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| 09 Oct 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast Ep 102 - Round 2 | ||
Welcome to Episode 102 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2022 Tamiya's all-new 1/48 scale Lockheed F-35A Lightning II https://www.tamiyausa.com/blog/lockheed-f-35-lightning-ii/ *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Corrections: From Gene Davis - The new Firebird kit is ⅛ scale, not 1/12. Gene has the FB page devoted to this kit and some new modifications. Quinta Studios is based in Russia, not Ukraine. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS A new "Nose Art" kit of the 32nd scale Lancaster from Border Models Meng's Wild Weasel F4G in 1/48 More details of Takom's Apache surfaces Special Hobby and CMK Kits for October 1/72 Scale Dean Fender Destroido - Return2Kit Form SAAB LX Swedish Jet Interceptor Concept (1941) Upcoming 1:72 Vega Shuttle kit Great Wall Hobbies releasing a new A-10 kit. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview This Episode’s Special Guest: *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - A bit of working getting the fuselage closed up on the 1/72 Arma Hurricane and weathering about to being start on a Tomahawk. Geoff - still plugging away on the Hobbycraft 1/32 P51B Mustang. I finally put some pictures and descriptions of the Moosearoo Cup build onto the podcast Facebook group, as I saw that some others had done so. Great response and I noticed today that even Arma Hobbies - who makes the kit - picked up our post. Nice to see. Otherwise, a lot of my time has been spent on refurbishing a 55 year old wood lathe that I acquired. Let the chips fly! Terry - Getting some bench time in. Now painting the Dora Wings P-43, looking pretty good. I should get to gloss coating this weekend. The Halberd Models Turbo Cavalier is getting close to paint as well. I’m pretty happy with the primer and am now getting the canopy on. The cockpit received some updating to make it a late 90s or 2000s era chase plane. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Above and Below Graphics are back RMS Olympic serving as a troop transport during World War I. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep.102 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out:on FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website | |||
| 23 Oct 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 103 - Back to the Future | ||
Welcome to Episode 103 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle *************************************** LATEST NEWS FineScale Modeler (FSM) announces that November is Build a Model Month (BAMM). *************************************** MAILBAG Nemo Fisher in Thailand says he enjoys building models, but they’re just not available in Thailand. Everything would be foreign mail order, which is prohibitively expensive. We sympathize, Nemo. We’re lucky to live somewhere with Brick-and-Mortar and good mail-order options. We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Border Models announces a 1/35 Fw 190A6 Takom's 350th Horizon class Destroyers, the Andrea Doria & Caio Duilio B-25J Mitchell "Glazed Nose" from Hong Kong Models 1/48th scale "Hands on" review: "Armour Range" Stencil Paint Masks from 1ManArmy in 1/35th Special Hobby SH72152 Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II in 1/72 spru shots Other Special Hobby announcements. KLP latest, Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale October Announcements from Pit Road *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic The next 20 years in the hobby Random notes to discuss. Trends in the hobby? Rise of 3D printers, need for tech skills? How are new modelers (Kids and adults) being engaged? Gundams were just making an appearance in North America 20 years ago, the market now is huge. Nostalgia is playing a larger part in the hobby. Aging out? Whose nostalgia? Changes by generation… Better experience for first-time builders - easier and more satisfying kits. This has greatly improved in the past 20 years, multi-color plastic, good snap-fit, much better detail etc Rise of CAD and computer design. I don’t think the future was even predictable at that point, with the rise of affordable scanning and computer power. Dave Metzner with Polar Lights really nailed the SF and fantasy market demand. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart More weathering done on the Tomahawk, but I feel still needs some more. Putting it aside, for now, to focus on getting the Arma 1/72 Hurricane done. Tailplanes put on and getting smaller parts ready for painting. I think I’ve got the scheme I’m going to use. Geoff - working on finishing the Hobbycraft 1/32 P51A Mustang in a one-off “dazzle” camouflage scheme from 1943/44. It’s a skill building project and not a super detail project, so the focus is on masking, finishing and weathering. Terry - solid work done on the P-43 and Cavalier. The Cavalier white coat might be good enough to start gloss clear. The P-43 is ready for decals. Wish me luck! Starting cleanup on Moscato’s Dragunn. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Geoff - visited the RCAF Museum in Trenton, Ontario last week. Not a huge museum, but we’ll done and very good docents with lots of information. If you are modelling a Halifax, they have one fully restored (non flyable). Terry - Went to the Iron Maiden show in Columbus, and saw the 1:1 Spitfire prop! Also, received the Mitsubishi Babs book. Stuart - Guillow kits at Goodwill this week, got a Spitfire and a Ruff, got a Spitfire for Geoff Warplane Museum has some new aircraft *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 103 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website | |||
| 04 Dec 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 106 - The Return of Model Airplane Maker | 01:39:29 | |
Welcome to Episode 106 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Chris Wallace Modelairplanemaker.com Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Model Airplane Maker - Let's Get Pacific! Group Build Maschinen Krieger Competition 2022 Gallery Winners Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Behind the scenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW1EaiPpbWU&ab_channel=MOS6510Models Chris Doll Space Art holiday sale - and get the 2023 calendar while they last! *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Revell Hurricane Mk.IIB in 1/32nd scale M8 Howitzer Motor Carriage in 1/48th scale. Tamiya's 1/48th F-35A Lightning II 1972 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT With Snowplow Wildcat & Airacobra over Guadalcanal Double Release A Pershing launcher & Gun truck *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview This Episode’s Special Guest: Chris Wallace Modelairplanemaker.com *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Finishing the 1/144 Bandai X-Wing, getting ready for the group build with a 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter. Geoff - focused on finishing the construction of a new guest room/sewing room for my wife, so not much time on the bench. Picking away at finishing the Bachem Natter. Also getting back to the CL52! Chris - Recently finished the massive Revell SR-71. No regrets! Aside from some tedious filling and re-scribing around the nacelles, it went well. My review is at: http://modelairplanemaker.com/2022/11/10/1-48-revell-sr-71-blackbird-americas-middle-finger/ and my painting video is at https://youtu.be/zNuUQ2o0vfg. Next up is the Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair for the Group Build starting December 1: Terry - Finishing up the Dora Wings P-43 and Cavalier Mustang. Now I’m just waiting on a brass pitot for the Mustang, then they’re done! The Christmas birds are essentially done, I did start building the Bandai V-33 Stork mech carrier to do a quick paint job but have been convinced to do a very challenging paint scheme, for which I’ve cut some vinyl masks. So…holiday time maybe? Pacific group build choices are two Mitshubishi C5M2 “Babs” aircraft. The sewer line was repaired, the leaking shower was repaired, which needs to be replaced, and solar panels were installed, Kiowa departed and missed. ☹️ *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Click2Detail parts for several items, notably B-52s and Space Shuttles. 3D printed parts. Chris: https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings for more ‘nuts and bolts’ explanations of how things were done in the US Navy and Marines https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/article/heroic-airacobras-of-the-cactus-air-force/ will give anyone a new appreciation of the P-400 USAF Museum displays its newly-refurbished A-1H. Warbird News coverage with more pictures. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 106 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 09 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 98 - Photoetch is... | ||
Welcome to Episode 98 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS World Model Expo - Eindhoven 2022 *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Border Models new Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale Japanese Battleship Super Yamato 51cm Gun Main Turret No.1 in 72nd scale. 1/32 Hornet/Sea Hornet may be the next Kotare release. Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk iXc schemes announced. DKM O Class Battlecruiser Barbarossa Trumpeter 1:350 Class *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 Cult TV Man *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Clear coat and decalling done on the YF-19, landing gear was put on last night. Next up is another clear coat in preparation for panel lines and weathering. I also started work on an Arma Hobbies 1/72 Hurricane. Interior green has been painted and cockpit assembly started. Geoff - I acquired a partially built 1/32 Trumpeter F4U-4 Corsair from the estate of club member Don Van Dusen, who passed last year. He loved Corsairs and was converting this kit to the cannon-armed version. It’s an extensive conversion, and it took me a while to figure out what he was trying to achieve. He was a very good modeller, and my goal is to complete it as he wanted and to his standard as best I can. Lots of resin, scratch-built additions and the like. I am enjoying this exercise, and it’s stretching my skills a bit as well. [foogallery id="2875"] Terry - Not a whole lot of progress, summer slows my progress a bit. I did dig out Randy Cooper’s Hammerhead corvette for cleanup and epoxy putty filling etc. It’s a long-term project, and since I was watching Stranger Things 4 at the time, the work proceeded slowly. The Gamillon ships have not proceeded past gloss-coating. [foogallery id="2865"] *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN The 2022 SciFiantasy Annual Halloween Group Build | Hobby Link International HS Models 1/350 mixed media bits for your ships. HS Models US Navy 40mm Quad Bofors (Late Version)* (HSM350008) Kitlinx, llc Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit on the Ghost Army deceptive units. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 98 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 10 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 99 - Ground and Sea | ||
Welcome to Episode 99 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS HeritageCon and Moosaroo Cup head judge Iain Fraser has sadly lost his wife Janice to cancer. Our thoughts go out to him and his family. Moosaroo Subject revealed - Arma P51 OOB Expert set Gold Medel Models sold to Squadron Hobby *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Kinetic announcements at IPMS Nats Meng's RMS Titanic in 700th scale includes lighting kit Special Hobby items for Aug/Sep 1/72 & 1/144 - Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider 3D printed & resin kits by Arma Models
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview This Episode’s Special Guest: Joshua Fichmann ModelCon Bob Burik https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/combat-aviation-brigade *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart More progress on the YF-19, just about done. [foogallery id="2904"] Geoff working on the F4U-4B Corsair, focusing on the P&W R2800 Double Wasp engine. Also just received the Moosearoo Cup challenge kit today - the new Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51C Mustang as an OOB build! Beautiful kit! [foogallery id="2906"] Terry: Not much building, it’s summer. I did get to do some panel lines on the Gamillon ships. Two bioblitzes last week, at the Shedd Aquarium and the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - stay tuned for a lot of insect pictures. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1
*************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Interesting illistrated piece on watches and how they work. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 99 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 14 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 100 - Getting the Band Back Together | ||
Welcome to Episode 100 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Anthony Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS https://www.wonderfest.com/ - Return of the Builders. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Hasegawa's new tooled 1997 Mini Cooper 1.3l in 24th scale. Pig Model's Parsival-Sigsfeld German "Drachen" Observation Balloon in 1/144th U.S. trio of M48A3 Mod.B, M48A5, & M247 on the way from Takom Hasegawa has released in 1:72 scale the US Navy’s CMV-22B Osprey Fly Models is to release two new editions of their 1:32 scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.II New Tool Airfix Buccaneer 1/48 released. Tom’s Modelworks 1/700 USS Nautilus https://aeroscale.net/news/us-coast-guard-spartan-released *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic Episode 100 Where the hobby has been and is going over the last few years. *************************************** Sponsor Ad 2 ******************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart: Yf 19 is done, Starting work on the 1/72 Macross Destroid Tomahawk. Nice kit with logical sub assemblies. Geoff: plugging away on painting and weathering the Trumpeter 1/32 Corsair, but ran out of XF 17 Sea Blue (it’s a BIG kit!) so I started the Moosearoo Cup kit - Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B/C Mustang, and what a beauty! I have no illusions about being able to exceed the skills of the other podcasters, so my goal is to not embarrass our team! Most importantly - my drone finally blew out of the tree in a recent storm but less positively, it is completely dead. Terry: A little lining work on the Garmilon fleet and did get the wings attached to the Turbo Cavalier Mustang. That took some work, and some epoxy putty to make sure the joints will be strong. Anthony: I’ve been fluttering between several of my stalled out/shelf queen/deep guilt projects - 1/144 Char’s Zaku ll (soon-to-be-done), Yokoyama Hex Bug build with Campus Friends, VF-4 (decals half done), Don VanDuzen’s 1/35 Challenger I tribute build (primed), 1/72 Cat’s Eye Canopies (vac-formed), 1/48 Gabriel (Merdc painting), Lot’s of progress! I did finish a 1/144 GM Sniper Test Type!
*************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Terry’s conversion of a (not great) resin VF-11 kit into a QF-11 drone. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 100 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 13 Mar 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 91 – HeritageCon Countdown | 01:42:56 | |
Welcome to Episode 91 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ************** | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 92 – Pre Show | 01:15:01 | |
Welcome to Episode 92 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ***************** | |||
| 09 Apr 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 93 – Striking up a Conversation | 01:40:54 | |
Welcome to Episode 93 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ***************** | |||
| 24 Apr 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 94 – Zooming Along | 01:34:50 | |
Welcome to Episode 94 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Tony Wootson Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ********** | |||
| 09 Jun 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 95 – Back Again – repost | 01:54:09 | |
Due to some issues with the RSS feed, I’m having to repost this episode. This is a duplicate of Episode 95. Apologies in advance Duo to a feed issue. This episode did not make the feeds, trying agai | |||
| 19 Jun 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 96 – Post Wonderfest | 01:09:41 | |
Welcome to Episode 96 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ******************************* | |||
| 03 Jul 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 97 – Thunderbolts | 00:59:49 | |
Welcome to Episode 97 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: MAILBAG ********* | |||
| 09 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 98 - Photoetch is... | ||
Welcome to Episode 98 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS World Model Expo - Eindhoven 2022 *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Border Models new Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale Japanese Battleship Super Yamato 51cm Gun Main Turret No.1 in 72nd scale. 1/32 Hornet/Sea Hornet may be the next Kotare release. Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk iXc schemes announced. DKM O Class Battlecruiser Barbarossa Trumpeter 1:350 Class *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 Cult TV Man *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Clear coat and decalling done on the YF-19, landing gear was put on last night. Next up is another clear coat in preparation for panel lines and weathering. I also started work on an Arma Hobbies 1/72 Hurricane. Interior green has been painted and cockpit assembly started. Geoff - I acquired a partially built 1/32 Trumpeter F4U-4 Corsair from the estate of club member Don Van Dusen, who passed last year. He loved Corsairs and was converting this kit to the cannon-armed version. It’s an extensive conversion, and it took me a while to figure out what he was trying to achieve. He was a very good modeller, and my goal is to complete it as he wanted and to his standard as best I can. Lots of resin, scratch-built additions and the like. I am enjoying this exercise, and it’s stretching my skills a bit as well. [foogallery id="2875"] Terry - Not a whole lot of progress, summer slows my progress a bit. I did dig out Randy Cooper’s Hammerhead corvette for cleanup and epoxy putty filling etc. It’s a long-term project, and since I was watching Stranger Things 4 at the time, the work proceeded slowly. The Gamillon ships have not proceeded past gloss-coating. [foogallery id="2865"] *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN The 2022 SciFiantasy Annual Halloween Group Build | Hobby Link International HS Models 1/350 mixed media bits for your ships. HS Models US Navy 40mm Quad Bofors (Late Version)* (HSM350008) Kitlinx, llc Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit on the Ghost Army deceptive units. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 98 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 10 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 99 - Ground and Sea | ||
Welcome to Episode 99 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS HeritageCon and Moosaroo Cup head judge Iain Fraser has sadly lost his wife Janice to cancer. Our thoughts go out to him and his family. Moosaroo Subject revealed - Arma P51 OOB Expert set Gold Medel Models sold to Squadron Hobby *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Kinetic announcements at IPMS Nats Meng's RMS Titanic in 700th scale includes lighting kit Special Hobby items for Aug/Sep 1/72 & 1/144 - Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider 3D printed & resin kits by Arma Models
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview This Episode’s Special Guest: Joshua Fichmann ModelCon Bob Burik https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/combat-aviation-brigade *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart More progress on the YF-19, just about done. [foogallery id="2904"] Geoff working on the F4U-4B Corsair, focusing on the P&W R2800 Double Wasp engine. Also just received the Moosearoo Cup challenge kit today - the new Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51C Mustang as an OOB build! Beautiful kit! [foogallery id="2906"] Terry: Not much building, it’s summer. I did get to do some panel lines on the Gamillon ships. Two bioblitzes last week, at the Shedd Aquarium and the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - stay tuned for a lot of insect pictures. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1
*************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Interesting illistrated piece on watches and how they work. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 99 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 14 Aug 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 100 - Getting the Band Back Together | ||
Welcome to Episode 100 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Anthony Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS https://www.wonderfest.com/ - Return of the Builders. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Hasegawa's new tooled 1997 Mini Cooper 1.3l in 24th scale. Pig Model's Parsival-Sigsfeld German "Drachen" Observation Balloon in 1/144th U.S. trio of M48A3 Mod.B, M48A5, & M247 on the way from Takom Hasegawa has released in 1:72 scale the US Navy’s CMV-22B Osprey Fly Models is to release two new editions of their 1:32 scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.II New Tool Airfix Buccaneer 1/48 released. Tom’s Modelworks 1/700 USS Nautilus https://aeroscale.net/news/us-coast-guard-spartan-released *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic Episode 100 Where the hobby has been and is going over the last few years. *************************************** Sponsor Ad 2 ******************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart: Yf 19 is done, Starting work on the 1/72 Macross Destroid Tomahawk. Nice kit with logical sub assemblies. Geoff: plugging away on painting and weathering the Trumpeter 1/32 Corsair, but ran out of XF 17 Sea Blue (it’s a BIG kit!) so I started the Moosearoo Cup kit - Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B/C Mustang, and what a beauty! I have no illusions about being able to exceed the skills of the other podcasters, so my goal is to not embarrass our team! Most importantly - my drone finally blew out of the tree in a recent storm but less positively, it is completely dead. Terry: A little lining work on the Garmilon fleet and did get the wings attached to the Turbo Cavalier Mustang. That took some work, and some epoxy putty to make sure the joints will be strong. Anthony: I’ve been fluttering between several of my stalled out/shelf queen/deep guilt projects - 1/144 Char’s Zaku ll (soon-to-be-done), Yokoyama Hex Bug build with Campus Friends, VF-4 (decals half done), Don VanDuzen’s 1/35 Challenger I tribute build (primed), 1/72 Cat’s Eye Canopies (vac-formed), 1/48 Gabriel (Merdc painting), Lot’s of progress! I did finish a 1/144 GM Sniper Test Type!
