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Archive Miniatures & Game Systems
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'''Archive Miniatures & Game Systems''' was a company that produced [[Miniature figure (gaming)|miniature figures]] beginning in the 1970s.
==History==
Shannon Appelcline commented that the success of ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' "led to Chaosium's first license when Neville Stocken of Archive Miniatures — located in nearby Burlingame, California — agreed to make Gloranthan miniatures related to ''White Bear and Red Moon''. Soon some of the counters from ''White Bear and Red Moon'' such as the darkness witch Cragspider and the centaur Ironhoof were represented in lead. Some of Archive's existing miniatures also got incorporated into the Gloranthan series, so that Stocken would have more licensed miniatures to sell immediately. Most notably, Archive's existing "Pumpkinhead" figure became the infamous Gloranthan Jack O'Bear.<ref name="designers70s"></ref>
Shannon Appelcline noted that ''[[Arduin]]'' creator [[David A. Hargrave]] announced that he would be working on a new game, which "was probably ''Star Rovers'', a SF RPG under development at Archive Miniatures that Hargrave took control of in late 1978. Though he only remained lead developer for a few months — until Archive's Neville Stocken took over — Hargrave's contributions still can be found in the final product, ''Star Rovers Module 1'' (1981). Because of its wacky and gonzo nature, some have called it "Arduin in Space." Unfortunately, it also proved to be Archive's one and only roleplaying release.<ref name="designers70s"/>
==Reception==
John Norris reviewed ''Archive Miniatures'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #6, and stated that "The monsters are ideal for a DM using figures, and the Middle Earth range is a source of fine, if rather large, personality figures. The hobbits and the dwarf will fit in fairly well with the Heritage/Asgard size of figure, and I recommend the former in particular to anyone using Heritage hobbits as rank and file."<ref name="WD6"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Gaming miniatures companies]]
==History==
Shannon Appelcline commented that the success of ''[[White Bear and Red Moon]]'' "led to Chaosium's first license when Neville Stocken of Archive Miniatures — located in nearby Burlingame, California — agreed to make Gloranthan miniatures related to ''White Bear and Red Moon''. Soon some of the counters from ''White Bear and Red Moon'' such as the darkness witch Cragspider and the centaur Ironhoof were represented in lead. Some of Archive's existing miniatures also got incorporated into the Gloranthan series, so that Stocken would have more licensed miniatures to sell immediately. Most notably, Archive's existing "Pumpkinhead" figure became the infamous Gloranthan Jack O'Bear.<ref name="designers70s"></ref>
Shannon Appelcline noted that ''[[Arduin]]'' creator [[David A. Hargrave]] announced that he would be working on a new game, which "was probably ''Star Rovers'', a SF RPG under development at Archive Miniatures that Hargrave took control of in late 1978. Though he only remained lead developer for a few months — until Archive's Neville Stocken took over — Hargrave's contributions still can be found in the final product, ''Star Rovers Module 1'' (1981). Because of its wacky and gonzo nature, some have called it "Arduin in Space." Unfortunately, it also proved to be Archive's one and only roleplaying release.<ref name="designers70s"/>
==Reception==
John Norris reviewed ''Archive Miniatures'' for ''[[White Dwarf (magazine)|White Dwarf]]'' #6, and stated that "The monsters are ideal for a DM using figures, and the Middle Earth range is a source of fine, if rather large, personality figures. The hobbits and the dwarf will fit in fairly well with the Heritage/Asgard size of figure, and I recommend the former in particular to anyone using Heritage hobbits as rank and file."<ref name="WD6"></ref>
==References==
[[Category:Gaming miniatures companies]]
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