burdonite
New member
A few years being 23 
Hello all.
I have been lurking for a few months, soaking up the hints/tips and beautiful painted works of art.
To cut the usual long story short I use to paint lots when I was a youngster but in late August 1995 I stopped painting a Swooping Hawk (halfway through) and went off to Uni.
There I gained a degree, girlfriend and a career. The late 90's rolled past into the 20-teens yet I still occasionally glanced into GW's window and occasionally thumbed through White Dwarf whenever I could I find it in Sainsburys.
Mortgage, marriage and children happened and thoughts of painting minis became distant.
Fast forward to Christmas 2017 and my beautiful wife (previously - Uni GF) bought me a GW starter paint set and the First Strike boxset. Something came home that Chrimbles day, a part of me woke up again and I did honestly shed a happy tear ¦).
So yeah I've started painting again...and it is GLORIOUS.
I don't get much time to paint but when I do I love it...although one's eyes aren't quite as sharp as they were back in 95! I've watched YT vids on painting techniques, read lots of things on here, started to teach myself new painting skills and invested in decent brushes, lots of paint and a few miniatures.
So hello y'all. I'll start a WIP next
Keith.
P.S. I shall finish that Swooping Hawk
P.P.S. We didn't have all of this YouTube in the 90's and how good are modern Mins/Paint etc!!!
Hello all.
I have been lurking for a few months, soaking up the hints/tips and beautiful painted works of art.
To cut the usual long story short I use to paint lots when I was a youngster but in late August 1995 I stopped painting a Swooping Hawk (halfway through) and went off to Uni.
There I gained a degree, girlfriend and a career. The late 90's rolled past into the 20-teens yet I still occasionally glanced into GW's window and occasionally thumbed through White Dwarf whenever I could I find it in Sainsburys.
Mortgage, marriage and children happened and thoughts of painting minis became distant.
Fast forward to Christmas 2017 and my beautiful wife (previously - Uni GF) bought me a GW starter paint set and the First Strike boxset. Something came home that Chrimbles day, a part of me woke up again and I did honestly shed a happy tear ¦).
So yeah I've started painting again...and it is GLORIOUS.
I don't get much time to paint but when I do I love it...although one's eyes aren't quite as sharp as they were back in 95! I've watched YT vids on painting techniques, read lots of things on here, started to teach myself new painting skills and invested in decent brushes, lots of paint and a few miniatures.
So hello y'all. I'll start a WIP next
Keith.
P.S. I shall finish that Swooping Hawk
P.P.S. We didn't have all of this YouTube in the 90's and how good are modern Mins/Paint etc!!!
