Help support TMP


Architects of War "Splitting Like an Amoeba Monster!"


Back to Hobby News


HornetsNestMinis writes:

Why the split? Were you encouraged by Netflix attempt to spit their business model? It worked really well for them.

Seriously, its hard enough for customers to find one website. Asking consumers to finding two that sell the same product (Resin Terrain) even though the subject matter is different, just makes twice as much work to complete a purchase. (See the above comment by The Black Wash.) Many wargamers play historical and fantasy games. Making them visit two websites to make a purchase, is a really poor business decision. Not to mention you just doubled your operating costs, running two websites that have the same objective.

I have been to the current AOW website and its very complete with a broad selection of products. Just add a fantasy section and enjoy more profits.


Areas of Interest

General
Fantasy
Science Fiction

Featured Hobby News Article


Featured Link


Featured Ruleset


Featured Showcase Article

Hundvig's Grendel Scenics, Part III

Hundvig Fezian shows off these scenics for use in taverns and inns.


Featured Workbench Article

Dentatus: A Chance to Paint Something Scary?

Personal logo Dentatus Sponsoring Member of TMP Fezian paints a couple of mean-looking mutant-type villains from the far future.


Featured Profile Article

Wild Creatures: Sea Life

Can sea creatures fit into your wargaming plans?


3,014 hits since 29 Feb 2012


©1994-2024 Bill Armintrout
Comments or corrections?

ArchitectsofWar of Architects of War writes:

Architects of War is now 18 months old, and we have enjoyed every minute of it. We endeavor to bring you the best 28mm historical miniatures available, combined with our own terrain and accessory kits. We are very grateful to the response we have received from our many customers, both hobbyist and trade accounts. Support from our trading partners Perry Miniatures, Gripping Beast, Renedra, and Warlord Games has been extraordinary, and we hope to keep serving all of you for years to come.

However, it's time we split like some weird Amoeba Monster so we can pursue some other things.

We are establishing a brother company to Architects of War, called AlienDungeon. This new company will allow us - through a separate website - to release and retail products in the adventure, sci-fi and fantasy market, where we hope to make lots of new friends.

Blood Tree

We are off to a running start by introducing our new Frightmares line of fantasy terrain, and Pan Galactic Geographic*, a range of hard scf-fi terrain, miniatures and vehicles.

And since we are delving into the sci-fi/fantasy market, the Woodbine Design science-fiction range is now being stocked by us.

And last, but certainly not least, we will be carrying the complete collection of "dungeoneering" figures from Otherworld Miniatures. The Otherworld Miniatures sculpts are fantastically sculpted, modern takes on classic designs.

We are very excited to be able to offer all of these items for sale at Cold Wars and our webstore soon after.

Hag Stone

But the big news for AlienDungeon is that we will be producing two complete game systems this year with rules, miniatures and terrain. The first project is titled Fanticide, which we are doing in partnership with Eureka Miniatures; and the second will be a sci-fi game. We have gathered together some of the finest people in games design, toy design, and film to produce some great products. Time and our customers will tell us if we get this right!

The first of our offerings are:

Blood Tree, A Single Giant Monstrous Tree Demon - $31 USD
Hag Stone, A Sacrificial Altar complete with victim - $14 USD
Tree Haunts, Three Trees Filled with Lost Souls - $58 USD
Hole Beast, Just the protruding mouth of a titanic beast - $14 USD

We will be posting additional information about our initial sci-fi/fantasy releases on the Architects of War blog until the AlienDungeon blog is created. This additional information can be found here.

Hole Beast

Please stop by the Architects of War booth and chat with us about our future plans and current offerings.

For those of you that are fans of Architects of War, fear not. We will continue to put out lots of great stuff this year, and continue carrying some of the best miniatures available. We will put out a news item with some new releases available at Cold Wars from us, and are happy to say we have even put the American Uncivil War rules into the hands of some professionals to get it out in time for Historicon. We also have a special event planned for 28mm historical gamers coming this summer. More on that very soon.

Tree Haunts

Warning - Our fantasy products are intended for mature audiences. The descriptions and nature of the models and background thereof contains excessive fantasy violence. Parental discretion is advised. There are many other fantasy products out there suitable for younger gamers.

* The Pan Galactic Geographic Society is brought to you through the generous donations of the Epsilon Eradani Corporation.