THIS is what Warhammer is! Here's a glimpse of my Chaos Space marines army. I, MiniWarGamer Dave, take you on a journey of how my collection grew from 1 miniature into thousands over the course of 14 years. In total, I have 144,000 pts of Chaos Space Marines.
Huge thanks to the following channels for being an inspiration and my friends (in no particular order):
Baldermort - for lending his epic voice for the narrative portion of this video. See his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdpGd0jls7VQh6LvcZT_p1A
Play On Tabletop - for comparing notes and being the BEST t-shirt company in all the wargaming industry! & Tak for cooking me dinner and letting me sleep in his spare bedroom. https://www.youtube.com/c/PlayOnTabletop
WintersSEO - for being fluent in the language of banter and always putting a smile on my face! https://www.youtube.com/c/wintersSEO
Liam Dempsey - For being unapologetic in his awesomeness and for bringing the community together. https://www.youtube.com/c/LiamDempsey40k
The Warmistress - For being my sis and allowing me to call her names that show I really love her as a person and friend. (you know the one Tanya) https://www.youtube.com/c/TanyaGates
Duncan Rhodes - for teaching the true ways of becoming a painter of miniatures, making the hobby approachable, and always applying "two thin coats." https://www.youtube.com/c/DuncanRhodesPaintingAcademy
MidWinter Minis - Guy, for cooking me haggis and inspiring me to make more engaging videos. https://www.youtube.com/c/MidwinterMinis
SkaredCast - Skari, for being a force of nature and teaching me the fun that is had through competitive play. https://www.youtube.com/c/SkaredCast
Vanguard Tactics - Stephen Box, for having big muscles, coaching me on my journey to Chaos Rising and being a source of positive health in the community. https://www.youtube.com/c/VanguardTactics
Tabletop Minions - Uncle Atom, for knowing all the things, being hilarious when filming b-roll, and being a source of wisdom and insight. https://www.youtube.com/user/tabletopminions
Wargamer Girl - Miranda & Tommy, for loving the art of filmmaking and collaborating with me to create videos that showcase the fun surrounding the tabletop. https://www.youtube.com/user/WarGamerGirl
CGN - Aaron Straus, for making it possible to create a movie that changed my life and allowed me to fulfill a childhood dream. AND for being good at making me laugh. https://www.youtube.com/user/CoolGuysWhoSitAtHome
The Glacial Geek - Phil, for being my cousin and being willing to spill a box of Timbits. https://www.youtube.com/c/TheGlacialGeek
Tom Schubbe - for being my go-to guy for all things awesome and chaos and teaching me the art of accepting gifts of chaos when offered by a bull driving a tank. I'd be remiss not to mention Scott as well who is of equal epicness and generosity.
Gaz - You know I love you, buddy. German sets for the win!!!!
General Kraig Moise - never change brother! Your story about how you bonded with your sons playing Warhammer has always touched my heart. "No, YOU"RE crying!" :
BoardGameManiacs - Rob, for IR26, haho shisho, and enabling me to make movies and be myself. https://www.youtube.com/c/BoardGameManiacs
OnTableTop - Warren, for marching with us in the beginning and forging our fates through this epic hobby, and for taking me and my wife to the Devil's Organ. https://www.youtube.com/c/OnTableTop
TableTop Tactics - Lawrence, for making good life choices, visiting me in my hotel room late one night at LVO and doing an impromptu Livestream with me, and being a gamechanger of batrep vids. https://www.youtube.com/c/tabletoptactics
TableTop Titans - for showing us the way to do epic live battle reports! https://www.youtube.com/c/TabletopTitans
Maverickspaint - for being a true friend and bouncing ideas around while also making kick-ass painting videos. https://www.youtube.com/c/MaverickNicolson
Miniac - Scott, for showing how to make YouTuber vids as a wargamer. And for being freaking hilarious. Your delivery instantly makes me happy when I hear your voice. https://www.youtube.com/c/Miniac
Ninjon - Jon, for showing me how to craft a story while taking people on a visual journey. https://www.youtube.com/c/Ninjon
Squidmar - Emil, for raising the bar. Hands down. For being supportive and humble and encouraging other channels to reach their potential. For constantly innovating and trying new ideas. https://www.youtube.com/c/SquidmarMiniatures
52 Miniatures - Alex, for making short films wrapped in wargaming videos. Seriously brother, everything you make is dynamite and it's mind-blowing.
Games Workshop - for being the ones who started it all!!! https://www.youtube.com/user/GamesWorkshopWNT
AND to Matthew, my business partner. None of this is possible without you.
Apparently, I've reached my 5000 character limit in this description which is sad because I want to thank so many more channels and people.
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