First Rank Wargaming - A Warhammer Podcast

In this episode we are joined by Em, aka EldarExarch, aka one half of the fantastic Sisters of Eldar. We talk all about Em's journey in the hobby, from starting up the hobby as a way to get through f…

In this episode we talk all about how we'd change up the way that characters are used in 10th Edition 40k. It was a fascinating conversations about where various characters shine, and (more important…

In this episode we open our minds to the warp and decide which of the four chaos gods we would dedicate ourselves to. We talk all about our favourite (and least favourite) aspects of the gods and eve…

In this episode we discuss all things 11th edition. As 10th edition progresses, we all know that 11th is coming sooner rather than later. We talk all about how we want the loreto progress and what bo…

In this episode the wonderful Jade, aka j_littlen.creates, aka the diarama queen joins us to talk about why making diaramas is better than painting warhammer. Jade has such aunique view to the hobby,…

In this episode we talk about why we think that all the named characters in the game are surviving in this supposed grimdark future and why we think GW should take more risks. There are (as always) m…

In this episode we talk all about points and what number we consider to be optimal for a 40k game. It quickly escalates to talking all about the progression of points in 40k over the years, how compe…

In this episode we bring it back and talk all about the base with Mike from Gatehouse Gaming UK. As an area that both Ben and Dave are getting more into, it was fascinating to see Mike's passion for …

In this episode we talk all about our favourite Primarchs from 30k and 40k, which our favourite models are and why certain Primarchs need more love. It was great to delve into our love of the lore an…

I'll start with a bit of a content warning - Pete, Dave and I all talk about quite sensitive mental health issues during this episode and we are all open and honest aboutsituations from our past and …

It was our absolute pleasure to host James from Siege Studios/Siege Scenics for this episode. We got the chance to chat all about James' history in the hobby, how he got started with Siege Studios an…

Dan from Heresy is my Therapy joins us on the Second Rank Fire podcast to chat about all things AdeptiCon and Slap Chop. Dan is truly a master of speed painting and it wasgreat to hear about how he m…

In this episode we take ourselves back in time a little bit to tell our younger selves that life won't be too bad and what we should and shouldn't avoid in the hobby! It was fun to sit down and talk …

I'll kick off by saying that this episode is a bit dated, Norm and I recorded this a long time ago and it's only just found it's way out of the editing pile. I left it some slightly dated conversatio…

The Kieran Show are in the house and taking over Second Rank Fire! It was really nice to catch up with the two Kierans who have been a friend of the show pretty much since it started. It was amazing …

We're back and this time we're hitting a subject close to our hearts - hobby burnout. It's something that everyone in the hobby has encountered at one point or another and we thought it was really im…

After a little break (thanks illness), we are back and getting straight into the hard hitting stuff. We go through all the fun hobbying we've been doing since the last episode and over the Winter bre…

Jack's back! Dajoyofpaintin is back in the First Rank Fire interview chair and it was an absolute joy to have him back. Jack's dedication to the community and the hobby is always amazing to see in pe…

Another returning guest arrives in the First Rank Fire Headquarters. This time around we've got Chloe, aka Lady Khaine. I really enjoy Chloe's energy and views on the hobby and it was good to sit dow…