Miniature Wargaming Labs

In this episode we talk about Kitbashing. An interesting way to make your wargaming faction standout in a sea of sameness. Kitbashing can be done in a resource intensive manner, or scrapped together from the leavings of extraneous sprues.

In our product spotlight we discuss Osprey Games A billion Suns.

In our horizon scan we Brian discusses a game he is (not) anticipating: Silver Bayonet. While do not know much of this game, Brian, a reliably staunch Jospeh McCullogh Fan Boy does not like Napoleonics nor Gothic horror.

I however am fervently awaiting Monster Fight Clubs CyberpunkRED kickstarter to add more minis and skirmish wargaming rules to my holdings.

In this episode we bring back Erin to talk about the various 3D sculpting programs she used to make a model that she then painted.

In this episode we answer an audience members question about how price impacts the design of a war-game. This is one of those issues where the prevalence of a game allows a company to design imbalance and product churn into its game engine to drive sales; in essence product chasing creates a subscription business model. While this sounds bad, it does allow for a game to continue to exist.

In our product spotlight we discuss Warlord Games SPQR Revised Edition.

In this episode we focus on a question we received from our listener community: How do you make time to play multiple different wargames?

In our product spotlight segment we talk about our latest our from Knight Models. Bottom Line Up Front: Beautiful, but not for beginners.

In this episode, based on listener commentary, we discuss how to budget your wargaming purchases to prevent overspending. Brian and James discuss their criteria for when and what to buy to add to your wargaming collections. And, to remember other cost drivers that most wargamers overlook such as hobby supplies and transportation options.

In this episode we interview Erin from 3DP Design Labs about her progress wading into 3d printing. For many serious miniature wargamers 3D printing presents the opportunity for cheap models, but 3D printing can consume as much time and money as you let it. It can become a hobby on to itself rather than an adjunct to miniature wargaming and hobbying. By following Erin's progress through printing and designing 3D objects, we hope to help our listeners judge how deeply this wish to get involved in 3D printing.

3DP Design Labs has uploaded their miniature wargaming designs to Thingiverse.

In our inaugural episode we discuss the three things that limit how much miniature wargaming a player can enjoy: time, space, and money.