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With Bring Out Your Lead falling through this year, a determined crew decided the show would go on regardless. Jason had a huge narrative Warhammer Fantasy campaign ready to hit the table, so rather than wait, the group arranged a room above a pub in Nottingham, dubbed the event BOYL Gits, and got on with it.

And what a table (twenty-four feet by six!!) staging the Siege of Karak Spork in full.

Jason’s mountainside and mine dominated one end, Calum turned up a striking 3D-printed assault fortress knocked out in just twelve hours (with help from Stuart, who drove hours just to lend a paintbrush for the afternoon), and Ben’s painted human settlement, dropped off before he flew out to Peru, filled the space in front.

The whole thing split naturally into three separate scraps: a siege at the gate, an inner-hold fight, and a relief force pushing across open ground, all painted to a standard the lads clearly took real pride in. One block of a hundred or so pikemen got singled out as a highlight in its own right.

Plenty of good chaos followed: undead cavalry running amok, a stolen Skaven steam tank going spectacularly out of control and taking out a chunk of wall along with a wyvern rider, and Nagash putting Orion firmly in his place after a duel running to eight rounds of combat.

These showcase games are becoming a real fixture for the Bedroom Battlefields community. If you fancy getting involved in the next one, come and join us on Discord, that’s where it all gets planned!

Also… GenCon!

The second part of the episode features another event report, this time from GenCon 2026. Rob Dean was there, and he also has a write-up and a load of great pictures over on his blog, The Sharp End of the Brush.

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The Nonexistent Miniatures Game Card Jam was run by this week's guest, Menyus AKA Granto, over on the Rule of Carnage Discord community. The challenge was simple but full of possibility: design a card for a miniatures wargame that doesn't exist. That card could be a unit's stat card, a deployment card, a hidden objective, a weapon card, or a reminder card for some mechanic unique to your imaginary game, and it could lean on text, symbols, art, or any mix of the three. The only rule was that it had to feel like a real piece of a real tabletop wargame, even though the game behind it was a figment of your imagination.

Later in the episode, we also talk more broadly about the concept of a Game Jam, as well as Menyus' game from a previous jam, Visions of War.

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My plan to celebrate the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast’s fifth birthday was simple. Create an open recording session and invite a handful of legendary former guests to drop in for a chat. Then, when nobody turns up, just sit there and paint a second edition Space Marine in peace.

But my plans were scuppered when Jervis Johnson actually went and turned up. I was about to tell him I had a monopose Space Marine to finish when Andy Chambers dropped in, too. By the time Tuomas Pirinen arrived, my painting ambitions were in tatters. And when Alessio Cavatore pinged up on the screen, I threw my crusty old pot of Goblin Green against the wall in a fit of rage.

Still, there was nothing else for it but to listen to the guys chat and make sure I kept my foot pressed firmly on the ‘record’ pedal. With the recording now cut into a wax cylinder (and made available as an RSS-distributed digital audio file), I’m delighted to present it to you.

Maybe it’ll help you get some painting done.

In all seriousness, this was a fantastic experience and truly surreal to sit on the digital wall like a large pink fly. I’m unbelievably grateful to Tuomas, Alessio, Jervis, and Andy for giving up some of their valuable time for this humble podcast, and I’ll never tire of listening to any of them. Thanks for everything, chaps.

What Are They Up To?

The apprentice becomes the master. Jervis and Andy now serve Lord Pirinen in his all-conquering Trench Crusade empire at Factory Fortress.

There are big Mantic connections, too – Jervis on DreadBall: All-Stars and Alessio on The Ghost in the Shell: Tabletop Roleplaying Game (at the time of writing, you have about 30 hours left to back this one on BackerKit!)

Jervis has been working on the Perry's Valour & Fortitude 4th Edition, and Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game, too. 

Tuomas is also heavily involved in the final project of the legendary John Blanche – En Garde is a 54mm duelling game.