*************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Terry’s conversion of a (not great) resin VF-11 kit into a QF-11 drone. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 100 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 25 Sep 2022 | Scale Model Podcast - EP101 - Back Again | ||
Welcome to Episode 101 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Mike Ward Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Stuart hit the thrift store paydirt, and Geoff won’t let him forget about it. :-) For all the moaning about 1/48 Lancaster model sizes, I now have two of them in the stash……. Above and Below Graphics reopening Sept. 30th *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Border Model's new "Apocalypse" tank New car releases for the next few months from AMT etc 1/144 Avro/GAF Lincoln (b) Mk.30 and (GR/MR) Mk.31 in Royal Australian Air Force Livery 1/35 Copper State Models Tsar Tank Takom releasing 2 AH64’s in 1/35 Crews for 35th scale U-Boat from Border Model Kotare 1.32 Spitfire preorder coming soon. Ducati Superleggera V4 1/12 from Tamiya Tamiya 1/12 Tyrrell 003 1971 Monaco GP Box art from Lost in Space Chariot released. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers Cincinnati Scale Modellers Contest & Show 2022 Oct 22 9am *************************************** Topic Nostalgia in modelling *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Tomahawk progressing, got the base coat and the first pass at camouflage using the Sotar 20/20 airbrush. 1st time I’ve used it in two years so happy with the results. Geoff - progressed a long way on the Moosearoo Cup entry- Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51A/B! Great kit. This led to a need for a “palette cleanser” so I pulled out the 1/72 LS kit of the BD5 and BD5J - the smallest jet ever built, it was famously flown by James Bond in Octopussy. Finally, the early P51 bug bit again and I’ve been plugging away on a 1/32 Hobbycraft P51A recon version. Nice shape but not as much detail as you might expect for 1/32. Terry - A fair amount of work over the past years on the Halberd Models Turbo Cavalier Mustang is now in the primer stage, the Dora Wings P-43 Lancer being painted, and the Zentradi Fleet being dull coated. And I watched Sandman on Netflix. So should you. Mike - 1/32nd F-18 for Brother in law. Trying some new paints - MCW paints, Recommends - Lost in Space on Netflix. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Andy Yanchus Collection up at Auction, More about Andy and some of his model box top collection. E-books by KLP Publishing of Australia - Geoff bought a few! Highly recommended! FSM electronic editions - they are pretty good! Trans Am Firebird group on Facebook. Conversion bits for The Bandit on-screen vehicle. (2) 1977-'78-'79 1-8th Trans Am, Firebird 3D parts for conversion kits | Facebook Vince Hoffman is working on the big Chris Craft Runabout Terry picked up for him at the Cincinnati show last year. Terry and Anthony review the Moscoto latest release <link on Monday> *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 101 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website | |||
| 06 Nov 2022 | Scale Model Podcast - EP - 104 - Pricing and trying new things | ||
Welcome to Episode 104 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Eduard business update Page 28 <a very good read> Testors’ pricing themselves out of the Canadian (and other?) markets. The 2022 Ottawa Scale Auto Contest Our pal Chris Wallace went to the show. Model Airplane Maker - Let's Get Pacific! Group Build Finescale Modeller Build a Model Month *************************************** MAILBAG Gareth Recent discoverer of your podcast and love it...great news and tips but the best is the banter between you all, and of course the guests. I noted in the most recent podcast there was mention made of "UK museums in England" or similar. Just wanted you to know we have some great aviation museums here in sunny Scotland as well, including the National Museum of Flight just south of Edinburgh, which contains a Concorde, Vulcan, Spitfire, Harrier, Tornado, Canberra and of course the only place in the UK where there is a Red Arrows Hawk on display. Well worth a visit! Anyway...wanted to pick your brains...a few years ago I flew in a T6 Harvard in Florida...I now have the 1/48 kit to make, but wanted two civilian pilots to add in. Do any of you know where I might find 1/48 scale civilian pilots? Also on the subject of Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson...were you guys aware he flies and displays his own WW1 fighter aircraft (a Fokker Triplane) as part of the WW1 Memorial Flight. Saw him at RIAT a few years ago and quite the display. Thanks again guys, love the podcast! We had some RCAF Hornets pass through my local airport recently (Prestwick International Airport) and managed to grab some photos...handy for weathering references (need to scroll down the page a bit) https://fineartamerica.com/profiles/gareth-burge/collections/aviation+the+jets Cheers, and looking forward to each episode. Gareth We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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Round2 Models Space 1999 1/24 Moonbase Buggy early 2023 Takom teasing a MI-28 "Havoc" in 1/35 More pics of Takom's 1/35 Apaches And Meng is doing an Apache as well. Italeri's new Bugatti Type 35B in 1/12th scale. December Trumpeter Announcements Two new Duke Hawkins titles from HMH Publications ICM is releasing in November a US Navy version of the OV-10A Bronco in 1:48 scale 3D Wild 1:200 WWII Prinz Eugen Heavy Cruiser Model Kit Infinity models introduce accessory packs for HPH subjects *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Arma Hurricane is done with paint on major assemblies, only sub-assemblies left to paint are wheels. Gloss coat is next in preparation for decals. Terry - Painting going well on the Cavalier Mustang. NASA Stripes added, anti-glare added but I forgot to mask off the walkway. I’m pretty happy with it so far. This year’s Christmas birds are cut out and primed, now I have to start painting. I’m actually a bit ahead of when I usually start these. It’s a secret until I mail them out and they’re received by the recipients. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Propstore Auctions, more movie props - bring your spare change :-p Adam Savage sees the Alien’s Drop Ship Vince’s Chris Craft Runabout moving along. Yokohama Model Club Joint Exhibition with lots of great SBY entries! Spacecraft Runway. Lots of good SF stuff from Japan! *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 02 Jul 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 120 - Post Wonderfest Part 2 | 02:03:28 | |
Welcome to Episode 120 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Wonderfest Interviews with Anthony
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Two updates on the Special Hobby 1/72 Krigsfischkutter model Two new-tooled WRC Celica's in 24th scale by D.Model 1/350 HMS Vanguard battleship coming soon. 1:350 USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 by 3d-Wild ICM June ICM is planning to release in 1:48 scale the Mistel 1 The 56th Fighter Group In World War II: 18th April 1944 To V-E Day & Beyond Bandai has released a website for instruction manuals for its Gundam ranges.
*************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Beaufighter and the Mig 37(CF-200 Muskrat) are complete. Time to figure out what is next, keeping in mind I have to keep space later in the year for the Moosaroo Cup. Picked up a total of 7 kits in the last few weeks…..
Geoff - …two of which were ones I wanted of course! A local fellow was clearing his stash and I picked up 5 (Lindberg Snark, Lindberg Space Station and Rocket, Italeri 1/72 XB-70 Valkyrie, Revell 1/125 Calypso Oceanic Exploration Vessel, Airfix 1/144 Saturn S1B). All were “I’ve always wanted this” kits! I also got an Imai Thunderbird 2 and rescue vehicles set via Bill Webb at Wonderfest. Didn’t build anything though - just acquiring! ***************************************
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1/72 Revell S-Boat with griffon etch set and CMK figures.
IPMS USA looking for ideas for how to improve the org.
What if you could only keep 5 kits in your stash. *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 16 Jul 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 121 - "Well, Howdy" | 02:29:23 | |
Welcome to Episode 121 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Anthony Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Moosaroo cup kits have been shipped. Can’t open until Aug 1st. ModelCon 5 on the USS New Jersey August 5th 10-3 More details at https://www.philadelphiashipmodelsociety.com/modelcon/ Founder of Model Factory Hiro has passed away 2023 Zhengzhou Xinghuo Dimensional Animation Game Carnival Model Contest GoodmanModels.com is live! *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Latest Kotare info on their 2 1/32 Spitfires on the way. Republic XP-47H Conversion Set He162 A & Arado E-377 Released Airfix Supermarine Seafire F.XVII 1/48 Boeing KC-46A Tanker, USAF New Hampshire ANG 1/144 *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic Mini-Topics: Discussion on FB recently about whether 3D printed subjects are actually models. I’ve responded as a judge - print lines are the same as gaps between parts and other things you need to clean up. Plenty of resin cast subjects are a single piece. You still need to clean up and paint them. Thoughts on IPMS National Membership - the gang discusses their own experiences with IPMS ahead of the interview with Rob Booth who sets us straight on the future of IPMS USA!
*************************************** SCALE INSIDER Anthony Interviews Rob Booth / Secretary IPMS USA Part 1 *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH + WHAT ARE WE READING Stuart - Not much, I haven’t decided what the next big project is going to be, so I’m going through some stuff on the shelf of shame. Working on the 1/144 Bandai Tie Fighter. Priming first, followed by 1st coat of paint on the solar panels. Geoff - Same. Lots of real-life stuff getting in the way of building. Helping my brother build a shady pergola area on his boat dock and racing RC speedboats over drinks! Still sanding and filling and sanding the Delta 2 Savoia Marchetti S55X - a real bear! Terry - Cleaning up the shelf queen Harlock’s Arcadia (Green), now that I’ve figured out how to do some painting. Cleaning up the Aldrin Class and more importantly Catalyst Creations’ Space Academy Seeker kit - a big 3D print we’re selling. It’s well printed but needs cleanup like all 3D prints. Meanwhile, a few weeks after losing our 13-year-old Remy, we now have a puppy. Toshi is about 3.5 weeks old so I have not been getting much modeling work done. Anthony - Hangar Queen Blitz Continues! HG GP03, touching the HG Stark Jegan, breaking the barrier on painting figures for my MIFV build. Vac-forming MHM Cat’s Eye Canopies for members of Macrossworld.com. I’m buying one of Sean’s 3D printers, so that journey will begin! [foogallery id="3336"] WHAT WE’RE READING: Terry: Clean Sweep, Tom Cleaver: the story of the VIII Air Force Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 eBook : McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas, Anderson, Clarence E. "Bud": Kindle Store Fae Wars, J.F. Holmes. Light reading about a Fae invasion of modern Earth. The books are pretty short but entertaining. Anthony: David Parker’s Crew School - A comprehensive figure painting reference. Geoff - “Over the Edge of the World” by Laurence Bergreen - the story of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe - fascinating, and I definitely wouldn’t have survived! “The Body - A Guide for Occupants” by Bill Bryson
Stuart - Just started The Victorian Internet - Tom Standage Finished Shattered Sword by Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver
To sleep in a sea of stars by
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1701-G - Statement from Round2Models
Terry’s Mustang on Modeling Madness
1/72nd Valkyrie from Jasmine Model *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 29 Jul 2023 | Ep 122 - Severely Spanked | ||
Welcome to Episode 122 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Chris Wallace (Model Airplane maker) Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Resicast: Closing by end of 2023 The Moosarro Cup box is here. It’s very light…. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Shattered Sword was written by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully. Thanks to Ken Freundt for writing in. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Meng's Audi R8 LMS GT3 2019 in 24th scale. Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc Trop in 1/48 coming from Arma F-16 or Abrams Beginners Set from Italeri 3D-Wild Miniatures to show a 1/200 Nimitz class Island and flight deck at Nats LUNA COMBAT The Ma.K Lincoln Report Vol.2 from Lincoln Wright ************************************* Chris Wallace on Why Our Model Shows Have Competitions *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Working on a 1/144 Bandai Tie fighter. Painted the solar panels Aqueos Metallic Black, then after a gloss coat going to try Mr Metallic Color GX Metallic Violet. In a very thin coat. After masking the panels off I may use the same Violet color for the other parts. I have also primed and airbrushed gold onto some parts of the Hayabusa Muses-C space probe. Geoff - really stuck in the summer doldrums, partly due to chores but also just not terribly motivated, so I’m just plugging away at several kits at the pre-painting stage. Terry - Slow summer with puppies! Ginny brought a (maybe) foster husky home. Zeus is about 9 months old and is doing a stellar job wearing himself and Toshi out. I have had a chance to do a bit of sanding etc. here and there. Chris - Rebuilding the hobby studio in the new house. Phase 1a is complete. Phase 1b to begin when I build up the courage. Improving the Tamiya 1/48 Corsair - Build video at https://youtu.be/JLK9h2Sg-qg I’ll be painting this build next and hope to have a video out soon. WHAT ARE WE READING Stuart - The Victorian Internet by Tom Stage - A history of the telegraph and how it’s effect on civilization mirrors quite a bit the creation of the Internet. Geoff - still reading about Magellan! Terry: Still reading the same books, I’m about halfway through Tom Cleaver’s Clean Sweep - P-51Bs have started arriving in England. I’m getting the urge to read something big and engrossing like a China Mieville or Neal Stephenson novel. Maybe Discworld, I’ve never read that series. Chris - Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell, The Fighting Corsairs *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Airfix has been hinting at something. Very coy. Turned out to be a 1/48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5 Trumpeter’s 1/32 Devastator is now on people’s benches! Putty and Paint to see amazing miniature work. *************************************** THE LAST WORD “Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.” -Kurt Vonnegut Also: https://honeycopy.com/copywritingblog/kurt-vonnegut-advice SMP Ep. 122 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble | |||
| 13 Aug 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 123 - We want to do, What you want | ||
Welcome to Episode 123 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Anthony Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Moosaroo Cup announced! The ICM 1/72 URAL-4320 truck in Ukraine service. IPMS Nats 2023 There were 3079 models on the tables. Awards Presentation Slide Show Andys Hobby Headquarters - British Achilles M10 IIc Tank Destroyer 1/16 Andys Hobby Headquarters - M10 US Tank Destroyer 1/16 Magic Factory 1/48 F4U-1A/2 Corsair to be released October 2023. (broken link) Latest Gundam News and Gundam Info http://www.hamex.co.uk/smallspace/smallspace%2010/smallspace%2010.html
The Special Giveaway!! A One Year Membership for IPMS USA care of the Executive Board! Submit your WIP to Scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com Patreons are entered automatically! Send an email with the subject “IPMS USA Draw” to scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Airpro has detail-up sets for Trumpeters 1/32 TBD Devastator kit MiniArt's 1/35th scale U.S. Army G-527 250 Gal Water Trailer “Water Buffalo” Three panzers in three scales from Hobbyboss in Sept. Lots of goodies from Black Dog in August Super Mystére in 1/48 via Special Hobby Magic Factory 1/700 CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford XF-85 Goblin September Release from Halberd Models in 1/32 and 1/48. Halberd Models XP-47H now open for pre-order. Aeroscale 3D printed Blenheim engines.
