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Valhalla Games Miniature Wargames Podcast
by Dan/Rex
Join us as we delve into tabletop miniatures wargaming and the fun games that we enjoy sharing with you. We cover each facet of the Hobby, from painting and assembling of miniatures and terrain, through to examining rulesets and the great games they produce on the tabletop. Also we explore the rich worlds and background of some of these games, and share information on historical battlefields and how it relates to the games we love. We intersperse this with the occaisional look at various other related topics such as RPGs, CCGs ..but only if you can coax us into putting the paintbrush and dice down...!!!
Episodes
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EP36: ‘MOAB’ Bolt Action event results
Dan and Rex chat about MOAB 2026, all the games, Rex's results, the awards and placings. (along with a decent discussion about food!)
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Bolt Action Big Bash 2026 Results
Join Rex and Dan as they catch up on the projects that are driving their hobby at present, and Dan recounts the 'Bolt Action Big Bash 2026' local event that was held on 7th June '26, and what the key takeaways are from the event's success that even first- timers or fairly new Event/Tournament...
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EP34: ‘The Battle of Hastings’ Bolt Action event
EP34: ‘The Battle of Hastings’ Bolt Action event Join Dan and Rex as we discuss Dan's participation in the Bolt Action wargame event, ‘The Battle of Hastings’. The Battle of Hastings was held in Hastings, New Zealand in 2026 over the Waitangi long weekend. Firstly, Dan and Rex do a quick hobby...
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EP33: 'Op. Spring Awakening 2025' Event Primer
In this episode, Rex probes Dan for intelligence on his forthcoming Bolt Action event on September 27 & 28 in Christchurch, New Zealand; Operation Spring Awakening. Dan expands on the event pack and scenarios that will be played and spills the beans on some of the details of the huge prize…
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EP31: Watch on the Waimak Bolt Action wargame event
EP31: Watch on the Waimak Bolt Action wargame event Join Dan as he tells the story of the ‘Watch on the Waimak’ Bolt Action third edition event held in Christchurch New Zealand in March 2025. Sounds like it was a fun event full of of interesting Bolt Action twists and turns, great tables and…
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EP30: MOAB 2023 with special guest Aaron Russell
Rex, Dan and special guest Aaron Russell unpack the 2023 MOAB Bolt Action open in Sydney, Australia, October 2023. Did Rex improve his competitive standing for this year in line with his hobby goals? Did Aaroni manage to pull off *another* tournament win? Was Dan envious that he didn't attend…
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EP29: Hobby goal update
Join Rex and Dan as they give a summary on their hobby goal 2023 progress year-to-date at the three-quarter point. Have we completed our hobby goals? Have we purchased enough plastic and lead to keep the furnaces of hobby production stoked? Find out her along with news and lots of chat. We hope…
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EP28: Operation Shrike - Bolt Action South Australia
Welcome back! In this episode Dan and Rex are joined by Darren Merritt, the TO of “Operation Shrike”, a Bolt Action event with an exciting format which will be held in Adelaide, Australia, in November 2023. Join us as Darren- who describes himself as a ‘newbie’ to Bolt Action- talks about what…
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EP27: The Black Death Kickstarter
Podcast EP27: The Black Death Kickstarter Join Dan and Rex in this interesting episode as we interview Steffan from Flank March Miniatures about his currently running ‘The black death’ Kickstarter for 3D printable 28mm WW2 Soviet Naval Infantry STL Files. Soviet Naval Infantry aren’t normally on...
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EP26: 80th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and Italy game day
EP26: 80th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and Italy game day In this episode of the Valhalla Games podcast Dan and Rex talk about the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Sicily and Italy game day held in Sydney, 18 March 2023. Will the allies get a foothold in the soft underbelly or will...
