Ansell attended Nottingham Boys High School and People's College.[3]
Career
Bryan Ansell was the founder of and designer for Asgard Miniatures.[4]: 45 He had also run a fanzine entitled Trollcrusher.[5] In late 1978, Games Workshop partnered with Ansell to found the company Citadel Miniatures.[4]: 45 Ansell designed Warhammer Fantasy Battle (1983) with Rick Priestley and Richard Halliwell.[4]: 47 In 1985, Ansell became the managing director of Games Workshop.[4]: 47 Along with Rick Priestley, Alan and Michael Perry, Richard Halliwell, John Blanche, Jervis Johnson, and Alan Merrett, Ansell was responsible for the Warhammer (later Warhammer Fantasy Battle) boom of the mid-to-late 1980s.
The contents page of White Dwarf #77 (May 1986) contained a coded message by the then editor Ian Marsh, who made the description of each item spell out "S O D O F F B R Y A N A N S E L L".[4]: 48 [6] This was a protest against the changes Ansell had demanded of the magazine.[1] Ansell initiated a management buyout of the company in December 1991, refocusing Games Workshop on its most lucrative lines; the Warhammer Fantasy Battle (WFB) and Warhammer 40,000 (WH40k) miniature wargames.
He later left Games Workshop to Tom Kirby, concentrating on Wargames Foundry, a company which sells historical miniatures. These miniatures were originally sculpted by the Perry Twins for Citadel Miniatures, but were no longer sold as part of the Games Workshop fantasy ranges. Ansell took a number of figure moulds used for historical and fantasy figures under Citadel Miniatures and Games Workshop, and they have become part of the Wargames Foundry range. Wargames Foundry continues to sell a range of metal figures for historical, sci-fi and fantasy war gaming.
Citadel Miniatures and Games Workshop
Bryan Ansell founded Citadel Miniatures in December 1978 to produce and manufacture 25mm scale historical and fantasy miniatures and games to be sold by Games Workshop. By 1982–83 Games Workshop was depending on sales of Citadel Miniatures and games to survive. Around this time Bryan bought out all of Steve Jackson's and Ian Livingstone's shares in Games Workshop and absorbed Games Workshop into Citadel. All the Games Workshop operations (including White Dwarf) were moved from London to the Newark/Nottingham area to become part of Citadel with very few of the original Games Workshop staff staying on. Steve and Ian went off to live in Spain for a while.
The company expanded rapidly and in 1991 Bryan Ansell sold his shares to Tom Kirby to concentrate on building houses and having children, but retained the entire Games Workshop collection of painted miniatures and artwork as well as rights and moulds for many of the ranges of miniatures which he now sells through his company Wargames Foundry.
Guernsey
After selling his shares in Games Workshop Bryan moved to Guernsey and founded Guernsey Foundry in 1991 to produce large ranges of Old West, Seven Years' War and Darkest Africa figures.
Wargames Foundry
Wargames Foundry (originally Bryan Ansell Miniatures Limited) was founded in 1983 as a retirement job for Bryan Ansell's father, Clifford Ansell, who had careers as a mining engineer specialising in dust suppression, in the Royal Navy and as a maths teacher. Wargames Foundry was up and running very quickly, originally selling ranges of historical miniatures that had been discontinued by Citadel. The Citadel/Games Workshop sculptors Michael and Alan Perry were also keen to make historical miniatures for Foundry in their spare time and continued to make more historical figures for Foundry. Rights, moulds and master castings continued to be transferred to Foundry until Bryan sold his shares in Games Workshop in 1991.
Foundry Miniatures Limited
Around 2000, Bryan Ansell moved back to Newark, merged Wargames Foundry and Guernsey Foundry, and took over the running of the company to produce the largest range of historical and fantasy miniatures in the world until he retired in 2005.
