 Nov 2016 8:37 p.m. PST |
Anything new on the Teddy front? |
| Dentwist | 21 Dec 2017 11:16 p.m. PST |
Anything new on the Bears? |
| Dentwist | 04 Jun 2018 3:04 a.m. PST |
Anything new on the Bears yet? |
| Guthroth | 03 Jul 2018 1:20 p.m. PST |
Repeat question. I am so sorry I missed them when they were available. |
| Guthroth | 30 Sep 2018 7:51 a.m. PST |
One more bump ? Looks like these have gone forever |
| Grey Heron | 23 Oct 2019 8:02 p.m. PST |
Still no news on the Teddy Bears. So sad :-( |
| CamelCase | 28 Oct 2019 4:30 p.m. PST |
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| Au pas de Charge | 18 Jan 2021 1:59 p.m. PST |
I am interested in these too. Why would someone buy the range to hibernate it? |
| Saxondog | 07 Apr 2021 11:40 a.m. PST |
Found mine…..was hoping for news to add to the group. <sigh> |
| FutureFarm | 23 Jan 2024 6:38 p.m. PST |
I know this may be a dead-thread now, but in case anyone is still looking…. My daughter saw me painting my miniatures, she decided she needed her own. I searched and searched for Eureka Bears but couldn't find any at a price that I would feel good about a 4 year old playing with. Already having a 3D printer and some amateurish skills, I decided to make my own. The process is shown at compactwargaming.blogspot.com. I am not set-up to do mass production of these, but could probably handle a few orders at a time. |
