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Author: Wyndehurst Productions & Fightin Kentuckian

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A collaboration in the pursuit of the wargaming hobby by sharing knowledge, producing hobby results, playing wargames, and ABOVE ALL enjoying the process.
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The On Patrol Podcast is back with another brand new episode! While enroute to eat Turkey or recovering from a Food hangover, give a listen or view to Episode 29: Creating a Historical Wargame Scenario for the Tabletop With Jeffrey Cavender and Chris Newman. In this episode, Wyndhurst Productions and Fightin Kentuckian sit down with Jeffrey and Chris of Wargamers of Ashland, KY, to examine their research, scenario rules, painting, game play, and lessons learned from bringing the Battle of Point Pleasant to the Tabletop. In just 120 days from flash to bang, Jeff and Chris created this historical refight to teach and demonstrate at the Battle's annual historical celebration festival. If you're curious about bringing a historical scenario (local or otherwise) to the tabletop, this episode is for YOU! As always, we appreciate any feedback, critiques or criticisms. So grab your spear, your shield, musket, belt-fed machine gun, or Shawnee Tomahawk and join us on this episode of On Patrol! Thanks in advance for the listen or view!
In this episode, Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Productions sit down with author and commission painter Andy Singleton. First they get to know Andy and then explore the world of a full time miniatures commission painter. You can reach out to and/or fallow Andy's work here: https://www.facebook.com/VolleyFirepainting You can find his painting tutorial books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08BBMB2C3/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=e03f8cf4-77b6-4574-8063-eecefa989b4b&ref_=ap_rdr&ccs_id=11fbf37a-dbf6-4b3c-87bf-17c1e9efa30e Join us on the On Patrol podcast facebook group and tells us your thoughts about the episode that will be pinned at the top: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1GYpcbg58j/  
From Chariots to the first arquebuses, we’re going to be diving into a ruleset that attempts to set up a streamlined set of rules to be played across 3,500 years From the earliest city states to the War of the Roses…and everything in between..this is no easy task. However, the Hail Caesar 2 nd edition ruleset attempts to do just that.
Join us as we interview Ken Reilly, better known throughout the globe as The Yarkshire Gamer. Wyndehurst Productions and Fightin Kentuckian sit down with a legend in wargames podcast to get to know the man and the mission of the "Big Game".
Join us on this episode of the On Patrol Podcast as Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Productions take a deep dive into the Warlord Games' WW2 aerial combat rules set of Blood Red Skies.
Join us on this episode of On Patrol as we interview Andy and Derek of Big Battles, located in Cirencester, United Kingdom. Big Battles is a unique business that is dedicated to providing a wargaming space for local players. We start off by getting to know the visionaries behind this awesome idea, and then we dive into learning all that they have to offer. We hope that wargamers in the UK will learn about this venue for their wargaming needs and wargamers around the world may gain insight into what it takes to set up a business like this. You can check out Big Battles on Big Battles Website or Big Battles Facebook Dont forget to join our Facebook Group where Fighting Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Products are actively engaged with the community.
In this episode we are trying a new format. Not a deep dive or comparison but a flip-through of 3 different sets up rules from the same historical period. Leveraging our nearly 50 years combined wargaming experience to provide out thoughts on the rules from a glance in order to provide an idea of what each will have instore. It is possible we will do a deep dive on one or more of these rules if you all want that. The Rules are: Kalashnikov by BelloLudi,  Contact Front, & Spectre Operations Let us know in the comments if you want a deep dive on any of these or another set of modern rules. 
In this episode Wyndehurst Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian are joined by 8 guests representing 7 wargaming clubs/groups from across the USA. They share with us how their clubs operate, how they recruit new members, deal with challenging personalities, and so much more. If you are interested in starting or growing a wargaming group then listen in and see what you can learn.   Our guests are: Martin & Bruce from Triangle Simulation Society in NC: https://www.trianglesimsociety.org   James from Track & Hull in TN: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2059633517666400   Rob from H.A.W.K.s in MD: https://www.bucksurdu.com/hawks/   Charlie from Lone Star Historical club in TX: https://www.facebook.com/groups/210877552436035   Shawn from the Gajo Historical Society in UT: shawn.bagley@warlordgames.com   Jason from the Las Vegas Wargamers in NV: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lvwargamers/   Kevin from the Big Muddy Historical Gaming Alliance in MO: https://www.facebook.com/groups/125604004133024/
In Episode 21, the Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndhurst Productions sit down with a terrain giant in the hobby....Steve Cumming of Sarissa Precision Limited! The company started in 2010 has over a decade and a half of experience in providing customers with fantastic terrain to fight some of the most famous historical, exceptional futuristic, or even creative battles and skirmishes…..MOST IMPORTANLTY they are super inexpensive. So let’s gather around the fire pit or huddle in the foxhole and get to know one of the leader’s of terrain in the Hobby….Steve Cumming.
