Meeples & Miniatures – Episode 49
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Following on from playing the recently released Through the Mud and the Blood WWI skirmish rules at Salute, this show has an in-depth review of these great new rules from Too Fat Lardies, and I also discuss a couple of options for figures you can use with the game.
Other reviews include the re-launched Miniature Wargames magazine, and I also review the new Campaign Book, Volume 1 for Memoir ’44.
Finally, I take a few minutes to discuss why I’m an historical miniatures gamer, and why it’s such a great part of the wargaming hobby.
Enjoy the show!
Show Notes
00:00 Intro
03:15 Podcast News
07:10 Review – Memoir ’44, Campaign Bokk, Volume 1
14:45 Review – the relaunched Miniature Wargames Magazine
19:50 Why I play Historical Wargames
39:45 Competition Results
43:40 Review – Through the Mud and the Blood
78:40 Review – World War 1 figures: Renegade Miniatures & Great War Miniatures
92:45 Closing Comments
Too Fat Lardies – http://www.toofatlardies.co.uk/
Renegade Miniatures – http://www.renegademiniatures.com/
Great War Miniatures – http://www.northstarfigures.com/shop/greatwarminiatures/index.html
Miniatures Wargames Magazine – http://www.miniwargames.com/
Memoir ’44 Campaign Book – http://www.daysofwonder.com/memoir44/en/content/books/
UK Games Expo – http://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/
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Has the codec changed for your podcast as i can not play it at the moment.
Cheers
Benedict
Not that I’m aware of – I’ve recorded and saved the show in the usual way – I wonder if it’s a problem at libsyn? I’ll investigate
Neil
I enjoyed podcast #49 very much. The in-depth reviews are great. I get a lot of very helpful information.
I would like to draw your attention to some 20mm WWI figures that you failed to mention. IT Miniatures, produced by Lancashire Games, have an extensive list of early, mid, and late war 20mm figures. They are pretty well done and even match up well with a lot of the 1/72 scale plastics.
Anyway, thanks and keepup the good work.
Bob
Thanks for the heads up on those Bob – I wasn’t aware of them at all.
I’ll mention them in the next show
hi Neil
Love the new podcast mate, really good stuff and I’ve booked marked to watch every week
following on from Bob’s comments I can recomend a few other WWI 28mm ranges you may want to look at
1) Musketeer Miniatures WWI Russian’s
2) Gripping Beast (or the Woodbine design company as they are also known as) do a lovely range of Anzac’s, Turks and Brits for the Gallipoli Campaign
both are well worth looking at
keep up the god work
Mike
Mike
Thanks, and I’m glad that you enjoyed the show.
It looks like I’m going to have an extensive section on other WW1 minis in the next show – thanks for the update!
Neil
Yet another miniature line suggestion! Old Glory has an extensive line of WWI figures, at a good price:
http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/categories.asp?cat=58
I enjoy your podcasts and look forward to each one. I think you sold me on the WWI rules! I’m going to check on Sharpe Practice too.
Thanks!
Jon
Hey Neil
There tons of 25/28mm WWI figures out there. Best value by far are the Battle Honors WWI range which are sold by 19th Century Miniatures in the US. They have every possible army you can think of including Serbs and Russians. These figures were the first figures sculpted by Soapy and Paul Hicks. Brigade Games has a good selection of Late War Brits and Huns as well.
http://oldglory15s.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=1_221_706
Good luck
Paul
looks like Neil will be doing a WWI special sometime soon 😉
Well, the thought of doing a ‘WW1 revisited’ for Episode 50 had crossed my mind – especially since I now have the (free) Triumphant Standards expansion for between the wars, plus Stout Hearts & Iron Troopers, the new scenario book for WW1, botyh from TFL.
This, plus all the feedback of WW1 troops needs to be covered. 2 WW1 episodes on the trot? Could I get away with such a show?
re
Could I get away with such a show?
yeah of course you can 😉