Greetings to all those who are visiting my blog. I started this blog to give me a place to display and discuss my long time hobby of war miniature painting. I have been into miniature painting since 1996, when I discovered a little hobby store ran by a group of long time gamers and I just fell in love with the place. I had always been into fictional writings, mainly the classics like Lord of the Rings, Dante's Divine Comedy, and the Narnia series. I had heard of Dungeons and Dragons but had yet to play. Soon after my discovery of North Shore Games I began playing Classic Dungeons and Dragons. I had found something that to this day has been a source of hours of enjoyment. Despite the imagination involved I wanted to be more hands on and soon found Classic Battletech and then Warhammer 40K. For years I dabbled in painting, for myself and others. As my skills developed I expanded my interest to other games.
I joined the military after highschool and I took a break to concentrate on my obligations to the nation. When I found the oppertunity to pick back up the brush I jumped back in full force. Fate had much greater plans for me and I fell in love with the woman of my dreams, Amy. She encouraged me when she saw how much I liked painting and is one of my greatest critics and the ones who's opinion I value most. We were soon proud parents of a little baby boy, Lycan Jude.
Fairy tales usually have their bad guys, and this one is no different. A year ago I was diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) and it was a dark time of uncertainty that hasn't completely passed but is getting better a bit at a time. It cost me my career in the Navy, and has left me with several undesirable after effects. With the love of my wife and son I know that I have the most important reasons to push on with my dreams.
About six months ago I grew tired of the constant rules changes around Warhammer 40K and looked into other table top miniature games. I recalled a RPG game set in the Iron Knigdoms with group of sailors I served with and looked to see if there were miniatures for the line. Imagine my surprise when I found a full fledged game already developed. I was instantly hooked as I perused their vast line of high quality miniatures. I have since been steadily painting several different forces for the Warmachine and Hordes games. I am active in their forums and have finally decided to take to the Convention scene, my first being in April 2011 at Adepticon. I will be posting my finished projects here on this page and I really hope to become more entrenched in the Iron Kingdoms universe.
I hope you all enjoy my blog. Feedback is always appreciated.
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