My first encounter with Oldhammer came via the incredible Realm of Chaos 80s blog. Since 2012, the site's owner, Orlygg, has documented his hobby, shared pictures of beautiful old lead models, and interviewed legendary creators.

Bryan Ansell, Mike McVey, Tony Ackland, Rick Priestley, and Bill King are just a few of the hobby heavyweights you'll find conversations with over there. It really is a treasure trove for anyone interested in Games Workshop during that uniquely special Ansell era.

On this episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast, Orlygg gets to sit in the guest chair for once. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I've no doubt that you will, too!  

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• Doctor Spork's Terrain
• The MiniGamer Newsletter

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Hobgoblin by Mike Hutchinson is a fast and brutal miniature-agnostic mass fantasy battle game, enabling you to use anything you have and giving you the tools to stat your army up in any way you like. This is a co-hosted episode with Dan of Paint All The Minis and part of his "Why I Love..." series.

We all love listening to conversations in the hobby, and we shouldn't lock them in a walled garden.

Off the back of his epic two-part chat with Rick Priestley, Jason continues the narrative gaming thread with Gerry of OnTableTop/Beasts of War fame.

Hobgoblin is a really fun fantasy mass battle game. What makes it even more fun is pretending it's 1994 and you're making a battle report for White Dwarf. On this episode, we do just that!

• Hobgoblin in 15mm
• Doctor Spork's Terrain
• Owen's Time Between Times
• DIY doom markers for Hobgoblin

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• Human Blood Bowl team
• Thundercats Miniatures
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Padre talks us through his 13+ year Tilea's Troubles narrative campaign, built around Might Empires and the occasional game of Warhammer Fantasy Battles. If you'd like to hear more about his hobby origins, then be sure to check out this episode of the Crown of Command podcast.

Returning hobbyist? I'd love to hear about your experience.

I’m sure Gav Thorpe needs no introduction to any listener of this podcast, and he was kind enough to join me for a chat back in July 2023. The topics we covered were very much evergreen and as relevant today as they were a couple of years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed listening back to it, and I'm sure you will too!

White Dwarf readers of a certain vintage will undoubtedly remember Fred Reed’s iconic Howling Griffons space marine army. Then-Games Workshop store worker Fred showcased the stunning force in issue 179 (November 94), and it had a runout in the mag’s battle report a month later.

Fred’s army was a source of inspiration to many young hobbyists in the mid-90s and is still talked about more than 30 years later. One man who’s gone above and beyond in his nostalgia, however, is Jonny Watson of the Jonny Watson Gaming YouTube channel. Jonny did the ultimate homage to Fred’s Howling Griffons by assembling and painting his own tribute act.

I had the pleasure of chatting to Jonny about this project and the opportunities it brought him, from interviewing Fred Reed himself to being featured on the hallowed pages of White Dwarf. We covered his origin story, returning after the inevitable deep freeze, and how running a YouTube channel can supplement and enhance your hobby when you’re not playing the algorithm game.