Boyhood Nostalgia - Space Wolves, Catachan, White Scars and Crimson Fists

10:43 Catachan , Crimson Fists , Imperial Guard , Miniatures Game , Painting , Space Marines , Space Wolves , Warhammer 40K , White Scars 0 Comments

I recently pulled out all sorts from my parents loft. 18 years has flown by... I still remember playing on the bedroom floor with my brother, both of us making a papermache board with two hills pitting his jungle Catachan Imperial Guard against the might of the Space Wolves. Going down the road to the model store which sold humbrol paints which were as thick as candle wax. "Two thin coats" was far from my mind as I quickly bashed units together and slapped paint on them to get them ready. The few times me and my brother went to GW were scary affairs, left in the shop on a Sunday, fighting against others who had a much better grasp of the rules than me (probably because a friend photocopied the "important" bits for me) and the inevitable pick up of our father who would sit in the car with his wipers on spraying water saying "woo wooo, my geek alarm is going crazy!".

I've let these guys go on to fight more battles in the stars now but I will always enjoy looking at photos of them, the first minis I painted beyond the airfix models my Grandad bought me from the pound shop. Such great memories, and here they are in all their glory!