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...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 21
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 ce...
Jan 31, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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 ...
Dec 29, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 19
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 hea...
Nov 16, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 18
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 g...
Sep 13, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This month, we delve into the tuberish mysteries of the hashtag taking (at least a small corner of) the miniatures world by storm: #turnip28! I spoke with the man behind this project, professional artist, Max Fitzgerald . Max kindly explains just what this pseudo-Napoleonic, post-apocalyptic, root-vegetable obsessed world is all about. We talk kit-bashing, painting, community, game design, and get some exciting first hints as to just what will be in the soon-to-be released first issue of the Tur...
Aug 04, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 16
My guest this month was Josh Mallett , a world famous hobbyist and aficionado of Horus Heresy era Alpha Legion! Josh is hugely talented hobbyist but he came to my attention from his statement this month about an incident that occurred to him Warhammerfest . Josh was kind enough to speak with me not only about his journey as a painter (and shared some great thoughts on the hobby) but also about his experiences with racism as a person of color in the Warhammer community, his thoughts on this momen...
Jul 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Our guest this month is professional scale modeler and prop restoration specialist, Jason Eaton ! Jason has worked on numerous collectible replicas and has restored on-screen prop models from Star Wars, Star Trek and other media for private collectors. His work has been featured numerous places, including on starwars.com . Jason shared his perspectives from a 20+ year career as a modeler. We talked about his inspirations, techniques, and anecdotes from his time working with film models including...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This month the podcast was lucky enough to be joined by the one and only Chris "Gdaybloke" Miller, the man behind the long running Lost Hemisphere blog and painting community. I've known Chris for a very long time now and his work at LH has made him a real pillar of the painting and minis gaming communities. Chris shared his thoughts on what he likes to paint, how to help your quarantine partners get started on their own painting journeys, what it takes to lead a community during social distanci...
May 04, 2020•Season 1Ep. 13
This month the BWU podcast was joined by Jordan Lamb, Lead Studio Painter at Privateer Press ! Jordan took some time out of his day to talk about what it was like to transition from a hobbyist to a studio painter, how he has helped envision Privateer's studio paint schemes, and of course, some tips and tricks for painting the models of the upcoming game, WARCASTER: Neo-Mechanika , now fully funded and live on Kickstarter! The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers d...
Apr 17, 2020•Season 1Ep. 12
This month I was fortunate enough to be joined by hobby legend, Duncan "Two Thin Coats" Rhodes ! No matter what kind of figures you paint you're almost certainly familiar with Duncan's work over the past decade as the face of Warhammer's painting tutorials. Duncan recently struck out for new horizons and we spoke about his journey as a painter, what went into those incredibly helpful instructional videos at Games Workshop, and what the future holds for him, including the announcement of his upco...
Mar 06, 2020•Season 1Ep. 11
This month's BWU podcast was joined by a guest with a VERY successful hobby Kickstarter, that I know some of you are already backing. Dr. K is the man behind DropTop; a dropper top adapter for Citadel© model paints. DropTop has already exceeded its funding goal by 100% and is well on its way to becoming a reality later this year. Dr. K shared some thoughts on how he came to envision this project, and his own journey as a painter. He's been painting minis for less than a year but has been a fine ...
Feb 12, 2020•Season 1Ep. 10
In this episode I spoke with Chris Suhre , a competitive painter with roots in army painting who has become an accomplished specialist in diorama work. He has placed at such competitions as Crystal Brush, Privateer Press P3, Gen Con, Massive Voodoo in-line, and others. Chris has his roots in painting armies for competitive play and discussed his journey from army painting to dioramas. He shares some excellent tips for diorama work and presentation in general. Below are images of the three pieces...
Dec 29, 2019•Ep. 9
This month I got to speak with award winning painter, Erik Swinson . Erik's won numerous awards, including the coveted Lock & Load Grandmaster and was kind enough to spend some time talking to me about his approach to painting, particularly about non-metallic metals, painting shadows, and his thoughts on how every painter needs to define their own "tabletop standard." Follow Erik on Instagram and if you're going to Adepticon consider signing up for his intensive day-long non-metallic metals ...
Nov 27, 2019•Ep. 8
This month's episode features an old friend I've been wanting to interview on the BWU podcast since the very beginning, professional miniatures painter, Matt DiPietro! Matt is a Golden Demon award winner who worked as Privateer Press' studio painter for many years before pursuing his career independently at Contrast Miniatures and as part of the team at Miniature Monthly. Matt took the time out of his busy schedule to talk about his journey from amateur to world-class competitive painter, shared...
Oct 31, 2019•Ep. 7
Episode 6 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. This month my friend Andy Hobday, co-owner of Footsore Miniatures joined me all the way from Nottingham, England to talk about his imminent project, The Barons' War, coming to Kickstarter, September 15th. Andy has become a real force of nature in skirmish gaming over the past few years and was kind enough to talk about his new line of beauti...
Sep 16, 2019•Ep. 6
Episode 5 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. I'm very excited to share this month's podcast, an interview with fellow Union member, Greg De Stefano, one of the main people behind Turbodork , the color-shift and metallic paints taking the hobby by storm! Turbodork has just released a whole bunch of beautiful new paints and Greg was kind enough to chat at length about everything that goe...
Aug 29, 2019•Ep. 5
Episode 4 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. This month Simon spoke with the hardest working man in miniatures wargaming, Sean Sutter, creator (and writer, and illustrator, and artist, and sculptor) of Relicblade ! Sean kindly shared his time to talk about how Relicblade came about, his own journey as a sculptor and illustrator, the inspirations behind the game, the wonderful community...
Jul 19, 2019•Ep. 4
Episode 3 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. In the second of two interviews with the staff of Battlefront Miniatures, creators of Flames of War , the 15mm WWII game of platoon and tank combat, Simon speaks with studio painter Aaron Te Hira-Mathie. Aaron is kind enough to speak with us at length about what it's like to paint miniatures professionally, shares tips and techniques for pai...
Jun 06, 2019•Ep. 3
Episode 2 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. In our first of two interviews with the staff of Battlefront Miniatures, creators of Flames of War , the 15mm WWII game of platoon and tank combat, Simon speaks with game designer, Andrew Haught. Andrew kindly shares some thoughts on game design, the future of Flames of War with the upcoming Late War products, and some tips and tricks for pa...
May 17, 2019•Ep. 2
The very first episode of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! Each month, BWU General President, Simon Berman, interviews a Union member or other minis wargaming luminary. Our first guest is hobby legend, Dave Taylor! Dave's been working in miniatures wargaming for over two decades and after painting over 10,000 miniatures, has (literally) written the book on painting whole armies. We chatted about his career, his own tips and tricks for painting and staying motivated, and of course, his current p...
Apr 08, 2019•Ep. 1
