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Beyond The Box Art® — Episode 36 Wargaming with Jamie Tranter & Paul Regan Hiya Benchmates — Episode 36 has landed! After heading behind the scenes of Scale Model Challenge with Robert and Margot Crombeecke in our last episode, this time we're turning our attention to another enormous part of the wider modelling world. We're putting down the instruction sheets, reaching for the dice and venturing onto the tabletop as we explore the world of wargaming. Whether you're already an experienced gamer, enjoy painting figures and building scenery, or have always wondered what happens once all those armies are finally finished, this episode offers a fascinating look at where modelling, gaming and storytelling meet.
🎙️ Feature Discussion — Wargaming with Jamie Tranter from Hollow Crown Minatures & Paul Regan This episode, we're joined by Jamie Tranter and Paul Regan for a wide-ranging conversation about wargaming and its close relationship with scale modelling. We explore what attracts people to wargaming, how someone can get started and whether you really need hundreds of figures, an enormous table and the strategic mind of Napoleon before rolling your first dice. Jamie and Paul discuss the creative side of the hobby—from assembling and painting miniatures to building terrain, developing armies and creating entire worlds in miniature. We also look at the social side of gaming, the communities that form around it and the appeal of seeing figures and scenery become part of a much larger story on the tabletop. Jamie also takes us inside Hollow Crown Miniatures, its distinctive grimdark creations and the work involved in turning an idea into physical miniatures and downloadable digital models. For scale modellers who have never considered wargaming, there may be rather more familiar territory here than you expect. After all, we're still building, painting, weathering and occasionally spending far too much money on small pieces of plastic and resin. The main difference is that wargamers then take their beautifully finished creations into battle... Which sounds unnecessarily risky to us.
⭐ Stash Inflation Report Naturally, no episode of Beyond The Box Art® would be complete without the team doing its very best to undermine your financial self-control. The Stash Inflation Report returns with another worldwide trawl through the latest releases, announcements and upcoming temptations. Balders takes care of aviation, Dan heads back into the world of armour, Nevs goes nautical, and Shane explores Gunpla, sci-fi and everything else likely to result in another mysterious parcel arriving at the front door. This episode also sees Matty from Mattys Custom Scale join the team with an all-new look at cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles—because apparently four different ways of emptying your wallet every fortnight simply weren't enough. Expect new kits, aftermarket goodies, a little enabling and the inevitable phrase: "Well... I wasn't going to buy one, but..." We know. We've heard it before.
Episode 36 is ultimately about one of the things we love most at Beyond The Box Art®—discovering the many different branches of the modelling hobby and the people who bring them to life. Scale modelling and wargaming may sometimes appear to occupy different corners of the hobby, but they share far more than divides them: creativity, craftsmanship, research, imagination and the simple pleasure of bringing something miniature to life. Whether your finished models are destined for a display cabinet or preparing to charge across a battlefield, the skills, enthusiasm and occasional obsession behind them will feel reassuringly familiar. So grab a brew, take your position at the bench and join Brownie and the team as Jamie Tranter and Paul Regan lead us into the fascinating world of wargaming. Beyond The Box Art® Episode 36 starts NOW! Brownie & the Beyond The Box Art® Team Models. Modellers. Meaning.
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