I’ve been playing 40k since 1995 or thereabouts. I started with the Second Edition starter set and went from there. My first army was blood angels since that was in the starter box, painted to a nice shine with Testors paints. I went through both orks and guard in Third Edition. Oh to have the old choppa rule again…but I was away from the hobby from 2001 to 2006 when someone in my office came and asked me if I’d ever heard of a game called Warhammer 40,000 because he was interested in starting it. I broke out some of the old IG and played a few games over the next year, but then it was another break until 2009.
I wanted to start fresh. There were so many new models since my hayday of playing. I was still drawn to the marines, but I wanted to do something different. I really liked the idea of marines with bright heraldry, unafraid of being seen at any distance. Confident in their ability to overcome any foe they might encounter. I had settled on the Imperial Fists. I looked at many many paint schemes online. I waffled a bit because of the apparent difficulty of painting yellow. Some days I still regret my choice, but practice and a spray gun triumphed over the adversity of yellow. My models certainly don’t look great, but people often comment. “That’s a really bright army” isn’t exactly a compliment, but I’ll take it!
My first years playing 40k were in Kitchener, Ontario. I found the game again in Ottawa, Ontario. And since July 2011 I’ve been in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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