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Brush Wielders Union
by Brush Wielders Union
The Brush Wielders Union is a community of like-minded miniatures gamers dedicated to playing their games fully painted and supporting one another in their craft.
Episodes
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Stories of Yonder & Yore with Hazelands Creator, Tine Fieldling
When I first came across the Hazelands last month I knew I wanted to talk to its creator. Fortunately, Tine was happy to make the time to talk to me all about her unique setting for 5e and the whimsical miniatures she's sculpted to go along with it. The Hazelands is currently live on Kickstarter...
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Andy Chambers & Tuomas Pirinen Return to Talk Trench Crusade and Carcass Front
It's no secret that I'm very excited about the newly released Carcass Front campaign and starter set for Trench Crusade. It's got me feverishly building terrain so I can get properly stuck into the game's compelling gameplay and gruesome world. So, I was very excited when two of the game's lead...
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Jen Prouty talks Iwata airbrushes, paints, and more
This month I was joined by fellow Union Member and all around cool person, Jen Prouty, Marketing Coordinator at Iwata-Medea. Iwata is a legendary name in hobby and automotive fields, and their airbrushes are go-tos for professionals and hobbyists alike. Jen was kind enough to share a little about...
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Oasis: Tactical Salvage is here, and so are the creators
I originally discovered Oasis back in the winter and invited its creators to join me on this very podcast. Six month later, the game is live on Gamefound, fully funded, and knocking down stretch goals. I've already backed at the Terraformer level and can't wait to get my hands on this stuff. I…
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Smashbash, Sun Rot, and Grim Dark with Matt Ross
One of the highlights of Adepticon 2026 for me was venturing into the grime, grunge, and grim darkness of the Smashbash booth where I purchased strange bits while a crowd chanted, "TEETH, TEETH, TEETH". It was the retail experience I'd always wanted. It will heal America. Creator Matt Ross took a...
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Dave Taylor Returns to discuss "The Art of..."
Longtime BWU member and good friend, Dave Taylor, returns to the podcast. Dave is, of course, the founder and head of Dave Taylor Miniatures, currently crowdfunding the latest three volumes of the ongoing "The Art of..." series. These are always day one pledges for me and this set is no…
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Our own Jamie Daggers talks all things Lyctor!
Longtime BWU member, professional miniatures painter, and generally cool person, Jamie Daggers returns to the podcast this month to talk about her first published miniatures game, Lyctor! Lyctor is a low model count skirmish game that puts you in the role of an Adept of the Necromantic arts in a...
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Sean Sutter returns to talk about the coming of hard plastic kits for Relicblade
Longtime friend of the Union and recurring podcast guest, Sean Sutter returns this month to talk about the new release of the first hard plastic kits for Relicblade! Sean announced in late 2025 that the first plastic kits would be coming for the game and as of today, you can buy them for the…
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An interview with the creators of Oasis: Tactical Salvage Reclamation
There's a ton of stuff to be excited about in miniatures right now but my number one upcoming release for 2026 has gotta be Oasis: Tactical Salvage Reclamation. I happened upon some teasers for this 6mm scifi game last month and was instantly hooked on the images of mixed forces of infantry,...
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An interview with Lyle Lowery, former EIC No Quarter Magazine, White Dwarf Magazine
What better way to kick off the first podcast of 2026 than by catching up with my old friend (and former boss) Lyle Lowery! Over the course of his career Lyle has been editor-in-chief of two of the biggest magazines in wargaming history and it was a delight to chat with him about his journey as a...
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An interview with Craig and Paul of CaptainCon!
Hi all, for the last podcast of the year I was joined by my old friends and former Press Gang comrades-in-arms, Craig Caton and Paul Shoemaker to tell me all about CaptainCon! Going into it's 12th year, CaptainCon has become a staple of the North East US's convention circuit. Taking place each...
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An interview with Dave Taylor
Longtime friend, BWU member, and regular podcast guest, Dave Taylor returns this episode for an informal chat about the state of miniatures painting as craft and art. Dave is of course well known for his work as a hobbyist and publisher of some of the most beautiful miniatures art books on the...