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EP25: The completionist and 90% guy
Join Dan and Rex as they go on a rambling journey that somehow turns up a whole heap of nuggets talking about: - Italian Campaign 80th Ann. Campaign Day Sydney Australia - Hobby Goals for 2023 - Storage space for your hobby kits and a solution to maximize it - Display solutions for your…
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EP24: A chat with Jon Russell of Warlord Games fame
EP24: A chat with Jon Russell of Warlord Games fame In this bumper episode, we are joined by Jon Russell of Warlord Games fame. In addition to his dedicated work for Warlord, Jon is a multifaceted wargamer and also veteran of many years service. In this episode we spend time learning about Jon's...
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EP23: MOAB 2022 gaming event - the clowning achievement
Dan & Rex go to the MOAB 2022 gaming event (short for Mother Of All Battles) in Sydney, Australia and fight it out in 5 games of Bolt Action. A great opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones post COVID-19 restrictions in Australia and New Zealand over the past 2 years. Yes we…
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EP22: Campaign book Kickstarter - INCOMING!!
EP22: Campaign book Kickstarter - INCOMING!! Dan & Rex have been working on their campaign book The Battle for Primosole Bridge for three years and its due to release on Kickstarter in the next few days. Head over to the Kickstarter page and sign up to be notified, don't miss out on the limited...
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EP19: The Dungeons & Dragons episode (v2)
Welcome to the first valhallagames "wandering monsters" episode. Wikipedia defines Wandering monsters as follows (don't worry I put them right on a couple of points by way of a re-edit): Wandering monsters - sometimes called Random encounters - were a feature of Dungeons & Dragons from its...
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EP21: Wargame scenario design
EP21: Scenario design ideas Dan's back! Catch up on his news plus, all the wargame painting, modelling reading & and collecting chat you can handle plus... added tales of adventures in 3d printing. In our main segment we discuss scenario design ideas, concepts and tips on where to find…
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EP17: Setting the scene - author interview with Pat
EP17: Setting the scene - author interview with Pat This episode is an interview with Pat Smith the author of the "Setting the scene" series of books and https://wargamingwithsilverwhistle.blogspot.com/ Pat does some of the most amazing wargames tables that I have ever seen, especially winter…
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EP20: WOW Buildings - 3d printable terrain interview with Paul
This episode is an interview with Paul from WOW Buildings. Paul is a prolific 3D model designer and his legendary Kickstarters are *full* to the brim with great looking models and include almost all genres, but especially for valhallagames *many* of the kickstarters are WWII specific. Paul and I...
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EP16: End of year valhallagames awards & round up
Welcome to the final episode of valhallagames podcast for 2020, Join Dan and Rex as we review the products that caught our eye for 2020 also hobby update and grand plans/schemes for the new year. Lastly, it's not really Christmas until... Don't forget to check out the blog at...
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EP15: Boots on the Ground 2020 (aka the naked man)
EP15: Boots on the Ground 2020 (aka the naked man) Join Rex and Dan as they discuss Rex's turn at going to a Bolt Action event, Boots on the Ground - Band of Brothers 2020 near Newcastle, Austrlaia. Catch up on all our hobby news as well. A little shorter podcast this time round as we prepare for...
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EP14: Game on Dan!
In this bumper episode of Valhallagames podcast, Dan chats about his recent Bolt Action tournament/event in Christchurch New Zealand with all the heroics, suspense and drama that little plastic 28mm men can muster, Rex listens on enviously while being inspired to plan for some more casual, local...
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EP13: "Freeze-Frame"
Join Rex and Dan in this episode of the Valhallagames podcast where we talk miniature photography (a LOT of miniature photography!). Note the show times below if you want to skip over parts that aren’t relevant to you or your camera type. In our usual segments we also talk hobby, plastic and…
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EP12: The Dirty Dozen
In this twelfth episode of the valhallagames podcast Dan & Rex talk about all things hobby, new projects, what's new in wargaming, what historical events we "want to game" and finally getting out of lockdown (for Australia and new Zealand at least). Part two is an in depth discussion around the...
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EP11: Planes trains and antivirus (and some wargaming)
EP11: Planes, trains and antivirus (and some wargaming) Come on a gaming (and driving) adventure with Dan and Rex as we talk about and prepare for Dan's week long gaming visit to Australia. Listen in on a behind the scenes casual chat as we make the trip from the airport to home, our plans and...
