Welcome to Episode 224 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples & Miniatures crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Conan, Dungeon Saga, Lion Rampant, Lord of the Rings miniatures and I Ain't Been Shot Mum For the feature part of our show, we chat with rules author Adrian McWalter about his upcoming Napoleonic skirmish rules - Forager - which launch on Kickstarter on the 18th August 2017 We hope you enjoy the show. Stand To G...
Aug 13, 2017•1 hr 22 min•Season 2017Ep. 224
Welcome to Episode 223 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples & Miniatures crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes The GROGNARD Files podcast, I Ain't Been Shot Mum, Operation White Hot and Ninja All-Stars For the feature part of our show, we chat with rules author Mark Lewis about the fantasy version of his excellent Sword & Spear big battle rules - Sword & Spear Fantasy We hope you enjoy the show. Great Escape Game...
Aug 06, 2017•1 hr 44 min•Season 2017Ep. 223
Welcome to Episode 222 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes I Ain't Been Shot Mum , Dungeon Saga and painting Avatars of War Dwarves For the feature part of our show, we talk to Lewis Clark from Troll Trader about the relaunch of Carnevale - a skirmish wargame set in the streets of 18th Century Venice - which is currently funding a new 2-player starter box set on Kickstarter. We hope you...
Jul 30, 2017•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 222
Welcome to Episode 221 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Lord of Waterdeep , Dungeon Saga , Open Combat and Conan For the feature part of our show, we chat all about terrain mats with Chris Ward and Cory Ring from Cigar Box Battle. We find out the company background, talk about their product range and look forward to their imminent Kickstarter project. We hope you enjoy the show. Ciga...
Jul 23, 2017•1 hr 47 min
Welcome to Episode 220 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Warhammer 40K 8th Edition and Conan For the feature part of our show, we ponder the subject of how much our miniatures collections are worth with Peter Riley and David Pead from the Wargamers Collection Calulator website. We hope you enjoy the show. Wargames Collection Calculator If you enjoyed this episode of the Meeples & ...
Jul 17, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Welcome to Episode 219 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes I Ain't Been Shot Mum Lite, Star Wars: Rebellion and Vallejo Glaze Medium. For the feature part of our show, we return to our in-depth reviews as we take a look at the Runewars Miniatures Game, which is the recent new fantasy wargame published by Fantasy Flight Games. We hope you enjoy the show. Fantasy Flight Games - Runewars M...
Jul 08, 2017•2 hr 16 min
Welcome to Episode 218 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get together once again to talk about what they have been up to, which this week includes Dungeon Saga , Runewars Miniatures Game and painting. In our feature interview, we are joined by guest David Marshall from TMTerrain We discuss how David started in the hobby, how he got into making custom terrain and quiz him about the techniques he uses when building scenery. This also includes a Q&A with listener question...
Jul 01, 2017•2 hr 8 min
Welcome to Episode 217 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get back together to catch up with what they have been up to. This week's topics include Lords of Waterdeep , Skytrex Sherman Crabs, Runewars Miniatures Game , 4Grounds forthcoming Fabled Realms and W40K 8th Edition . In our feature interview, we are joined by guest Craig Cartmell from The Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare. We discuss (amongst other things) how Craig got into the hobby, his journey in writing rules, th...
Jun 24, 2017•1 hr 45 min
Welcome to Episode 216 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast The Meeples crew get back together to catch up with what they have been up to for the last few weeks, including some final thoughts on the UK Games Expo and a report from Operation Market Larden #5. For this weeks interview, we are joined by guest Bill Thornhill from Footsore Miniatures. We discuss how Bill started in the hobby, the ranges Footsore produce and what's coming up in the near future. We hope you enjoy the show* Footsore ...
Jun 17, 2017•2 hr 1 min
Welcome to Episode 215 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show the Meeples Crew are joined by guest Alan Crooks of White Dragon Miniatures. We discuss WDM's two kickstarter projects: MTU & Shattered Void, along with their growing range of terrain and forthcoming Mech game. Along the way we chat about the pros and cons of Kickstarter, working with 3rd party companies and 3D printing. We hope you enjoy the show. White Dragon Miniatures...
