Plastic Pressgang Podcast

May 30 2024 8 ep. 70 mins 6

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A podcast about making historical wargaming more welcoming and approachable, covering all aspects of the hobby, from rules to painting to 3d printing.

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Episode 8: North Africa

May 30 2024 98 mins

Calvin and Eric chat about recent games, hobby progress (or lack thereof...), and go over the basics of the North African front for World War 2 and chat about how - and why - it's fun to game in.Support the show! www.patreon.com/plasticpressgangpodcastAs a reminder, there's also a listener Q&A coming up Any Day Now, and we're still looking for Q's to A: https://forms.gle/heaBgX

Episode 7: Alternate History

Mar 09 2024 75 mins

Calvin and Eric hang out and talk about alternate history historicals. Support the show! www.patreon.com/plasticpressgangpodcastAs a reminder, there's also a listener Q&A coming up Any Day Now, and we're still looking for Q's to A: https://forms.gle/heaBgXDoLznA2ZFe9

Episode 6: What Makes a Cool Setting (for Us)

Jan 17 2024 80 mins

Calvin and Eric discuss what sorts of elements appeal to us in a wargaming setting - from tactics to uniforms to media, and discuss some of our current favorites, as well as settings we should like but well...just don't.As a reminder, there's also a listener Q&A coming up Any Day Now, and we're still looking for Q's to A: https://forms.gle/heaBgXDoLznA2ZFe9

Episode 5: The Year of Our Lord 2023 in Review

Dec 10 2023 69 mins

Calvin and Eric take a retrospective look at Episode 3 of 2020 - "In Which The Writers Are Running Out of Ideas". We discuss our hobby accomplishments (or lack thereof) as well as where we want to head in the new year.

Episode 4: The Pikeman's Lament Deep Dive

Nov 09 2023 77 mins

Calvin and Eric talk about The Pikeman's Lament, by Daniel Mersey and Michael Leck, published by Osprey. A "big skirmish" game for the pike and shot era, this game is solid, quick playing, and responsible for many of our current shenanigans.

Episode 3: Making History (on a 3d Printer)

Aug 29 2023 66 mins

Calvin and Eric discuss 3d printing - what it's for, how to get started, tips, tricks and pitfalls, and recommendations for starter printers.

Episode 2: "Oh my god, that's Wallenstein's music!"

Aug 02 2023 66 mins

Calvin and Eric discuss Eric's favorite historical period - the Thirty Years War. We touch on a brief (very brief) history of the conflict, the major players: The Holy Roman Empire, Sweden, France, France's Money, Spain, etc., a number of the rulesets you can use to play in the period, and how to get started.

Episode 1: So This Is A Thing

Jun 23 2023 28 mins

Two friends decide to start a podcast. As they do. Calvin and Eric sit down to discuss our goals for Plastic Pressgang - creating at least a small corner of the internet where historical wargaming has room to be welcoming, accessible, and inclusive.