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An interview with Brent and Casey of Goblin Hobbies!
Up and coming company Goblin Hobbies made quite the stir at Adepticon this past spring with the release of their highly antcipated stamping kits and I was delighted to talk to the guys behind it all! Goblin Hobbies may be a new venture but Brent and Casey have been mainstays of miniatures hobby...
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An interview with Cailon of The Nailon Realm
My guest this month was Cailon, co-founder of The Nailon Realm, creators of Dungeon Dinkies 3d printed miniatures and statues. Cailon and I chatted about the challenges of digital sculpting to meet their mission statement of "simple, fun, for everyone". We had a great talk about sculpting…
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An interview with Alex Huntley, creator of ArcWorlde
This month I was joined by Alex Huntley, founder of Warp Miniatures and the creator of ArcWorlde! ArcWorlde is a fantasy skirmish game where warbands, heroes and monsters are pitted against each other in the field of combat. There are beasts to slay, treasures to discover, objectives to capture…
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An interview with Wingshan Huntley, creator of Siren's Oath
July's podcast guest is Wingshan Huntley, making her first foray into game development with the upcoming Siren's Oath: The Tides Turning from her imprint, Twisted Spire. Wingshan describes her game as "a one-shot tabletop game ritual for 3–5 players, where you and your coven of mermaid witches...
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An interview with Dan Zehrer of Bear Cavalry Paints
My guest this month is Dan Zehrer, founder of the paint company described as a sleeper hit of Adepticon 2025, Bear Cavalry Paints! This ecologically conscious paint company operates out of Oregon State here in the great Pacific Northwest and have been making some fantastic paints for about a year...
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An interview with "Burky" of Gametoppers!
My guest this month is Kevin "Burky" Burkhardsmeier, founder and owner of Gametoppers! I backed their Kickstarter back in 2020 for their 6x4' table topper, the "Mycroft" and it's since become my most-used gaming peripheral. I really love this product so I was excited to get the chance to speak…
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Andy Chambers and Gav Thorpe return to talk Zeo Genesis!
Returning to the podcast this month are miniatures war gaming royalty, Andy Chambers and Gav Thorpe, here to talk about the imminent release of their game Zeo Genesis! Zeo Genesis s a scalable skirmish miniatures battle game of big armor suits locked in kinetic action. You may remember their last...
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An Interview with Kelsey Canaga of Found Family Adventurecrafts
This month I was pleased to welcome my new friend and fellow Union Member, Kelsey Canaga as our podcast guest! Kelsey and I met earlier this year at OrcaCon where she was representing her company, Found Family Adventurecrafts. I was really taken with the unique and joyful sculpts she produces and...
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Beyond the Base Coat — Women Shaping the Miniature Painting Hobby
This month's podcast is something a little different. About a year ago I was casually chatting with my friend (and regular podcast guest), Shoshie Bauer. We were discussing some of the challenges and frustrations she was facing as woman and professional in the miniatures field. This podcast is…
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Graham Davey returns to talk Guards of Traitor's Toll!
For our first podcast of 2025 I was joined by BWU podcast alumni, Graham Davey, creator of Test of Honour and 0200 Hours, to talk about his newest game, Guards of Traitor's Toll. I'm really excited about this upcoming game in which players control squads of city guards in a fantasy city who must...
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An interview with Union Member, Nick Lawson!
For the final BWU podcast of 2024 I was joined by my old friend and founding BWU member, Nick Lawson! Nick and I chatted about the old days of the Privateer Press Gang, what goes into founding a gaming community and with everyone's hobby pledges looming in the New Year, we talked about how to...
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An interview with Eric Benson and Jerry "Tycho" Holkins of Penny Arcade!
My guests this month are from a website that needs little introduction, Eric Benson and Jerry "Tycho" Holkins! Penny Arcade has been a force in gaming for decades, and while it had its start in the realm of video games, it's become a powerhouse in tabletop gaming. Eric and Jerry joined me...
