Newbie from the UK

[brummielad1975]

Hi,

New to the Board/Forum.
I've been out of touch with the miniatures scene for a few years now.

Recently got back into it again when I dug up a set of unpainted old harlequin Doctor Who minis and I just seem to have got hooked again.

Mostly into the sci-fi side of things but I'm hoping to pick up a few tips and feedback on the things I'm working on.

Paul

[Black Cat Bases]

Hi Paul,

Welcome back to gaming and welcome to the LAF!

Jo:)

[OccasionalWargamer]

Welcome to LAF!  Enjoy getting back into gaming, it's just like falling off a bike, without the skinned knees.

[Calimero]

Welcome to LAF

[mweaver]

Welcome to LAF... and back to miniatures!

-Michael

[Harwood Hobbies]

Welcome to the forum!  You knew you'd come back to the minis.   

[Garanhir]

I read this thread and I have to say, it's a little strange.

First things first, though:  Hallo all, I'm Garanhir, another new member from the UK.  Brummielad and I have oddly similar stories.  What's doubly odd is that I'm from the Black Country, just a handful of miles down the road from Brum.

I sort of drifted away from the miniatures side of things nearly twenty years ago; just picked up the odd figure, mostly RPG con freebies and such, in the years since then.  I played RPGs as often as ever, but I got the notion in my head that miniatures "distanced" one from the "immediacy of the roleplaying experience", and similarly silly stuff like that.

If I'm completely honest, it's probably because I was almost completely skint most of the time and simply couldn't spare the cash for miniatures, but the excuse got stuck in my head for years.  From time to time I got the old urge to "paint something", but it never really amounted to much.  This year, though, things changed (mostly because I'd lost the box with my old miniatures in it and if I wanted to paint, I'd have to jolly well buy something!), and suddenly I'm completely hooked again.  A lot's changed in the world of little metal wotsits, I have to say, and I've had a lot of catching up to do.

I was bound to wash up here sooner or later, and here I am.

[Cadet13]

Welcome to LAF, both of y'all!