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Now that I know what the Moosaroo cup kit is I can plan what I want to do with it. Painting of the solar panels and main body of the Hayabusa probe is done, now to start working on masking. I’m going to be cross-eyed by the time this is done. Geoff - Summer doldrums still, but laying on multiple spray coats of white to the Savoia Marchetti S55X. I decided to paint it in Porco Rosso colours, even if it’s not exactly the same aircraft model! Terry - Building two 1:1 scale Husky Maniacs. Setting up a new workstation computer since the old one was giving me a lot of trouble with its USB bus. Nothing really on the model front. Toshi, 5ish months old and Zeus, 9-10 months old. Both are sweet boys. Anthony - 1/144 Finishing the painting for the Gundam GP03; prepping another Gundam TR-1 Hazel. I’m also working on a Lancaster front-nose blister vac form master for a fellow club member. What are we reading Stuart - Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell An amusing tale of a year in the life of a used bookstore owner in a tourist town in the north of England. I had started this a while back but lost focus :-) With the events of the last few years I have had trouble keeping focus, several people I know continue to recommend this one.
Geoff - finished “Over the Edge of the World” - great read. Looking for the next one that isn’t Clive Cussler.
Terry: Moving along well with Clean Sweep, fighters are now over Berlin. The Mustangs are still troubled with teething problems. I did pick up Moorecock’s Elric Trilogy to read while travelling etc.
Anthony - I’m eagerly awaiting my “Super Detailing F-14 Tomcat” book!
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Interview with ROB BOOTH of IPMS USA PART 2 ***************************************
THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Facebook discussion regarding IPMS Nat judges picking up models. Rules clearly allow/require it in the US. Less so in Canada.
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| 27 Aug 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 124 - Codpieces and Guns | 01:33:55 | |
Welcome to Episode 124 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Anthony Kris Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS IPMS USA announces “No Touch” policy for models at contests. SPECIAL CONTEST Winner - Congratulations Preston Culp! Look out for an email from us to set up your IPMS USA Membership! Thank you to the IPMS USA Executive for their generous participation! Legacy Presents from R2KF! Brett has streamlined his business to focus on his amazing Valkyrie Canopy Masks! They are the best - check them out here! However, look for a Huge Resin Macross kit coming soon! *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Six new 1/48th scale aircraft detail sets from Mini Craft Collection 3D-Wild announcing USS Midway in 1/350 Some comments from 3D-Wild on a competitor doing the same kit. Xtradecal releasing sets for Airfix’s 1:48 scale Westland Sea King Quickboost August Resin Releases Fantastic Plastic is working on a 1:72 SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic testbed. Border Model is to release a 1/35th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb kit Special Hobby Newsletter August Gundam News - New Real Type MG 1/100 Freedom & Justice Gundam AFV has upgrade items for your 1/16 scale SdKfz. 251 kit from Das Werk.
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview Kris Sieber (Luftraum72) https://luftraum72.com/product/super-detailing-the-f-14-tomcat/ [foogallery id="3404"] *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Not much progress this week, work is taking up much of my time and the summer heat zaps the mojo. I did pick up the Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane Mk. IIc and it’s a very nice kit at first look. Geoff - Got the first colours on the Savoia Marchetti, but otherwise, it was all about getting the house spiffy for a wedding group. Now that that’s done, we can maybe relax… Terry - Cleaning the bench a little at a time. I discard some clutter each time and have found things I knew I had somewhere. Doing a little resin kit cleanup, too - including the Elric White Wolf figure which needs more cleanup than thought. Pups are getting bigger - Toshi is 37lbs now. Including Toshi and Zeus’ attempt at a New Wave album cover. [foogallery id="3418"] Kris - Boxes, mailing labels, and books, books, books! Arma Hobby 1/72 F-6C Mustang for next book Mini Hangar No.1 published by Joycraft. Secret project which I can’t go into details on at the moment. Anthony - Priming the Gundam Hazel and working on some finer detail painting for the GP03. Just killing it when it comes to procrastinating on painting figures for my Bosnia MIFV build! ***************************************
WHAT WE’RE READING Stuart - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - Just started last night. In a time when our political and cultural views feel more polarized than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us, while making a passionate case for the twin chariots of enlightenment―a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science. Geoff - “Maximum Bob” by Elmore Leonard. A quick fun summer read I hope! Kris - Nothing modelling-related, just Sci-fi from Adrian Tchaikovsky Terry - Almost done with Tom Cleaver’s Clean Sweep, started Moorecock’s Elric books. Anthony - Nuttin’ much, just finished Simu Liu’s autobiography, “We Were Dreamers”. Covering my eyes until I get my copy of Kris’ F-14 book so as to not ruin the surprise! *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Neil Prentice doing a digital camouflage scheme on a VF-11 Thunderbolt Neil's Tomcat and that little dropship. The Tomcat has a VF-0 gun pod on its centerline, but you can't see it [foogallery id="3407"]
*************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 124 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 10 Sep 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 125 - Shows | 01:19:16 | |
Welcome to Episode 125 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:
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Southwestern Ontario Scale Model Expo - We will be there! We will also be taking a break for the next episode due to most of us helping at the show.
26th Model Show of the GPC - Plastic Modeling Group of Campinas
Strange things afoot at the Nats
*************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. I just finished listening to Anthony's interview with Rob Booth concerning the future of the IPMS and I wanted to write in to say thank you. I am exclusively a Sci-Fi modeler. Thanks to Dave over at the PMM podcast I am also a member of IPMS/USA but it's only because I feel an obligation to support the hobby in general. There is honestly not much for me in IPMS currently, and I'm not very engaged in the organization. However, thanks to Anthony's interview with Rob, I decided to vote on the new amendments to the constitution and by-laws, in the interest of inclusivity. I imagine there are a lot of people out there like me who would love for IPMS to promote and support their niche of this fantastic hobby but who are apathetic to the current iteration of the organization. One issue I would have loved to hear addressed in that interview is the chicken and egg problem of new contest categories. Rob said that they track the level of participation in each of their categories and try to respond with new categories and modifications to existing ones where necessary. My question then is: why would modelers enter sci-fi / gundam / other "niche" models into IPMS contests if there are no categories that properly value their contest entries? And if IPMS is waiting until they see significant levels of participation in those niches to create sensible contest categories... well, you see the problem. If IPMS wants to truly be seen as inclusive it needs to proactively court modelers in areas of the hobby that it has traditionally overlooked by reaching out to those communities and working directly with them to establish new contest categories and other opportunities within IPMS. If you want something, you have to go after it. You can't wait for it to come to you. Just my 2 cents. Keep up the great podcast, Gino
*************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Sprues of MiniArt's new 48th scale P-47D-25 RE Thunderbolt HKM 1/48th scale Lancaster B.Mk.III Dambusters kit Magic Factory's new 35th scale MRZR D4 kit Border Model's 35th scale Akagi & B5N2 Kate HpH news - 1/32 Kate, Marauder, Ventura and 1/48 B-47 1/72 - McDD F-15 Eagle family by Finemolds Preview: New Mirage 2000-5 1/32 Resin cockpit from ResKit
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Work continues on the 2023 Moosaroo build, the 1/72 Ural truck, I’ve got more of an idea of what I want to do for a diorama for it. I think as building continues it will become more clear. I also primed the tires. Geoff - Spent the whole time sorting through a ton of magazines, books and paints I received from a retiring modeller. I did splash some paint on the very odd experimental British WW2 “fighter” whose name I cannot recall again. ***************************************
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*************************************** What are we Reading Stuart - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization by Neil Degrasse Tyson
Geoff - Every frigging aircraft and modelling magazine known to man!
THINGS WE’VE SEEN Inside the Armour Publications
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| 08 Oct 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast Ep126 - Cinicy and more shows | 01:12:32 | |
Welcome to Episode 126 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers Terry
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Thanks to someone who bought us 5 coffees. *************************************** LATEST NEWS South Western Ontario Scale Model Expo was a success. Cincinnati Scale Modelers Modelnati 2023 Statement from IPMS USA Eboard on Judging issue at Nats. Congrats to Plastic Model Mojo on their 100th episode. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Tamiya at the All Japan Hobby show 1:48 scale Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II from Tamiya 1:48 scale Grumman FM-1 Wildcat/Martlet Mk. V from Tamiya Lots of Tamiya release Pics 2 new Hummel’s from Border Hobby in 1/35 Miniart P-47D-25 RE Thunderbolt "Advanced kit" preview MiniArt's P-47D-25-RE in 48th scale test build... BMW R 1250 GS ADV From Meng Models in 1/9th scale Border Models new 35th scale B5N2 TYPE 97 Kate 1/35th scale JP III Spinosaurus from X-Plus AK Learning 15: Modeling from Scratch Horizon Models 8th Anniversary Contest and Sale *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Between the local model show and work done in my basement requiring me to pack up the bench not much has been done.The bench has been mostly put back with an eye to try and make things more organized. Still a work in progress. Just a bit more work on the Moosaroo cup entry Geoff - similar to Stuart, lots of real life stuff these last few weeks, but I DID get a mojo wake up call to go back to a kit I started in the 1980’s: a metal kit of a 1909 Ford Model T Tourer! Way out of my comfort zone, but that’s the point really. What triggered this was the desire to use some of the “new” (to me) paints I received last month - some nice old Metallics. In the end I didn’t use them (because 1909 Fords didn’t have metallic finishes…), but I am still plugging away on this ancient kit, and I’m enjoying it! Terry - Working on the Moscato F-203 Dragon and the Aldrin Class by Will Barton. Both are in the stages of pinning and prepping, so a fair amount of work without a lot to show. I did pick up a Tamiya 1/48 P-47 for that XP-47H conversion which is serenading me with its siren’s song. Toshi won’t let me sleep past 530, often up in the middle of the night so I’m a little sleep deprived! Mike - Back to 1/32nd F-18 [foogallery id="3443"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - To Sleep In A Sea of Stars by Christopher Paolini - Great sci fi Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again by Johann Hari Geoff -Natural Navigator by Tristan Gooley - how to find your way around the world without a phone, map or compass! Terry: Close to finishing the first Elric book by Michael Moorcock. My 17 year old self would have loved this. I took a break when Volume 16 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura) was released, so I re-read 15 and then 16. It’s mostly wrap-up of the big invasion and stage-setting for the last major arc of the novels. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN USAF Museum acquires ex-Ukrainian Su-27. Tony Wootson will have his Jersey Fest coverage up soon. Terry helped organize a session of drawing under the microscope with Kathleen Garness, noted botanical illustrator. We’re going to make this a monthly (mostly) event at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve. [foogallery id="3444"] *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 126 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 21 Oct 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 127 - Mostly Airplanes | 01:09:30 | |
Welcome to Episode 127 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Chris Wallace (Model Airplane Maker) Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Lots more shows going on. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Hi Stuart, just sitting here in Toulouse waiting for SWMBO to fly in from Munich on a delayed flight and to say what a great show that was as I drove over here. I had just watched a doco on Ark Royal yesterday so went looking for a 1/48 kit of the Fulmar and saw the new Trumpeter version but no detail if it had the wingfold, so you mentioned it in the New Releases with a link to the pics was perfect. This will now be on my Xmas list for SWMBO ☺ I think I am also going to bite the bullet and get that Trump 1/32 Devastator. pity the Trident wasnt in 1/72 as that was a lovely aircraft Your show notes are absolutely superb and in general, your show is the best So keep on, its a great show and hope you can take it easier for a few weeks at home, as having been in the hospital myself, its not a fun place to be Regards Paul Redding Auch SW France (pronounced Osh) *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Colours & markings of MiniArt's new "Advanced" 48th scale P-47D-25 1/72 Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc Released from Arma Test parts of the 1:35 scale Mitsubishi A6M Zero from Border Models Kotare working on the next 1/32 kit. “Not A Spitfire” PREORDER : Gamera 1996 from X-Plus - Price TBA Photos from the al lJapan Hobby Show New Hasegewa Macross kit! 1/72 Quaedluun Rau in Milia’s colors. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Working on the Hayabusa Muses-C Lots of assembly going to. The solar panels are attached to the main sprues via a very small area at the end of the spars. Going to have to research what others did. Terry - Working on the Aldrin Class and F-203 Dragon still. Getting some of the bits put together in preparation for painting the Aldrin. [foogallery id="3460"] Chris - 3d printed engine recently finished. Soon to be finishing the Okinawa Corsair build by finally painting it! Lots of 3d printed engines at https://www.stirlingkit.com/?ref=x6dbtltu *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris Offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. Terry - Read Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology - very entertaining, really meant to be read aloud. He discusses how he reconstructed these stories, where the source material came from. Currently reading Ed Yong’s An Immense World about the Umwelt - sensory world of animals. I just started that one. Also started the 2015 series of Hellblazer, picking the story up a bit after the second series. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN 1/35 PACV hovercraft announced by Gecko. 1/16 Puma scout car by Das Werk. *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 04 Nov 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 128 - Scary Tube Glue! | 01:27:21 | |
Welcome to Episode 128 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Terry went to the Cincinnati show. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Special Hobby, CMK & Planet Model's latest kits in Nov/Dec Barracuda Studios ten new sets in three scales Arma Hobbies 10th Anniversary Hurricane IIC in 1/48 Osprey: 70 Years of the US Navy's Nuclear Submarines 2n1 Corsair kit from Magic Factory review 1/12 Fulldetail Kit : McLaren MP4/5 Modelfactory Hiro Metropolis seated Robot Maria 1:8 scale from X-Plus Eduard Upcoming 1/48 Stuka Family Bandi Spirits Plannosaurus Ankylosaurus 1/32 Drakkon preorder has started
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - More work done on the Moosaroo cup. This is proving to be quite a challenging kit and requires quite a bit of planning, due to its small size and finding a logical way forward. For example, the cab consists of quite a few parts, several of these will need to be assembled, primed and painted first before attaching them to the rest of the kit. Also working on some Battletech Mini’s, trying a new technique called slapchop. [foogallery id="3480"] Geoff - lots of reorganizing the hobby room to get a display cabinet installed (removed from the dining room) and make the reference materials more accessible. In the process of creating an index I found a good article on the Handley Page 0/400, so I started work on the old (1968) Airfix kit. Lots of work to get the wing “ribs” to scale (the kit molding had 2x4’s as ribbing tape!) but it’s not a bad kit once that’s fixed. [foogallery id="3476"] Terry - Some work on the Aldrin class, I need to do a bit more on that as well. While in Cincinnati I built a little shelf cabinet unit for some 3D printed paint racks for the Pro Acryl sets. It’s a bit tight, I may need to do some filing or have them printed 10% bigger. [foogallery id="3475"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Geoff - Modelling magazines coming out the ying yang!
Terry - Same stuff. Ed Yong’s big and Immense World - about animal Umvelt. Also still on the 2015+ Hellblazer series. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2
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Spooky! Vampire Mk.1 conversion - perfect for those Swedish subjects! *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 18 Nov 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 129 - Shows! | ||
Welcome to Episode 129 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Mark and Rob *************************************** LATEST NEWS Shows! 2023 Detroit Area Auto Modelers NNL Motor City *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Airfix unveils a new tool 1/72 ME 410 XP-72 Ultrabolt Conversion in both 1/48 and 1/32 Resin 1:72 scale Boeing 737-300 HK Models new 1/32 Boston MK. IV / A-20J/K Havoc Lots of Tigers, Takom releasing a "Big Box" combo & 16th scale Otto Carius Meng 1/12 McLaren MP4/4 1988 (Pre-colored Edition) Three new items to enhance your Corsair in 48th from Magic Factory New Captain Scarlet White Falcon in 1/72 News from Special Hobby 11/2023 HMS Venus and HMS Scorpion from Atlantic Models 1/700 Round 2’s 1971 Dodge Demon 340
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Terry - some work on the Aldrin-class - mostly buffing paint at this point. I hope to get a good coat before masking and painting detail and panel colors. I did start one of Bandai’s Gamillon multi-deck carriers. It’s the four-deck Lambda carrier. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2
*************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Yomu ebook reader Coming of Age in the Milky Way Geoff - 1978 39 volume series of Time/Life History of WW2 - incredible pictorial record of the war in detail, with well written histories. Dipping in and out of various volumes - fun times! Terry - Reading Ed Yong’s An Immense World, now into hearing. Blue Whales may correspond across the entire planet. Started another graphic novel series, Preacher by Garth Ennis. Maybe in the same universe as Lucifer and Constantine, I haven’t figured that out yet.
