Introductions...

So hello there fellow wargamers, and welcome to my blog. 

I recently decided I may as well start writing up my experiences in wargaming (rather than talk to myself about them). My experiences in wargaming as of now isn't very diverse, so here's a little background;

Like many, I started with Warhammer 40k back when I was a mere child, I originally set out to collect space marines until I saw the cooler looking chaos marines. I collected chaos for a couple of years and painted them rather appallingly, only to drop out of the hobby. At the time I had no interests in painting and modelling, just the gaming side, and given that my friends at the time had left the hobby there was no reason for me to keep at it.

About 8 years went by, during which I had kept my original 40K chaos collection in the event that I ever returned to the hobby. At university I became friends with Ryan, who I swore was several years older than myself at the time, despite being a whole year younger than me. Anwyay, Ryan got me back into 40K, and after seeing how well painted his miniatures were compared to my khorne bezerkers from when I was 12-13, I was inspired to improve upon my painting quality.

More recently, I have joined a wargames club in the Derbyshire Dales where I have been exposed to a number of other game systems that I thoroughly enjoy, and have begun expanding into. The travel to this club is well worth it, as I today still find myself with a lack of opponents, so battle reports may be somewhat scarce for the near future on this blog.

Back to these mysterious "other game systems", I have begun collecting Bolt Action (Heer Pioneer Germans), Beyond the Gates of Antares (Ghar) and X-Wing (Rebels). My painting skills have improved greatly this past year as I have made myself more familiar with drybrushing, wash paints, priming/basing, posing etc. I have quite some way to go, but to give you an idea of where i'm at;

So, what I expect to be posting about into the future will likely be reviews of game systems I find myself buying into, basic tutorials for the hobby, tactics, painting tips etc etc etc.

Anyways, happy new year and I look forward to posting something a little more interesting for you all.

Regards,

Peak Wargamer Aaron.