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So maybe this is common knowledge, but I can't find any threads talking about it.

I knew Wargames Factory was working with Warlord, but I didn't know they did work for GW as well.

(shrugs) We've known a lot of the terrain is made in China.

GW have had other companies make their terrain for them in years past, too.

Some of their old hardfoam stuff from the late 90s was done by Ziterdes (because no-one in the UK was doing it then, and Ziterdes was THE company for that stuff back then).

I believe Wargames Factory wound up owning/running/having exclusive access (from the west) to a major Chinese factory system. As a result they basically wound up doing work for other firms who want access to that plastic casting facility. GW has long had the terrain and a few select kits/items made overseas in China.


Otherwise GW's models are all produced in house in Nottingham and they even built a new factory there recently to deal with demand (which has promptly failed because of corona messing up things - though should come into its own when staff no longer have to use covid safe practice).

 Overread wrote:

Otherwise GW's models are all produced in house in Nottingham and they even built a new factory there recently to deal with demand (which has promptly failed because of corona messing up things - though should come into its own when staff no longer have to use covid safe practice).

A lot of their models are made in China. Underworlds, Blackstone Fortress, etc... They like to pride themselves in "only UK" but the boxes don't say so. Granted the "manufactured in china" is written in small and the "designed in UK" appears bigger with a flag, but that's just the marketing stuff many other corporations do.

Will it change with the new facory? Who knows.

 Overread wrote:
I believe Wargames Factory wound up owning/running/having exclusive access (from the west) to a major Chinese factory system. As a result they basically wound up doing work for other firms who want access to that plastic casting facility. GW has long had the terrain and a few select kits/items made overseas in China.


Otherwise GW's models are all produced in house in Nottingham and they even built a new factory there recently to deal with demand (which has promptly failed because of corona messing up things - though should come into its own when staff no longer have to use covid safe practice).

I wouldn’t say it failed. Sure the supply chain is still wonky, but we’re looking at a different reason. Imagine the trouble GW would be having with supply without the second factory during social distancing.

VBS wrote:

 Overread wrote:

Otherwise GW's models are all produced in house in Nottingham and they even built a new factory there recently to deal with demand (which has promptly failed because of corona messing up things - though should come into its own when staff no longer have to use covid safe practice).

A lot of their models are made in China. Underworlds, Blackstone Fortress, etc... They like to pride themselves in "only UK" but the boxes don't say so. Granted the "manufactured in china" is written in small and the "designed in UK" appears bigger with a flag, but that's just the marketing stuff many other corporations do.

Will it change with the new facory? Who knows.

Nope. The models aren't made in China for those, they have to flag it as such because the cards and boards are made in China.

 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:

 Overread wrote:
I believe Wargames Factory wound up owning/running/having exclusive access (from the west) to a major Chinese factory system. As a result they basically wound up doing work for other firms who want access to that plastic casting facility. GW has long had the terrain and a few select kits/items made overseas in China.


Otherwise GW's models are all produced in house in Nottingham and they even built a new factory there recently to deal with demand (which has promptly failed because of corona messing up things - though should come into its own when staff no longer have to use covid safe practice).

I wouldn’t say it failed. Sure the supply chain is still wonky, but we’re looking at a different reason. Imagine the trouble GW would be having with supply without the second factory during social distancing.

Oh true!

I meant only in that its not managed to resolve the issue this year, but that its more a result of corona than anything else. GW was still having shortfalls before, just nowhere near as big. Hopefully once vaccines get underway (and provided this new southern strain doesn't cause other issues) and GW can drop the covid social distancing at work and one way systems and such; then we'll see their production take off and restore itself. Though I'd wager overseas might still lag some until international trade settles down.

 Overread wrote:
I believe Wargames Factory wound up owning/running/having exclusive access (from the west) to a major Chinese factory system. As a result they basically wound up doing work for other firms who want access to that plastic casting facility. GW has long had the terrain and a few select kits/items made overseas in China.

I think it's it's more accurate to describe it the other way round... a major Chinese factory system wound up owning Wargames Factory and got easy access to the western wargaming market

I remember that and yes lord Blackfang has it right.....