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XP-72 ;build *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 129 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 03 Dec 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 130 - Telford Notes | 02:00:07 | |
Welcome to Episode 130 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Special Guest - George Seletas Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS ModelFiesta 42, hosted by IPMS Alamo Squadron (San Antonio), will be held on February 10, 2024 at the New Braunfels Civic/Convention Center in New Braunfels, Texas. This year's theme is "Under the Union Jack - All Things British." Pre-registration for the contest is open now, and all the show details are available at modelfiesta.com AK Discontinuing some AK Real Color in preparation for a relaunch
*************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Chris Meddings A20 The weights are two moulded pieces sandwiched between the nose gear bay and the hull sides *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Arma Hobby's new "Hurribomber" Mk.IIb 1/48 Border Models 1/35 German main battle Tank Leopard 2 A7 Infini model one-touch fully movable tracks Airfix Gloster Meteor F.8 New Edition Airfix 1:48 scale Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4 Lanmo ShermFairey Gannet Released | AeroScalean Deep Wading Kit 1/48 - de Havilland Canada DHC-4 (C-7) Caribou multimedia kit by OzMods - *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview Interview with George Seletas Current IPMS USA woes and judging systems. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart - Slow and steady on the Moosaroo Cup. The cab and back bed have been attached to the body. Wheels on later this week. I have some HO-scale sheep I want to add to the diorama. Primed with white, working on dry brushing next. [foogallery id="3512"] Geoff - struggling with rigging the 1/72 Airfix Handley Page 0/400 and got back to a shelf queen - a 1/72 Airfix Albatross DV in Richthofen livery. Also started playing with armour weathering on a Russian tank donated by Frank Donati of our London Club. Next though will be a Christmas project to build “something cool” for a grandson. Thinking about the SR75 Penetrator but in bright colours! [foogallery id="3508"] Terry - Got a good coat of NATO black on the Lamda carrier decks, and glosscoat over that. I’m debating whether I need to buff that or just paint markings. It depends on how many decals I will use vs. painting. Also working on this year’s Christmas Birds. About 90% done with them.
*************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. Just starting the 19th century. It’s fascinating how some discoveries of things were done independently but also some would not have happened without the work done by previous generations. Geoff - SAS Bravo Three Zero by Des Powell and Damien Lewis. Just started, but I already feel terribly inadequate when measured against the SAS! Terry - Still reading Ed Yong’s An Immense World. Through hearing, elecrosensory and now into magnetic sense. It’s amazing how many senses are modifications of other nerve and chemosensory mechanisms. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN https://www.cozmicscalemodels.com/shop *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 130 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 17 Dec 2023 | EP 131 - The Cross Boarder Edition | ||
Welcome to Episode 131 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Taking a seasonal break after this episode, see everyone in the new year. Creating a new ‘What we like page’ with stuff we use and recommend, also books we have read. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. With the end of the year coming, Show us what you finished for the year. Hi All at Scale Model Podcast. Just want to thank you for a very informative and easy-listening podcast. It definitely helps me get through my days at work. Just catching up on the latest episodes and heard the update from Scale ACT 2023. It was the 1st time I'd attended and was an amazing show! I met up with some people in person for the 1st time who I have talked to for a few years on Instagram. We ended up going out for some refreshing adult beverages both nights of the weekend. I can definitely understand it when people say that it's the people that make the shows. During the episode, I heard you mention the Ram Kangaroo at the show. That was mine. It was the Gecko Models kit and it was a dream to put together. Here are a few more pics of it (attached). Keep up the great podcasting!! Nick - Social media: The Scale Armourer Gordon Sorensen Enjoyed the latest podcast… I went to Telford for the first time this year. Montreal has direct flights to LHR, and it’s about a 3 hour drive north-west from there. There are three large halls, totalling about 100,000 sq.ft. The 170+ different clubs and SIGs were situated in the middle of the halls, and 120+ vendors around were on the outskirts and along the walls. I displayed some models on the Danish SIG, and had a great time. I spent waaaay over my budget, but I justify it saying ´I am saving on shipping costs…’
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*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** TOPIC End-of-year summary General discussion. Hi’s and Lows of 2023 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Taking a brief break on the Moosaroo cup to figure out what I want to do in terms of the diorama. Got a larger base. Battle mechs are almost completed and deciding what to build next. YF-21 Perhaps. [foogallery id="3539"] Terry - Finished the Christmas Birds. Sanded and resurfaced the Lamda carrier decks, they were a bit rougher than I would have liked. I think they may be ready. Also went back to the Hasegawa Regault kit. I think I have no choice but to build, mask and paint it. I had thought I could paint parts first, but that’s not going to work. [foogallery id="3540"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. Just getting into the 20th Century. Terry - Finished Ed Yong’s An Immense World. Reading the second Elric collection by Moorecock. Also still reading the Reacher series of Graphic Novels. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Luftraum/72 providing some interesting details on the painting of his F15-J Terry did visit the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. Some nice collections of movie props, and a Leika Studios special exhibit. The paint rack I got was the hanging rack from Lazy Dog Studio. If you look at options you will find the size you need. Pro Acryl is the medium size cutouts. *************************************** THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep. 131 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.
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| 14 Jan 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 132 - A Frank Discussion | 01:56:31 | |
Welcome to Episode 132 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Frank Donati - National Director IPMS Canada
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*************************************** LATEST NEWS Lots of Shows coming soon Buffcon 39 Sunday April 7 2024 Mid Michigan Model Makers Saturday Feb 3 2024 81st DuPage County Plastic Kit and Model Show. February 26th. Downer’s Grove IL Airfix 2024 range launch Jan 9 Aviation Artist Robert Taylor has passed away Hatton Model Railways closing shop - This is the equivalent of Hannants or Hobby Link Japan closing down. *************************************** MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Special Hobby & CMK Model's latest kits for January Revell new tool 1/12 Speeder Bike And some Hobbyboss 2024 releases Magic Factory New Tool - 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk Airfix limited edition 1:48 scale Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B in RAF colours M8 Greyhound 1/16 from Andy's Hobby *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Just about done with the weathering of the Moosaroo cup. Started on the YF-21. [foogallery id="3566"] Frank - Just completed a Trumpeter E100 monster I call the Duplex! Currently started on a VF-0 Phoenix with a drone. 1/48 Panther with full interior. [foogallery id="3558"] Geoff - Finished the colourful XR-75 Penetrator in time for my grandson’s Xmas gift and it’s now hanging from his ceiling. Started the ancient Lindbergh 1/48 Snark guided missile kit, just for fun. Still worrying about how best to rig the Airfix 1/72 Handley Page 0/400. Terry: Getting work done on Hasegawa’s Regult kit now that I know what I need to do for painting. Filling seams now, and some gaps. Hopefully, I will get to do some work on decks for that Gamillon Lambda carrier. Test fit the Halberd Models XP-47H conversion major parts just to see how they fit, and they do fit nicely. [foogallery id="3557"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results - Shane Parrish
Frank - The Spanish Civil War - Anthony Beevor
Geoff - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - David Grann
Terry - Second Elric book and still reading Preacher graphic novels. I did take time to read the new Vol 17 of That Time I got Reincarnated as a slime - novella collections for the next few volumes until the final arc starts.
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| 23 Jan 2024 | Special - Podcaster's Roundtable | 01:59:43 | |
Late last year, most of the Modelling Podcasts got together via Zoom and recorded a session where we talked about the various things about bringing a modelling podcast together for our listeners. Well worth a listen. | |||
| 28 Jan 2024 | EP 133 - HeritageCon Preview | ||
Welcome to Episode 133 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS IPMS Canada Workbench on Facebook *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSItaleri 2024 More details on the 1/48th scale A-4M Skyhawk by Magic Factory. Kotare's new Bf 109K-4 in 1/32 Gloria Model's new 48th & 35th scale crews, prop & jet accessories Lukegraph Curtiss Jenny JN-4D 1:32 Pre-order *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1
*************************************** IPMS Hamilton presents HeritageCon 16 https://www.ipmshamilton.ca/herritagecon Duncan Young Allan Murrell A few details to pass along to your listeners: - The show is scheduled for Sunday, March 24 at the Canadian Warplane Museum in Hamilton Ontario - We have shifted back to online registration for model entry registration this year. Entries must be registered by Tuesday, March 19th. Any walk-in's on the day of the show will be 'display only'. - We will be announcing this year's line up of special guests in the very near future More information on the show, including a link to the online registration portal, can be found on our newly revamped club website: Home | IPMS Hamilton *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Geoff - building the ancient 1/48 Lindbergh Snark and equipment kit. Pretty good molding given the age, but raised panel lines and rivets for sure - neither of which bothers me really. Lots of reinforcement is required internally though, as it’s quite large and the joins are not large. Putty too, but not a crazy amount. It’s my transition kit to non-aircraft models, as it has the launcher and tractor as well! Stuart - Work continues on the YF-21 Good fit as is to be expected from this Hasegawa release. Lots of priming and painting of sub-assemblies lie ahead. Terry - did not paint the Regult, it got a bit cold in my garage shop. I did do some work on the Halberd Models XP-47H, it’s as easy as expected from a Tamiya conversion. [foogallery id="3583"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Geoff - Still on The Wager, but also Assassins Creed Valhalla game is chewing up a lot of my time!
Stuart - Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris. - Almost done. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results - Shane Parrish
Terry - Still reading the Second Elric book and now the Constantine 2013-2015 series. Debating which nonfiction book to start next.
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https://www.staplesandvine.com/index.php/product/slave-1/ (He is currently doing an incredible CAD rendering of the ship from Guardians of the Galaxy which showed up on the Starship Modeller FB page the other day and got my attention.)
ICM B-26 Marauder kits should start arriving in March.
Netflix 1670 - a Polish “mockumentary” well worth watching, very funny and like Norsemen, filmed in a historic reconstruction village.
Adam Savage got a ton of parts from ILM *************************************** THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep. 133 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble | |||
| 10 Feb 2024 | EP 134 - Geoff vs the Zeppelin | 01:27:04 | |
Welcome to Episode 134 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** MAILBAG Hey guys! I wanted to say that I really enjoyed the show. I’ve been listening since last year and enjoy the topics and discussions. I did want to ask a question. I too am a big fan of the Robotech/Macross series and especially the aircraft. I’ve heard that you guys get extras for your kits and wanted to know where you got them. I’ve been reading the books that the show “The Expanse” was made from and really love them. Thanks for the great show! Mike Gordy Hi Stuart and gang, Just a quick line to say how much I’ve enjoyed listening to your podcast. It’s just like eavesdropping on a couple of buddies discussing their favourite builds and really keeps me entertained! Given that it’s almost time for the Moosaroo Cup again (Go Stuart!) I thought I’d attach a couple of pics that I took while attending the original contest at the Warplane Heritage Museum, between Anthony and the “Podfather” David Goldfinch. Please keep up the great work! Kevin White We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST NEWS | |||
| 24 Feb 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 135 - Return of the Carpet Monster | ||
Welcome to Episode 135 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS March 9th KC First Church of the Nazarene 11811 State Line Rd Kansas City, MO *************************************** MAILBAG Terry got some great feedback about tips when modelling on the road. We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Terry correction: last episode I mentioned Macross started in the late 80s. The series storyline begins in 1999 when the alien ship crashed on Earth, and the first episode is ten years later, when the Zendradi show up. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Hasegawa March and April F-15 Eagle Camouflage Paint Masks Set 1/72nd 1:48 scale Douglas A2D-1 Skyshark from ClearProp Great Wall Hobby's new-tool 48th scale A-10C Thunderbolt II A 35th scale Zero & the Akagi's bridge from Border Model
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - YF-21 painted up. Decals are going on. Looking really good now. Going to be called the CF-21 Peregrine. Moosaroo Cup needs to have pictures done this week. Geoff - Wayward Zeppelin LZ77 is cruising above an uncharted tropical volcanic island near Iceland after being blown WAY off course during a raid in 1916. Harassed by Pteradons, their accompanying (don’t ask how they got there!) Fokker DR1 Triplanes cannot protect the doomed ship! Dinos and DR1’s are coming this week from fellow club modeller Ron, but it’s really coming along nicely - even with the required PE work! Terry - Not a lot of time while I was traveling for business, at our plant so just a single hotel but still, not a ton of time. Big dinners are awful. On the plus side the Steam Deck is great for travel time. I did get some work done on a few projects, the P-47H is coming along, and I brought the 1/48 Jeep which comes with the Tamiya P-47M kit to the club meeting which was fun to work on. Getting the paint touched up a bit on the Regult so I can mask off grey areas.
*************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - The Year Without Summer:1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History Geoff - Mostly online stuff about Zeppelins…. And plowing through a collection of Scale Model magazines going back to the 1970’s! Terry - Started reading Anna Ploszajski’s Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning. She is a materials scientist who has chosen a number of materials and objects to describe while making things in workshops, like iron, glass, plastic, brass etc. Very interesting and I’ve been interested in materials science I started reading the graphic novel omnibus of Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, which I think I signed up for via Kickstarter? This is a major influence on fantasy to come - like Elric etc. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Kitmasx, is a guy making masks for various aircraft and vehicles - window masks, markings and more.
Erin Lantz did a great job on a Nissan Fairlady and took plenty of pictures in progress. He took gold last weekend. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10224849912221324&type=3&ref=embed_post *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 135 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!
