Episodes

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...

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...

This month I was joined by one of the luminaries of the Warhammer and Horus Heresy communities, the one and only Thomas "Garro" Rhodes. Garro has been a foundation of the Horus Heresy community since its inception and such is his renown at sharing interesting Forgeworld news from Warhammer World and Weekender events that he's at times been mistaken for a Games Workshop staffer! Where Garro usually finds himself the one giving the news and talking to GW staff, I've turned the tables on him to he...

This month I was joined by one of the luminaries of the Warhammer and Horus Heresy communities, the one and only Thomas "Garro" Rhodes. Garro has been a foundation of the Horus Heresy community since its inception and such is his renown at sharing interesting Forgeworld news from Warhammer World and Weekender events that he's at times been mistaken for a Games Workshop staffer! Where Garro usually finds himself the one giving the news and talking to GW staff, I've turned the tables on him to he...

This month I was joined by one of the luminaries of the Warhammer and Horus Heresy communities, the one and only Thomas "Garro" Rhodes. Garro has been a foundation of the Horus Heresy community since its inception and such is his renown at sharing interesting Forgeworld news from Warhammer World and Weekender events that he's at times been mistaken for a Games Workshop staffer! Where Garro usually finds himself the one giving the news and talking to GW staff, I've turned the tables on him to he...

I was lucky enough to finally interview the elusive Annie Norman, owner and founder of Bad Squiddo Games, home of believable female miniatures! Annie joined me to share the story of her journey as a painter, hobbyist, and founder of her own ever-expanding line of miniatures. We talked about what gets her excited about miniatures, the ups and downs of starting your own miniatures company, why sometimes a lady needs a cardigan, and a surprising amount about guinea pigs (relating to her upcoming ga...

I was lucky enough to finally interview the elusive Annie Norman, owner and founder of Bad Squiddo Games, home of believable female miniatures! Annie joined me to share the story of her journey as a painter, hobbyist, and founder of her own ever-expanding line of miniatures. We talked about what gets her excited about miniatures, the ups and downs of starting your own miniatures company, why sometimes a lady needs a cardigan, and a surprising amount about guinea pigs (relating to her upcoming ga...

I was lucky enough to finally interview the elusive Annie Norman, owner and founder of Bad Squiddo Games, home of believable female miniatures! Annie joined me to share the story of her journey as a painter, hobbyist, and founder of her own ever-expanding line of miniatures. We talked about what gets her excited about miniatures, the ups and downs of starting your own miniatures company, why sometimes a lady needs a cardigan, and a surprising amount about guinea pigs (relating to her upcoming ga...