 ollecting,
building, and painting an army is at
the core of the Games Workshop Hobby.
Below, we interview avid-Dwarf fan Bert
Smith, whose official title is Head of
Retail Training at Games Workshop US
(although he would like to be known as "Bertadon
the Destroyer"). He has been collecting
Dwarfs for years, and so we though he
would be a good person to ask about putting
together a Dwarf army. |
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 ho
are you?
My name is Bert Smith. I live in Maryland,
USA, up in the mountains. It's pretty there. We
got a lot of snow this winter. You'll notice a
recurring theme here.
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long have you been a GW hobbyist,
and what got you started?
I've been wargaming for ages. I
started collecting Warhammer miniatures
back in the 80's. One of my very first
was this Chaos Sorcerer with both index
fingers pointing (obviously to cast
the mightiest of fireballs).
When I got to college, I joined
a gaming group at the local hobby store
whose members were all starting Warhammer
armies. Everyone else had picked "evil" forces,
so I went with a good one. I chose
Empire at the time (who wouldn't — infantry,
cavalry, cannons, and Dwarfs). After
several moths of collecting, gaming,
and getting pounded by hordes of Orcs
and Chaos warriors, I noticed some
trends in my defeats. The stuff that
was either still alive at the end of
the game or that scared my opponents
were the cannons and Dwarfs. My collection
suddenly took a turn, and so did my
luck. From then on, I've collected
Dwarfs. I've had the odd foray into
Chaos (if you can't beat 'em, then
join 'em) and a smattering of others,
but mostly Dwarfs.
 hat
army do you have?
My collection revolves around the
Delving Hold Dwarfs in the Vaults.
Delving Hold is one of the outlying
strongholds of Karak Izor. Most of
its population are exiles from Mount
Silverspear in the east and owe allegiance
to King Aesgir Grudgebearer. Aesgir
is the 10th Heir Apparent since the
fall of the Silverspears and is charged
with the Baraz-an-arm (roughly translated
as "the promise to be again")
or "the Reclamation". Aesgir
is an active and ardent supporter of
the High King and shares his dream
of returning the Dwarf race to its
former glory. My army is duty bound
to visit ruination and vengeance upon
the scum who defile the lands of our
ancestors. There can be no greater
insult or obligation.
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