My Life In Miniatures

In this episode, it's just me, your host, John, and I'm going to be waffling on about my year in the hobby, some news, plans for 2024, and just general thoughts and further waffle. This is a bit of an experiment - I've never done a solo pod before - so let me know what you think of it. Find me on Instagram at my_life_in_miniature s and tell me if you think it works, or not. I thought this could be...

We are back! My Life In Miniatures returns with a chat with Golden Demon stalwart and Slayer Sword winner Andy Wardle to talk about his life in the hobby. You can find Andy on Instagram , and on Youtube with Cult of Paint. In this episode, we talk about shimmering pink silk trousers, the eyes of Elven Lords, a girl in a tree, and the miniatures that Cult of Paint are creating themselves. Enjoy!

In this week's episode, I'm talking to Emma Svensson who you can find on both Instagram and Youtube (and you should follow her on both if you don't already). We talk about technicoloured dreadnoughts, oodles of orks, massive dragons and much more besides. Enjoy!

This week, I'm talking to Josh from The Crown of Command podcast. You can find Josh on Instagram , search for the Crown of Command on Spotify or Youtube, and find the Facebook and Discord groups he looks after too. In this episode, we talk about many Marauder miniatures, how hobbies are healthy, painting High Elves, and much much more.

In this episode of My Life In Miniatures, I'm talking to Kathryn who has been injecting a heretical burst of colour into the hobby for some years now. You can find her on Instagram where the voices of the Dark Gods will seem all the brighter! In this episode we'll be talking about some dusty bois and their dreadnoughts, 1980s Drukhari, Eldrad's Technicolour rune-cloak and plenty of heretical marin...

We are back! In the 1st episode of My life In Miniatures' 3rd season, I'm joined by Chris "Peachy" Peach, and we'll be talking about his career at Games Workshop, his passion for army painting, bringing Sean Bean to the tabletop (sort of), various varieties of storm trooper and much, much more. You can find Peachy on his Youtube channel The Painting Phase , or on Instagram where he posts plenty of...

In our season 2 finale, we're talking to Matt, the man behind the Golden Demon Compendium who you can find on both Twitter and Instagram . In this bumper episode, I talk to Matt about his history with this prestigious competition, from his earliest entries, to what he's preparing for this year's competition, and plenty more besides. And in this bumper episode, I run through what it was like to do...

In this week's episode, after a 9.5 minute update from me, we're talking to Mamikon, who you can find on both Instagram and Twitter under the handle MamikonPaints, about his life in Miniatures. We talk about his enjoyment of power armour, the strange things that motivate us in the hobby, the benefits of busts, and much more besides!

On this week's My Life in Miniatures podcast, I'm talking to Em, who you may know as Electriceve on Twitch , Twitter and Instagram about the miniatures that have meant the most to her throughout her hobby and career painting minis. After a standard 8ish minute ramble from me, I talk to Em about potentially-pokemon-inspired Daemons, all manners of Aeldari, sad fairytales and much more. I hope you e...

In this week's episode, I'm talking to Doug from 2+ Tough (after a slightly longer intro from me - my chat with Doug kicks in around the 13 minute mark) about his life in miniatures. We cover old and new Warmachine, something very big and green, and an Orruk representing the Pacific North West, and much more besides. Be sure to catch Doug on his youtube channe l, and you can follow him on twitter...

In this week's podcast, I'm talking to one of my good friends, Bobbie, about her life in miniatures. You can find Bobbie on Twitter , and you can check out her "On Sprue Reviews" on Youtube too - I recommend following her on both platforms for some great hobby content. This week, we'll be talking about many flavours of Space Marine, tiny titans, and old Italian boats, along with much more on My Li...

In this week's edition of My Life In Miniatures, after about 8 minutes of me rambling, you'll get to hear my discussion with the one and only Tyler Mengel who has been helping lots of us with painting tricks and tips for years over on the Warhammer Community website. In this bumper episode, I talk to Tyler about ancient Ultramarines, his duties as custodian of the Endless Desert, and of course, pl...

