My Dad. Bought me my first box of 1/32 8th Army Soldiers one birthday, haven't looked back since. Played a lot of Rogue Trader and WHFB at school. Then left the hobby for a while (rediscovered after an enjoyable 20's).
I don't really have any favourite scale, or period. I buy whatever I fancy painting, so the mountain is growing, but my son has now picked up the brush so hopefully that pile of Romans will get finished eventually.