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| (I'm on my 2nd copy now) |
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| I need to sew this on something... |
In September 1998 I traveled with my family to the UK for a two week vacation. On 09/14/98 our Bus Tour stopped at Cardiff Castle! We toured the grounds with our Welsh Guide and our elderly Tour Group (my brother Mark was the youngest person on the tour, I was the second youngest person on the trip, and my Mother was the third youngest person on the tour). After we were dismissed from the formal part of the tour we had 30 minutes to wander around the castle grounds on our own before it would be time to re-board the bus. Mark & I sprinted to the Keep in the middle of the parade grounds to climb up rickety stone stairs and peer out of crumbling arrow slits. With some time left to kill we were one of the few from the tour group to visit the Museum of the Welch Regiment (41st/69th Foot). I jogged through the Museum on my way back to the bus. I did however have time to purchase two things. One was the Welch Regiments Cap Badge. The Second being Issue 30 of the REGIMENT magazine: The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st) Foot 1689-1998. I packed my treasures away. When I returned to the States I opened my magazine and began my love affair with all things pertaining to British Military History. Lawrence of Arabia. Zulu. Zulu Dawn. The Man Who Would Be King. Winston Churchill. The Edinburgh Military Tattoo. The Gurkha's. And down at my local Hobby Store I discovered this boxed set:
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| (At this point I have now purchased 3 of this Boxed Set and untold individual Imperial Guard Praetorian Troopers) |
Needless to say I picked it up and never put it back down. I have been a Games Workshop Hobbyist since about 1984 or so and this rare army seemed to be a perfect fit for me. Fast Forward to today and we see the beginning of a blog to document my attempt at painting my own models for the first time. All my previous 40K armies were painted by other people. My painting abilities are minor so please be kind in your judgements. I am learning as I go...
