Mission-Statement

I am starting this blog as a long-time Fantasy/Sci-Fi tabletop wargamer who is transitioning to historical miniatures wargaming, for various reasons. I have formed a detailed plan for building a large, four-army collection, as a way to entice my gaming group into switching as well (collecting opposing sides in a period generally being advisable anyway, since there are no guarantees of running into a historically-appropriate opponent at a game shop), and intend to do so affordably and methodically.

I hope that chronicling this project will inspire and help other "youngbloods" like myself who, for whatever reason, have become dissatisfied with the "Big Names" in Sci-Fi/Fantasy wargaming and are interested in historicals as an alternative to giving up the hobby.

I also intend to show how certain aspects of the hobby which are characteristic of Sci-Fi/Fantasy wargaming but tend to be a bit neglected in the historical field, such as conversion, kit-bashing, and new painting techniques and materials, can be applied to historicals with great results, and which may make historical wargaming seem more appealing to these transitioning hobbyists.