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Aloha everyone!

It's been a LONG time since I've visited the Dakka forums, but we just started a new series on our YouTube channel and I thought this would be a good one to share here so more people could interact.

The video that was posted can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF2ASfMuNQg

Basically, I pose the question, "Who would you like to thank for helping you get to where you are in this hobby?"

Let's face it, much of the internet is full of hate, elitism, and pride. My hope is that this thread and the video it's linked to will be the start of something awesome. Something that can be shared around the interwebs and bring some happiness to people by letting them know that they've made a difference in someone's life by either introducing them to this hobby or helping them improve their skills within the painting / modeling hobby.

So, with that being said, either post in this thread or in the comments section of the video who you'd like to say "Thank you" to, and how that person (or people) helped get you to where you are today.

Share this thread, share the video, and let's see just how many people we can impact.

Thanks for reading (and watching the video if you took time to watch it).

Honestly

http://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/

I browse, Find out how they did x y or z and try it out my self.

No one particular inspiration and too many to name individually.

I take inspiration from a variety of sources. If I like the way X did this, I will copy them. We all do this.

You know what they say.

To steal from one is plagiarism.
To steal from many is research.

My partner taught me to paint. Without that early tutelage, I'd not have known about primers, glues, drilling and pinning or half the companies I know about now.
In fact I'd probably still be buying pre-painted plastic game pieces.

Without the friendliness of local players, I'd never have discovered tabletop or the communities involved. I stepped into a store to buy newspapers and came out with a grin and a new hobby.

Gareth from tale of painters
Jaro from buypainted
Blackadder from every forum
The great folks of this sub forum, specifically Sean O'Brien and oadie

I would like to thank my gaming group, especially my friend Taylor. They both taught me to play, and always helped me if I asked how they painted something. Even after I got annoying with constant questions, they kept helping me. Thanks guys.

That would be Steve Miller, formerly of Heritage USA, to begin with.

Dennis Loubet who was working with Steve Jackson in Austin, TX (Dennis didn't do miniatures, but was/is a 2D artist)

And then Chuck Crane, Julie Guthrie, and Tom Meier of Ral Partha (who all DID do miniatures).

And, lastly, the younger brother of the manager of the Dalling Road store in 1984. He painted a lot of Bryan Ansell's miniatures, and the display case in Dalling Road. Why can't I remember their names... I know that "Ian" was the assistant manager (and that we skanked to something after he tore his pants loading the new Chaos Warriors coming in from Nottingham)... It was a family that worked for GW, and the father was one of the executives at GW... That is really going to bug me.

But outside of them, I was pretty much the regional "star" everyone was chasing, and that was purely by accident.

MB

Mike McVey's painting was my main inspiration. I remember looking at the painted models around the inside box edge of hero quest at 7yrs old in total awe. Years later and I'm looking at his Horus and the Emperor diorama... It's still mostly incredibly well painted and inspiring work I've ever seen.

I bought sedition wars purely because of his name. That's probably enough said about that though!

James Wappel and Lester Bursley come to mind. I have always enjoyed their work and it's lead me to try new techniques, especially when it refreshes tired old schemes.

Lester's video about the Dark Vengeance minis sticks out to me as one of those examples of what you can aspire to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srApkrqaHFo

The P&M Forum !
In all seriousness though, I don't actually know any other fans of the hobby in my community, and am much to shy to approach people at my FLGS. I come here for inspiration and advice, and its only because of the king and awesome people here that I'm still (slowly) making progress with my modeling and painting.

 JamesY wrote:
Mike McVey's painting was my main inspiration. I remember looking at the painted models around the inside box edge of hero quest at 7yrs old in total awe. Years later and I'm looking at his Horus and the Emperor diorama... It's still mostly incredibly well painted and inspiring work I've ever seen.

I bought sedition wars purely because of his name. That's probably enough said about that though!

I agree with everything this man just said.

Well, aside from the fact that I still tend to complain about my disapointment over Sedition Wars at every opportunity...