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EP10: 20/20 vision
EP10: 20/20 vision This time in the Valhallagames podcasts we look back on 2019 from a wargaming perspective and we hand out awards in various categories for wargaming excellence. Bring your black tie and tuxedo or ball dress, find out who gets the imaginary valhallagames golden trophies. Dan…
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EP9: The trouble with 28mm
In this episode Dan & Rex talk about "the trouble with 28mm". What even is 28mm… it's not a scale? Rex gets angry, will Dan soothe things out and will we come to grips with our scale woe's? Will we have a prime directive to give to all manufacturers to ensure that when we open the box will we…
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EP8: A new hope
EP8: A new hope It is a period of total war; Allied armies, landing in hidden locations in Normandy on D Day attempt to win their first Western European battles against the evil Nazi empire... A short time later, Soviet forces strike through Romania and into Hungary, and advance onto Fortress...
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EP7: Knightly order of the frosted (varnish) seal
In this episode we talk about our time critical projects as we lead up to the commemoration of the D Day 75th anniversary and the warlord games global campaign. And, as the episode title suggests, tune in for the main content regarding sealing your models as we compare some products and brands in...
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EP6: Painting work-flow
EP6: Painting work-flow In this episode Rex and Dan discuss painting work-flow we each describe how we go about the process and share any tips. Beginning wargame painters will get loads out of this episode and if you’re a veteran painter you might even find a gem or two. We also chat about the...
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EP5: All-you-can-eat wargaming fiesta & the basis of terrain
EP5: All-you-can-eat wargaming fiesta & the basis of terrain In this episode Rex and Dan discuss the recent Christmas break and the resulting all-you-can-eat wargaming fiesta. We also present the first part of our multi-part series on terrain where we begin a deep dive into the topic and look at...
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EP4: MOAB 2018 Bolt Action - Dan & Rex go off to war
Come along with us as we go off to battle in the premier Sydney miniature wargaming event of 2018. Spending the weekend at MOAB "Mother Of All Battles" (not to be confused with a mother who constantly asks about your homework or Mother-In-Law) Will Dan's tropical Fallschirmjäger flown in from...
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EP3b: The Battle for Primosole Bridge
We return- in this, the second instalment of a two part history-to wargame special- to Sicily 1943 and the Battle for Primosole Bridge. This second part continues the story of the bloody fight for the control of the bridge between the British and German paratroopers. We also discuss some…
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EP3a: Operation Fustian
In this episode, the first of a two part history-to-wargame special, we discuss the build up for a key WW2 operation in Sicily, 1943. Operation Fustian was the British airborne operation to seize and Hold Primosole Bridge, a strategically important gateway to the Catania Plain and vital for the...
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EP2: Conquering ‘Tournament Fear’
Episode 2: Conquering ‘Tournament Fear’ Welcome back! In This episode we present some info for the first -time attendee of any wargame event/tournament, so you can be well prepared to be able to feel relaxed, roll some dice, and have plenty of fun! This is set against a backdrop of us taking our...
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EP1: Brothers in Arms
In this episode we introduce ourselves to you, o faithful listener! In addition we talk about wargaming in WW2 with Bolt Action , our transition into the game system , and what weve found to be our challenges and what we've enjoyed most within the game and the hobby in Bolt Action also. We hope...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Join us as we delve into tabletop miniatures wargaming and the fun games that we enjoy sharing with you. We cover each facet of the Hobby, from painting and assembling of miniatures and terrain, through to examining rulesets and the great games they produce on the tabletop. Also we explore the rich worlds and background of some of these games, and share information on historical battlefields and how it relates to the games we love. We intersperse this with the occaisional look at various other related topics such as RPGs, CCGs ..but only if you can coax us into putting the paintbrush and dice down...!!!
HOSTED BY
Dan/Rex
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Join us as we delve into tabletop miniatures wargaming and the fun games that we enjoy sharing with you. We cover each facet of the Hobby, from painting and assembling of miniatures and terrain, through to examining rulesets and the great games they produce on the tabletop. Also we explore the rich...
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