I remember I started in June/July 2008. Although I remember also getting the first issue for the BGIME with the goblins (mum said no to the next issue
they were elves too...) But the real start was in 2008. My local shopping centre had a large extension done and one day after school my dad, brother and I had a look at the new additions. There happened to also be a new Games Workshop opened. I had a look and LOTR, LOTR everywhere. I started to save to get paints and Last Alliance set but then my dad was awesome enough to buy me the Mines of Moria set and even the hobby starter set because of my good school report. My mum flipped at my dad spending over $200 (on toys, she said) of course and started calling me a child because I was playing with toys (In some sense she has a point)
And yeah there you have it.
Although that Games Workshop closed in 2011 and they should probably have some sort of restrictions when hiring people, I swear one guy you could hear in the food court screaming ROLL A 6 AND THE SPACE MARINE SLICES THE ORC AND DECAPITATES IT AND THEN STICKS HIS HEAD ON A PIKE FOR THE OTHERS TO SEE THEN STOMPS ON HIS BODY AND CREATES A MESSY RED PUDDLE, etc, etc (and this was a very busy and large and shopping centre so you had to really be screaming) Also some other workers looked like if you didn't buy they'd drop you. Of course they had some normal employees and and they were some of the nicest people I've ever met
Also I feel you on the whole mum said I can't have a sword thing
I really wanted a master sword
Yeah I definitely need to condense this...