My real name is Dan Peterson and I am based at Fort Campbell, KY, though I have lived in Germany for over 20 years, (first stationed there with the U.S. Army, and later operating two military museums there). My deep interest in Medieval and Renaissance European Warfare while I was there drew me to Warhammer Empire miniatures, and when I started, they were the only plastic ones which allowed for easier conversions. Though I have hundreds of Warhammer miniatures, I never had a chance to actually play a real game with them as nobody in this area is interested in it, though there are a number of younger soldiers on the base who play 40K. When I can finish building two functional armies of two opposing factions, I will bring them to a local store with gaming tables, and see if there is interest. My second favorite faction are the Lizardmen, and especially their Mesoamerican theme, and like the parallel of the Spanish Conquistadors in the New World with the Empire and the Lizards with of similar period and technologies. I also keep live reptiles and have always liked dinosaurs so the Lizardmen were an obvious choice.
I may not even be able to use my figures in an 'official' Warhammer game, as I have so many conversions, though virtually every one has some GW parts. Essentially what I am doing is converting all of the figures to 40mm scale, because the Warhammer figures have unrealistic, dwarf-like proportions despite their beautiful sculpting and detail. I have many 40mm Medieval and Landsknecht Elastolin figures from Germany that I modify with Games Workshop heads, weapons, torsos, etc. to make many unique figures, because the GW heads are actually the correct size for 40mm figures. I even make the GW horses larger, giving them longer necks, bodies and legs, to look compatible with Elastolin horses. If there is interest, I can post some images in the gallery, as the modified figures really look a lot more realistic, at least to me. If I never get a chance to play, I will continue to build and paint the figures, and use them in dioramas that help support my 15th and 16th century Living History displays (minus the fantasy elements). I do historical reenactments of this period and many others, and some of you may know my little book that was published in Great Britain about Roman Army reenactment and experimental archeology. I can't take it all too seriously though, as you can see with the 30 foot long walking dragon prop in my Avatar photo, wearing elements of authentic replica steel German Gothic Armor very similar to that on Games Workshop Empire heavy cavalry. I also built a 25 foot walking Dewback lizard from Star Wars! If anyone is interested you can see many of my creations and historical impressions on my Facebook page. I am the Daniel Peterson there with the avatar picture of a bearded Spanish Conquistador in full armor. One of the things I was hoping to see on these forums was a place to trade or buy various Empire bits but didn't see a category for that. Is this allowed here, or can anyone recommend another forum?
