Combined Arms Podcast

26/11/2021

Had a great game of Night of the Living Dead Zombicide after turkey dinner tonight - it captures the theme of the movie really well!

19/11/2021

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/11/19/the-imperium-is-driven-by-hate-warhammer-is-not/

An effective response to the Nazis-at-Spanish-tournament situation.

The 41st Millennium is a cautionary tale.

20/10/2021

I've been following and testing this ruleset for a while now, and it's great to see it's full release! Check it out!

A few years ago I embarked on a "side project" to develop a game about ironclad warships that sailed during the American Civil War. Like with so many side projects, the rabbit hole was deeper than expected! Two years on, here we are launching Dawn of Iron: The American Civil War at Sea!

https://www.wargamevault.com/product/374494/Dawn-of-Iron-The-American-Civil-War-at-Sea-Bundle

I want to extend a very warm thank you to everyone that's offered support, wisdom, and time to help me with this effort. So this afternoon I've done a small soft launch of the game on Wargame Vault. It's available there as a PDF document. If I can build a little momentum and community interest, my next goal is to push to create even more content and prepare the game for a physical print run early next year.

On that note, if you're interested in contributing or following the community as we work on some expanded content, please join us here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SBSIronclads

I've teamed up with Patrick Woodard, who is an excellent and prolific 3D sculptor. He's been making amazing models that can be used in Dawn of Iron. Please find his shop here: https://www.wargaming3d.com/vendor/eastcoastironclads/

Again, I just want to say thank you for bearing with me as I work on these rules, and I hope that you enjoy them as much as I've had making them!

07/10/2021

Finishing up my display board for my Sisters for Kill Team - they've been tasked with searching a crashed landing craft that carried an Inquisitor and a Xenos infiltrator.

16/09/2021

These are great!!!

13/09/2021

I've finished up some Adeptus Sororitas for Kill Team and even managed to get in a game today. It's pretty cool!

-Michael

16/08/2021

https://www.goonhammer.com/reivers-rubricae-kill-team-battle-report/

Here's a great blog battle report for new Kill Team that does have me pretty excited.

-Michael

This article was prepared using review copies of Kill Team Octarius and the Kill Team Compendium. I’ve been looking forward to the new Kill Team immensely – skirmish-scale miniatures ga…

16/08/2021

I am pumped for the new Kill Team release. I loved Kill Team 1.0, played a ton of it, ran events, etc.

I'm disappointed with the way GW chose to do this release. Having to purchase another (possibly $50) book to get stats for our existing models that are basically just an index (no special rules, no specialists, etc) when compared to the Krieg and Ork guys in the box set (which I pre-ordered).

Speculation is that this $50 book is just a stop-gap until specialized units are released down the line. I'm excited to get some new models for my armies if they do come, but man I don't want to have to wait for that and possibly miss out due to limited release sizes.

KT was a great game for much of first edition but it was hard to get going at our local store - lots of folks just like to show up and play with the same 40k big army every weekend - so this will make it harder if people have to buy two new books for a speculated cost of $100 total. It would have been a great move to just release this compendium as a PDF, or in their new Warhammer+ app or whatever. I get they need to make money, but this seems like a cash grab.

I don't super care that certain lists are basically only one model type, as I mostly play GSC and Sisters which are not so limited. It seems like they did this to encourage newbs with one box, which is fine.

I'm still excited to try out the game, as they seem to have put in a lot of modern rule designs and interesting interactions, this was just a bit of a letdown. This vid is a good summary of the issue:

-Michael

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQwjIKPj5SM&list=WL&index=106

The upcoming Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Compendium is a boring stopgap until the REAL Kill Team models come out... and we get to pay for it. Also, Games Work...

11/08/2021

Episode 33! Pandemic block broken!

Welcome to the 33rd episode of the Combined Arms Podcast, featuring Michael Ovsenik and Geoff Hummel! Our show aims to take a positive look at miniatures wargaming and the larger hobby of tabletop gaming in general. We hope to highlight games, products, and experiences that you may never have otherw...

06/08/2021

We've been doing a Necromunda campaign locally and my GSC gang purchased an ambot last week - I've had the models forever but never painted them. Here he is!

08/07/2021

We had a great game of Kings of War Vanguard last week on vacation. Northern Alliance vs Empire of Dust vs Ratkin!

07/07/2021

I picked up a ton of new and used books on my trip to the North Carolina coast this past week. Visited the HL Hunley museum, Fort Sumter, and the CSS Neuse ironclad museum. Tons of awesome artifacts, art, and firsthand accounts in all of them. Can't wait to read these.

-Michael

19/06/2021

This is great!

This 19 June 2021 marks the long overdue first officially recognized Juneteenth. This holiday marks the end of slavery in the United States and has been celebrated every 19 June by African American communities since 1866. Now, finally, this historic moment is broadly recognized at the federal level and will be officially celebrated in the United States for the first time today.

We each should mark this and every Juneteenth by remembering those that were held in bo***ge and those that sought to free them. It's common to think about Union regiments arriving on the scene to free African American slaves, but we must not forget those brave souls that risked everything to seek freedom for themselves and their loved ones.

One such person was Robert Smalls of Charleston. He led a daring escape, commandeering the steamer CSS Planter and slipping under the Confederate guns to liberate himself and 15 other slaves, including five women, three children, and seven men. It's the stories such as these that I will be remembering and cherishing on this first official celebration, and everyone thereafter that I'm fortunate enough to pass.

To honor Juneteenth, I've pulled together a small pack for my Civil War naval game, Ironclads that includes Smalls, the Planter, and a scenario that recreates his daring escape. His is an amazing story and I hope that you're as excited to read it as I was to tell it.

