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Gender	Male
Occupation	Retired
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Introduction	I have been involved in historical wargaming since 1972, co-founding the Auckland Wargaming Club in 1974 and was for 15 years involved in the "industry" in a business that eventually became Battlefront Miniatures. My main focus is on the mid-19th Century and I now collect in only two scales: 28mm for all land based gaming and 1:600 for mid-19th century naval gaming. My philosophy for gaming is: - Play games with people whose company I enjoy - The game must be true to the period - The games must be visually attractive – both the armies and terrain - The end result doesn’t matter - games must be fun.
Interests	English Civil War, American Civil War, Franco-Prussian War, Austro-Prussian War, Crimean War, Early WWI, Russo-Japanese War, War of Spanish Succession, Wars of the Roses, Napoleonic (French, British, Russian, Austrian, Prussian, Bavarian and Ottoman), First Carlist War, Dark Ages, Great Paraguayan War, Early WWII, American War of Independence, War of 1812
Favorite movies	Gettysburg, Waterloo, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Chocolat, The Quiet American, Cyrano de Bergerac, Tea with Mussolini, Gods and Generals
Favorite music	Genesis, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Green Day, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Bach, London Grammar
Favorite books	The Killer Angels, Lee's Lieutenants, The Franco-Prussian War (Wawro), Gettysburg: the Second Day, Catherine the Great,