Episodes

This month I spoke with my old friend and fellow BWU Member, Andrew Bailey. You might know Andrew from his days as Mod_Faultie on the Privateer Press forums but these days he's best known for his incredible kitbashing creations, focused on the Kroot of Warhammer 40,000 and one of the pillars of the #siegeofpech and #krootvasion communities on Instagram. We chatted about kitbashing, world building, and carving out a niche for yourself in an existing setting as he's done in 40k. Be sure to follow...

This month I was excited to speak with professional miniatures painter, Elizabeth Beckley! You may know her work as part of the Miniature Monthly team or as a sometime studio painter for Kingdom Death (link NSFW) and formerly, Cool Mini or Not. Elizabeth is one of the featured painters in "The Art of..." the new series of art books now on Kickstarter from fellow Union Member, Dave Taylor. Elizabeth had lots to share about her journey as a hobbyist from an amateur gamer to a pro-painter for multi...

This month I was excited to speak with professional miniatures painter, Elizabeth Beckley! You may know her work as part of the Miniature Monthly team or as a sometime studio painter for Kingdom Death (link NSFW) and formerly, Cool Mini or Not. Elizabeth is one of the featured painters in "The Art of..." the new series of art books now on Kickstarter from fellow Union Member, Dave Taylor. Elizabeth had lots to share about her journey as a hobbyist from an amateur gamer to a pro-painter for multi...

This month I was excited to speak with professional miniatures painter, Elizabeth Beckley! You may know her work as part of the Miniature Monthly team or as a sometime studio painter for Kingdom Death (link NSFW) and formerly, Cool Mini or Not. Elizabeth is one of the featured painters in "The Art of..." the new series of art books now on Kickstarter from fellow Union Member, Dave Taylor. Elizabeth had lots to share about her journey as a hobbyist from an amateur gamer to a pro-painter for multi...

For this month's podcast I spoke with my friend and fellow Union Member, Dan Vander Kooy, operator of Iron Buffalo, a game store with a coffee problem! While we didn't talk too much about minis this month, we did get into the nitty gritty of what it's like to run a game shop. These pillars of our community are notoriously fickle creatures and Dan was kind enough to share his thoughts on their care and maintenance. We talked about the importance of game stores to the community and what we as comm...

For this month's podcast I spoke with my friend and fellow Union Member, Dan Vander Kooy, operator of Iron Buffalo, a game store with a coffee problem! While we didn't talk too much about minis this month, we did get into the nitty gritty of what it's like to run a game shop. These pillars of our community are notoriously fickle creatures and Dan was kind enough to share his thoughts on their care and maintenance. We talked about the importance of game stores to the community and what we as comm...

For this month's podcast I spoke with my friend and fellow Union Member, Dan Vander Kooy, operator of Iron Buffalo, a game store with a coffee problem! While we didn't talk too much about minis this month, we did get into the nitty gritty of what it's like to run a game shop. These pillars of our community are notoriously fickle creatures and Dan was kind enough to share his thoughts on their care and maintenance. We talked about the importance of game stores to the community and what we as comm...

This month I finally spoke with my old time friend and fellow Union Member, Gregoire Boisbelaud, co-owner of Dust USA! Gregoire chatted with me about his long history in the miniatures industry going all the way back to his time at Rackham and to the present as one of the main people behind Dust 1947. We talked about the French miniatures scene, what it was like inside the legendary Rackham, and the trials and travails of producing a miniatures wargaming in these turbulent times. If you're inte...

This month I finally spoke with my old time friend and fellow Union Member, Gregoire Boisbelaud, co-owner of Dust USA! Gregoire chatted with me about his long history in the miniatures industry going all the way back to his time at Rackham and to the present as one of the main people behind Dust 1947. We talked about the French miniatures scene, what it was like inside the legendary Rackham, and the trials and travails of producing a miniatures wargaming in these turbulent times. If you're inte...

This month I finally spoke with my old time friend and fellow Union Member, Gregoire Boisbelaud, co-owner of Dust USA! Gregoire chatted with me about his long history in the miniatures industry going all the way back to his time at Rackham and to the present as one of the main people behind Dust 1947. We talked about the French miniatures scene, what it was like inside the legendary Rackham, and the trials and travails of producing a miniatures wargaming in these turbulent times. If you're inte...

I've been looking forward to speaking with The Terrain Tutor for a long time, and what better excuse than with the release of his first book, Terrain Essentials: A Book About Making Wargaming Terrain! It's a truly comprehensive resource that covers the fundamentals of terrain making from planning, to materials, to execution, all accompanied by beautiful and helpful photography. Terrain Essentials is a real achievement, and I believe it will be the definitive book on terrain building for many yea...

I've been looking forward to speaking with The Terrain Tutor for a long time, and what better excuse than with the release of his first book, Terrain Essentials: A Book About Making Wargaming Terrain! It's a truly comprehensive resource that covers the fundamentals of terrain making from planning, to materials, to execution, all accompanied by beautiful and helpful photography. Terrain Essentials is a real achievement, and I believe it will be the definitive book on terrain building for many yea...

