DELVING HOLD Dwarfs title image
INTRODUCTION subtitle image.
Collecting, 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.
Picture of an Iron Breakers unit.
Ranks of Ironbreakers march forward to battle.
Picture of Bert Smith. Don't make eye contact with him - you'll just make him mad.
Bert Smith

Who 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.

How 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.

Picture of Bert's Dwarf Rangers.What 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.

Image map with links to the Introduction page, the Inspiration page, the Planning page, the Hobby page, the Gaming page, the Adjustments page, and two Gallery pages.
Click to go to the second Gallery page. Click to go to the Introduction page. Click to go to the Inspiration page. Click to go to the Hobby page. Click to go to the Gaming page. Click to go to the Adjustments page. Click to go to the first Gallery page. Click to go to the Planning page.

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