Jun 12, 2017•1 hr 54 min
Welcome to Episode 214 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show host Neil Shuck is joined by his son Josh Langley-Shuck as they travel to the UK Games Expo 2017 in Birmingham and bring you interviews and their impressions from day #3 of the event. We hope you enjoy the show. 00:00 - Intro 06:50 - Batman - The Boardgame 12:40 - Ninja All Stars 25:24 - Super Dungeon Explore 47:16 - Open Combat 54:07 - Hawk Wargames 1:01:20 - Oathsworn Miniatures 1:10:00 - Closing Comments...
Jun 04, 2017•1 hr 42 min
Welcome to Episode 213 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Dave Luff travels to the UK Games Expo 2017 in Birmingham and bring you interviews and their impressions from day #2 of the event. We hope you enjoy the show. 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - 4Ground 21:23 - Devil Pig Games 31:07 - Ham & Jam 41:40 - Thoughts on the Expo 58:05 - Closing Comments...
Jun 03, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Welcome to Episode 212 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show host Neil Shuck travels to the UK Games Expo 2017 in Birmingham and brings you a number of interviews from day #1 of the event. We hope you enjoy the show. 00:00 - Intro 03:57 - Dust 1947 09:35 - Harps Corporation 15:00 - Elemental Ascent 20:15 - Devir - Fan Hunter 24:00 - Gloom of Kilforth & 1066, Tears to Many Mothers 34:20 - Troll Trader - Rumbleslam 45:00 - Troll Trader - Carnevale 54:30 - Braincrack Games - Fars...
Jun 02, 2017•2 hr 16 min
Welcome to Episode 211 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, & Mike Whitaker catch up with what they've been up to in the hobby this week, including Neil & Mike W's trip to Partizan For the main part of our show, we are joined by Rich Jones for an in-depth review of Test of Honour - the Samurai skirmish game from Warlord Games. We hope you enjoy the show. 00:00 - Intro 06:45 - What we've been up to 40:50 - Test of Honour in-depth review 2:25:2...
May 26, 2017•2 hr 39 min
Welcome to Episode 210 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Once again the Meeples & Miniatures team get together to catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. In this show we are joined by Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games Painting Services to chat about his approach to painting miniatures for a living. We talk about various aspects of painting including brushes, paints and techniques We hope you enjoy the show. Show Links Glenbrook Games Painting Services Saddl...
May 20, 2017•2 hr 4 min
Welcome to Episode 209 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Once again the Meeples & Miniatures team get together to catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. In this show we are joined by Neal Reid to chat about several card games he has designed, which are published by Vexillia. These include The Somme card game series, This Hard and Calcined Earth and the forthcoming Revolution. We also have a brief chat with Kieran Byrne of the Combined Operations Podcas...
May 12, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Welcome to Episode 208 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Whitaker & Dave Luff catch up with what they've been up to in the hobby this week (surprisingly little actually!). For the main part of our show, we are joined by Mike Hobbs to review the Conan Boardgame. We hope you enjoy the show.
May 06, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Welcome to Episode 207 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this bonus podcast episode hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker & Dave Luff discuss the recent Salute 2017 show. We also catch up with what we've all been doing in the last week, which includes an interview that Mike Whitaker recorded when he visited the Snakes & Lattes boardgame cafe in Toronto, Canada. The Terrain Tutor - Salute 2017 video Snakes & Lattes Snakes & Lattes Podcast...
Apr 29, 2017•1 hr 33 min
Welcome to Episode 206 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show hosts Neil Shuck & Dave Luff travel to Salute 2017 and bring you a number of interviews from the day. We hope you enjoy the show. 00:00 - Intro 05:52 - Plastic Soldier Company 17:11 - Dave Marshall (TMTerrain) 21:50 - Agema Miniatures 27:14 - Titan Wargames 30:36 - Oshiro Model Terrain 33:23 - Westwind Productions 43:16 - Bad Squiddo Games 46:19 - Hawk Wargames 52:33 - Glenbrook Games Painting Service 58:42 - Oathswo...