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| 10 Mar 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 136 - The State of the Hobby | 01:38:53 | |
Welcome to Episode 136 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS HeritageCon 16 March 24, 2024 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Northwoods Scale Model Phanatics presents, the 10th. annual, “Spring In The Pines” I.P.M.S. Model contest & Swap Meet Saturday, May 18th. 2024 Eagle River Derby Track Convention Hall 1311 N. Railroad St. (Highway 45 N.) Eagle River, WI 54521 Time: 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS MiniArt's 48th scale P-47D-30RE Advanced kit in plastic & colours… Takom's new StuH 42 & StuG III Ausf.G Mid Production 1/35th scale M3 Stuart - Initial Production from Miniart Sea Hurricane Mk IIc 1/48 from Arma Hobby Special Hobby & CMK kits for March Four releases for Italeri in March Vallejo's New Model Color (Video) https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/category/hobby/model-color-en/
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic Changes in modelling over the years and the impact social media has had on styles, techniques and even subject matter - the rise of non-historic subjects (eg: film and TV models, sci fi, anime, etc.) and what the future holds. My guess - WW1 and 2 subjects become more niche as truly historical in nature and entertainment subjects increase as modellers age out. *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - CF21 is complete. Working on some battle mechs as as well as the first of two Ornithopters from the latest Dune movie. Meng made a kit similar in quality to the Bandai micro Star Wars kits. The first one I built in a landed configuration. I should have added nose weight to it, but it’s going on a base so I can glue it down. I think the scale is around 1/200 [foogallery id="3618"] Geoff - finishing off the Zeppelin vs Pterodactyls project, which has been fast and fun. I also put two articles together for IPMS Canada - on the Zeppelin project and my 1/32 Revell Lysander target tug. Now I’m back at the Moebius 1/144 Discovery from 2001 which is the subject of another long delayed article. My guilt at the delay finally forced me to get at it! [foogallery id="3611"] Terry - Moving along with the XP-47H. Looking good under some paint, so I am cautiously optimistic. The Haseagawa Regult is looking good under some paint as well. [foogallery id="3623"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING
Geoff - Finished Bravo Three Zero by Des Powell - a good book about SAS operations in Desert Storm. Stuart - The Year Without Summer:1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History Terry - Finished Handmade. Very interesting, and more about how she interacts with the materials while making all these items, it’s a very personal book. Still reading the same other books as before, but deciding what to dive into next. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Look Geoff - a new pterosaur! https://www.palaeocast.com/ceoptera-evansae/ 3D files for a 1/48 Avro Arrow?? Something is out *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep.136 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 23 Mar 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 137 - The Macross Miracle! | ||
Welcome to Episode 137 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Anthony Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Gareth Burge bought 5 coffees Keep up the great work guys, appreciate the work you put in on the other side of the pond. A relaxing and informative listen! Some time back there was a mini feature on airbrush management…loved that and would be great for more “mini-skills/tricks and tips from you guys. Cheers from Scotland! Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Macross Finally has an International Release on Disney+ *************************************** MAILBAG Hey guys, Listening to the last episode I feel obligated to let you know about Paint Rack. I first heard about it on OTB episode 174 when the boys down under interviewed the designer. It’s a great way to keep track of your paint. You can scan your bottles and the search function works really well too. It has a good set of colour tools. No more buying paint you already have. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paintrack/id1490523130 Keep up the great work. -Andrew Armstrong Centerport NY We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS AK Updates their Real Color line. Going to dropper bottles. Four new flora & fauna sets in 35th scale from Mantis Miniatures Kinetic Models is to release a 1:48 scale two-seat CF-104D Starfighter Hypersonic Models working on a 1:48 scale mixed-power NF-104 Starfighter [Jetmads] is now taking reservations for a resin-based 1:32 scale Republic F-84F Thunderstreak New 1/16 figures, the Desert Fox and Princess & dog from Gecko 5 types of 1/16 Sherman Tracks from Doogs Models Airfix 1/48 de Havilland DH.82a Tiger Moth with 2 new decal options *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1
*************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Finished the Dune Ornithopters, Great little kits. I am also working on painting the bases for the USS Dallas and Typhoon class 1/700 subs. Other projects include painting mini’s both Battletech and some fantasy clerics. It’s nice to have a break from more complex kits; these projects have been doing that for me. Now to decide what I’m going to do next…… Anthony - 1/72 UN Spacey Legioss, Finished a No-paint HG RX-78, the Gundam Hazel, and a few more Shelf/Box Queen projects in the works! [foogallery id="3640"] Terry - Masks off, next up decals! Those fuselage cooler doors mean insignia needs to be cut up a bit, fortunately, I have an abundance of those insignia. Blue was a primer coat of AV Wolf Grey (Maybe my most-used color) followed by Tamiya blue - I added some flat base to help with opacity, but wow it was too much. I'll never learn with Tamiya flat. Followed by Tamiya gloss blue, so it's like 5 coats of thinned paint. I think a second coat of gloss over that will be needed, and will help with the markings too. I have a set of P-47 stencils, and I'll use them on this project since I want it to be a production aircraft. I also have an idea for the shark mouth. I see a couple of things I should address, but won't. *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - The Year Without Summer:1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History Anthony - Scale Aviation 1 Jan. 2024 - Kris Seiber Edition *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Anthony - Mobile Suit Breakdown Podcast Stuart - Shogun Mini Series *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 137 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 21 Apr 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 138 - Post HeritageCon | 01:46:43 | |
Welcome to Episode 138 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS AMPS National Show Good afternoon guys. I was wondering if you could give our upcoming IPMS Houston show a mention in your upcoming Episodes. Our show is on May 4th. We have dual themes this year. May the 4th be with you (Star Wars) & Adversaries (natural combatants). We are also introducing a best of show mecha award. We are also implementing Gold, Silver & Bronze as well as feedback sheets. *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. Lots in the mailbag this week Paul Redding On the F1 cars/advertising there are still some models out there that have the decals included; have a look at the instruction sheet for the Italeri McLaren https://www.scalemates.com/kits/italeri-4711-mclaren-mp4-2c--1328411 Page 40 (download) **** Joel Middleton I love the podcast, keep up the good work! I was just listening to your banter with Terry about the only reason you like Special Hobbies being their tendency to keep their website up to date. Which leads me to believe you might enjoy the website of Arcus Hobby Color, they are a long-time paint producer from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine. They keep the website up to date with new paint releases, and include historical references, a blog and a model gallery where they do an in-depth magazine style feature on different kits finished using their paints. Stay safe, Joel from Mansfield in the UK **** Good day Stuart, I hope you're well. Thank you for the podcast, which is excellent. Geoff's Zeppelin diorama was 100% fun and I am sure the actual documentary record of this event was lost/destroyed prior to Germany's defeat in World War 1. I have attached two pictures from the latest issue of New Scientist magazine (a weekly science magazine from here in the UK, which I believe is available in Canada). The feature of interest, "The Power of Solitude" suggests our solitary hobby is good for our health if you exclude the chemicals we may be breathing in! The term used is "crafting solitude" where we carry out a meaningful solitary activity which reduces stress and anxiety and improves relaxation. Here in the UK some doctors working in our National Health Service ( still 'free' at the point of delivery) do social prescribing linking people to activities and social groups to improve well-being. Help for Heroes has already established that model making helps with mental health. So maybe the next time I visit my GP, I will be prescribed an Airfix model kit! Best wishes to the team. Arti Surrey. England
*************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Andy’s Hobby Headquarters announces a 1/16 M113 APC Apache & Fulmar from Trumpeter in May IBG Models Catalogue & New Items of 2024 35th scale GFF „Eagle IV“ EKT / FüPers 2013 from Das Werk 35th scale Sd.Kfz. 234/2 "Puma" from MiniArt R2 Miniatures new crew & weapon sets for US Army attack choppers Lathe Machine from MiniArt in 35th scale Diorama - Construction and Painting Techniques" by Marcel Ackle Magic Factory's 48th scale A-4M Skyhawk kit w/colour profiles
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Topic Post HeritageCon Interview with Andy Andy’s Hobby HQ announces a Canadian Distribution center, opening in late May. Round table with Geoff and Chris Wallace (Model Airplane Maker *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Real Life going on so not a ton of bench time. Some more mechs are being painted. Starting the Hasegawa F-15J in 1/72nd. Got the front end almost done and then had to deal with a short shot in the area of the gun port. Another RCAF what-if? Perhaps… My order from China came in, got the Dspaie circular sander. Geoff - Did two articles for IPMS Canada covering the Moebius Discovery and HAL kits and (of course) the completely truthful Zeppelin build, and with ALL my obligations for writing completed, I decided to start some new ones! Resurrecting old built up kits, with a resin Martin Mars water bomber and having fun with old kits, with a 1977 Revell 1/144 Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and Space Shuttle. Also plugging away on an older 1/48 Sukhoi Su-25 and a resin 1/144X B70 Valkyrie and X108 Rapier, just because I saw them at Heritagecon and desired them - busy! Terry - not a lot of progress, but working on numerous items. Decals done on the XP-47H, and some painting on the Regult. Plus, bits and pieces here and there on other kits. I’ve been travelling a bit, and getting other things done around the house. Starting to work on the schedule for Wonderfest vehicle demos. Some first-time presenters again this year, plus the return of Bauble Young. *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Geoff - Journeys to the Ends of the Earth by John Balchin Secret Projects: Flying Saucer Aircraft by Tony Butler and Bill Rose Terry - Just starting Madeline Murray’s Song of Achilles. Her first Greek mythology book, Circe was probably the best novel I’ve read in 10 years. I have high hopes, this one follows Patroclus. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Build Guide Pt I: URAL-4320 in 1/72nd scale from ICM Bauble Young’s latest big project, the FTL ship from Foundation. We got the latest Atlas Agena from Horizon Models Terry travelled to see the Eclipse. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 138 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble | |||
| 05 May 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 139 - A Slice of Frank | ||
Welcome to Episode 139 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Frank Dedicated to James from JMC, get better soon. Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.
*************************************** LATEST NEWS Frank went to AMPS and got concussed.
*************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer Prague May 1945 in 1/35th scale from Snowman Model MiniArt's 35th scale M3 Stuart "Early Production" with a full interior Sd.Kfz. 234/2 "Puma" full interior kit from MiniArt 1/35th scale A new 16th scale Sherman from I love Kit Australian Army M113A1 LRV 1/35 Special Hobby is working on a Baltimore Bomber in 1/48 FlyHawk 1/350 USS Cowpens CG-63 coming in July 1/350 PLAN Type054B Frigate from Magic Factory. Hurricane Mk.IIb trop from Arma in 1/48 Hasegawa - 1/72 Queadluun-Rau Max use (Movie Version)
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Work continues on the CF-15 what if. Hasegawa does the engine nozzles as five separate parts each. I have lost one to the floor monster so I will be looking for either 3d print or after-market replacements. Geoff - continuing on getting the Martin Mars and the NASA shuttle carrier aircraft and shuttle in 1/144 ready for paint. Ordered decals for the 747 from Drawdecal and the shuttle from Lake County Spaceport. Terry - Some progress on my open projects, I’ll get the landing gear on the P-47 and do some minor weathering before dullcoating, then I’ll probably mostly use pastels for further weathering. I just want the Regult off my bench. I need to get the decals on that. Frank - Mirror Models Komsomolets T-20 Tractor - started this last week and the interior tub was painted tonight - engine, etc. I made some cloth-looking seat pads as per reference images. Also painted a 1/72 ICM BM-24-12 kit, I picked up 4 at AMPS, got a new Grad but got 3 from the mid-90s. It looks okay…the rocket bed is rough and i’d recommend scratch if you want it to sing [foogallery id="3690"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport Geoff - “The Better Angels of Our Nature” by Steven Pinker. Good, factual survey of history establishes that despite what some people seem to think, violence in the West is at a historic low point. Also “Spies in the Sky” by Taylor Downing - a history of aerial intelligence in WW2. Terry - Finished Madeleine Murray’s Song of Achilles. It’s brilliant. She really brings the Greek characters to life, all these legendary names. I started to wonder how she would finish the story, since the narrator Patroclus must die before Achilles. The end will bring you to tears. What next? The 18th volume of That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, so that’s a background read. I have some nonfiction to choose from. Frank - Reading Book 2 of the Theodore Roosevelt bio by Edmund Morris - Theodore Rex and picked up Israel - A History by Martin Gilbert *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN JPL reestablishes contact with Voyager! The RTGs will die in a few years, but the sturdy probe is again sending data. There’s a FB group called Historical Space Models, I have a number of friends in there - have a look. (I can’t figure out how to grab a link via the iPad) *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 139 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 19 May 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 140 - Wonderfest 2024 Preview | ||
Welcome to Episode 140 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Kalmbach sells many hobby magazines including Fine Scale Modeller to Firecrown Media Shizuoka Hobby Show 2024 Dragon 11023 - 1/400 Space Shuttle w/Crawler-Transporter *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Kinetic 1/48 F-16D Thunderbirds 1:48 scale A-4M Skyhawk cockpit pics from Magic Factory 1:35 scale CH-54A Tarhe with Universal Military Pod from ICM 1/32, 1/48 & 1/72 - Henschel Hs.293 A-1 3D printed kits by Mulberry Scale Kits
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - CF-15 is almost done, just waiting until club night to pick up some 3d printed nozzles from a fellow club member. Time to start thinking about what’s next. So many choices… The one-year challenge build of the Tamiya 1/350 Yamato needs some thought…. [foogallery id="3707"] Geoff - I started (and finished!) the Horizon Models 1/72 Atlas Agena this week, and posted pics and comments on the show Facebook page. I received the white and black shuttle tile decal sets for the 1/144 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft project from Lake County Spaceport. Excellent quality and service! Just received the 747 decals from Drawdecal in Florida - they look very good! Also awaiting decals for the Martin Mars water bomber from Above and Below Decals - also in shipping purgatory. [foogallery id="3705"] Terry - Some progress on both the Regult and XP-47H. Also building some other items, getting things ready for painting, like a pair of Star Blazers Dreadnaughts I picked up at last Wonderfest. [foogallery id="3704"] *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout by Cal Newport
Geoff - Same things I was reading last show - spending way too much time battling rabbits and deer in the garden! Mostly reading formulas for rabbit repellents!
Terry - Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent and Utterly Mangle Science by Dave Levitan. I bought this new, but I am just reading it now. How to spot the BS politicians use to malign and mangle science. Also reading Volume 18 of Slime.
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| 01 Jun 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 141 - Plugging Away | 01:07:45 | |
Welcome to Episode 141 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Wonderfest wrapping up as this drops, next episode we will talk all about it. BBMF Spitfire crashes killing pilot. Welcome IPMS Canada’s newest chapter. Kawartha Scale Modellers *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS New Patton & 105mm armament for your DUKW from I love Kit in June Gloria Model's new 48th & 35th scale crews, prop & jet accessories Atlantis New Kit Announcements Double Mustang from Arma Hobby in 1/72 Special Hobby & CMK kits for May/June AK Interactive's new items for May
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Started on the Tamiya 1/350 Yamato, the mould is from 1973. The plan is to build it out of the box with just an aftermarket wood deck. Started working on the hanger deck crane and hanger deck doors. [foogallery id="3728"] Geoff - masking and painting on the Martin Mars waterbomber, the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and shuttle and a 1/48 V2, but just starting a 1/48 XF-85 Goblin.
Terry - A lot of work done these past two weeks, since Toshi is getting me up around 5:15. The Regult is getting decals and detail painting. The XP-47H is now in dull coat with some pastel work. I hope to have it finished the week after Wonderfest. I’m starting to paint the Yamato Dreadnaughts, with some fresh AV Game Air paints. Also, since I’ll be painting red I’ve started putting paint on a Crusher Joe Harpy fighter which has been awaiting paint for the better part of a year. Productivity! [foogallery id="3727"] *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2
*************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Same as before
Geoff - Finished Red November by W. Craig Reed. Good read about the submarine experiences during the Cold War. Started Operation Corporate by Martin Middlebrook - a history of the Falklands War. I don’t know a lot about that conflict, so this is quite interesting.
Terry - Still reading the same books. Travel and meetings have eaten into my lunch time.
*************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Went down to a Model Train show/sale at the Elgin County Railroad Museum.
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| 16 Jun 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 142 - Wonderfest 2024 Wrapup | ||
Welcome to Episode 142 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Wonderfest Wrapup with Chris What’s Chris been up to etc. USS Cygnus from the Black Hole UFO Tracked vehicle 1/35th X-35 Land Speeder in 1/12th 1/72 Tie Bomber *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Arma P39Q Airacobra in 1:48 scale. ICM's 1/35th scale Humvee M1097A2 Preview: 1/35th scale German WW2 8.8cm Flak Crew from Das Werk. 1/32 Blohm & Voss BV 138 released *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Work continues on the 1/350 Yamato. Starting to test fit the deck to the main hull. Sand a bit, blow off the soft plastic, test fit and repeat. Very zen like Pick up 2 newer Tamiya colours that replace TS spray cans for this build. [foogallery id="3745"] Geoff - Worked on the Special Hobby 1/48 XF 85 Goblin. A bit of a challenge… Also managed to get my chainsaw mill working on some logs that have been drying for a few years, and did a lot of outdoor chores! Terry - Working on those EDF Dreadnaughts, they will have some challenging paint schemes, and I’m trying something new - a complimentary color basing on the Mars ship. XP-47H is moving along, I really want to get this finished. Otherwise, figuring out what other half-finished projects need attention. [foogallery id="3751"] Chris - 22 inch Eagle from Space 1999, I also have Eagle 2. Which do I make the rescue eagle.
*************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish and D-Day by Martin Gilbert.
Geoff - “The Dambusters Raid” by John Sweetman, and “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert.
Terry - Started Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Shards of Earth, his Final Architecture trilogy book #1. Looking forward to another of his series, they’re highly engaging. Still reading Not a Scientist.
Chris - Project Hail Mary by Andy Wier
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Wonderfest and Tag Team Hobbies
************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN new Boeing Chinook HC.1 tooling from Airfix featured in their blog.