In this episode of My Life in Miniatures, we're talking to Darcy Bono about her history in the hobby, and the toy soldiers that have shaped her life and career. You can find Darcy on Twitter and on Instagram and she is well worth a follow on both platforms. I waffle on for about 7 minutes before we dive into our chat where we talk about the lure of lizards, Tron-themed Tau, giant beasts of Chaos a...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, I'm talking to Spencer from Spenspainting who you can find on Youtube , Twitter and Instagram about the toy soldiers that have inspired him throughout his life and career painting painting them. We talk about The Emperor's golden boys (both types), little bugs, new Heresy, and a whole lot of streaking and getting grimy. There's loads more too, so enjoy my chat w...

In this week's episode, I'm talking to Josh, the Fresh Prince of Biel Tan, about his life in miniatures. We discuss the insidious nature of Chaos, giant Stormcast heroes, an even bigger Ork, and much more besides. You can find Josh on Twitter at @princeofbieltan and Instagram @freshprinceofbieltan and I urge you to give him a follow today. Get your paints and clippers out, and prepare for a great...

Welcome back to a brand new season of My Life In Miniatures, and boy do I have a treat for you to kick off Season 2. Today, we are talking to none other than the multiple Slayer Sword winning Richard Gray about his life painting tiny toy soldiers. From the early days of Space Quest and Hero Crusade (wait, I go that right, didn't I), to big tanks, larger robots, his magnificent Mortarion and his la...

In the grand finale to Season 1 of My Life In Miniatures, I'm talking to the Golden Demon and Crystal Brush-winning legend himself, Sam Lenz. Be sure to check out Sam's Youtube channel and Patreon - find both by searching for "Sam Lenz Artwork" and you can follow him on Instagram at Samsonosmas. In this episode, we talk about competition painting, tiny critters, knowing when you're happy with a mi...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, I'm talking to Chrissie about what got her into the hobby, and how her hobby life has progressed through the minis she loves. We'll be talking about the virtues of a Praying Mantis-imitating Drukhari, Chrissie's love of lizards, and how Hugo the bird has inspired some of her most recent projects. You can find Chrissie on Twitter at @Kurishi and I do suggest givi...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, we're talking to Greg Dann of the Imperial Truth and Full Stride Podcasts about the toy soldiers that have shaped his hobby from the very first instance, to the present day. We'll cover MB's Battle Masters, a massive Mechanicum machine, a Mierce Miniatures Monster and much, much more! And if you're looking for more podcasts to listen to, check out the Imperial T...

This week I'm talking to Pete Harrison - the man behind the Pete The Wargamer youtube channel. As well as discussing Pete's prowess and success when it comes to making helpful hobby tutorials, we'll be talking though his life in Miniatures. We'll cover the allure of Bretonnians, a festive Greenskin, Pete's repeated heretical trolling of the Imperial Fists, and much more hobby history besides.

This week on My Life In Miniatures, we're talking to Monk Widget about his long history with wargaming, warhammer, DnD and more. You can find Monk on Youtube by searching for Googly Eyed Skull and enjoy a chilled and informative hobby session in his charming company. In this episode, we talk about Space Marines and their long forgotten names, some fishy squigs and the spirituality of Gelatinous Cu...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, I'm talking to Crystal McDoll who is one of my favourite people to follow on twitter and you can too at @CrystalMcDoll. She also has a Twitch channel which you can find right here: https://www.twitch.tv/crystalmcdoll . We have a chat all about the beauty of Blood Bowl, representation in the Warhammer hobby, the challenges of massive dragons and, of course, many,...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, we're talking to one of the co-founders of London's legendary HATE Club (Hackney Area Tabletop Enthusiasts), and the creator of amazing terrain at illusionaryterrain.com, Sasha Bilton. From Grenadier Games and pre-Warhammer Citadel miniatures from 1983, through to T'au and Toad Dragons, and with plenty more in between, we had a lot of fun chatting about Sasha's...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, I talk to Tankpot Zoe who you can find on twitch at twitch.com/tankpotzoe and on twitter, youtube and instagram too, about her life playing with, painting and creating toy soldiers. We cover multiple grav tanks, a homemade Stompa, those moments when you start to feel proud of, and happy about, your miniatures, and much more! We're here to keep you company as you...

This week on My Life In Miniatures, I sit down and chat with Henry Steele, one of the co-founders of cultofpaint.com and an all round decent chap. We talk about Rogue Trader Orks, Golden Demon winning Super-Heavy Tanks, what it means to be proud of a miniature one has painted and lots more! So sit down, get your hobby on, and enjoy about an hour of me talking to another great hobbyist. Happy hobby...