"Gripping Beast is closing their doors" Topic
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| Tiny Legions | 13 Sep 2026 9:11 a.m. PST |
Looks like Gripping Beast is closing their doors. link The owners are going to retire and thus won't be casting any more metal. Unless someone decided to take over, I would suggest getting any orders that you want in now. |
| MajorB | 13 Sep 2026 12:33 p.m. PST |
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| ConnaughtRanger | 13 Sep 2026 12:50 p.m. PST |
That's very bad news. 90% of my figures are Front Rank; they really are wonderful sculpts. Fortunately I put in a big order earlier this year. |
 Grelber  | 13 Sep 2026 2:48 p.m. PST |
I should have rated my Viking army as "Complete," but it seemed that every year Gripping Beast would bring out a few more packs and I would just have to have several of them. I liked their character figures, often drawn from the sagas, especially since the Icelandic sagas were one of the things that inspired me to get into Vikings. I also appreciated their supporting items, like the ships, buildings, livestock, and tables set for a feast. Which reminds me, I never got around to buying that ornate Viking cart based on the one found in the Oseberg ship burial in Norway. Grelber |
| Tiny Legions | 14 Sep 2026 3:45 p.m. PST |
Looks like they are planning on going to "Warfare" which looks like it happens in November. I suspect that they are closing up shop by EOY health permitting, but I would err on putting in an order sooner rather than later if anyone wishes to. |
 John the OFM | 14 Sep 2026 8:22 p.m. PST |
Hopefully, they sell the masters and molds who will carry on. |
| Tiny Legions | 15 Sep 2026 3:29 p.m. PST |
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paints "the best plastic sculpts I have seen so far..."