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An interview with Washington Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs
In this month's podcast I spoke with fellow gamer, Washington State Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs! Steve and I spoke about his love of gaming, his time serving in the army in both Kosovo and Iraq, his work as a politician here in Washington State, and how gaming has intersected with all of…
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An interview with Doug Wheeler, owner of Terracrux Games
My guest this month was Doug Wheeler, owner of my favorite friendly local gaming shop, Terracrux Games, right here in Tacoma, WA! Doug was kind enough to give me part of his Friday night to talk about the trials and travails of running a successful game shop and how he's managed to succeed in a...
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An interview with Andy Hobday for the Baron's War Fantasy Skirmish
Regular friend of the BWU podcast, Andy Hobday, returns to talk all about the current Kickstarter for The Baron's War Fantasy Skirmish miniatures range! Currently on Kickstarter and knocking down stretch goals, this campaign will help launch this line of miniatures and a classic fantasy setting…
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An interview with the founding staff of Rascal News
This month's podcast guests are the founders of Rascal News, Lin Codega, Rowan Zeoli, and Chase Carter. Rascal is a new reader supported a tabletop roleplaying game and culture outlet striving to sustainably publish voicey journalism that is compelling, deeply-reported, and fearlessly honest.…
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An interview with painter and dioramist, Bjarni Dali
My guest on this month's podcast, Bjarni Dali joined me all the way from the Faroe Islands to talk about his grimdark masterpieces. I first became aware of Bjarni's work on his fantastic Howling Gryphons diorama few years ago and have since come to appreciate all of his gritty, narrative driven...
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An interview with Roman Lappat, instructional painter
Joining me this month on the BWU podcast is one of the true titans of miniatures painting, Roman Lappat! Roman's work helped redefine how we viewed miniatures painting not just as a hobby, but as an art form in its own right. Roman's work is being featured in the latest volume of The Art of' now…
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An interview with creator of Mordheim and Trench Crusade lead developer, Tuomas Pirinen
My guest this month was legendary game designer, Tuomas Pirinen! Tuomas was the creator of Mordheim, the lead developer of Warhammer Fantasy Battle 6th Edition, Warhammer Siege, and countless other miniatures games as well as video games, having worked at EA, Ubisoft and other companies. Most...
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Sean Sutter returns to talk Relicblade: Cursebreaker!
Sean Sutter, creator of Relicblade, might just be the hardest working man in miniatures gaming but he took the time out of his busy day to talk about his latest project, Cursebreaker! Cursebreaker is a stand alone minis game set in the same universe as his ongoing skirmish game, Relicblade, but...
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Greg De Stefano returns to talk Turbo Dork's Remix!
This month BWU member and longtime friend, Greg De Stefano, co-owner of Turbo Dork, returns to the podcast to talk about their big Remix! Turbo Dork has reformulated all of its paints, moved to a new type of paint bottle, and launched some cool peripheral items like silicone paint pallets and...
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An interview with Paul Hicks and Andy Hobday
The first BWU podcast of 2024 is here and features games writer, Andy Hobday returning alongside first-time guest, sculptor, Paul Hicks! Andy and Paul have been long time collaborators on miniatures products and they're here to talk about their upcoming line of fantasy miniatures alongside to be...
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An interview with Em "Electriceve" Durrant
Em Durrant took time out of her busy painting schedule to talk to me in our final podcast of 2023! You may know her as Electriceve from her online painting work on Patreon or from her time as an official painter on Warhammer TV's Youtube channel a few years back! Eve was kind enough to talk to me...
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An interview with games writer, Merritt K
This month my guest was Merritt K, a writer whose work I've admired for some time! Merritt's work isn't in tabletop games but recently I saw that she'd gotten back into miniatures painting after a couple of decades away. I invited her to chat about what it's like getting back into the hobby after...
