First, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the wargamers and hobbyists who purchase our products and make it possible for me to pursue my passion of designing and making buildings and terrain features for the hobby and gaming industry. 

I also owe a HUGE amount of gratitude to my wife of 22 years! Nancy is a wonderful woman blessed with the patience to allow me to develop my hobby, my dream, my passion into a business. This is not a venture for the faint-hearted. If it weren't for Nancy, Novus Design would not exist. This is also our second company in this space as we founded and operated JR Miniatures for approximately 12 years prior to Novus.

So, what attracted me to the hobby in the first place? 

As is the case with many of you, I was introduced to the concept of miniature wargaming through model building and collecting scale tanks and vehicles as well as soldiers. It was love at first sight when for the first time I encountered ROCO Minitanks at my local hobby store while shopping for matchbox cars with my father. I couldn't believe the detail, accuracy and realism of these 1:87 scale models!

Soon, my brother and I began to collect tanks and trucks as well as ROCO and Airfix infantry sets so we could paint them and have battles (we didn't realize we were wargaming at the time) with ourselves and some of our friends. Our collection grew to be quite large and although the hobby didn't hold my brother's attention after a certain age, I never lost interest in collecting, painting, researching, gaming and displaying my collection.

Eventually, I found myself creating buildings and terrain pieces to enhance my miniature wargaming hobby. And I mean literally tabletop gaming as in my parents dining room table! I wish I had pictures of these creations but I don't.