About

Who am I?

I’m Brendon, a twenty-something Electrical Engineer from the midwest.  I’m a typical nerd, and enjoy Sci-fi and Fantasy novels, movies and TV-shows.

How did I get into miniatures?

I started painting models when I was about 10.  My father is an avid model train enthusiast, and I enjoyed helping him build trains and layouts.  He got me a few model car kits, and I was hooked.  Not long after that, I decided I was tired of working on models just to put them on a shelf.

I started looking and asking around for some type of model I could play with – something that was part model kit, part game.  Of course, I stumbled across Warhammer 40k.  I started with the 3rd Ed kit, Space Marines vs Dark Eldar.  I collected several armies during over the years, but about 3 years ago, I was introduced to Warmachine.

I took advantage of Bartertown, and started trading my 40k for Warmachine.  My first Faction was Khador, which I then traded for Protectorate, Which I traded for Circle, which I traded for Legion, which I parted out for several factions, which… yeah.  I suffer horribly from Faction A.D.D., but I’ve found a solution for that.

About 5 months ago, I became a Press Ganger, a volunteer for Privateer Press.  I run events at my local game store, the Game Parlor in Chantilly, VA.  Because of this, I no longer have the time or ability to flip armies every few months.  I need to maintain consistency, as well as hold onto several starter boxes for running demos of the game to potential new players.  With that in mind, I’ve selected a 35-50 point list for just about each faction, and I’ve pared down my collection of pewter to just the models needed for those lists.  It’s a struggle not to buy the new shiney, but it’s nice to have goals that are actually achievable.