Post by jonwebb on Jul 13, 2019 17:05:04 GMT
Epic holds a special place in my heart.
While the first minis I ever owned were for Warhammer and the first White Dwarves I remember reading were the introduction of the various Guard regiments, the first image can distinctly remember from pre knowing what GW was (other than the mad game of possibly rogue trader played on a space hulk table by some guys I met in France) the Imperator Titan art.
As a younger, less hairy Jon I must have walked past GW Bath (back when it was on Upper Borough Walls, anyone ever visit? It was tiny!) and recall seeing this banner hanging on the walls, of a castle on legs. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I loved it.
Fast forward a few years and my cousin gifted me a bag of the afore mentioned fantasy figures and I spent a pleasant afternoon absorbing as many White Dwarfs as I could. I was immediately hooked and managed to persuade my folks into getting me my own copy of thee magazine. Issue 188, containing Dark Elves, Tyranids and an Epic battle report that I've probably read more times than any other magazine article since. Funnily enough, Dark Elves were my main army all through 4th - 6th ed fantasy and I have dabbled in nids more than once.
While young me was convinced that Epic was played using 40K scale figures (until another trip to the Bath GW where I saw Gargants at actual scale) I was blown away by the scale and scope of the game. Infantry, tanks, flying vehicles and giant robots striding the battle field and blowing each other into rubble.
25 years later and I have dabbled with Epic all through those years, mainly 4th edition (I was working in a store by the time that one rolled around) as well as the often unloved Epic 40K. But 2nd edition, with all its tokens and cards is the most "epic" of the Epics in my mind and the edition I have recently jumped back into with both feet.
My Guard and Orks have followed me about over the years, travelling to many student digs and even overseas. But the last few weeks have seen my collection explode, as I have added Squats, Eldar and the beginnings of a Marine and Chaos army.
The plan for this blog is to chronicle my adventures painting and playing. I'm not the fastest painter in the world, so its going to be slow, but the good news is Epic is tiny so I should paint them quickly right? sure...
That's it for the introduction. Next up I'll start to showcase the Squat force I decided to kick off with for no good reason (the half painted Ork force should have been the first port of call... but hey, I'm committed now).
While the first minis I ever owned were for Warhammer and the first White Dwarves I remember reading were the introduction of the various Guard regiments, the first image can distinctly remember from pre knowing what GW was (other than the mad game of possibly rogue trader played on a space hulk table by some guys I met in France) the Imperator Titan art.
As a younger, less hairy Jon I must have walked past GW Bath (back when it was on Upper Borough Walls, anyone ever visit? It was tiny!) and recall seeing this banner hanging on the walls, of a castle on legs. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I loved it.
Fast forward a few years and my cousin gifted me a bag of the afore mentioned fantasy figures and I spent a pleasant afternoon absorbing as many White Dwarfs as I could. I was immediately hooked and managed to persuade my folks into getting me my own copy of thee magazine. Issue 188, containing Dark Elves, Tyranids and an Epic battle report that I've probably read more times than any other magazine article since. Funnily enough, Dark Elves were my main army all through 4th - 6th ed fantasy and I have dabbled in nids more than once.
While young me was convinced that Epic was played using 40K scale figures (until another trip to the Bath GW where I saw Gargants at actual scale) I was blown away by the scale and scope of the game. Infantry, tanks, flying vehicles and giant robots striding the battle field and blowing each other into rubble.
25 years later and I have dabbled with Epic all through those years, mainly 4th edition (I was working in a store by the time that one rolled around) as well as the often unloved Epic 40K. But 2nd edition, with all its tokens and cards is the most "epic" of the Epics in my mind and the edition I have recently jumped back into with both feet.
My Guard and Orks have followed me about over the years, travelling to many student digs and even overseas. But the last few weeks have seen my collection explode, as I have added Squats, Eldar and the beginnings of a Marine and Chaos army.
The plan for this blog is to chronicle my adventures painting and playing. I'm not the fastest painter in the world, so its going to be slow, but the good news is Epic is tiny so I should paint them quickly right? sure...
That's it for the introduction. Next up I'll start to showcase the Squat force I decided to kick off with for no good reason (the half painted Ork force should have been the first port of call... but hey, I'm committed now).
