Fantasy tabletop miniature maker Games Workshop has warned its full year sales and profits are unlikely to meet market expectations.
The Nottingham-based firm, which is the world's largest manufacturer of fantasy and science-fiction models, revealed today that its revenue fell £2.3 million to £54.8 million in the six months to November 26th 2006.
Continental Europe sales were the worst affected, falling €2.3 million (£1.55 million).
But Games Workshop chairman and chief executive Tom Kirby has insisted that the firm remains confident it is "returning to growth".
"The directors firmly believe that the prospects for the business remain very good."
Games Workshop currently operates 344 retail outlets worldwide and counts officially licensed The Lord of the Rings products among its range of miniatures.
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