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Brush Wielders Union episodes

July 29, 2022 Dave Taylor returns!
Union member and inaugural podcast guest, Dave Taylor returns this month! Dave's been up to a ton of awesome stuff since BWU podcast episode 1 and we talked about a lot of it. Dave shared what's been going on with the books he's published like Terrain Essentials and the upcoming volumes of his ongoing The Art of' series as well as building custom Fallout and Skyrim tables for Modiphius' Gen Con booth next week. And most excitingly, we talked about his new livestream endeavour, Build Paint Play! We wrapped things up by discussing our own armies for the new edition of The Horus Heresy.
Pre-order THE ART OF... Volumes 4-6 now
Order published books from Dave Taylor Miniatures at Ironheart Artisans
Follow Dave on Instagram
Watch and subscribe to Build Paint Play on Youtube
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
56 min
June 16, 2022 An interview with Chris Masucci, creator of Crystallum
This month I was joined by game developer, Chris Masucci, creator of Crystallum: 15mm Epic Battles in the Far Future, currently on Kickstarter. Chris was kind enough to get into the nitty gritty of what makes this game of combined arms combat compelling in terms of its, game play, miniature sculpts, and background material. Crystallum is Chris' first professionally published game and I'm really excited to get my hands on it.
As usual, this episode was exclusive to Brush Wielders Union members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
41 min
May 13, 2022 An interview with Seyni N’diaye
My guest this month was Seyni N'diaye, an incredibly talented painter from Lyon, France. Seyni's unique style earned him a volume in the latest set of The Art of... series of miniatures artbooks from Dave Taylor Miniatures, now on Kickstarter! Seyni shared his thoughts on how he developed his beautiful, impressionist-inspired style, his preferences in brushes, his inspirations, and what he hopes to accomplish on his journey as a world class painter.
Follow Seyni on Instagram and check out the Kickstarter for The Art of...Vols 4-6 now!
As usual, this episode was exclusive to Brush Wielders Union members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
47 min
April 21, 2022 An interview with Yeji Kim of Snickernack Studios
My guest this month was professional painter, Yeji Kim! You may know Yeji from her classes at conventions including Adepticon, Warfaire Weekend, and many others, or her work as a studio painter for Ninja Division. Yeji and I chatted about her career as a painter, and her focus on painting chibi style miniatures in particular. She shared some fantastic tips for painting eyes (and not just on chibis) among other thoughts on taking healthy breaks from your hobby.
Follow Yeji and Snickernack on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitch.
As usual, this episode was exclusive to Brush Wielders Union members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
47 min
March 21, 2022 An interview with Privateer Press convention manager, John Swinkels
This month I was joined by John Swinkels, convention manager for Privateer Press. John and I talked about all things Privateer' at Adepticon, coming up in just a few short days. John shared his thoughts on the Formula P3 Grandmaster painting competition, convention exclusives, and all the events for WARMACHINE, HORDES, Warcaster and Riot Quest that you can take part in at Adepticon, and of course, open play. I was also able to convince John to give up a few teasers on the upcoming Orgoth faction for WARMACHINE!
Listen now and be sure to visit Privateer's booth #401 at Adepticon and bring your 2022 Brush Wielders Union membership book for 10% off select items!
You can follow Privateer on Facebook and Instagram to see all the amazing entries in the P3 Grandmaster and stay up to date on what's going on at the show if you're not there yourself.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
PS don't forget to drop by the Brush Wielders Union Adepticon table, at space #914!
36 min
February 18, 2022 An interview with owner and founder of Victoria Miniatures, Victoria Lamb
My guest this month is the one and only Victoria Lamb, founder and owner of Victoria Miniatures! If you've had any kind of big kit-bashing project or love for a nostalgic and out-of-print Imperial Guard armies, you're almost certainly familiar with Victoria Miniature's expansive line of arms, guns, heads, and alternate body parts. Victoria was kind enough to speak to me about what all went into growing her small operation into the international hobby resource it's become. We talked about the challenges of sculpting modular parts, what goes into sculpt art direction, why she loves miniatures and much more.
You can find the official Victoria Miniatures Facebook here, the new and unofficial Victoria Miniatures Fan Page also on Facebook, and of course also on Instagram.
As usual, this episode was exclusive to BWU members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
42 min
January 24, 2022 An interview with professional dungeon builder, Jeff Hall
My guest this month was professional painter and longtime hobbyist, Jeff Hall! Jeff has had a storied career in miniatures, having worked in events Games Workshop and currently as operations manager of Games and Stuff. These days he specializes in creating immersive tables for use in Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs! Jeff shared some practical advice on dressing your own tables, building a versatile collection of dungeon terrain, and teased his upcoming book, The Tremendous Tome of Decorating Dungeons, coming to Kickstarter in February!
As usual, this episode was exclusive to BWU members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
46 min
December 23, 2021 An Interview with game designer, Andy Chambers
It was my great honor this month to speak with the one and only Andy Chambers! Since the early 90s, Andy's been designing some of the most beloved and genre-defying miniatures games, and he was kind enough to spend an hour talking about those experiences. Andy reminisced about his first projects at Games Workshop, what it was like developing Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition (and 3rd...and 4th...), as well as what went into the early days of Titan Legions, Necromunda, and his "magnificent octopus/magnum opus" Battlefleet Gothic. We also discussed his post-GW career including Starship Troopers and his current game, Blood Red Skies.
Be sure to check out the new Battle for Midway starter for Blood Red Skies, join the associated BRS Facebook fan group, The Ready Room, and follow Andy on Facebook.
As usual, this episode was exclusive to BWU members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
—Simon Berman
General President, Brush Wielders Union
1 hr 3 min
December 23, 2021 An Interview with Ron Kruzie
My guest on this month's podcast is my old friend, and former co-worker, Ron Kruzie. Ron is the longtime Studio Director at Privateer Press, but these days I know him better as the person who runs the best looking miniatures event games I've ever played! I've played in a couple of Ron's games, and they're always incredible games that I find myself thinking about years later. Ron was kind enough to talk to me about what goes into creating beautiful and immersive wargaming tables without sacrificing playability. He also talked about what goes into making his homebrew rules systems to make sure the games play as he imagines.
Follow Ron on Instagram to see more of his incredible figures and bespoke gaming tables!
As usual, this episode will be exclusive to brushwieldersunion.com members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
52 min
October 25, 2021 Duncan Rhodes returns!
The one and only Duncan "Two Thin Coats" Rhodes was kind enough to speak with me once more! When last we spoke in the winter of 2020 Duncan had just left his long-time position at Games Workshop to found his then-upcoming endeavor, the Duncan Rhodes Painting Academy. Since then, the world has changed in many ways, but Duncan is still painting up a storm and has even launched his own line of miniatures paints on Kickstarter just last month. Duncan and I talked about what it's been like for him developing a paint line, exploring new corners of the miniatures hobby, creating good hobby habits and coping with burn out.
As usual, this episode will be exclusive to brushwieldersunion.com members for a few days before being released to the general public.
Union Strong!
51 min

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