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Torchlight Fantasy Products produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games, including pieces like corridors, walls, chests, tables, and chairs. The resin material was noted by Joe Dever and Gary Chalk in the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63) as having 'many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' Ian J.

In Their Own Story

It only describes the company's history and reception of its products. In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that the products were 'cast in resin, which has many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' They called the line of products 'comprehensive' and easy to paint, concluding that 'many of the items such as doors, windows, chests and beds, can be used in conjunction with normal 2-D floor plans.' In the September 1983 edition of Imagine (Issue 6), Ian J. Knight was impressed by the sheer variety of pieces available, saying that this was 'sufficient to allow for most possibilities, and when assembled and painted the sets do look most attractive.' He concluded 'In all, a very useful range which will add a degree of visual realism.' Doug Cowie reviewed Torchlight Dungeon Models for Imagine magazine, and stated that 'these are excellent models, rather fragile in some circumstances and with limited appeal to those who wish to play D&D in extensive and varied settings.'

Reader's Guide

Torchlight Fantasy Products produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons. Pieces included parts of dungeons such as corridors and walls, as well as chests, tables and chairs. The company sold its assets in 1986 and went out of business. In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that these products were 'cast in resin, which has many advantageous properties, being more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.' They called the line of products 'comprehensive' and easy to paint, concluding that 'many of the items such as doors, windows, chests and beds, can be used in conjunction with normal 2-D floor plans.' In the September 1983 edition of Imagine (Issue 6), Ian J. Knight was impressed by the sheer variety of pieces available, saying that this was 'sufficient to allow for most possibilities, and when assembled and painted the sets do look most attractive.' He concluded 'In all, a very useful range which will add a degree of visual realism.' Doug Cowie reviewed Torchlight Dungeon Models for Imagine magazine, and stated that 'these are excellent models, rather fragile in some circumstances and with limited appeal to those who wish to play D&D in extensive and varied settings.'

Did You Know?

• Torchlight Fantasy Products was founded in 1983 by Matt Love in the United Kingdom.
• The company produced cast resin accessory kits for fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
• Pieces included parts of dungeons such as corridors and walls, as well as chests, tables and chairs.
• The company sold its assets in 1986 and went out of business.
• In the March 1985 edition of White Dwarf (Issue 63), Joe Dever and Gary Chalk noted that the resin was 'more resilient than stone-cast material, and far lighter.'