After reading your various posts for a little while and I finally decided to jump in.
Many of you have fantastic collections and many of the game reports are breath taking.
I've been into minis ever since I found some Ral Partha Import figures in a gaming store in the '90s.
I bought a new mini every time I could get to that store and it was while I was hunting for more figures that I learned about D&D from players who were hanging at the store.
I got the big black introduction box, the one with the red dragon on it and I was hooked.
Now I could send my minis on adventures beyond my Heroquest board.
Now I mostly play solo rules and the occasional board game.
Cheers!