Long time lurker, thought it was about time I actually got an account.
More of a collector/painter/solo gamer as a busy work and family life means getting to any club regularly would be a challenge.
First intro to toy soldiers were probably Giant cowboys and Indians 2 mounted to a pack for about 2p
?? Gives away my age and I can also blame my mum for my life long obsession!
Rapid descent into Airfix 1/72. 1/32, Britains, Timpo, Atlantic......
Then an accidental entry into what i think was the Model Engineer Exhibition in Seymour Baths circa '75 and a purchase of some strange metal 25mm Hinchcliffes??
Decades of shopping via the Citadel shop in Oxford St, Gamers in Exile in Kings Cross, Minifigs in Victoria, GW in Hammersmith, more Salutes and Selwgs than I can remember etc etc. etc
Having recently finished I guess some 2000 LOTR figs, I got that historical urge again, resulting in a stack of what turned out to be some very very nice BTD zulu Brits.
Rorkes Drift here we come - Again !