Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs return for a special episode of the Meeples & Miniatures podcast. In this show we catch up with the highlights of what Neil & Mike have been up to for the past few weeks, and discuss how we have been coping with the current period of enforced isolation that we find ourselves in and what other things we, as gamers, might want to consider doing to carry on with our hobby when we find ourselves without face-to-face opponents. We hope you enjoy the show....
Mar 30, 2020•1 hr 44 min
In this, the last episode of Meeples & Miniatures, show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs look back at their gaming in 2019 and choose the top 5 games that they have played during the year. We also choose our all-time favourite games. We hope you enjoy the show. The Meeples & Miniatures podcast is sponsored by Too Fat Lardies - purveyor of the finest rules and scenarios for wargaming. The Meeples & Miniatures podcast is sponsored by Firestorm Games - don't forget to use the discount ...
Dec 29, 2019•2 hr 30 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by professional sculptor Tom Mason to discuss the struggle often experienced by those who work in the hobby. 00:00 - Introduction -We find out Tom's gaming and sculpting background 16:34 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 46:25 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:10:29- Work vs Play - Tom, Neil & Mike discuss the pressur...
Dec 17, 2019•2 hr 9 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by fellow gamer Wayne Peters to talk about gaming with future generations 00:00 - Introduction -We find out Wayne's gaming background 14:42 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 41:10 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting - includes Neil's first thoughts on 'Lifeform', we chat about Star Trek Adventures and 3D printing 1:14:48- Gam...
Nov 30, 2019•2 hr 4 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by author and game designer Gav Thorpe to chat about all sorts of gaming stuff 00:00 - Introduction -We find out what Gav has been up to recently 23:09 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 1:18:55 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting. 1:53:58- Round Table - Gav chats about various things, including the campaign system for Warlord...
Nov 23, 2019•2 hr 59 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck and Mike Hobbs are once again joined by regular podcast listener and sometime gaming opponent Shaun Randall. For the main part of the show we review Saga: Age of Magic from Studio Tomahawk . 00:00 - Introduction -We welcome back Mike after a bout of illness 10:10 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 48:41 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting, including UBoo...
Oct 27, 2019•2 hr 29 min
In this show host Neil Shuck is joined by regular gaming opponent Dave 'The Halfling' Hickman to discuss their recent hobby trials and tribulations. For the main part of the show we review some recent boardgame releases from PSC Games: ~Battle Ravens, Quartermaster General: The Cold War and Milito. 00:00 - Introduction -We find out how Neil got into the gaming hobby 06:13 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys...
Oct 14, 2019•2 hr 7 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by Patreon backer Neil Hughes. We chat about everything we've been up to in the hobby recently, and take an in-depth look at Supersystem. 00:00 - Introduction -We find out how Neil got into the gaming hobby 29:05 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 1:05:20 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting. 1:37:35- Supersystem - Neil gives u...
Sep 29, 2019•2 hr 49 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Andy Hobday to catch up on developments with several games systems from Footsore Miniatures, including Gangs of Rome and Mortal Gods. 00:00 - Introduction -We chat about supporting small businesses within the wargaming hobby 11:03 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 38:20 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting. 1:09:49 - ...
Sep 18, 2019•2 hr 27 min
In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs take some time to answer a recent question from Twitter follower @Dice_Dad about the relative merits of several small sci-fi rule sets designed with smaller scale miniatures in mind 00:00 - Introduction - We chat about The Other Partizan and the recent cold snap there has been in certain parts of social media 30:02 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, and to gaze longingly at other shiny toys 1:09:43 - ...
Aug 31, 2019•2 hr 28 min
In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by friend and fellow gamer Shaun Randell. As well as finding out more about Shaun and his hobby, he helps us to review Red Alert - the Space Fleet Combat game from PSC Games which uses the Command & Colours rules system 00:00 - Introduction - Shaun introduces himself as he tells us about his gaming background 24:34 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 1:07:09 - Our Hobby - We all ta...
Aug 19, 2019•3 hr 27 min
In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by Alex Ley, who recently organised an Age of Sigmar narrative campaign event - Mind Over The Realms - which raised money for the mental health charity MIND. 00:00 - Introduction - we get to know Alex as he talks about his gaming background 35:20 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 1:26:11 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting. 1:48:28 - Mind Over The Realms - ...
Jul 31, 2019•2 hr 33 min
In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by fellow podcaster Shaun Clark to chat about his hobby, look back at the recent Joy of Six show and find out all details about a brand new gaming podcast - God's Own Scale 00:00 - Introduction - we get to know Shaun as he talks about his gaming background and local gaming club 38:33 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 1:24:57 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and paint...
Jul 20, 2019•3 hr 15 min
In this show usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by podcast Patreon backer George Holt to chat about his gaming hobby and discuss his subject of choice 00:00 - Introduction - we get to know George's gaming background 21:14 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 52:33 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting. 1:16:57 - Kings of War - Since KoW is George's current wargaming rules of choice, we take the opportunity to...
Jun 29, 2019•2 hr 40 min
In this show we look back at the recent hobby events of the 2019 UK Games Expo and Operation Market Larden #7. Usual hosts Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined once again by guest Dave Hickman 00:00 - Introduction - We are finally famous, as we are in a 'Downfall' Meme 10:30 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 34:24 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting. 48:59 - UK Games Expo 2019 - We recount our exploits at this year's ...
