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Join Andy and Tom, two friends who also happen to be middle aged lifelong gamers which play a lot of table top games with the odd dalliance into board games, card games , PRG'S and computer games but with a bias towards historical war gaming as they chat all things hobby related. We try to keep the chat positive and offer what each of us do to make the hobby as enjoyable as possible to us.

Tom and Andy


    • May 17, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Hobby Support Group Ep 150 - Selling off your hobby overspill aka Orks in the Shower

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 38:36


    This week Andy and Tom support each other as they discuss how to go about reducing thier hobby collections

    Hobby Support Group Ep 149 Salute 2025

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2025 35:29


    This week Andy and Tom chat about Salute 2025. At one point Tom mentions where he buys his MDF trays from, which was Commission Figurines https://www.facebook.com/comfigs/

    Hobby Support Group Ep 148 PDF's and 10th Legion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2025 51:15


    This week Andy and Tom take a drive down Tangent avenue and discuss 10mm as a scale and PDF rule sets

    Hobby Support Group Ep 147 - Breaking News from Baccus and the Launch of Tenth Legion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 40:55


    Hobby Support Group are here with a special episode where we sit down with Peter and Lindy and chat all things Tenth Legion.For more information please check out: website:  www.tenthlegion.ukemail:  admin@tenthlegion.cukFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61573405869844

    Hobby Support Group Ep 146 - How to find your hobby mojo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 59:02


    This week Andy and Tom disucss ways to help getting you back into enjoying the hobby after a break.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 145 - Ovel Lists 2024/5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 109:28


    We are back! Its that time of year again when we stop and look back at what we did, or did not get done last year in the hobby and cast an eye forward to this years plans

    Hobby Support Group Ep 144 - Napoleonic Wargaming Interview with Tim Richardson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2024 45:15


    On this episode Ed interviews Tim Richardson, the man behind the Youtube channel "Napoleonic Wargaming". We talk about his hobby journey, how to make a start in wargaming the period and all things Napoleonic.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 143 - Hobby Update 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2024 91:59


    This week, Tom and Andy chat hobby news

    Hobby Support Group Ep 142 - Road to Liepzig

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2024 68:05


    This week, Andy and Ed talk about Leipzig and the plans for our big 6mm game next month

    Hobby Support Group Ep 141 - Joy of Six 2024 Review and a return to tangents

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 50:44


    This week Tom is back to take the show off track as Ed tries to review his trip up to Joy of Six

    Hobby Support Group Ep 140 - Interview with Sam and James, writers of the new WW1 game 1918

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 44:58


    This week, Ed talks to Sam (@eccentricbear) and James (@jharatacpaints), the writers of the new WW1 game 1918. You can follow their project on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/WarFulcrumGames1918 and you can follow War Fulcrum Games on @warfulcrumgames Get more from WarFulcrum Games on Patreon Tabletop Miniature Wargames Publisher

    Hobby Support Group Ep 139 - Interview with Mark Backhouse of author of Strength & Honour and WSS regular

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2024 80:48


    This week Andy chats with Strength & Honour author and WSS regular Mr Mark Backhouse.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 138 - Ed talks to Ben, the designer of the indy tank combat game Tonks.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 59:43


    This week on Hobby Support Group Ed talks to Ben, the designer of the indy tank combat game Tonks. You can find follow Ben on Instagram (@Approcraph_Now), you can find his games on http://28-mag.com/games/ and get hold of a big ol' list of his other stuff on http://linktr.ee/apocrypha_now

    Hobby Support Group Ep 137 - Interview with Curtis Fell, the man behind Ramshackle Games.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 55:09


    This week Ed is joined by Curtis Fell, the man behind Ramshackle Games. We talk about his ever expanding range of games and miniatures and his recent Mates and Miniatures event. You can follow Ramshackle Games on Instagram (@ramshackle_games). His minis are available on his webstore https://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/ and he also has plenty of great stuff available on his Ramshackle downloads page downloads.ramshacklegames.co.uk

    Hobby Support Group Ep 136 - 2024 Ovelist midpoint review

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2024 93:47


    This week, the whole gang have a look at how their hobby plans are coming together in 2024 so far.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 135 - The ten terrain items every wargamer needs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 53:17


    Join Andy and Tom as they chat about the ten terrain items every wargamer needs

    Hobby Support Group Ep 134 - Interview with Ronnie about all things Mantic in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2024 53:19


    This week Tom is joined by Ronnie to chat all things about Mantic in 2024

    Hobby Support Group Ep 133 - Henry the 5th, exotic animal tax and maybe a tanget or three

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 65:03


    This week, Tom is joined by Ed and maybe crosses the Rubicon of tangents in an episode inspired by a recent viewing of Henry the 5th (1944)

    Hobby Support Group Ep 132 - Hobby Update 22 A lot of plastic for your £

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 94:16


    This week Tom and Andy chat hobby news

    Hobby Support Group Ep 131 - Salute Review Part 3 - Ben

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2024 41:04


    The trilogy is complete. This week, Ben joins Tom and the team complete their look back at Salute 2024.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 130 - Salute Review Part 2 - Andy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2024 60:03


    Today Andy joins Tom for our second look at Salute

    Hobby Support Group Ep 129 - Salute Review Part 1 - ED

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 32:51


    This Week Tom and Ed chat about Salute

    Hobby Support Group Ep 128 - Toms thoughts on Bolt Action V3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2024 25:03