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| 30 Jun 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 143 Craig Fuller FSM | 01:49:06 | |
Welcome to Episode 143 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1/32nd scale Spitfire Mk.Va from Kotare available for pre-order Airfix 1/72 Shannon Class lifeboat available for pre-order Special Hobby & CMK kits for July SBS released two Bristol Jupiter engine sets for Airfix’s 1:48 Bristol Bulldog 1/32 - Convair F-106A Delta Dart resin kit by HpH - in design
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview with Craig Fuller CEO of Firecrown Media Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of Firecrown, the new owner of Trains, Model Railroader,Classic Trains, Classic Toy Trains, and Garden Railways and Fine Scale Modeller Firecrown was founded in 2021 as a platform to create commerce out of enthusiast audiences. Firecrown makes significant investments in the brands it acquires to deliver high-quality content and experiences to its audiences. Firecrown also owns FLYING, Yachting, Boating, Astronomy, and dozens of other brands. Prior to founding Firerown, Fuller was the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, often called the “Bloomberg of freight”, a platform which provides news and high-frequency data serving the global supply chain industry. Prior to that, Fuller spent 9 years as the CEO of Transcard, a leading fintech platform and was the founder of Xpress Direct, the on-demand logistics division of US Xpress. He holds a BBA from Baylor University and is a private pilot. He lives with his wife and 5 kids in Chattanooga, TN. *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - A bit more work on the Yamato, but it has been a ‘real life’ 2 weeks with too many other things going on. I did take advantage of the sale at Broughdales. Geoff - a little more work on the Goblin, but mostly real-life chores and getting the place ready for summer. Terry - the P-47H is languishing a bit, I have been more enthusiastic about the Yamato Dreadnaughts and Crusher Joe Harpy. Painting moving along really nicely on those, now the Dreadnaughts move into masking preparing for more painting. Used the complimentary color priming at Anthony’s suggestion on the Mars pattern Dreadnaught. *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish and D-Day by Martin Gilbert. Geoff - The Dambusters Raid by John Sweetman, and The Guns of Normandy by George Blackburn Terry - Getting near the end of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Shards of Earth - I’ll read the rest of the series in sequence. His storytelling is as good as ever, with believable characters, pretty much all of whom have a compelling point of view. Also started the Hellboy Omnibuses (Omnibi?). I actually think I haven’t read these before, somehow. Maybe excerpts? *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Facebook group for ICM B-26. Of course, I can’t find it now, but someone is backdating one to a B-26B IIRC. Plenty of people making corrections, modifications, etc. Godzilla Minus One. On Netflix now. Vince Hoffman is nearly finished with a Tamiya 1:16 Tamiya M1A2 radio-controlled tank. If he posts videos, I’ll share them - and maybe we get him on the show. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 143 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble | |||
| 14 Jul 2024 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 144 - See You In Sept. | ||
Welcome to Episode 144 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters: Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like. *************************************** LATEST NEWS We are taking a break until Sept. Shapeways has filed for bankruptcy. *************************************** MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Meng's new 1/72nd scale American M142 HIMARS SH72501 Seafire FR Mk.47 Seafire FR MK.47 *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - More work on the Yamato. Turrets and put 2 out of the 3 decks on. After this will be the after-market wood deck. [foogallery id="3791"] Also more being bad at the Broughdale Hobby sale. A “Brian Lane’ Mk 1 Spitfire in 1/32nd, a partially started Matchbox 1/32 Lysander and a Tamiya 1/12 Suzuki RG250 Motorcycle. Never done a bike kit so that will be interesting. Coming soon - Where will Stuart display all these? | |||
| 18 Dec 2022 | Scale Model Podcast - EP 107 - Dr. Strangebrush in the House | 01:45:38 | |
Welcome to Episode 107 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Terry Miesle Anthnoy Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
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17th annual 24 hour model build
SUPER SECRET 100TH ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE GIVEAWAY! It’s here! Submit your WIP to enter!! Brought to you by Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Sponsored by GoodmanModels.com
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Tamiya new announcements Jan 2023 Last Hope from "Rocket Jockey" by Lester Del Ray Re-release of He-177 from Special Hobby Lukgraph Lohner type L in 1:32 and 1:48 scales - https://lukgraph.pl/ Old Body Style Chevy trucks are coming to AMT next year Takom 1/35 Japanese 150 ton super heavy tank. New items from Barracuda Studios Top 10 from Special Hobby in 2022 Halberd Models Curtiss Seahawk in 1/32 and 1/48 coming.
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Anthony Tackling my Shelf-Queen list of projects. VF-4G Lightning is coming into Home! Terry: Christmas birds are done! This year it’s the Belted Kingfisher, with a meal. The Turbo Cavalier and the P-43 are both done. Pictures to come. The Fine Molds C5M2 Babs and the Promotional flight Kamikaze are moving along nicely, they’re very enjoyable kits. I look forward to a nice holiday season at the bench. [foogallery id="3055"]
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| 15 Jan 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 108 - Heritagecon 15 Preview | ||
Welcome to Episode 108 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Gord Catt *************************************** LATEST NEWS Mid- Michigan Model Makers would like to invite all/or any of the crew to join us for our contest. How a model for box art is prepared. Airfix 2023 announcements live on Jan 10th (we recorded on Jan 9th)
*************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1/35th scale Tarhe from ICM coming in Feb 2023 Takom's 1/35 T-55AD with "Drozd" active tank defence system Kitlinx has new Hasegawa Macross items (do a search on Hasegawa Macross) Coming from Dora Wings ; P-47B and P-47C 1/350 Q’onos 1 Klingon D-7M available for pre-order. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview This Episode’s Special Guest: HeritageCon 15 With Duncan Young and Iain Fraser *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart: Working on the 1/48 Tamiya Beaufighter for the group build. Great fun. Also started work on 2 BattleTech mini’s. Geoff. Focused on building two 1/18 3D printed “kits” supplied by the Jet Aircraft Museum of London Ontario: a Canadair F5D and a T33. The printing was very rough, but the shapes are close. Lots of sanding and scratch building are required to get close to a decent representation, but the sheer scale of these things is impressive. Rivet counters need not apply! [foogallery id="3076"] Terry: Finished and photographed the Halberd Models NF-51T NASA Turbo Cavalier Mustang (link to masking file) and Dora Wings’ P-43 Lancer. Now working on the two Fine Molds Ki-15 Babs and Kamikaze versions. Also working on the Moscato 1/72 F203 Dragon kit - mostly primary building and surface correction. *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Thunder Model - a Bofors AA Gun Truck. Kotare Models announce 1/32 Sptifire Mk.Va Vince Hoffman getting close to operating his Chris-Craft. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 108 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 29 Jan 2023 | The Scale Model Cast - EP 109 - To glue or not to glue | ||
Welcome to Episode 109 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Terry Anthony Goodman Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Sean’s Custom Model Tools Surprise Prize Draw, sponsored by Goodman Models Winner: Jamie Anderson from Richmond, TX Listeners! Submit your WIP to scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com to be entered in the next Surprise Prize Draw! You never know when it’s gonna hit ya! Draw Winner 2 will be Peter Blazevic '66 Buick Wildcat Wonderfest - The return to Mr. Goodman ModelFiesta 41 New Braunfels Texas Civic/Convention Center on February 11 from 9:00AM to 4:30PM *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Four new products announced by Gecko models Thunder Model's 35th scale C9/B Morris Bofors Gun Truck "Late" Hellar is coming out with new mold items more items coming in 2023 Reskit coming out with a F111 escape pod in 1/32 Mitches Military Models: WW2 US Paratrooper 1/9 (200mm) Border 1/35 Sd.Kfz. 164 Nashorn Border 1/35 Focke-Wulf Fw 190 A-6 Airfix 2023 Announcements from last week *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Too much real life means not much bench time. Did get a start on the landing gear on the Beaufighter. Geoff - working on the two 1/18 scale ceiling models for the Jet Aircraft Museum. Discovered that the wings were missing a full section, so had to fabricate that from sheet styrene and putty. Not happy with the ghost camouflage airbrushing job, so that’s going to need more work. Lots of new skills are being developed! 80 hours invested in the two of them so far….. Terry - A bit of work on the Babs models, not a lot of progress. Started the Hasegawa Regult from Macross, since I don’t have enough open projects already. If I can find my tiny drill bits or buy some more I can drill fine holes to rig the Kamikaze Babs, and it will be done. A little bit of work on the Moscato Dragon. Anthony - VF-4G Lightning III is done! *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN 3D Wild becoming the US partner for Bunker Studios 3d printed ship accessories. Mike Williams posted in the Barracuda Studios Ready Room a completed Airfix 1/48 Avro Anson in (I think) RAF Coastal Command Temperate Land Scheme. https://www.wip3d.it/en/categories/ *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 108 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website | |||
| 12 Feb 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 110 - Nuremberg Toy Fair | 01:10:09 | |
Welcome to Episode 110 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle *************************************** MAILBAG Sean’s Custom Model Tools Surprise Prize Draw, sponsored by Goodman Models Next prize draw winner is Tim Cavileer We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST NEWS Zoom Podtrack P4 is on the way thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: 2023 Product Releases from Nuremberg Toy Fair Show pics *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Wingspan Volume 5 - World War One Edition From Canfora Publishing Airframe & Miniature No.20: The Avro Lancaster (incl. the Manchester) Part One Above and Below Graphics Anti Skid Plate Graphics Model Roundup’s new car releases. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart: Slow but steady progress on the Tamyia 1/48 Beaufighter. Wings and fuselage now attached. Working on the landing gear. Geoff: Still plugging away on the two 1/18 scale 3D printed kits (CF5D and CT133. Most of the painting is done, and the decals are delivered tomorrow. Next: finish up the Moosearoo cup entry. Terry: Work on the same subjects, rigging the Kamikaze Mitsubishi Ki-15. Started painting that Dropship after digging out the colours I wanted. *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Barracuda Studios running a big sale, minimum 15% off. Alfred Wong completed the Airfix Anson in a 1937 Irish Air Corps scheme. Uncle Nightshift is going to a longer / more irregular schedule on YouTube Firebird decals for the 1/18 kit - join the FB private group if you’re interested! *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 110 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website | |||
| 26 Feb 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 111 - Geoff Builds a Gundam | 01:23:34 | |
Welcome to Episode 111 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Anthony
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Rick and Rob
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Getting Excited for HeritageCon - Just over a month to go Plastic Model Mojo will be joining us there.
Special Hobby awarded the Model of the Year prize at Nuremburg for their 1/48 Cobra
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A second pre-order bonus for Kotare's 1/32nd scale Spitfire Mk.Ia (Late) Sneak Peak: X-Plus at Wonderfestival Japan Upgraded Millennium Falcon from Round 2 in 1/72 Gecko's Ram Kangaroo & Badger in 1/35 CMK sets for the 1/72 PT Boats Trumpter’s 1/32 TBD-1 Devestator and a discussion on why it came out.
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Stuart - Still slow but steady progress on the Beaufighter and mechs. [foogallery id="3135"] Geoff - Finished the two 1/18 scale jets for the London Jet Aircraft Museum, but couldn’t deliver them because illness intervened. Also finished the Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B Mustang for the Moosearoo Cup. All three were “obligation builds”, so it will be nice to settle down to the bench with something from my stash for a change! Geoff builds a Gundam! Anthony - Slowly beating my way through my stalled out guilt-inducing projects! Putting decals on my 1/144th EYE-Zak in Titans Test Team livery, which was a major conversion project that I started only years before they released a new tool kit! [foogallery id="3141"] ***************************************
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Catalyst Creations new offerings (Terry and George) Space Academy Seeker mastered by Carl Darby offered as a 3D print in 1/48 scale - roughly 17 inches long. An interior set mastered by Randy Cooper will include resin cast parts and a vacuformed window. We’re also working on an Ark 2 in 1/24 scale. Details to follow.
Fantastic Plastic Regula-1 space station 1/1000 scale. Produced by G&T and really nicely modeled and cast.
Got a package from Above and Below Graphics. Closed until 5 March 2023 [foogallery id="3134"] *************************************** THE LAST WORD
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| 12 Mar 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 111 - ParaGraphix | 01:20:18 | |
Welcome to Episode 112 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Paul Bodensiek Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Rick *************************************** LATEST NEWS Super Secret prize draw for Patreon supporters Winner is - Robert Lara HeritageCon update. Armour Weathering with Panzermeister36 Kris Sieber of Luftraum72 Scale Modeling Studio https://www.wonderfest.com/speaker/daren-dochterman/ *************************************** MAILBAG Hiya Stuart! Been listening since the first little announcement popped up in my podcast feed back in 2018 and for a time, you and Aussie Dave have been my go-to in the days when we wandered the desert looking for scale modeling podcasts. I trust all is still going well deep in the basement of Goodman Industries | |||
| 25 Mar 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP - 113 Shows and Stashes | ||
Welcome to Episode 113 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
*************************************** LATEST NEWS We are at Heritagecon
Other shows coming in our area
Southwestern Ontario Scale Model Show WELCOME show - Date change coming
*************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Beacon Models Some completed builds in 1/144 Some aftermarket for Tamiya’s F-35A from Detail & Wonder 35th scale LARC-V from DAS WERK 1/72nd Special Hobby A-20G Havoc ARTPLA Küster (set of 2) by Kaiyodo Armory Models Group [AMG] announces 1:144 scale the North American XB-70 Valkyrie Boeing SST Supersonic Transport 1/400 Atlantis Moon suit and more from Monarch
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*************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart Masking the canopies complete and glued on. Lots of prep going on for Heritagecon.
Geoff. Busy month… Finished the Moosearoo entry (Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B) and submitted pictures as required - first podcast over the line according to Iain! Also finished and delivered the two 1/18 jet builds to the London Jet Aircraft Museum and submitted the associated article to IPMS Canada. Finished the CL52 and Orenda Iroquois engine and the related article for IPMS Canada as well. Finished construction of my first Gundam ever - an ancient Bandai molding of Dijeh. Finally, working on the Airfix 1/144 Concorde prototype and production versions - both kits came in one box from the Broughdale Stash. All that finishing and starting, as well as two weeks of family visit time… Phew! [foogallery id="3180"] Arma Hobbies P51B 1/72 CT-133 1/18 CF5D 1/18 CL52 1/72 Dijeh 1/144 (glued up) Airfix Concorde prototype (foreground) and production (background) versions 1/144
Terry Some time working on the military version of the Ki-1 “Babs.” It looks good, and is in the gloss coat phase. I’ve also spent some more time masking the Bandai drop ship and cleaning up the Halberd Models Curtiss Seahawk. That’s really nice. [foogallery id="3183"] *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN
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| 07 Apr 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 114 - Post HeritageCon | 01:11:31 | |
Welcome to Episode 114 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Post HeritageCon *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Pathway to the Stars: 100 Years of the RCAF Extreme Real Buildings by Emmanuel Nouaillier British Apache AH Mk.I in 35th scale from Takom Israeli Apache AH-64DI "SARAF" in 35th scale from Takom Jurassic Park T-Rex & Malcolm diorama 1992 Chevy Silverado Shortbed 1500 1965 Pontiac GTO Hardtop 1/72 DH-88 Comet New tool by Clear Prop *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** A segment with Plastic Model Mojo at HeritageCon. *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Priming complete on the Beaufighter! Moving on to the underside color next, Planning to use the AK Gen3 Acrylics. Terry - making some progress on the Babs, getting ready for decals and panel lining. Beyond that, cleaning - not that you can really tell… *************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 *************************************** Interview with Colin at Kinetic Models *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN Bold Division Wow. Check out those conversions in their shop. Mostly WW2 armour conversions, some very interesting subjects. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 114 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 22 Apr 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 115 - Rick Sternbach | 01:33:24 | |
Welcome to Episode 115 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Rob V *************************************** LATEST NEWS *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Kotaro starting a preorder of Kotare a 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia "Brian Lane" HKM 1/32nd scale Douglas A-20G Havoc in European theatre. Special Hobby April Newsletter
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Stuart - Plugging away on the Beaufighter. Got the RAF Sky on the underside but then noticed a nasty gap along one of the wing seam lines, I must have knocked it at the ‘right’ angle at some point. Going back to file, sand and paint. Geoff - Nada. Zip. Burned myself out on all the builds in the first quarter. Well, I did do some more sanding and priming on the two Airfix 1/144 Concordes, but that’s about it. Most efforts went into demolishing our cabin by the lake (before it slides down the cliff)…. [foogallery id="3209"] *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Terry - Modeling Madness has Tom Cleaver’s review of Dora Wings’ Vultee P-66. Looks like Dora continues to get better and pick underserved subjects.