Previous Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast Appearances

• Alessio Cavatore – “There Is No Such Thing as ‘Too Simple’ a Game”
• Hobby Q&A With Andy Chambers – “Jervis Beat Me Many Times!”
• Hobby Q&A With Tuomas Pirinen – “We Crave the Reality of Physical Things”
• Trench Crusade’s Tuomas Pirinen on Narrative Gaming, Storytelling, & Running Campaigns
• The 100th episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast

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Henry Hyde is a prolific writer and podcaster with an impressive list of credentials in the hobby. He launched his BattleGames brand in 1998, is the former editor and designer of Miniature Wargames magazine, and has authored a stable of essential books such as The Wargaming Compendium, Tabletop Battle Tactics, Wargaming Campaigns, and his new release in 2026, Battle Maps for Miniature Wargamers.

You can find and connect with Henry on his personal website, his BattleGames blog, on his Patreon, or across multiple social media channels.

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Five Parsecs From Home is the main game on my radar right now, and I'm playing it weekly. On this episode, you'll hear me walk through my first three campaign turns in this audio diary, originally released on Patreon.

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In the tabletop miniature wargaming hobby, an Imagi-nation is a fictional country, army, or faction invented by a hobbyist, usually set in a real historical period but detached from actual history. Rather than recreating a real nation's army, a hobbyist creates an imaginary state, with its own flags, uniforms, heraldry, rulers, and often a whimsical or satirical backstory, and then builds, paints, and games with miniature armies representing it.

Mark reports on the Bedroom Battlefields summer Imagi-nations day, which was a roaring success - with biscuits. Here's a brilliant video report of the day from Jonny Watson Gaming.

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For most of us, "hobby crisis" means nothing more than a pile of unpainted miniatures. For David in Wellington, it meant a catastrophic flood that devastated his neighbourhood and wrecked his collection. On this episode, David walks us through what happened, and how he's slowly starting to regroup and rebuild.

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An active member of the Bedroom Battlefields community, Ted (AKA Oddgit's Hut) is a fantastic painter whose work would slot seamlessly into the Eavy Metal pages of any mid-90s edition of White Dwarf. On this episode, we talk about nostalgic paint schemes, painting challenges, and the Warhammer Fantasy Battles 5th Edition boxed set.

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The legendary Joe McCullough returns for the first time since February 2024. We covered a lot of ground, from hobby parenting to his two new games, Warriors of Athena and Hairfoot Jousting. We also talked about a miniatures-first approach, where what you play is dictated by what you want to get on the table.

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João, AKA John, AKA Lord Rever, joins us from Brazil to talk about his journey into the tabletop miniature hobby and his efforts to build a local wargaming group in his small town. We dig into the growing hobby scene in Brazil, from 3D printing making miniatures more accessible to clubs slowly popping up across the country. John also brings a unique perspective as a psychologist, as we discuss the value of hands-on hobbies in an age of endless scrolling and passive screen consumption.

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"If you help us paint our miniatures, we'll buy you an army", was the irresistible offer made to David AKA Ax Anax by his friends in the late 90s - and he still owns that Warhammer Fantasy 5th edition undead army today.

David is the co-host of the Bad Internet Friends miniature hobby podcast, alongside Ivan Sorensen of Five Parsecs and Nordic Weasel fame.

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Back in 2023, the legendary Andy Chambers was kind enough to dedicate some of his time to working his way through my list of questions. So, what's he not very good at? Why does he think this hobby still exists? And what myths and misconceptions would he like to dispel?

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Anthony from the Gergen Gaming YouTube channel joins me for a chat about making terrain and playing games in front of the camera.

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Back in March, I was delighted to welcome Orlygg of the legendary Realm of Chaos 80s blog onto the show. The episode was very popular and gathered a ton of great feedback. If you missed it first time around, here it is. 

Due to popular demand, I invited Orlygg back on for part two, and this time, solicited questions for him from the Bedroom Battlefields community. 

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Sean of the Timeless Tabletop Gaming YouTube channel talks dream projects, creating on YouTube, and playing against opponents who cheat.

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