Heralds of War - An Australian Gaming & Hobby Podcast · Clint Mallet

210 - We Played Games and Stuff!

·1 hr 51 min·5 clips

Travis reveals how Dreyka turned a losing game by wiping out 1,200 points of Ossiarch Bone Reapers in one epic turn.

This episode features hosts Clint and Travis of the Australian gaming podcast Heralds of War, returning after a roughly 12-month hiatus to discuss their recent hobby projects and gaming events. Clint has been focused on Age of Sigmar, while Travis has shifted his attention to the Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game. Clint attended Sydney Slaughter, an Age of Sigmar event run by friends of the podcast, where he played games with his Sylvaneth army and entered the Mortal Blade painting competition with a female pirate bust. Travis participated in a 600-point Middle-Earth event called the Battle of Bywater, using a newly painted Army of the Dead force themed in icy blue instead of the traditional green. He notes the Middle-Earth community's widespread acceptance of 3D printed models, citing door prizes and affordable alternatives to Games Workshop's finecast and metal ranges. Travis finds the lower model count in Middle-Earth appealing, with his 600-point army containing only 21 models, and he describes the game's core mechanic involving individual models fighting in opposed dice rolls. Clint is preparing a Slaves to Darkness army for a UK trip, choosing an Undivided allegiance with a turquoise spot color and creating custom bases using concrete casts of Sigmarite ruin pieces. Travis also worked on a winter-themed diorama featuring a Soulblight Gravelords vampire lady for a local store competition. The hosts discuss the significant time investment and different techniques required for painting a display bust compared to army models. Clint selected his pirate bust specifically to practice painting various textures like flesh, leather, and jewelry. Travis highlights the prevalence of older metal and finecast models in the Middle-Earth range as a driver for the community's embrace of 3D printing. Clint's army list is built for hobby appeal and model variety rather than competitive optimization, including models like Theradons and a Daemon Prince. The tone is casual and conversational, filled with inside jokes and friendly banter between the two long-time co-hosts. Listeners who enjoy laid-back discussions about miniature painting, event recaps, and exploring niche tabletop games will appreciate this episode. Those seeking deep strategic analysis of Age of Sigmar's current meta or who are strictly interested in competitive gaming might find less to hold their attention.

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A relaxed return built around hobby drift, Stormvault basing, and foam-tray logistics.

Heralds of War returns after a 12-month break with an easygoing tone, as Clint and Travis spend much of the run settling into a long catch-up before the talk tightens around hobby progress.

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You want a low-pressure return to Warhammer talk with real hobby work on the bench.

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