 | Ever since my introduction to the hobby in 1981 (lost now, in the mists of time) , I have lived, breathed and sometimes, even wept gaming ever since. I've spent conservatively, 30+of the last 40 years, in the wargames industry.
I've managed game stores, written and had published, a successful gaming memoir and now work as a professional miniature painter and supplier of scenic materials.
Satanic Panic Miniatures is the last thing on my 'wargaming bucket list' and, it's my mission to make fun, varied and affordable figures so that gamers can build the big armies in the style of those which inspired so many gamers in the 80s, without leaving their descendants destitute.
Satanic Panic is not about 'getting rich', it's about leaving a legacy to a hobby which has given me so much pleasure across 4 decades whilst making a modest return.
It's my hope that when I 'pass into the West' one if not all of my grandsons will continue my work (although I am not planning on going anywhere yet) and find and give the joy of gaming that I've known. (Don't panic I am only just in my 50s)
This is a one-man effort without the assets or conversely, the overheads of larger businesses. I want to trade ethically and innovatively.
For a start, I have deliberately decided to shun the concept of complex packaging. It serves no purpose other than to add cost to you the purchaser and to the burden of trash upon the environment.
I also LISTEN. If you see a viable gap in a range I want you to let me know and if I can - I'll fill it. After all, more models can only ever be a good thing!
With the support and passion of likeminded gamers and talented sculptors who 'get it', I think I have been able to do brilliant things so far...
And in case you wondered, the Satanic Panic brand is inspired by the the 80s panic of the same name, which saw my generation labelled as demon-worshipping fiends by people who didn't know what the whole gaming thing was about.
They were 'interesting times' and this is my nod of acknowledgement to those days when many hobby pioneers and future grognard gamers first fumbled in their dice bags and resisted the overwhelming pressures from people who didn't understand that gaming was merely about 'let's pretend' on a grand scale. This has been largely accepted, apart from one deluded individual, who bombarded me on social media as being in the service of Old Nick himself. |
