Episode 36 - Wargaming - with Jamie Tranter & Paul Regan

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.