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| 07 May 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - Ep 116 - Luftraum 72 | 01:07:59 | |
Welcome to Episode 116 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
*************************************** LATEST NEWS Norris Graser passed away April 16th. Well-known P-47 expert and researcher for Thundercals. We had him as a guest on Ep 97. https://imodeler.com/2023/04/rip-norris-graser-what-a-shock/ *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS 1/32 new decals for Douglas A-20G Havoc Meng's 1/48th scale J-20 Veyron Newest items from Barracuda Studios Early, Mid & Late Jagdpanzer 38 (t) w/full interior from Takom Fujimi Model releases for May - July Ukraine's Maritime Drone (USV)
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Beaufighter masking for the top side is complete. Starting work on a Mig37B, trying to decide if it will be a Macross or a RCAF what-if. Did a clean and re-org of the workbench which gave me a bit more working room and some mojo. [foogallery id="3235"] Geoff - vacationing with family on the east coast for most of the last two weeks so no modelling, but I did visit a great Military Aircraft museum in Greenwood, Nova Scotia and bought a few books! Read “Shattered Sword - The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway” by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully. Excellent read and a look at the battle from the Japanese point of view, using Japanese primary sources. Highly recommended. [foogallery id="3224"] Terry - a little progress on the Mitsubishi Babs. I had to repair some seams but now it’s all sealed up. I should get started on the panelling and some nice moderate weathering then be done. I’m cleaning up a 3D print of a TOS type variation of the USS Shenzou. [foogallery id="3225"] ***************************************
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| 21 May 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 117 - Shizuoka Hobby Show 2023 | ||
Welcome to Episode 117 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
*************************************** LATEST NEWS Wonderfest updates Medea, as in Iwata-Medea, has released NuWorlds, a new paint formulated for plastics. Shizuoka Hobby Show 2023 TMN on Tour: Main Modellers Hall Kinetic 1/48 CT-114 Tutor box art. 1/32nd scale Lancaster B.Mk.III Dambusters kit from Border model *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Moebius Models 2001 Space Station TIE Fighter 1:32 scale from AMT Miniart 1/35 European based G506 Chevrolet Special Hobby F-84F Thunderstreak in 1/72 - improved testshots Horizon Models Atlas Agena coming soon.
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Beaufighter paint on and complete. A satisfying feeling when the masking comes off. Several small areas require some touch up, but over all it looks good.I’m trying Tamiya XF72 as I do not have an AK colour for the RAF brown currently. The XF72 is labelled as JGSDF brown and is slightly lighter than the XF52 Flat Earth I have used in the past. I’ve read that others find the colour closer to the actual RAF brown. Then masked and put on the AK Dark Green. Geoff - Not much modelling, but got a long way on the rebuilding of our screened cabin by the lake! On the bench I was limited to working on the Tamiya 1/12 Datsun 240Z… a LOT of detail on this one! Terry - The Fine Molds Mitshubishi Babs is nearly done. Dullcoat looks OK, so just some finishing bits to do. I’m trying to get it done for the May deadline. Will Barton’s Aldrin Class version of the Shenzou ship - a TOS era version of the design - is moving along nicely, and in primer now. Some parts in their second coat after further cleanup. Will plans to have 5 or so copies to sell at Wonderfest. Decals available from G-Cals. [foogallery id="3248"]
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| 30 May 2023 | EP 118.1 Interview with David Lockhart - President IPMS USA | ||
. Welcome to Episode 118 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: This is an excerpt of Ep. 118 which will be coming out in a few days. Due to the timeliness of this issue, we felt it was important to get this out early. Our thanks to David for agreeing to come on the podcast. David Lockhart - President IPMS USA Bio: I live in Duluth, GA (40 miles NE of Atlanta). Prior to my retirement (Aug 2021) I was in diagnostic microbiology sales. I started building models young (around the age 9-10). I modelled until college and like many, college, marriage, career & kids, but a bit of a hold on modelling. I started back when the kids got into middle school and started ignoring Dad. Since then, I’ve been going full steam ahead. I am a bit of an eclectic modeller: I build ships, planes, sci-fi. My favourite models are sailing ships. I’m finishing up a couple of chapter projects (Panther Ausf. D tank) and will get back to finishing my Revell 1/96 Constitution. [foogallery id="3260"]
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| 04 Jun 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 118 - David Lockhart | ||
Welcome to Episode 118 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************************************** LATEST NEWS Wonderfest less than 2 weeks away Torcan show reports *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Red Pill Models to Release New F-4B Phantom II Model in 1/32 Vought Corsair F4U-1A/2 in 48th scale test shots from Magic Factory Meng's 1/72nd scale M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK I/TUSK II Border Models 1/35th scale Akagi Bridge W/flight Deck & Nakajima & B5N2 Kate Scenes of rural Vietnam from Gecko Models 1/32 F-5E & F-5F in ROCAF from Storm Factory Quick Set 3D Acrylic Interior Detail Sets from Red Fox Studio in May Seafire F/FR Mk.46 in 1/72 from Special Hobby - And the box art
*************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 *************************************** Interview 1 David Lockhart - President IPMS USA Bio: I live in Duluth, GA (40 miles NE of Atlanta). Prior to my retirement (Aug 2021) I was in diagnostic microbiology sales. I started building models young (around the age 9-10). I modelled until college and like many, college, marriage, career & kids, but a bit of a hold on modelling. I started back when the kids got into middle school and started ignoring Dad. Since then, I’ve been going full steam ahead. I am a bit of an eclectic modeller: I build ships, planes, sci-fi. My favourite models are sailing ships. I’m finishing up a couple of chapter projects (Panther Ausf. D tank) and will get back to finishing my Revell 1/96 Constitution. [foogallery id="3260"] *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Trying to get the Beaufighter done for the “Let’s go Pacific group build” Too much club show planning and other real-life tasks have sucked bench time away. Also reading Shattered Sword - The Untold Story of Midway Geoff - mostly real-world granddad stuff this time, but I did pick up a number of built-up kits in support of a local RCAF social group (1/144 Martin Mars, 1/72 Avro Avrocar, etc) and have been stripping them and cleaning them up. Most are rare, odd resin things and I’m really enjoying the process of bringing them back to life! Terry - I should be done with the 1/48 Fine Molds Mitshubishi Babs by the time this episode airs. I’ll get photos this week. Cleanup work on the 1/1400 Aldrin Class continues well. I have been replacing some greeblies, and need to to a bit of scribing reinforcement. That’s always the problem with 3D printed kits - if they have a lot of details it’s difficult to remove the grow lines. This will disappear as each generation of printers improves. I know how I want to paint this, and will need to order some registry decals from G-Cals. Just finished Tom Cleaver’s Under the Southern Cross, his second book of the early pacific air war. ************************************** SPONSOR AD #2 ************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN G-Cals custom decals for SF subjects *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 118 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website
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| 18 Jun 2023 | The Scale Model Podcast - EP 119 -The Dangers of Wonderfest | 01:11:28 | |
Welcome to Episode 119 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Geoff Terry Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Dan Cross *************************************** LATEST NEWS Post Wonderfest Cincinnati Scale Modelers ModelNati 2023 Sat, Oct 21 The Tri-State Warbird Museum. We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble *************************************** MAILBAG We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS IBG Models 1/35th scale Chevrolet C60L Ambulance Amusing Hobby's AbramsX in 35th scale in development 72nd scale HMS Hood turret B boxart Revell's 24th scale N1 Starfighter IJA 28cm Howitzer 1905 in 35th scale from Border Models Special Hobby T-2 Buckeye - an upcoming 1/32 scale release New 1/35 FuSE-65 Würzburg-Riese Radar from Hauler Jet Mad Studios 1/48 P2V-7 Neptune Update
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Stuart - Beaufighter is almost done now that I found the missing landing gear bay hiding in plain sight. The Mig 37 has been primed now to make the final choice of a what-if scheme. Then to figure out what’s next in the build queue. Geoff - disassembling several odd built up kits to be rebuilt, including the 1/72 Delta Savoia-Marchetti S55X kit of the classic twin hulled seaplane from the 1930’s. I have quite an assembly line of kits waiting for the airbrush station again! A friend from our club - Bill Webb - was at Wonderfest and brought me back a grail kit: Aoshima’s Transparent Thunderbird 2 with all the rescue vehicles! Just have to get into town and trade kit for cash later in the week!! Terry: What day is it? Where am I? What is this sleep thing everyone tells me about? I need to figure out what to work on, gotta finish up some half-finished projects. [foogallery id="3299"] Mike - Academy 1/32 F-18 back from the shelf of doom. Get it done for the show in Oct. Cleaned up the bench post wonderfest. USS Ward
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Stu Foley of Trekyards has a 2+ hour Wonderfest Experience on YouTube. *************************************** THE LAST WORD SMP Ep. 119 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store! For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing! Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble
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| 14 May 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 46 – A Wonderful Fest | 01:42:46 | |
Welcome to Episode 46 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon supporters:
Christopher Stark
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LATEST NEWS
Mea culpa to Mike and Dave!
Mighty Micro MACROSS Giveaway!
Sponsored by Return 2 Kit Form.
Send us an email to Scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com of your Macross builds, either a Work-in-Progress or a completed build.
Prize: 1/48 Scale VF-1 “DRYL” Canopy Mask from Return To Kit Form
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Erik Flynn
Hello gents,
I just wanted to thank you and the people on Facebook for the air compressor advice. I really appreciate it.
I actually found exactly what I was looking for this past week at a local shop and it was $80 off. Bonus.
It gave me the chance to put together an old Monogram Battlestar Galactica Viper. Built it straight out of the box with only basic painting. No weathering applied as I wanted to get back into airbrushing. Used Pledge floor shine (Used to be called Future Floor Polish) for clear coat. Decals were so old they were breaking but the kit was fun to build and good practice. Needs a flat coat but that is on order.
Now to build something with a bit more of a challenge and add all the weathering. Next up is a Me 163 Komet. This one will be showcase worthy. | |||
| 27 May 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 47 – Anthony Sewards: History in Motion | 02:15:58 | |
Welcome to Episode 47 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
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LATEST NEWS
Crash of CAF Snowbirds results in the death of a team member
https://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/with-video-snowbird-jet-crashes-into-kamloops-house-1.24136744
South Western Scale Model Show has been cancelled for this year.
Mighty Micro MACROSS Giveaway Winner: Jose Castro!
Sponsored by Return 2 Kit Form.
Prize: 1/48 Scale VF-1 “DRYL” Canopy Mask from Return To Kit Form
Next Prize draw:
Patreon Exclusive Giveaway – FLEX-I-FILE Mega Prize – Announced June 7th!!
FLEX-I-FILE “Flex-Set” Flexible Sanders + Flex-i-file + Triple-Grit Polisher/Finisher + Genuine Microbrush Applicators Assorted 40 pack
Inside Wingnut Wings – what went wrong within the dream model company?
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=11118.0
Get your Entries in for Want-a-Fest! Deadline is: May 27th, 11:59pm PST
Reminder for the Mission models contest, Sponsored by Spraygunner.com Deadline is June 1st
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MAILBAG
Hello Stuart and Anthony,
Gary Sausmikat from Williamsport, PA.
I’d like to give Anthony due recognition. I recently purchased a set of Super Sanding Blocks but unfortunately the package arrived “opened/damaged” and empty. After sending Anthony an email, the response I received was a personal phone call. I was a bit surprised but that shows the commitment he has towards running Goodman Industries…. the correct way, with integrity and making things right. Happy to say I was sent a replacement set which arrived the other day, in good condition.
“What’s on my Bench”? Along with my current builds I can now say a set of Goodman Blocks too. If anyone is wondering if they should pull the trigger and buy a set, I say yes, I use them all the time. (I attached some pics).
Faithful listener to Scalemodel Podcast in the great white North, OTB down under and my fellow countrymen at Plastic Model Mojo. You all are doing a great job for our hobby and keeping my bench time fun, which is what it’s all about!
Stay safe! GO PENS!
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trumpeter May
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/trumpeters-four-new-kits-of-may-in.html
Academy 1/35 Apache
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/the-good-bad-news-about-academys-35th.html
ICM’s new 48th scale Cessna O-2A Skymaster in CAD
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/preview-icms-new-48th-scale-cessna-o-2a.html
Special Hobby May
http://www.specialhobby.info/2020/05/news-from-special-hobby-052020.html | |||
| 10 Jun 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 48 – Lincoln Wright – Big in Japan | 02:43:05 | |
Welcome to Episode 48 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon supporters!
****Several new supporters *****
Allan
Paul
James
Hector
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LATEST NEWS
Patreon Exclusive Giveaway – “SMP FLEX-I-FILE Mega Prize”
Prize Includes:
FLEX-I-FILE “Flex-Set” (Flexible Sanders + Flex-i-file + Triple-Grit Polisher/Finisher) + Genuine Microbrush Applicators Assorted 40 pack
Our winner is Ethan Idenmill!!
Want-A-Fest was a huge success!
All the photos from the contest.
OTB did a interview with David Winter (WW1 Modeler Forum LINK) about Wingnut Wings
https://otbmodellerspodcast.libsyn.com/otb-85-what-happened-to-wingnut-wings
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James (new Patreon supporter)
Hello Stuart. I heard about your podcast while listening to On The Bench. I really enjoy your podcast and listen to it while building. I’m proud to support your podcast and appreciate your efforts. Thanks guys!
Brandon Walters
I wanted to share these helping hands I picked up in March from eBay. They’re great for holding wires steady for soldering (the designed use) as well as serving as a drying rack for fiddly bits and things that can’t easily be set down.
Do you use something similar?
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
AK News for June:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/06/all-new-shades-books-sanders-boots-on.html
Takom News: Two Panzer 1’s in 1/16 scale:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/two-little-tanks-in-large-scale-as.html
Mine rollers in 1/72:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/takoms-two-big-vehicles-in-small-scale.html#more
2 UK items in 1/72 and a 1.35 Merkava Mk II:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/mayday-no-longer-its-now-july-for.html#more
Tamiya June releases:
https://www.tamiya.com/english/news/news2006/news0.htm
Hasegawa New items:
http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/gsite/
Royal Models June Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/06/all-new-products-from-royal-model-in.html#more
A new version of the Kuster from Wave in August:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/waves-new-release-of-kuster-as-single.html#more
Ryfield announcing a 1/35 Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. J Last Production w/Full interior & Clear parts & Workable track links:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/05/preview-135th-scale-pz-kpfw-iv-ausf-j.html#more | |||
| 24 Jun 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 49 – Lincoln Wright – Big in Japan, Part Deux | 02:39:48 | |
Welcome to Episode 49 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our wonderful Patreon Supporters!
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LATEST NEWS
SMP Super Model Contest 2020!
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
Rules:
Any subject / Any scale / Anything goes / Must be your own work
3-month duration starting July 1st, Ending September 30th.
You must not start until July 1st.
Max. 3 pics and a brief (no more than 100 words) description
You must Include: Scale / Manufacturer / Subject Name
Prize: Baby Space Crab 1/48 Scale Resin Kit from Moscato Hobby Models
Our Judge is Terry Miesle of Terry’s Trade Secrets!
Send your photos and description to smpcontest2020@gmail.com
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David Waples writes:
Enjoyed the show and especially the interview. I shared this with the other two podcasts as they were talking about egg/distorted/cute subjects. I do these every Easter just for a break and for fun. I love these Chibi-Maru kits from Fujimi because they include or can be purchased with photo etch, wood decks, and fit together beautifully. Great way to dip your toes into multimedia shipbuilding. This is the IJN Ise kit with photo etch and wood deck. Thanks again for putting on a great show.
Ray Davis writes:
G’day Stuart and Anthony,
I hope that you are both doing well at this crazy time!
I know that it is well and truly overdue, but I’m sure that you can appreciate how flat out things have been. Especially with recently qualifying as a Volunteer Bush Fire Fighter with the RFS, here in Sydney.
I thought that I would kill two birds with one stone and show you my workspace that I use. (When I get the time). As well as letting you know, Anthony, that these Super Sanding Blocks work like a treat. As I am currently using them on a 1/72 Super Constellation that I am refurbishing slowly.
Anyway, I hope that both you and your families take care and stay safe and healthy.
Kindest Regards,
Ray
Allan Gillis writes:
Hi Stuart, I was just listening to the latest episode and you mentioned your “what if” Canadian A-4 project. Something you might not know is that you could actually do a historically accurate Canadian A-4 Skyhawk! Yes, the RCN trialled the Skyhawk as a replacement for the Banshee’s on the HMCS Bonaventure, so we actually did operate them a little.
In the end, the A-4 was just too heavy and landed at too high a speed for the deck structure of the Bonnie.
I got that info from a guy who flew as part of a Tracker crew on the Bonnie, but there is also a brief reference to it on the Bonaventure’s Wikipedia page.
Cheers,
– Allan
Ricardo Salame sends in some of his Ma. K photos:
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meng is coming out with a 1/32 Fokker Triplane and the web is wondering if it’s WNW
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| 07 Jul 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 50 – Want-a-Fest – A Good Nightmare | 01:57:56 | |
Welcome to Episode 50 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Robert Lara
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LATEST NEWS
Episode 50 – Lots of folks to thank!
