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Alan and Michael are twin brothers, sometimes referred to either as the Perry Brothers [3] or the Perry Twins, [2] who were born in 1961 and brought up in North London. [4] They have played wargames since the age of 10, and are avid collectors of antique armour, weapons and other militaria. [5] They studied art at A-levels, [2] and started sculpting freelance for Citadel Miniatures in 1978, while still in school. [5] They joined the company in 1980, and were the longest-serving members of the Games Workshop Design Studio. [5]
The pair have "a passion for Military History and love to recreate it;" [2] they were members of Sir Marmadaduke Rawdon's Regiment of Foote, which is a Royalist foot regiment of the King's Army, part of the British historical re-enactment group, the English Civil War Society. They have also belonged to other re-enactment groups. With the help of their friend John Stallard, they published an actual-size, full colour facsimile of a unique officer's handbook, The Art of Martial Discipline, which had been in their collection for some years. [6]
Aside from facial hair they look virtually identical, except that Michael lost part of his right arm in 1996, following an accident loading a reproduction cannon during a re-enactment of the Battle of Crécy in France. [2] [7] This was a very serious injury for a right-handed model sculptor and illustrator, but he learned to sculpt and paint with his left hand. [2] [7]
They founded the company Warhammer Historical with a number of colleagues from Games Workshop, collaborated on the first four books of Warhammer Historical with Jervis Johnson and Rick Priestley, and have said that they "try and fit in a historical game when ever we can." [2] Their own company, Perry Miniatures, currently produces 12 ranges on different historical themes: Samurai, American War of Independence, Agincourt to Orleans, Border Reivers, English Civil War, Napoleonic Wars, The Crusades, etc. [3] In all, their miniatures are covered by hundreds of commercial rulesets. [2] They have also sculpted a range of 54mm World War I ANZACs for the Gallipoli Campaign for Peter Jackson's private collection. [8]
They have also served as illustrators for Osprey Publishing. [4] [7] Alan has illustrated books on Rorke's Drift and the American Civil War, [4] while Michael has specialised in Chinese subjects such as the Taiping Rebellion of the 19th century. [7] According to the Osprey website, Alan's interest in World War II has led him recently to buy a Stuart Light Tank (M3A1). [4]
Both are now married and live in Nottingham, England. [4] [7]
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