Johann and Albert broke off their dawn patrol route to “check something out.” Johann figured this was free license for free hunting. Handke knew Schulte was pining for more victories but soon it was apparent they were looking for a Soviet airfield to terrorize. Continue reading “Hunter or Hunted?” Bag the Hun Ostfront Campaign – Chapter 2
Jordan from Scale History SLC joins Evan and Ben to talk all about kit-bashing WWII in 28mm. From the ordinary to the exotic, Jordan is on a mission to never repeat a pose. Here’s the real question, can Evan trap hobby butterfly Ben before he’s also kit-bashing Folglore Paratroopers? Ben is so young and impressionable after all… Scale History SLC YouTube historytohobby.podbean.com Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 7: Mr. Steal Yo’ Green Stuff – Kitbashing Chat with Scale History SLC
Drew joins the cast to chat about the build process of the wintery Senonchamps board. Terrain board building in all its glory! The boys talk research sources, design considerations, and the “nuts!” and bolts of how we shrunk a Belgian village onto a 6×4 foot table. Skeleton Paints Misfit Machinations Senonchamps board photo dump Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 6: Honey I Shrunk the Village! – Winter Ardennes Terrain Special with Misfit Machinations
Evan and Ben are back and much to no one’s surprise the IDG gears have shifted from late war to early war. The crew uses the episode to do a shakedown of the new recording software while musing on the French and German conflict in 1940. The origins of the new plan are revealed and prattle about early war armor abounds. Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 5: Pivot like Rommel – Iron Dice Eyes the Dyle
No plan survives first contact Acknowledging that only a few months ago I set out a plan as to what my next steps were going to be for painting an army, I have managed to fail spectacularly in my execution of said plan. Since that time, my imagination has been hugely recaptured by the Space Wolf update. That and an accidental appearance on an Iron … Continue reading Turns out….. I lied!
Ben takes a look at the Rubicon Sdkfz 250/9 and a brief history of the vehicle. Continue reading History to Hobby – Rubicon Sdkfz 250 Neu Half-track and Sdkfz 250/9 Add-on Kit Review
Evan’s first History to Hobby post covers the M26 Pershing and his quest to replicate the Eagle VII on the tabletop. Continue reading History to Hobby: The M26 Pershing
Games on the Bolt Action and Chain of Command Bulge table were a ton of fun, but I also had the chance to play in and demo a bunch of games. Continue reading Drew’s Adepticon – Part 2
I have to throw a little plug for our podcast, History to Hobby. History to Hobby is a podcast where we chat about bringing historical actions to the tabletop primarily via Too Fat Lardies’ World War II game Chain of Command. As nerds we talk about historical context, unit involvement, TO & Es, as well as hobby related stuff like sourcing miniatures and paint schemes. … Continue reading History to Hobby Episode 3
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Well, after the better part of a year slogging on it, the majority of my US winter force is complete. We used it in our games at Adepticon 2025, and now that that’s done and gone I had some time to take some nice pictures. Winter armies are always a little niche, as they end up more limiting than more generically based armies. Luckily for … Continue reading Showcase: Evan’s Winter American Force
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