Don’t forget about our contest
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/smpcontest2020/
SMP Giveaway SCMT Micro Prize Pack – Sean’s Custom Model Tools
Prizes: Model Tape Dispenser and Tamiya/GSI Creos Glue Holder x 2
Send a WIP into scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com
IPMS Nationals called off for this year.
http://www.nats2020.com/
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SMP Prize Winner, Ethan Idenmill writes:
Hi Anthony,
I just want to let you know that I received the prize package on Friday. Thank you again and please convey my thanks to the folks at Flex-I-File as well!
This was especially welcome because I always end up buying a bunch of stuff from the Flex-I-File table at IPMS USA Nationals.
Thank you again!
Best regards,
Ethan Idenmill
From Alex
Hi. And hello from Estonia, been a long time listener of the show and enjoy every episode.
My question is what is your opinion on cheap laser cutters/engravers from china for making painting masks and are they worth it?
The Cutting Edge scale modelling plotter/cutter users:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCuttingEdgeModelersGroup/
Steve Shaffer Wrote
Hey guys! I wanted to share my latest build with you. This is a 1/48 F8U-3 Super Crusader. This is the Collect-Aire kit and is completely resin. I couldn’t have done it without my Super Sanding Blocks!!!
Thank you, Anthony!
Those sanding blocks saved my ass!
Tony Jacob chimes in
Screw-ups that we never stop making #28 – touch dry on a clear coat doesn’t mean ‘dry’. That’s what happens when you’re impatient to finish what’s on your bench because some bright spark announces a competition on their podcast. | |||
| 22 Jul 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 51 – Arma Hobbies – Do One Thing Well | 02:40:51 | |
Welcome to Episode 51 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Eric Semmelmayer
Brian Mathews
Brian Latour
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LATEST NEWS
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/smpcontest2020/
SMP 2020 Build-Off Contest
Special Breaking News: Second Prize Added!! 1/24 Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador!
SMP Giveaway SCMT Micro Prize Pack – Sean’s Custom Model Tools
Prizes: Model Tape Dispenser and Tamiya/GSI Creos Glue Holder x 2
Winner: Robert Pearlman!! – Here is a WIP of my Ma.K Superball for the giveaway.
“This guy was hand brushed with Mr. Color and I’m now working on weathering and a base.”
Here are the rest of the entries.
Scale Auto Magazine Discontinuing in Oct. One of several titles in the Kalmbach stable shutting down.
https://www.facebook.com/ScaleAutoMagazine/photos/a.162800307090927/3038104319560497/?type=3&theater
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Tim writes in:
Hi Stuart and Anthony,
There I was, listening to episode 44 when you started talking about glue bottle holders, especially the newly designed Tamiya/GSI Creos glue holders. I blanked out and the next thing I knew I had ordered 2 holders. Are you doing some sort of mind control experiments? | |||
| 05 Aug 2020 | Scale Model Podcast EP. 52 Two 1/350th Ships Passing in the Night | 02:14:58 | |
Welcome to Episode 52 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Joshua Muras
Trevor Jones
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LATEST NEWS
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/smpcontest2020/
First Prize: 1/48 MHM Baby Space Crab (Invid Scout Pod)
Second Prize Added!! 1/24 Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador!
Atlantis Hobbies signed a multi-year Licensing Agreement with
General Motors.
AtlantisPressReleaseGM.pdf
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Tony Jacob writes in about doing things your way.
The best way to do anything in modelling is the way that suits you and works for you!
I don’t believe in there being only 1 right way to do anything in modelling and too many modellers worry too much about what other people are doing. I always tell beginners to find some GOOD advice, then use that just as a starting point. The best example is the common question ‘what ratio should I thin paint for airbrushing’. The ‘skim milk’ suggestion is great advice as a starting point. But each paint brand, sometimes each colour, may perform better either more or less thinned. And each airbrush, each compressor setting and each modeller will always get their best results at a thinning ratio that specifically suits them.
None are right or wrong. Just experiment and find what works best for you. Then anyone who tells you “You’re doing it wrong” can go take a long walk off a short pier.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Italeri August Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/preview-italeris-five-releases-for.html
Hobbyboss August Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/preview-four-polar-opposite-kits-from.html
Trumpeter August Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/trumpeters-four-new-kits-of-august-in.html
MiniArt’s new 35th scale Werkstattkraftwagen Typ-03-30:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/07/preview-back-to-work-with-miniarts-new.html
1/48 Eduard Tales Of Iwo Jima VLR P-51D’s
https://www.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=36190&mode=thread&order=0
Dora Wings announcements – 2 new aircraft
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2788296804734212&id=1929101897320378
Round2 video update for August
https://youtu.be/wY92KdiSTEo
Black Dog latest releases:
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| 18 Aug 2020 | Scale Model Podcast EP. 53 – The Airbrush Whisperer Part 1 | 01:24:44 | |
Welcome to Episode 53 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Host
Stuart Clark
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporter:
Terry Wilkinson
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LATEST NEWS
Don’t forget about our contest
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/smpcontest2020/
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The 2020 Scale Modelling Survey
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/2020survey
Several years ago Jon Bius did a modelling survey in which the modelling community responded in a big way. This survey provided some interesting insights into the scale modelling community.
It’s time for another survey with some expanded questions. I have reached out to Jon and with his permission, I have used his original questions and thanks to several other contributors including the On The Bench and Plastic Model Mojo podcasts we have added several more which we know will be interesting to members of our hobby.
The survey is via Google Forms and is anonymous. It will be available until the end of August 2020. The results when compiled will be available to all.
Link to 2020 Modelling Survey
Please share far and wide as we would like to get as large a cross-section of modeller’s as possible.
The Survey closes Sept 30th.
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2 very nice kits have arrived from Horizon Models
1/72 Convair SM-65D Atlas and Mercury – Redstone.
Inbox review coming
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Bob writes in
Hi there Stuart. I have encountered your podcast a little while ago and have caught up on your most recent recordings. Very enjoyable and informative.
I’ve been a builder of models for a long time but in different ways. I started about 50 years ago with simple models. I focused on WWII aircraft early on. I also did rockets with Estes and Centuri kits.I then got into racing 10th scale R/C cars. Even became sponsored. We traveled a bit to different races, brought home trophies and some great stories. I also became interested in High Power Rocketry. This can be the big stuff. I’ve included a picture of my most recent build, an Astrobee-D, just under 6 feet tall. I’m licensed for Level 1, so I can purchase engines up to “I”. I’ve flown a “J” motor but didn’t take the test for Level 2. If you are familiar with the small engines A, B, C, etc… Each letter up is double the thrust. So you can see once you get to J, it’s a big motor. Recently I’ve been back into plastic, just finishing the monster C57-D Cruiser from the movie Forbidden Planet. I included some shots of that one. Like you have said, “where are you gonna put this thing?” Well, I made a little shelf and have it up over my head.
Enough about me. Like I mentioned, love your show.
One thing. You seem to mix up the name of the ship with the name of the man. The ship is Yamato but the man is Yamamoto. Only because I’m a huge WWII reader and it makes me wince when you say the ship instead of the man who was shot down by P-38s.
Be well!
Tim writes
Hi Stuart and Anthony,
Thanks for bringing up the dedicated model room issue in your podcast. While not ideal it did get me thinking and I added some shelving next to my kitchen table. Not ideal but better. I was sorry to hear Anthony was stepping back from the podcast but not bo... | |||
| 01 Sep 2020 | Scale Model Podcast EP. 54 – The Airbrush Whisperer Part 2 | 02:28:39 | |
Welcome to Episode 54 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland – secretary of IPMS London, retired-ish and fairly long time (but sporadic) modeller.
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Mike Tally
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LATEST NEWS
A new Modelling podcast is out
Plastic Posse Podcast
The Golden Sprue Awards
https://www.goldensprueawards.com/
Scale Model World UK has been cancelled for 2020
https://ipmsuk.org/scale-modelworld/cancellation-of-scale-modelworld-2020/
https://ipmsuk.org/viewpoint/spilling-the-beans/
Wonderfest will return in 2021
https://www.facebook.com/211585008915512/posts/4315322458541726
Atlantis Toy and Hobby announces an agreement with Peanuts World Wide for Snoopy model kits.
Full press release
Lots of new content posted to the website scalemodelpodcast.com
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Jay asks
Hi Stuart. I am behind on my listening and just learned that Anthony is cutting back his time.
Could you pass a question along to him, please?
“Which of the Macross plane model kits are the best as far as detail and quality??”
Thank you for your dedication to our hobby and the work you put into SMP!!
Anthony’s reply
Hi Jay, Anthony here. You can not go wrong with a 1/72 or 1/48 VF-1 kit from Hasegawa, for quality or price! There’s also very nice kits from Bandai who maintain very high-quality kits of the more current series! Hope you enjoy it!
Wayne Peters
Hi guys, just been listening to Ep 52. Re the new release Italeri 1/9 German Infantryman, I’m pretty sure this is a re-pop of the old Esci kit (#6001) which I have somewhere in my stash!
And re the HobbyBoss XM706E2, they also did an M706 (kit # 82148 from 2008) and Verlinden did an XM76E2 way back in 1988 (kit # 369).
Frank Ramsay
First I want to say I’m going to miss hearing Anthony every episode, I think he’s been a great co-host. But I completely understand life comes first. And I’m glad he will still be involved doing the interviews.
I was about to type up a big discussion on model railroad scales but decided it wasn’t really that interesting. So all I’ll say on the subject is that you mentioned at least one of the odder scales (I think it was On30) where the train is a different scale than the track and you wondered why that was. The reason these exist is because not every actual railroad uses the same distance between rails and if you want an accurate scale model railroad of such a railway then you need these odd scales.
You also asked us to write about our thoughts on constant-scale modeling. For me, I’m “sort of” a constant-scale modeller in that I have a specific scale for each type of subject: Aircraft (early flight) I do in 1:32, Military Vehicles of all types are 1:35, Maschinen Krieger is 1:20, Gunpla is Master Grade (aka 1:100). | |||
| 15 Sep 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 55 – Kayte Makes Things Pt. 1 | 01:39:06 | |
Welcome to Episode 55 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporter
Barry Fleet
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LATEST NEWS
Thanks to Hector Colan and the rest of IPMS Butch O’Hare for the swag!
Don’t forget about our contest!
Presenting SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 sponsored by Moscato Hobby Models
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/smpcontest2020/
The 2020 Scale Modelling Survey
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/2020-modelling-survey/
The Golden Sprue Awards
https://www.goldensprueawards.com/
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TOPIC
“AK Interactive PR Disaster”
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Robert Pearlman writes:
Thanks so much for the prize! I really like all of the items. Here’s a photo of the Tape Holder as I work on the Hasegawa F-16A plus in 72nd scale.
Getting ready to mask that tiny canopy.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
HobbyBoss Sept. releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/preview-two-new-kits-from-hobbyboss-on.html
Trumpeter Oct. releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/trumpeters-four-new-kits-of-october-in.html#more
A new company & kit from familiar modellers – Enter “16-02” with their 5,5cm FLAK (VG2) Gerät 58:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/a-new-company-kit-from-familiar.html#more
Hasegawa re-issuing Macross Zero items in December:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1950683165156354/permalink/3390861297805193
Wolfpack-Design out of South Korea is working on a new 1/72 F-5E/F Tiger II:
https://www.facebook.com/wolfpackd/photos/a.554832374609972/3345049282254920
Barracuda Studios new items for the Airfix Sea Fury
http://barracudacals.com/products.php?cat=64
Some more items from Reskit that Terry likes:
https://reskit.com.ua/index.php?route=product/category&path=59
What’s hot at Scalemates.com!
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hot.php
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SPONSOR AD
Goodman Models
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MODEL INSIDER with Anthony Goodman
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Kayte Sabicer, Professional Model Maker in the film industry, staff at Tested.com
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| 29 Sep 2020 | Scale Model Podcast EP 56. – The Golden Age | 01:35:38 | |
Welcome to Episode 56 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Malcolm Hunter
Jamie Walker
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LATEST NEWS
Ron Cobb, a highly influential designer and model maker has passed away.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ron-cobb-dead-designer-alien-ship-back-future-delorean-was-83-1149219?fbclid=IwAR3ZAarpYFhu7Uy6gF0EUr7UWOiwdiDVHSyHbZQWoNg_0z8t7CPhE52scxs
Sean Vail-Rhodes wrote in:
Mark Bilas of Wolfpack Decals passed away earlier this month of a heart attack.
His website is still up with no notification of his passing. There is a concern that unaware modellers will place orders and then get pissed off when they don’t get their decals.
Might want to let folks know that if you have made a purchase then please be patient while the family gets things sorted. Also, if you plan on placing an order from Wolfpack please hold off until the family can figure out what to do with it.
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Don writes in:
I would love to hear a “PE Whisperer” show where old newbies like me can learn that PE requires specific tools to be effectively applied.
Another technique piece would be on masking, including which products work best. I have some Vallejo mask liquid and it simply is worthless. 3M Blue tape, so so. Tamiya 2mm flexible tape – OMG! The stuff is really nice. But am I applying it and cutting it properly? Especially on the old Hasegawa 1/72 H8K Emily that has the glass frames molded on the inside and the outside is smooth? I’ve got pics, I’m getting better but … this baby won’t be winning any contests.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
New items from Ammo:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/we-preview-ammos-latest-products-for.html#more
Airfix 1/48 Sabre tooling first look:
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/sabre-parts-first-look-exclusive
New mould (?) (w/full interior) Semovente da 75/18 from Italeri:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/preview-all-new-full-interior-semovente.html#more
Riich Model’s new 35th scale French Light Tank FCM-36:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/another-fcm-36-on-horizon-thats-riich.html#more
Fourteen (14) new products from Black Dog!
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/fourteen-14-new-products-from-black-dog.html
Bergepanzer 2A2 and Panther G (early) in 1/35 from Takom:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/09/two-tasty-teutonic-head-turners-from.html
Heller announcing some 1/400 ships to be (re?)released:
https://www.facebook.com/hellerjoustra/posts/1626967300798736 | |||
| 14 Oct 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 57 – Kayte Makes Things, Part Deux | 02:32:29 | |
Welcome to Episode 57 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Terry Miesle
Geoff Heyland
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporter:
Steve Shaffer
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LATEST NEWS
SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 Gallery
From the Judge:
Winners and notable entries in two categories. I split them into two categories and split the prizes for those categories. The Execution will get the Baby Crab and the Wow will get the Lamborghini. The execution of concept is judged by how well the modeller brought a concept to life. Wow is simply how impressive the model was on the screen.
Execution of Concept:
Brian McGinnis – 1/48 Fokker DR.1
Good build and figures in a vignette, nicely done all around.
Will S. – 1/100 Gundam Barbatos
Great work with posing and very subtle lighting.
Winner of the MHM Baby Space Crab:
Andrew Hilton-Wigg – 1/100 Gundam RX-78-2S
Desert scheme on the typically colourful RX-78. Subtle shading and appropriate weathering. This is a concept well-realized and looks great.
Wow, that’s Impressive:
Rodolfo Rupoli – Kalamity Gorilla mech
Cool to see a Kalamity product, and this is probably the best paint and weathering in the contest. Grime and weathering is very convincing.
Al Quint. – 1/18 Hydro-Vee powerboat
Great subject, very clean work. More convincing painting on the interior would put this on the trophy table.
Michael Canella – 1/220 Gundam Teifsturmer Deep Striker
Wow, that’s one hell of a night light. Looks like an excellent build and very well lit. The photography is spot-on for exposure showing the bright lights but mostly not overexposing the subject.
Winner of the 1/24 Aoshima Lamborghini Aventador
Rick Reinert – 1/32 Roland
Impressive work, rigging looks fantastic, the color tones for the wood, leather and engine are great. Lozenge decals and details like turnbuckles for rigging are excellent work.
*****
Wrightcon is a virtual contest this year:
http://www.wrightcon.com/
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Ray Davis writes in about LukGraph’s announcement of an upcoming 1/32 Hawker Nimrod.
Eric Semmelmayer writes:
A fun and quick build. This is the first 1:144 build I have done and I’m amazed at how tiny it all is. Kept mixing up way too much paint for the size, being used to 1:72 and 1:48.
I have a number of these 1:144 in the stash. Glad they are there for a quick mojo booster.
Steve Bolton writes:
Anthony, I have this Aliens APC resin kit. Never done resin before. