Where did it all start for you? When was the moment that you decided to skip mortgage payments and fill your house with plastic bits and bobs and the wife/girlfriend first uttered the words "You care more about those soldiers then me!"
When did it all go wrong
I started wargaming at the age of 15. Quite late by todays standards but very early back then. I was for many years before that into Military Modelling in a big way, 1/48th scale aircraft being my thing. So my parents house (or at least my room) was already full of plastic! Of course back then plastic wargames figures were just a crazy dream.
A friend of mine persuaded me to play a game of Medievals in 15mm using a set of rules he wrote himself.
I had fun, I had lots of fun! it was fantastic, my eyes were opened. Id been spending years making pretty models that stood still and did nothing, what had I been thinking?
I got into metal in a big way. 15mm was king then and only very rich and stupid people could afford 28mm.
I started to collect a Medieval horde. They are long gone now, a distant memory, Id hate to see what they looked like now. I joined the local wargames club and discovered all manner of great stuff.
Another friend turned up one day and asked if I would like to try his game. I was interested and he brought round some figures to show me. They were GW Bretonians. I wasnt keen. This wasnt propper wargaming at all. My friend stuck with it and invited me round to his house. I didnt have anything better to do so I thought what the hell, might as well. I wasnt expecting much.
I arrived to find a fairly impressive table set up and then looked at the shelves. They were completley loaded with hundreds of pro painted GW figures. He then gave me the Warhammer armies book and told me "Go pick an army".
I had one of the most enjoyable afternoons of my life, and the rest is history...........