Lead Pursuit Podcast

Why does it seem that every time our LPP team gets ready to enjoy an upcoming event, some Grognard, Gatekeeper, or Gadfly just has to stir up the negativity around the event? Doug and Steve explore some of the biggest complaints around Historicon and bat them down like flies at a 4th of July picnic. As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, a...

Words alone cannot express the impact that John Blanche has had on the collective hobby space of miniatures wargaming. Doug and the team take some time to reflect on John’s works and how they impacted each of us. Rest in Peace, John.

If you haven’t seen the Historic Wings collection of wargame-books, then you probably live under a bridge, and don’t randomly surf Amazon for game titles. But if you do wonder “what the heck is a Wargame-book, then listen up aerial warriors, because this episode is for you! Doug sits down with Thomas Van Hare, the brains behind Historic Wings and talks about several of their titles, including his...

Did you miss out on AdeptiCon 2026? Well, with this episode you can catch up on all of the shenanigans that ensued from this year’s Lead Pursuit Podcast trip to AdeptiCon in Milwaukee! As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Doug sits down for Part 2 of the 2-part interview with Phil Yates about his new aerial wargaming project - Angels One Six. In this second part of the interview, Phil talks in detail about the game mechanics in Angels One Six and what he feels makes it unique among aerial wargames. Check out the game’s website at: https://www.angelsonesix.com/ As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood...

Doug sits down for Part 1 of the 2-part interview with Phil Yates about his new aerial wargaming project - Angels One Six. In this first part of the interview, Phil talks about his previous works on Flames of War and Star Trek: Ascendancy and the lessons that he brought from those projects into Angels One Six. You can follow the development of Angels One Six here: https://www.angelsonesix.com/ And...

Look, I know you think Doug sits at home, rolling in all of the money that running a podcast brings in - but he isn’t. He’s actually out scouring the interwebs for new aerial games that you haven’t seen before! In this episode he brings you a new dieselpunk aerial warfare game called Aether Wings that has just been release by indie developer Gunslinger Studios. Aether Wings is available here: http...

Along with our ongoing coverage of what is upcoming for AdeptiCon 2026, we thought we ought to check in with our friends the Nerds of War. Mike and Don are the people who all of you historical Grogs owe a debt of gratitude to for facilitating the great Historical gaming layout that AdeptiCon has provided over the years. Adepticon Registration is live at: https://web.cvent.com/event/af94478e-5a57-4...

Yes, we seriously think our wives are conspiring against us - almost the entire team has had to re-work their hobby spaces at the end of the year, and now you can learn from our mistakes! Adepticon Registration is live at: https://web.cvent.com/event/af94478e-5a57-4117-a5da-48a9f5ce3bd8/ Or https://www.adepticon.org/ Only a few spots remain in each of our events, so go sign up, now! Were you OGed...

We know that Doug likes to fashion himself a “man of the people”, but it is sadly true that other podcasts actually like us! Of course nobody knows why, but joining LPP this week are Ben and Evan from Iron Dice Gaming and the History to Hobby podcast. Hopefully all of the collective chatting about Adepticon 2026 gets you excited to go check out the Event Preview and get ready to sign up in Jan 202...

Any chance we have to put Doug in the hot-seat has to be a good episode, right? Well, if you wondered how Doug managed to screw up DVG’s development of Fulcrum Leader, this is the episode for you. With veteran game designer Roger Gerrish sharpening his knives, and the podcast’s own Steve Toth getting ready to dig in on design mistakes deeper than a tick on a hound - this episode might just break D...

Can’t figure out what to buy for the gamer in your life? Or perhaps you don’t know what to ask your Hobby Secret Santa for? Wait, who are we kidding, Grognards wouldn’t participate in a Secret Santa! They’d be more likely to run a Secret Hobby Krampus circle! (or is it a pentagram?) Dice Jail:https://griffonco.com/products/dnd-dice-jail-round The Wingman: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087M22PG6 Chain...

Do you often wonder where to start with your great idea of a scenario or convention game? Does the thought of coming up with all of that and then being judged real-time by your gaming peers cause you to break out in hives? In this episode, Matt talks with Doug and Brett about techniques they use for building good scenarios and campaigns. Were you OGed at Nashcon 2025? Over-Grognarded that is! Head...

