Its Podcast time again, this episode I've stepped aside from the usual format to get a deep dive into the world of paint brushes.
My guest is Peter Thompson, the head honcho at Pro Arte a company based in my favourite place in the world, Skipton.
We had a lovely chat covering the history of the company before moving on and discussing the finer points (pun intended) of the brush making world. From brush types, to materials, to handles, to brush care, its all there.
Its important for me to step slightly outside the Wargaming World and have guests who can enlighten us on aspects that maybe sit just outside our hobby yet still have a big influence on it, I hope you enjoy it.
The main Pro Arte website detailing the full range of brushes is here,
Pro Arte UK Artist Paint Brush Makers | Watercolour, Acytlic Oil Painting
Recently a company called ABC Brushes has started to attend UK Wargames shows selling some Pro Arte brushes so you should be able to pick some up there.
ABC Brushes
My next episode will be with the Big Game rule writer, Dave Brown.
Until then, Sithee
 
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Episode 48 - Peter Thompson - Pro Arte

A wargaming Podcast covering that modern day rarity, The Big Game. 

No 10 figures a side on a 3ft square table here old chap. All scales, all periods, so long as its BIG.

You know what they say ”Go Big or Go Home” We, my friends have gone Big !

Each episode will look at a different aspect of the Big Wargame and do a little bit to bring them back into fashion. Is it a coincidence that Warlord games bring an Epic scale box set out just after this podcast went to air ! I don’t think so, so get on board the Big Game Train and let’s ride it down a 30 foot table.

Regards Ken 
The Yarkshire Gamer

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Hi everyone.
No surprises with the content of this episode as I present the second part of my interview with Nick Jellicoe. In the first part we covered a lot of the background to the battle and the characters involved.
In this part of the interview we look in detail at the battle itself, going through each of the major phases of the action at Jutland. We then finish the show off with a quick look at John Jellicoe after the Battle.
The two episodes weigh in at just over 4 hours and I have to say I enjoyed every minute of each one. I would like to thank Nick for being so generous with his time and hopefully you enjoyed our chat as well.
Next episode will feature Joe Bilton, Joe is one of the leading terrain makers out there and his recent Stalingrad table at Salute was a joy to see. As some one who often shies away from that side of the hobby from both an enthusiasm and talent perspective it will be great to hear from Joe on how he gets excited over some grass tufts and a bit of scatter !
So until next time, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Episode 57 - Nick Jellicoe - Jutland, The Battle and its Aftermath

Hello again, welcome to Episode 56, the first of a double header on the Battle of Jutland, by far the largest sea borne action of the First World War and what a great guest we have to discuss it with you, Nick Jellicoe, grandson of John Jellicoe Commander of the British Fleet at the battle.
We recorded for about 4 and a half hours and it was a great discussion cover many aspects of Nicks life as well as the battle itself. 
I haven't split a guest episode for a while but I had recorded this episode along with the ones with Nigel Atter and the Rapid Fire in a period of two weeks so splitting this episode will make it easier on your time and also give me a bit of a break until I record the next episode.
In this show I talk to Nick about his life as well as a most interesting chat around his fathers WW2 career. We then go on to discuss the prelude to the battle and some of the characters involved.
Back in two weeks to talk about the battle itself and its aftermath.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Episode 56 - Nick Jellicoe - Jutland - Prelude to Battle

Welcome to the latest episode of the Podcast with my two guests Richard Marsh and Colin Rumford who are responsible for one of the most popular sets of WW2 rules available - Rapid Fire.
First released in 1994 and supported by many subsequent Supplements, Campaign and Scenario Books the rules have gone through a recent update with Rapid Fire Reloaded, a chartless version of the orginal rules.
It's a long episode but with two guests that's always the way as we go through the regular features with each guest, eventually after a couple of hours we get round to actually talking about the rules ! But this isn't a short form Podcast after all it's just as much about getting to know the guests as it is the main topic.
The Rapid Fire website where you can obtain all the various books is
https://www.rapid-fire-uk.com/
Hope you enjoy the episode, next up I hope will be another Historian style show with Nick Jellicoe where we will be discussing the Battle of Jutland.
Until then Sithee
Regards Ken

Episode55 - Richard Marsh & Colin Rumford - Rapid Fire

Hello everyone and welcome once again to the Yarkshire Gamers Reet Big Wargames Podcast as I reach the 54th episode. In a bit of an extended introduction I go through and explain a recent change in my guest booking process. Before moving onto the main course.
Today my guest is Nigel Atter who is a WW1 historian with a couple of books to his name who has studied one of my favourite campaigns of history to recreate, The Great War in Mesopotamia.
Its a fascinating area to look at and very different to the more commonly studied war on the Western Front.
My guest is no stranger to the wargaming table as well so we look at his own personal wargaming and history story before doing the features session, skipping over the usual Big Game chat to give us more time to concentrate on the main topic.
Nigels books can be obtained via Helion on the link below,  
Nigel Atter - Biography | Helion & Company | Military History Books
Hope you enjoy the episode and maybe get a taste for the Campaign yourself.
My next episode will see me talking with the authors of the WW2 rule set Rapid Fire, Richard Marsh and Colin Rumford.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Episode 54 - Nigel Atter - WW1 in Mesopotamia

Welcome to Episode 53, for the first time on the Podcast we are going to have a detailed look at a Wargames Show in the UK and we have started with the biggest.
Salute is a London based show which has been around since the 1970s, it has grown and grown through a series of venues to its current location in the Excel centre and it sees around 6,000 devotees of the Wargaming Hobby descending on it each year.
My guests are Phil Andrews who is the current lead organiser of the show and Martin Gane who is the President of the South London Warlords, the club that runs the show.
As usual we get to know our guests through the Introduction, Big Game Chat and Features section before getting into the Big Topic which of course is the Salute Show.
Full details, including tickets etc on Salute can be found at the following location,
https://southlondonwarlords.co.uk/salute-1
Hope you enjoy the episode and I will be back next month with another guest and another show.
Until then, Sithee
Regards Ken
The Yarkshire Gamer

Episode 48 - Peter Thompson - Pro Arte

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