Remember them, remember their struggles, remember their courage.

Robert Smalls & The Ride of the USS Planter - Ironclads Ship Pack:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HiscNgE7rirLPu62CovM0iF_iMdSqACu/view?usp=sharing

15/06/2021

Very excited for new options in Walking Dead!

This week we’ve got some exciting developments for The Walking Dead, including The Kingdom faction...

14/06/2021

So awesome!!

Thy Kingdom come for The Walking Dead: All Out War! Plus, details of a Walking Dead mega sale! https://bit.ly/3gm1ByH

10/06/2021

I finished this underhive rat seller last night =D

-Michael

20/05/2021

The first series about Marneus Calgar was a bit vanilla as an introductory thing, but this should be cool! I'm excited.

You've seen the awesome Marneus Calgar comic series, but we're proud to announce that we're continuing our partnership with Marvel Comics to bring you a series on the Sisters of Battle this August! Keep an eye out for more information.

17/05/2021

Playing SWRPG tonight - complete with old WEG maps

-Michael

11/05/2021

My muscle freaks are done. Took me forever to finish them but they're finally done. Not my best work but it's done work.

-michael

29/04/2021

This is SO COOL

27/04/2021

Played mission four of Here's Negan last night and of course the largest room was pitch black and I couldn't shoot stuff 🙃

-michael

21/04/2021

This page never ever fails

“If you want to be a winner you need to do more than just copy and paste the latest netlist. You need to commit to the full lifestyle. I’m getting my neck tattoo next week.”
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19/04/2021

Starting a new Star Wars campaign tonight =D

13/04/2021

I've been doing some solo Here's Negan gaming the last few nights and I also painted a few more Whisperers so now I have quite a few if I want to run a scenario.

-Michael

08/04/2021

Munin and I take a look at some interesting ACW units for your wargaming on today. Check it out! https://www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-historicals-unique-acw-units/

This week the Goonhammer Historicals team continues its focus on the American Civil war, taking a deeper dive into some of the unusual, unique, or just downright bizarre units that took part in the…

01/04/2021

Hi everyone! We know it's been a while since we've recorded - with Geoff having a new baby [congrats!] and the pandemic it's been hard to get motivated and make time.

With that said, we thought it'd be a perfect opportunity to switch directions with the pod. We're proud to announce today that going forward this pod will be renamed 6+ Rerollable, and will be dedicated solely to Warhammer 40,000. We feel that with The Independent Characters retiring there's a space for more pods opening up.

We look forward to your comments and questions! Have a good day.

26/03/2021

Friday reading: how to use Sharp Practice by in the American Civil War at . Really proud of how well we wrote this article. Check it out!

https://www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-historicals-using-sharp-practice-by-toofatlardies-for-the-american-civil-war/

Today the Goonhammer Historicals team continues our ongoing focus on the American Civil War, this time talking about using the Sharp Practice 2 ruleset to game out the innumerable smaller raids and…

14/03/2021

Took two weeks and it's not my best work, but these centigors are finally done. 🐐🐐🐐

11/03/2021

We've been covering the ACW for a few weeks at Goonhammer - check out our latest article about books, tv, and movies for ACW inspiration.

-Michael

https://www.goonhammer.com/goonhammer-historicals-books-tv-and-movies-to-help-you-get-started-with-american-civil-war-gaming/

If you’re looking for some inspiration for getting into the Civil War and building your forces or starting a campaign with friends, we’ve got a few recommendations to check out. Mugginn…

05/03/2021

This should be cool!

★ WINTER IS COMING. 31st March. Kickstarter. ★

22/02/2021

Finished 40 ungor raiders for Age of Sigmar 🐐

I've had these guys sitting around forever, glad to have them done.

13/02/2021

https://t.co/RuILzdMEym

Marc and I wrote up an introduction to the ACW for people interested in gaming the conflict at . Check it out! We'll have a lot more articles in the next few weeks.

In today’s installment of Goonhammer Historicals, we’ll be kicking off our series on the American Civil War. The four years of fighting between the Union and the Confederacy is a defining period in…

12/02/2021

https://www.goonhammer.com/opinion-you-set-the-standard-and-you-are-running-this-im-not-mad-im-disappointed-a-naramyth-trip-report/

A good read.

Except I was mad. Standing in the cold rain outside of Wizards Asylum in Wichita, Kansas. I was on my own personal Crisis Mountain, and fellow Warhog Sean was doing his best to make sure to mitigat…

12/02/2021

I painted these sailors, they're Tucker's Naval Brigade - pressed into the infantry at Sailor's Creek in 1865 because the war was going so badly for CSA

Mostly just gonna use them in Sharp Practice as Marines or sailors on the Carolina coast. Great models by Sash and Saber

-Michael

30/01/2021

Finished these rebel cavalry for ACW Sharp Practice this week - love these minis from Perry and Sash and Saber.

-michael

25/01/2021

Some more shots of ACW stuff I've finished recently. Wilder's Lightning Brigade mounted and dismounts, military cadets, and Confederate dismounted cavalry.

-michael

20/01/2021

Wilder's Lightning Brigade with dismounts and a horse holder - from Sash and Saber. Love these minis!

-michael

19/01/2021

Over the weekend we played a game of The Walking Dead, clearing out the prison. Kids had a lot of fun!

-michael

13/01/2021

Finished up these minis that Steve Barber Models sculpted for me of three of my ancestors who served in the ACW. Really pumped with how they turned out!

10/01/2021

I commissioned some mini head sculpts from Steve Barber Models and I couldn't be happier. These are three of my ancestors who fought in the American Civil War.

-Michael