I've been looking forward to speaking with The Terrain Tutor for a long time, and what better excuse than with the release of his first book, Terrain Essentials: A Book About Making Wargaming Terrain! It's a truly comprehensive resource that covers the fundamentals of terrain making from planning, to materials, to execution, all accompanied by beautiful and helpful photography. Terrain Essentials is a real achievement, and I believe it will be the definitive book on terrain building for many yea...

For the first podcast of 2021 I spoke to "Mocha", competitive painter and professional instructor! "Mocha" of Mocha Minis is an overly-caffeinated, multi-award winning miniature painter, instructor, video game enthusiast and karaoke queen. After being introduced to tabletop gaming in 2010, she fell in love with painting miniature figures and currently teaches at national conventions, friendly local game stores, and online through her new Patreon! You can find her painting live on Twitch and shar...

For the first podcast of 2021 I spoke to "Mocha", competitive painter and professional instructor! "Mocha" of Mocha Minis is an overly-caffeinated, multi-award winning miniature painter, instructor, video game enthusiast and karaoke queen. After being introduced to tabletop gaming in 2010, she fell in love with painting miniature figures and currently teaches at national conventions, friendly local game stores, and online through her new Patreon! You can find her painting live on Twitch and shar...

For the first podcast of 2021 I spoke to "Mocha", competitive painter and professional instructor! "Mocha" of Mocha Minis is an overly-caffeinated, multi-award winning miniature painter, instructor, video game enthusiast and karaoke queen. After being introduced to tabletop gaming in 2010, she fell in love with painting miniature figures and currently teaches at national conventions, friendly local game stores, and online through her new Patreon! You can find her painting live on Twitch and shar...

For this month's podcast I interviewed the creator behind the upcoming Wyrd Science Magazine, John Power Jr. This project came to my attention after being shared by Gav Thorpe, and I immediately saw it as the kind of thing I love; a deep dive into the deepest corners of the RPG and miniatures gaming hobbies. John has lined up a stunning array of interviews for the first issue, including Simon Stålenhag (Tales from the Loop, The Labyrinth), Chris Spivey (Haunted West), John Nohr (MÖRK BORG) and m...

For this month's podcast I interviewed the creator behind the upcoming Wyrd Science Magazine, John Power Jr. This project came to my attention after being shared by Gav Thorpe, and I immediately saw it as the kind of thing I love; a deep dive into the deepest corners of the RPG and miniatures gaming hobbies. John has lined up a stunning array of interviews for the first issue, including Simon Stålenhag (Tales from the Loop, The Labyrinth), Chris Spivey (Haunted West), John Nohr (MÖRK BORG) and m...

For this month's podcast I interviewed the creator behind the upcoming Wyrd Science Magazine, John Power Jr. This project came to my attention after being shared by Gav Thorpe, and I immediately saw it as the kind of thing I love; a deep dive into the deepest corners of the RPG and miniatures gaming hobbies. John has lined up a stunning array of interviews for the first issue, including Simon Stålenhag (Tales from the Loop, The Labyrinth), Chris Spivey (Haunted West), John Nohr (MÖRK BORG) and m...

This month I was lucky enough to speak with the one and only Shoshie Bauer, professional painter and owner of Shoshie's Magnificent Minis Painting. Shoshie shared her thoughts on painting for a living, the trials and travails of competitive painting (and offers a few thoughts on an alternative path for high end painters), dealing with project burnout, her some recommendations for brushes and paints, and talks about why Kingdom Death is her favorite game to paint and play. Shosie is currently cel...

This month I was lucky enough to speak with the one and only Shoshie Bauer, professional painter and owner of Shoshie's Magnificent Minis Painting. Shoshie shared her thoughts on painting for a living, the trials and travails of competitive painting (and offers a few thoughts on an alternative path for high end painters), dealing with project burnout, her some recommendations for brushes and paints, and talks about why Kingdom Death is her favorite game to paint and play. Shosie is currently cel...

This month I was lucky enough to speak with the one and only Shoshie Bauer, professional painter and owner of Shoshie's Magnificent Minis Painting. Shoshie shared her thoughts on painting for a living, the trials and travails of competitive painting (and offers a few thoughts on an alternative path for high end painters), dealing with project burnout, her some recommendations for brushes and paints, and talks about why Kingdom Death is her favorite game to paint and play. Shosie is currently cel...

My October guest was the one and only Mike Tuñez, creator of Blood & Plunder, and owner of Firelock Games. ! Mike and I chatted about all the amazing new stuff coming in their latest Kickstarter as well as his lifelong love of pirates, art references for painting your pirates, their other naval game, Oak & Iron, and he even dropped a few hints about the possibly fantastical future of the game. As always, this episode will be exclusive to BWU members for a few days before being released to the g...

My October guest was the one and only Mike Tuñez, creator of Blood & Plunder, and owner of Firelock Games. ! Mike and I chatted about all the amazing new stuff coming in their latest Kickstarter as well as his lifelong love of pirates, art references for painting your pirates, their other naval game, Oak & Iron, and he even dropped a few hints about the possibly fantastical future of the game. As always, this episode will be exclusive to BWU members for a few days before being released to the g...