Apr 25, 2017•1 hr 58 min
Welcome to Episode 205 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Mike Hobbs takes the reins of the podcast to present a show about one of his all-time favourite games - Space Marine/Epic from Games Workshop. We are joined by guests Peter Ramos, Teras Cassidy and Ken Whitehurst, not only to look back at all aspects of the game from Adeptus Titanicus through to Epic: Armageddon, but also to discuss what the gaming community can accomplish when their favourite game stops being supported by its publis...
Apr 21, 2017•2 hr 12 min
Welcome to Episode 204 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Once again the Meeples & Miniatures team get together to catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. In this show we are joined by Rob Alderman from Hysterical Games. We talk about Rob's gaming background and work history in the wargaming industry, and then chat about how he came to be involved with Hysterical Games and Panzerfauste. We also discuss the other side of Hysterical Games' business - contr...
Apr 14, 2017•1 hr 49 min
Welcome to Episode 203 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Once again the Meeples & Miniatures team get together to catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. In this show we are joined by Alex Speight from Pig Iron Productions We chat about how Alex came to own the company, and what plans are in store for the future of this company who produce some of the finest 28mm sci-fi miniatures on the market today Show Links Pig Iron Productions Vapnartak Wargames Sh...
Apr 08, 2017•1 hr 27 min
Welcome to Episode 202 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast Once again the Meeples & Miniatures team get together to catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. In this show we are joined by Keith Armstrong from Armies Army. We discover how Keith got started in the hobby, how the company has grown, and how its main range of miniatures, rules and scenarios - 15mm Modern Cold War - came into being. We also announce the winner of the Tiny Terrain Models competiti...
Apr 01, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Welcome to Episode 201 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, the Meeples & Miniatures team catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. For our main feature, we are joined by Teras Cassidy from Geek Nation Tours. We catch up with what the company has been doing since we last spoke, and also chat about the Freebooters Podcast network. We hope you enjoy the show Show Links Geek Nation Tours Freebooters Network...
Mar 24, 2017•1 hr 34 min
Welcome to Episode 200 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker and Dave Luff catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. For our main feature, Mike Hobbs changes chairs and chats about developing his War of 1812 campaign guide for Sharp Practice At the start of the show, the Welsh Wizzard does his best Judith Chalmers impression as we chat about his recent visit to Iceland, which includes visiting Reykjavik's ...
Mar 18, 2017•2 hr 10 min
Welcome to Episode 199 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Whitaker and Dave Luff catch up with what they have been doing in the hobby over the past week. For our main feature, we are joined by Mike Hobbs and chat about the dungeon-bash boardgame/miniatures game from Mantic Games: Dungeon Saga. We hope you enjoy the show Show Links Mantic Games - Dungeon Saga Empires at War Najelwitz Modellbau - Italian range Printable Scenery Kickstarter Trouble at T'Mil...
Mar 10, 2017•1 hr 46 min
Welcome to Episode 198 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker and Dave Luff talk to Craig Thompson of Tiny Terrain Models. We hope you enjoy the show Show Links Tiny Terrain Models
Mar 04, 2017•1 hr 55 min
Welcome to Episode 197 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs and Dave Luff talk to Annie Norman of Bad Squiddo Games - we catch up with what has been happening over the past year. In our other segments, we are joined by Mike Whitaker to chat about what we've been up to. We also welcome a new sponsor to the podcast: Geek Nation Tours We hope you enjoy the show Show links: Bad Squiddo Games Empires at War MDF Buildings Gaming Models 15mm Miniatures The ...
Feb 24, 2017•2 hr 17 min
Welcome to Episode 196 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck, Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker and Dave Luff talk to Adrian McWalter, co-author of Napoleonic rules Over the Hills We hope you enjoy the show Show links: Over the Hills - Caliver Books Over the Hills Facebook Group JJs Wargames...
Feb 16, 2017•1 hr 47 min
Welcome to Episode 195 of the Meeples & Miniatures Podcast In this show, hosts Neil Shuck Mike Hobbs, Mike Whitaker and Dave Luff chat to Andy Cooper of West Wind Productions about their new Panzer Mech Kickstarter project . We also catch up with what we've been doing in the hobby this week. We hope you enjoy the show...
Feb 10, 2017•1 hr 37 min