    This week, Tom goes rouge and offers some of his thoughts on Bolt Action 3.0

    Hobby Support Group Ep 127 - The gallery 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2024 61:12


    Tom and Ed take a gander through the gallery

    Hobby Support Group Ep 126 - Hobby Update 21 - Is it a frog, a newt or a Caudata

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2024 123:49


    Its Hobby Update time with Andy and Tom

    Hobby Support Group Ep 125 - Sword Weirdos & Kit Bashing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 56:08


    This week, Ed and Tom chat about Sword Weirdos & Kit Bashing

    Hobby Support Group Ep 124 - Charles Rowntree Interview Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2024 123:44


    This week, Tom is back with the second half of our interview with Charles Rowntree.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 123 - Charles Rowntree Interview Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2024 124:34


    This week Tom is over the moon to welcome back onto the show a true hobby hero of us all, Mr Charles Rowntree. We chat about the fate of the Korea board Charles built and then move onto the Rouge One themed board many of us marvelled at last year.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 122 - The Gallery November and December 2023 part 2 - Dwarf boogaloo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2024 74:09


    This week Ed and Tom conclude the gallery tour began last week

    Hobby Support Group Ep 121 - The Gallery September - November and December 2023 part 1 - A tanget too far, maybe?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 102:21


    Part one of the gallery

    Hobby Support Group Ep 120 - Hobby Update 20 - Look at the price of that!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 69:31


    This week Andy and Tom have a look at the hobby news .

    Hobby Support Group Ep 118 b - What is an Ovel List

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 2:20


    A blast from the past with a minisode on what is an Ovelist

    Hobby Support Group Ep 119 - Napoleon movie review (The good version of Napoleon from 1927)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2023 53:35


    This week as a special break from the norm, Ed and Tom get all arty and chat about a truly amazing film about Napoleon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6504eRh5h6M

    Hobby Support Group Ep 118 - Ovel List Roundtable review 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2023 104:53


    Its time for the Ovel List Roundtable review 2023

    Hobby Support Group Ep 117 - Progress report on Tom's 6mm ECW project

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 72:34


    This week Andy chats with Tom about how the 6mm ECW game he is working on is going.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 116 - Hobby Update 19 - Scotch Mist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2023 88:28


    This week, Andy and Tom have a look at what's going on in the hobby

    Hobby Support Group Ep 115 – Some thoughts on narrative gaming along with a song

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2023 56:12


    This week Tom is joined by Ben and we chat about narrative gaming during which Tom butchers a Tolkien song

    Hobby Support Group Ep 114- Lessons from Lockdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 87:22


    This week Andy, Ed and Tom have a look at what we have learned about what we want from our hobby since the pandemic

    Hobby Support Group Ep 113 - The Gallery September - October 2023 - HSG paint Dwarves

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2023 93:00


    It's time for the gallery with Tom and Ed

    Hobby Support Group Ep 112 - Hobby Mojo and spreadsheets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 77:53


    This week Ed and Tom chat spreadsheets and hobby mojo

    Hobby Support Group Ep 111- Interview with May '40 Miniatures

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 23:52


    This week, Tom chats with Sander from May '40 Miniatures

    Hobby Support Group Ep 110- Hobby Update 18 - Andy buys a Goblin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 78:45


    It's time for a hobby update from Tom and Andy

    Hobby Support Group Ep 109- Meet the hobbyist with Andy (F.O.G.H)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 80:25


    This week, after months of promising it Tom finally got to sit down and chat with HSG'S 28mm 17th Century master hobbyist Andy F.O.G.H

    Hobby Support Group Ep 108- Gaming for non-gamers

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2023 64:24


    This week, Ben joins Tom as they discuss gaming for non-gamers.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 107- Hobby Update 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 68:04


    This week, Andy and Tom bring you a look at what's going on in the hobby

    Hobby Support Group Ep 106 - The Gallery -July and August 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 83:01


    This week, Ed and Tom take a gander through the gallery

    Hobby Support Group Ep 105 - Commands and Colors : Napoleonics game review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 35:41


    This week Ed and Tom give their thoughts on Commands and Colors Napoleonics

    Hobby Support Group Ep 104 - 1745 Jacobite Rising What if wargames campaign

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2023 50:45


    This week, Ed talks to Arran Johnston, a historian and consultant curator at the Battle of Prestonpans (1745) Heritage Trust. Arran has been running an interactive “what if?” wargames campaign, refighting the 1745 Jacobite rising from the Battle of Prestonpans onwards. Arran has used an adapted version of the Black Powder rules system, with key decisions being made for the Jacobite forces by followers of the Battle of Prestonpans Museum facebook page. You can watch the whole campaign on youtube and there are more details on the Battle of Prestonpans Museum website: https://www.youtube.com/@Prestonpans1745https://www.facebook.com/Prestonpans1745 https://www.battleofprestonpans1745.org/the-what-if-campaign/

    Hobby Support Group Ep 103 The Gallery -June 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 86:53


    Ed and Tom chat about your hobby progress in The Gallery

    Hobby Support Group Ep 102- Hobby Update 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2023 99:01


    This week, Andy and Tom look at what's going on in the world of the hobby.

    Hobby Support Group Ep 101- The Doomed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2023 46:43


    This week Ed chats with Chris McDowall , games designer and author of The Doomed, the new Apocalyptic Horror Hunting wargame soon to be published by Osprey.

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