Look, we know that you aerial warriors crave spending as much time planning the mission as you spend playing it! Well, even if you aren’t that much of a masochist, check out this new game that the team is talking about - COMAO or Composite Air Operations. This week the team sits down with the Game Designer and the Publisher to talk about bringing this new game to crowdfunding in early 2026. COMAO...

Have a bunch of X-wing miniatures collecting dust on your shelf since you rage-quit the competitive circuit? Got some 1990’s Brigade Model metal minis painted with Testor’s glossy? Come on, we all do - but now is the time to break those out and take a spin with Voidfighter from Osprey Games. This week, Matt and Doug talk to the game’s designer, Casey Garske, about what inspired him to write Voidfi...

Well, summer is officially over, and it is time to bury yourself in all of the hobby projects your family has made you ignore. Catch up with the team as they talk about Nashcon 2025 and their first few games with Stardust, the new space fighter game from Sublight Games. For more about Stardust, including the rules and check out the Sublight Games website at: https://stardust.sublightgames.com/ Wer...

Steve and Doug managed to break away for some gaming in July - so listen up as they give the lowdown on their Historicon experience. Were you OGed at Historicon 2025? Over-Grognarded that is! Head over to our store and pick up one of our Grognard Rendition Team T-shirts to show your loyalty to the Anti-Grognardists! (If that is even a word…) https://www.leadpursuit.net/store/grttshirts As always,...

Are you easily offended by Doug’s hostile words towards grognards? Have you dried your salty grog tears with the pages of your hex-and-counter game rulebooks? Do you rage at these newfangled gamers with their “SpamHammer Forty Million?” Do you actually know what color “Prussian Blue” is? If so, please listen to this episode so that your nerd rage will make you a beacon for our Grognard Rendition T...

Want more gaming time at Historicon and less GM Lecture time? Well tune into this episode and listen to the team discuss the history behind the games that they’ll be running at Historicon 2025. Need more airplane STLs? Want some cool Cold-War jets to play Beyond MiG Alley with? Then go check out Blue Falcon Hobbies’ kickstarter for the “US Jets of the Vietnam War”: https://www.kickstarter.com/proj...

Tired of hearing the team talk incessantly about themselves and how great their Adepticon experience was? Then grab this episode to hear just how much the Adepticon Historicals team hates the Lead Pursuit Podcast! In all seriousness listen to get a behind the scenes look at the transition to Milwaukee and the plans Adepticon has for Historical gaming going forward. Give Mike and Don some love over...

Did you miss out on Adepticon 2025? Were you secretly cheering for the vast armies of homeless serial killers to kidnap the Lead Pursuit Podcast team and dump their bodies in a vat of expired Miller High Life? Too bad, the guys survived Adepticon with their dignity (mostly) intact. Grab a drink, sit down and listen to this episode to catch up on the gaming goodness you missed at Adepticon 2025 in...

What is the best scale for Aerial Wargaming? What, you think the team might have an opinion on this? Well, if you’re curious where they fall out on the scales from 1/72 to 1/1800, then this episode is for you As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accessories and more! https://www.leadpursuit.net/store

Have you noticed a turnover in the Blood Red Skies Ready Room?  Have you seen new players pushing around plastic planes at your latest Gathering of the Grognards?  Do you wonder if anyone even still plays the game?  The team answers these questions and more to address the State of the Game here in 2025! Want to help lead the fight against Grognardism? Buy a T-shirt! All proceeds go towards support...

I know, these guys couldn’t keep a resolution if it involved excess amounts of alcohol and a gaming event - wait, that may be the answer! Anyway, if you want to know what the team is planning for the year ahead and the personal goals that they’ll never attain, then this is the episode for you! As always, check out our store for the latest in Blood Red Skies and Aerial Wargaming miniatures, accesso...

Are you ready for Adepticon 2025? Are you already packing your favorite stinky black pullover and faded jeans? Cultivating the gamer funk for the next few months so you can give the 40k players a run for their money? If not, then you don’t really care about Adepticon! Doug and Steve sit down with Mike and Don from the Adepticon Historicals team to talk about all of the great games coming up at Ade...