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An interview with instructional painter Jamie Daggers
or this month's podcast I was joined by my friend and fellow Union Member, Jamie Daggers! Jamie is a professional painter whose work as an instructor took up most of our discussion but she's also a competitive painter, and of course, paints for pleasure. We had a great chat about how she…
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Shoshie Bauer returns with her own line of miniatures
This month sees the return of Shoshie Bauer to the BWU podcast! Shoshie has been a guest twice in the past, but this time she's here to talk about the release of the newest miniature in her very own line, Cat Daddy. The fourth in what will eventually be a line of 7 limited edition model…
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An interview with the creators of Zeogenesis: Danny Block, Andy Chambers, and Gav Thorpe
Scalable Skirmish. Kinetic Action. Big Armor Suits. That's the tagline for the upcoming miniatures game Zeogenesis, from wargaming luminaries Danny Block, Andy Chambers, and Gav Thorpe! This stellar team was kind enough to talk to me this month about their game with Danny talking logistics and...
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An interview with Adam Loper aka Uncle Atom of Tabletop Minions
For July's podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with fellow Union Member, Adam Loper! If you've been wargaming for any amount of time you're probably familiar with his Youtube channel, Tabletop Minions, currently celebrating its 10th year! Adam and I spoke about how he got started with Beasts…
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An interview with Chris Kohler of Slow Death Games!
My guest this month is Chris Kohler, owner of Slow Death Games and creator of the miniatures skirmish game, Wild in the Streets! Chris and I talked about his history as a gamer, as a punk, and how those two interests combined to create Wild in the Streets. We also discussed the game Star Breach…
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Episode 50! A roundtable discussion with Shoshie Bauer, Matt DiPietro Byron Orde, and Dave Taylor
We're very proud to release episode 50 of the Brush Wielders Union podcast! It's hard to believe, but we've been doing our monthly interview podcast for over four years now, but for episode fifty I've shaken up the format. This month features our first ever "roundtable" format in which I invited...
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An interview with Malev, creator of Demon Ship
If you've been anywhere near the indie minis gaming scene this spring you've probably heard about Demon Ship, the micro minis game by Malev. Well, Malev was kind enough to talk with me this month and we got into the nitty gritty of developing Demon Ship, painting for Metal King Studios, and some...
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An interview with Graham Davey of Grey For Now Games
This month I was lucky enough to pick the brain of Graham Davey, owner of Grey For Now Games, co-creator of one of my favorite skirmish games, Test of Honour, and a former editor at Games Workshop. Graham was kind enough to share his time and tell me about his journey as a hobbyist and...
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An interview with Brinton Boehm of Huge Miniatures
My guest this month was the owner and founder of Huge Miniatures, one of my favorite basing material manufacturers. Huge Minis makes an awesome and ever-growing range of texture paints, flocks, tufts, paints, and more. BWU members already get a discount through their webstore but I was excited to...
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An interview with Kit Peteranecz of Game Envy Creations!
For the first podcast of 2023 I was joined by Kit Peteranecz, founder of Game Envy Creations (and new Union Member). Kit shared the story of his journey from painting a D&D character to having multiple hugely successful Kickstarters for a whole line of hobby products! We talked about paint…
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An interview with Hank Edley of Adepticon
My guest this month was the one and only Hank Edley, a member of Adepticon's board of directors! It is without exaggeration or hyperbole when I say that Adepticon is the best miniatures gaming convention in the entire world, bar none, and I was thrilled to get to pick Hank's brain about what goes...
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An interview with Mark Henry of Goblin's Hut, distributor of Dirty Down!
This month I was joined by Mark Henry, owner and founder of Goblin's Hut, the exclusive North American distributor of the Dirty Down liquid effects paints! Dirty Down's set of rust, moss, and verdigris effects paints have been taking the hobby by storm this year and I was excited to talk with…
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An interview with Byron Ord of Artis Opus!
This month I was joined by Byron Ord, founder of Artis Opus, a company making some of the best miniatures painting brushes on the market! They've just launched a Kicsktarter for a new kind of product: hand-crafted, wall-mounted, self-lighted miniatures display cases! They funded in just 5 minutes...
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An interview with Jon Cleave of DGS Games and Freeblades!
My guest this month was Jon Cleaves, CEO of DGS Games, and Lead Designer of the exciting fantasy skirmish game, Freeblades! Jon was kind enough to tell me all about the history of Freeblades, it's related RPG, Brightsword, and their upcoming mass combat game, all three of which share core…
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