Jun 24, 2019•2 hr 29 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Per Broden for part II of this show, as they continue to look at 6mm gaming 00:00 - Our Hobby - We chat with Per about what we've been playing, building and painting 32:55 - Gaming in 6mm - Per talks about big battle gaming, converting wargames rules to use 6mm figures and different miniature manufacturers. We also discuss gaming with his son. 2:12:20 - Outro - What has 'My other mate Dave' bought this week - plus the continuing story of my Saga Ma...
Jun 16, 2019•2 hr 28 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Per Broden for this episode of the show, as they take a look at 6mm gaming 00:00 - Introduction - This week's guest, Per Broden, introduces himself 46:22 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. As explained in the show, we leave it there, otherwise we will end up with a 4 hour podcast! Part II coming soon! We hope you enjoy the show. The Meeples & Miniatures podcast is sponsored by Too Fat Lardies - p...
May 30, 2019•1 hr 41 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Ralph Plowman for this episode of the show, as they take their second look at gaming in Ancient Greece, this time concentrating on mass battles 00:00 - Introduction - This week's guest, Ralph Plowman, introduces himself 19:14 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 50:29 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting. We once again extol the virtues of Mansions of Madness , discuss our fir...
May 17, 2019•3 hr 2 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs decide to fly without a guest for this episode of the show, as they take our first of a two-part look at gaming in Ancient Greece 00:00 - Introduction 05:12 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 40:53 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:15:28 - Gaming in Ancient Greece, Part I - Neil & Mike chat about skirmish gaming in ancient Greece, reviewing Mortal Gods and Of Gods and Mortals 2:40:03 -...
Apr 27, 2019•2 hr 50 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined once again by the Anti-Luff himself, Dave Hickman, for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction 07:57 - A look back at Salute - In a slight change to the show format, we start with a look back at the recent Salute show. It was Dave's first experience of Salute, and the first time that Neil had attended the show as a 'punter' for a number of years - we chat abour our experience and impressions of the UK's largest wargaming show. 1:07:17 - Confessional -...
Apr 20, 2019•2 hr 20 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Joseph MuCullough for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - We find out how Joe started in the hobby 10:30 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 32:57 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and hobby projects, plus a full report of the Watch The Skies Megagame 1:27:02- Solo & Cooperative Gaming - We discuss this aspect of gaming with Joe, with particular reference to how he has ...
Mar 28, 2019•2 hr 47 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest David Mathieson for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - We find out some more about David and how he got into the hobby 17:57 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently - it's been a particularly sinful time in the bunker! 1:16:36 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:50:35 - Warhammer Underworlds - David introduces us to the world of Shadespire and Nightvault, as we rev...
Mar 15, 2019•3 hr 5 min•Ep. 263
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Matt Slade for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - We chat about Matt's influence on Neil's painting output 14:11 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 52:51 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:27:59 - Rangers of Shadow Deep - W e provide and in-depth look at all the game mechanics in this new co-operative tabletop miniatures game, and (hopefully) answer the ques...
Feb 28, 2019•3 hr 22 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Sir Sidney Roundwood for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - Sir Sidney introduces himself 28:18 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 1:10:11 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:33:23 - 2mm and Army level gaming - Sidney has inspired Mike with his exploits in gaming with 2mm miniatures. We discover what interested Sid in this scale, and chat about the wider subj...
Feb 13, 2019•2 hr 59 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Guy Bowers for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - Guy Bowers introduces himself 19:25 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 49:27 - Our Hobby - We all talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:27:52 - Happy One Hundred - since Guy is editor of Wargames, Soldiers & Strategy magazine, which has recently published it's one hundredth issue, we chat to him about the origin of the magazine ...
Jan 31, 2019•2 hr 29 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest Ty Callaghan-Jones for this episode of the show 00:00 - Introduction - Our guest, Ty Callaghan-Jones, introduces himself 16:15 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently, including what gaming goodies Santa brought us. 47:08 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting 1:07:50 - Crusade & Mega Gaming - as Ty is on the organising commitee of the Crusade wargames show, we chat to him about the...
Jan 19, 2019•2 hr 14 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs once again have the microphone to themselves for this episode of the podcast - we look back at our gaming in 2018 00:00 - Introduction - 09:38 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 20:10 - Our top 10 games of 2018 - We look back at our favourite games that we have played in the last 12 months 1:20:13 - Other favourites - more looking back at 2018, including our favourite gaming events, most memorable games, best hobby acce...
Dec 24, 2018•2 hr 14 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs have the microphone to themselves for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - We introduce our new podcast sponsor - Firestorm Games 12:12 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 33:27 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming and painting, including a weekend painting worshop for Neil. 1:13:26 - The Devil in Your Head - In something of a more serious chat to recent shows, Mike and Neil share their struggles ...
Dec 13, 2018•2 hr 27 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by a guest presenter in the shape of Patreon backer James Aldridge for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - We chat with James and discover how he got into the hobby and what his favourite games/miniatures are. 21:20 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 57:55 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming, including Keyforge, 1066 Tears for Many Mothers and Kill Team. James tells us about his rece...
Nov 28, 2018•2 hr 43 min
Neil Shuck & Mike Hobbs are joined by guest presenter Dave Hickman for this episode of the podcast. 00:00 - Introduction - We start the show by chatting with Dave and discover how he got into the hobby. 18:07 - Confessional - Time to own up to all those hobby purchases we have made recently. 51:12 - Our Hobby - We talk about our recent gaming, including Deep Madness, Gloomhaven, Gangs of Rome and Man O'War 1:18:17 - The Meeples Challenge - catching up with Neil & Mike's project progress ...
Nov 15, 2018•2 hr 27 min
