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Your hosts James and Mike, with the occasional guest, look at the Canadian wargames scene. We're interested in miniature wargaming, board (hex and counter) games, and how Canadian military history inspires some of our projects. We hope to help tell the stories of a small but dynamic hobby scene in a big country.
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Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
Wednesday Jun 23, 2021
In this second episode of The Canadian Wargamer Podcast, Mike and James speak with our very first (!) guest, Bob Murch, the dean of Canadian miniature sculptors and owner of Pulp Figures. We talk about his early days at RAFM, his freelancing work, of course the pulp stuff, how Canada's indigenous peoples gave the Vikings the boot, and how Normans are cool. It also gets really honest as we talk about the hobby and mental health and wellness.
Bob's book contribution to our virtual library:
Robert Mason, Chickenhawk (1983): https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/chickenhawk/9780143035718-item.html
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenhawk_%28book%29
Joseph Boyden, The Orenda (2013): https://www.amazon.ca/Orenda-Joseph-Boyden/dp/0143174169/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2SHCYWKTSXS9J&dchild=1&keywords=the+orenda+by+joseph+boyden&qid=1624458761&sprefix=boyden+orenda%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1
After we said goodbye to Bob, we have a natter about some Canadian events (KegsCON in Chatham, ON and AttackX in Kamloops, BC), both happening (maybe?) this September. We also talked Canadian military history, including Dr. Marc Milner's work on 3d Can Div in Normandy, Dr. Sarah Glassford's work on Canadian women Red Cross volunteers in WW2, Canadian battlefield tourism (remember tourism and going places? that was great!). We also talked about why we think Vikings were dicks (don't be a dick), indoctrinating grandchildren, and of course we went on about projects, at which point it rather became the Canadian Napoleonic contest. Oh well, at least James hasn't glued his fingers to anything this week. Mike's mind is still undecided about the Foundry Triad Paint System.
Do you have any stories to tell about a Rugged Adventures game with Bob that you played in? Let us know.
Do you have a Canadian wargames event that you want to talk to us about? Get in touch!
Know what Celer Paratus Callidus means? Even better, do you know where we can find an .MP3 version of it? Let us know!
Links to cool things mentioned in the podcast:
Bob Murch on Twitter: @PulpFigures
Flint and Feather range of figures: https://pulpfigures.com/huron_iroquois_war/
AttackX Tabletop Wargaming Expo, Kamloops, BC - Sept 10-12, 2021 (to be confirmed): https://www.facebook.com/AttackXexpo
Kent-Essex Gaming Society (KEGS), hosts of KEGSCon - KEGSCON IX Sep 18, 2021 https://www.facebook.com/KEGSCON/
Hotlead - 18, 19 & 20 March 2022 - https://hotlead.ca
Maple Leaf Route Webinar Series - https://canadianmilitaryhistory.ca/webinar/
Dr. Marc Milner, Stopping the Panzers: Canada's Forgotten Overlord Role
The Old Front Line Podcast: Canadian Remembrance Tourism with Samantha Cowan https://oldfrontline.co.uk/2021/06/12/canadian-remembrance-tourism-with-samantha-cowan/
Mike on Twitter: @MarshalLuigi
Mike's Blog: http://madpadrewargames.blogspot.com
James on Twitter: @JamesManto4
James' Blog: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com
Saturday May 29, 2021
Saturday May 29, 2021
In this inaugural episode of the Canadian Wargamer Podcast, hosts and BFFs Mike (@MarshalLuigi) and James (@JamesManto4) introduce one another and address the crucial question: does the world need another miniature wargames podcast in which two (youngish) granddads natter on? Spoiler alert - yes, it does.
We explain our Concept of Operations for the podcast:
1. Tell stories about the Canadian wargaming scene, a small scene in a BIG country.
2. Introduce Canadian hobby leaders - figure sculptors and producers, bloggers, local linchpins - and hear they stories;
and
3. Explore connections between Canadian military history and wargaming. Of course, we may talk about our goblin wolf riders and Prussian grenadiers, but we are particularly interested in representing Canadian battles and soldiers on the tabletop.
We talk about what's keeping us busy for the next month:
James - lots of decidedly non-Canadian Napoleonics.
Mike - might get to those 15mm Canadians in Sicily this month.
We also shamelessly steal Sean Clarke's virtual library schtick from his God's Own Scale podcast. We intend to ask each guest to "donate" one or two books with a Canadian military connection. In this issue, we each put two books on the digital shelves.
James' choices:
Mark Zuehlke, Brave Battalion: the Remarkable Story of the 16th Battalion (Canadian Scottish) in the First World War (2008). https://www.amazon.ca/Brave-Battalion-Remarkable-Canadian-Scottish/dp/0470154160
Chris Wattie, Contact Charlie: the Canadian Army, the Taliban, and the Battle that Saved Afghanistan (2008).
https://www.amazon.ca/Contact-Charlie-Canadian-Taliban-Afghanistan/dp/1554700841
Mike's choices:
Frederick George Scott, The Great War as I Saw It (1922).
https://www.amazon.ca/Great-War-Frederick-George-Scott/dp/0978465253
https://archive.org/details/greatwarasi00scotuoft
Farley Mowat, The Regiment (1974).
https://www.amazon.ca/Regiment-Farley-Mowat/dp/1551251221
Let us know what you thought of the podcast and tell your friends! Also, check out our blogs:
James: http://rabbitsinmybasement.blogspot.com
Mike: http://madpadrewargames.blogspot.com