Ansell's decision to relocate Games Workshop to Nottingham in the 1980s led the area to become the centre of the British wargames industry, known as the lead belt.[7]
^Robinson, Dan (26 March 2017). . Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
Entry at Board Game Geek
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Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Citadel Miniatures and Games Workshop 4 Guernsey 5 Wargames Foundry 6 Foundry Miniatures Limited 7 Contributions 8 References 9 External linksEducation EditAnsell attended Nottingham Boys High School and People s College 3 Career EditBryan Ansell was the founder of and designer for Asgard Miniatures 4 45 He had also run a fanzine entitled Trollcrusher 5 In late 1978 Games Workshop partnered with Ansell to found the company Citadel Miniatures 4 45 Ansell designed Warhammer Fantasy Battle 1983 with Rick Priestley and Richard Halliwell 4 47 In 1985 Ansell became the managing director of Games Workshop 4 47 Along with Rick Priestley Alan and Michael Perry Richard Halliwell John Blanche Jervis Johnson and Alan Merrett Ansell was responsible for the Warhammer later Warhammer Fantasy Battle boom of the mid to late 1980s The contents page of White Dwarf 77 May 1986 contained a coded message by the then editor Ian Marsh who made the description of each item spell out S O D O F F B R Y A N A N S E L L 4 48 6 This was a protest against the changes Ansell had demanded of the magazine 1 Ansell initiated a management buyout of the company in December 1991 refocusing Games Workshop on its most lucrative lines the Warhammer Fantasy Battle WFB and Warhammer 40 000 WH40k miniature wargames He later left Games Workshop to Tom Kirby concentrating on Wargames Foundry a company which sells historical miniatures These miniatures were originally sculpted by the Perry Twins for Citadel Miniatures but were no longer sold as part of the Games Workshop fantasy ranges Ansell took a number of figure moulds used for historical and fantasy figures under Citadel Miniatures and Games Workshop and they have become part of the Wargames Foundry range Wargames Foundry continues to sell a range of metal figures for historical sci fi and fantasy war gaming Citadel Miniatures and Games Workshop EditBryan Ansell founded Citadel Miniatures in December 1978 to produce and manufacture 25mm scale historical and fantasy miniatures and games to be sold by Games Workshop By 1982 83 Games Workshop was depending on sales of Citadel Miniatures and games to survive Around this time Bryan bought out all of Steve Jackson s and Ian Livingstone s shares in Games Workshop and absorbed Games Workshop into Citadel All the Games Workshop operations including White Dwarf were moved from London to the Newark Nottingham area to become part of Citadel with very few of the original Games Workshop staff staying on Steve and Ian went off to live in Spain for a while The company expanded rapidly and in 1991 Bryan Ansell sold his shares to Tom Kirby to concentrate on building houses and having children but retained the entire Games Workshop collection of painted miniatures and artwork as well as rights and moulds for many of the ranges of miniatures which he now sells through his company Wargames Foundry Guernsey EditAfter selling his shares in Games Workshop Bryan moved to Guernsey and founded Guernsey Foundry in 1991 to produce large ranges of Old West Seven Years War and Darkest Africa figures Wargames Foundry EditWargames Foundry originally Bryan Ansell Miniatures Limited was founded in 1983 as a retirement job for Bryan Ansell s father Clifford Ansell who had careers as a mining engineer specialising in dust suppression in the Royal Navy and as a maths teacher Wargames Foundry was up and running very quickly originally selling ranges of historical miniatures that had been discontinued by Citadel The Citadel Games Workshop sculptors Michael and Alan Perry were also keen to make historical miniatures for Foundry in their spare time and continued to make more historical figures for Foundry Rights moulds and master castings continued to be transferred to Foundry until Bryan sold his shares in Games Workshop in 1991 Foundry Miniatures Limited EditAround 2000 Bryan Ansell moved back to Newark merged Wargames Foundry and Guernsey Foundry and took over the running of the company to produce the largest range of historical and fantasy miniatures in the world until he retired in 2005 Ansell s decision to relocate Games Workshop to Nottingham in the 1980s led the area to become the centre of the British wargames industry known as the lead belt 7 Contributions EditLaserburn 1980 Sci fi tabletop rules Imperial Commander 1981 expanded rules and background material for Laserburn an influence on Warhammer 40 000 Warhammer Fantasy Battle 1983 Author Forces of Fantasy for Warhammer Fantasy Battle 1983 Statue of the Sorcerer The Call of Cthulhu 1986 Chaosium Vanishing Conjurer The Call of Cthulhu 1986 Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1986 Games Workshop Additional Material Green and Pleasant Land supplement to Call of Cthulhu for adventuring in the British Isles 1987 published by Games Workshop Managing Director Titan Legions 1994 Street Violence 2003 Rules With No Name Bryan Ansell Editor Keith Pinfold Foundry Books 2009 ISBN 978 1 901543 17 9 Foundry Miniatures Painting amp Modeling Guide Kevin Dallimore Bryan Ansell Foundry Books 2006 ISBN 978 1 901543 13 1References Edit a b Vector Magazine Freedom in an Owned World Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Steve Jackson Interview Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine rpgvault ign com https uk linkedin com pub bryan ansell a2 866 290 permanent dead link a b c d e Shannon Appelcline 2011 Designers amp Dragons Mongoose Publishing ISBN 978 1 907702 58 7 Vector Magazine Archived from the original on 18 April 2016 Retrieved 14 October 2015 White Dwarf 77 May 1986 UK ISSN 0265 8712 Robinson Dan 26 March 2017 How Nottingham became the centre of miniature wargaming industry Nottingham Post Archived from the original on 26 March 2017 Retrieved 24 August 2021 External links EditEntry at Board Game Geek The brief History of Foundry Miniatures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bryan Ansell amp oldid 1162424548, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
