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Favourite Wargaming Period, and Why?
The future, because anything goes! With a bit of tweaking you can mix every historical period into a great big sci-fi jumble mix tape! Plus I do enjoy sci-fi which I only realised when I got to my 20’s.



Next Period, money no object?
Victorian steampunk. My dad’s hobby is steam trains. He builds them, chases them, collects memorabilia and knows everything about them. I’m not kidding you. On my parents farm there are full size railway signals and ride on steam trains among other things. So I was heavily indoctrinated into 'steam' at a young age. I already said I love science, so science and steam –yeah that’s pretty cool!


My Dads Train
Favourite five films?
Hard one for me as I change my mind regularly, but if I’m pushed…
Alien
Predator
The Terminator
The Thing
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back or VI - Return of the Jedi


Favourite five TV series?
I don’t really have any favourites so really the question is what have I been watching recently?
Dr Who
Star Trek
Time Team
The Avengers (cartoon)
Horrible Histories
-It only just occurred to me that these are all pretty much kids shows, and 3 out of 5 are from the UK.








Favourite book and author?
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
An Amazing book!

Greatest General?  Can't count yourself!
Alexander III of Macedon AKA  Alexander the Great


Favourite Wargame rules?
40k because it has been my dominate game for most of my life.


Favourite Sport and Team?
No. I watch Ausy footy (AFL), the cricket, V8 supercars, rugby and other sports with my mates, but don’t follow any teams religiously.


If you had a one-use-only time machine, when and where would you go?
I’d visit myself when I was a kid- just to say “hey, it will all be ok”.  Then I would just hang around enjoying classic 80’s warhammer and stupid fashion. Maybe put some shares in the right place then sit back and relax.



Last meal on Death Row?
I'd like a massive breakfast consisting of: Fried eggs and bacon, French toast, pancakes with maple syrup and whipped cream, a fried banana, a massive omelette with tomato, mushroom, bacon and cheese, 2 hash browns, then a bowl of apple and cinnamon porridge, a bowl of fruit with vanilla yoghurt, 2 crumpets covered in honey, and finally a piece of toast with Vegemite and a glass of pineapple juice -please.




Fantasy relationship and why?
When I was 5 I had a crush on a girl at school. But somehow I couldn’t help but always make her cry. Yep as lame as it is, she is/was my fantasy girlfriend.
 (Luckily for me I met up with her 15 years later and ended up marrying her- double lame I know).


If your life were a movie, who would play you?
I would be a cartoon character- something like roger rabbit.


Favourite comic book superhero?
The original Speed Racer (if that counts)




Favourite military quote?
To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

-Sun Tzu 


Historical destination to visit?
Australia 17thcentury.



Biggest Wargaming regret?
I regret that Games workshop has treated Australians so poorly in recent years. It is pulling me away from a game that I loved and grew up on. In all likelihood I will stop playing it completely soon and focus on non GW minis. (I still haven’t got a copy of 6th yet!).


Favourite fantasy job?

Once I thought it was this...

Until there was too much of this...
Scandals
And this...



So now I'd say my fantasy job would be working as a mad scientist with loads of minions and a giant laboratory filled with cool gadgets, and a gold volt with enough money to finance all my wildest ideas.

'Death-ray' Matthews (a relative of mine)

Favourite song top 5?
Muse - Knights of Cydonia
Ben harper - I am Blessed to be a witness
Boy and Bear - Fall At Your Feet (Crowded House cover)
Apocalyptica - Farewell
Florence + The Machine - Breath Of Life







...and anything that I can rock out on with my electric violin.




Favourite Wargaming moment?
The Medusa V Campaign.
It was a great period of wargaming for me. I played more at that time than before or since, I won heaps, I got my first group of Praetorians painted. I can’t remember ever being as excited about 40k as at that time.

21 wins in 25 games!



The Miserable Git Question:  what upsets you?
Seeing madness in myself and in the world around me.

And people that wont sit on Santa's knee at Christmas
...my Christmas hobby (its a suit, I'm not that fat!)


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