In this episode we look back at 2024 and talk about the development of the podcast, what projects we accomplished, games we played, and models left unpainted. We also look ahead and talk a bit about what is on the horizons in 2025. Join us then let us know how your hobby year went.
In this episode we take a deep dive into the popular wild west rules set Dead Man's Hand Redux in order to share our thoughts on the game. We encourage you to let us know what you think of these rules in the comments below and what you think of our review. Dead Man's Hand can be found at the Great Escape Games website.
On Patrol Podcast is back with episode 18: An Interview with Cory Ring of Cigar Box Battle! Cory is a staple in the wargaming hobby, and is a co-owner/operator of one of the hobby's leading Battle Mat companies. The company, CIGAR BOX BATTLE, started in 2014 and has over a decade of experience in providing customers with fantastic backdrops to fight some of the most famous historical, exceptional futuristic, or even creative battles and skirmishes! MOST IMPORTANLTY, Cigar Box Battle Mats are super inexpensive and can dress up any table with the ease of flipping a bedsheet. So grab your sword, spear, musket, or belt-fed machine-gun, and join Wyndhurst Productions and The Fightin Kentuckian on another FANTASTIC episode of the On Patrol podcast! As always, we truly appreciate the listen, view, or comment! Thanks again for all of your time and consideration, and we look forward to continuing the discussion and hearing your feedback soon.
On this patrol we scout the good, the bad, and even the rational behind Competitive historical events. We are joined by (3) veteran Tournament Organizers (TO)s from around the world. Peter West (Australia), Russel Weight (England), and Jacob Shober (USA) help us to navigate the mine fields, rally points, and why you should consider participating or even one day hosting an event of your own. So grab you sword, your spear, your musket, or belt-fed machine-gun and join us on this episode of On patrol!
Should you fear for the future of Bolt Action or be excited? listen in before you panic. In this episode, we share our thoughts on Bolt Action 3rd edition after having played a few games. While not a deep dive, we try to cover the major changes and how they impacted gameplay as well as our thoughts about those changes.
The On Patrol Podcast is back with another Fantastic (some may even call it a GRAND SCALE) episode! In this episode the Fightin Kentuckian and Wyndhurst Productions sit down with Charlie Monaghan, the Chief Operations Officer of Wargames Atlantic, to get to know Charlie and discuss the current state of affairs and bright future of Wargames Atlantic! So grab your spear, your shield, your musket, or your belt-fed machine gun and join us on the latest episode of On Patrol! Move Out!
In this episode we take a look at SAGA second edition which covers more than 1500 years of history. We are not taking this quite to the level of a deep dive but we do spend nearly 2 hours really talking through its strengths and weaknesses as we see them. As always we would love to hear your thoughts.
In this episode of On Patrol, we take a look at what we feel makes for a good miniature manufacture. We did this by considering 6 key points for the miniatures they sell and why they matter. Those 6 points are Quality, Details, Integration, Customization, Range, and Price. Our goal is to offer you points of consideration when looking at buying miniatures from a company you have never bought from before. Hopefully this will help new and seasoned player alike and, as always, we would love to hear what you think in the comments below.
Wyndehurst Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian take a deep dive inside the Warlord Games newest ruleset of armored combat in WW2. After playing an accumulative 12 games, we feel we can give an honest account of this new rule set.
In this episode Fighting Kentuckian and Wyndehurst Productions conduct their first interview. Our guest is Peter Van Dop, creator of the BelloLudi family of rules. From their website: "BelloLudi wants to make wargaming accessible to everyone. Therefor we offer easy to learn rules, each with the flavor of the period. easy to learn, fun to play, but with deeper levels than seen at first sight." This thinking is right in line with the goals of On Patrol, to grow the hobby by bringing in new people. We hope you enjoy this episode and give the rules a look, we highly recommend them. BelloLudi sight: https://www.belloludi.nl/english we Highly
Join Wyndehust Productions and the Fightin Kentuckian as they take a hard look at what makes Historical Wargaming controversial and analyze the validity of the concerns. By discussing topics such as the sanctity of human life, symbolism and depraved acts on the table, they try to peal back the layers of miss information and ignorance to get at the truth of reality. 
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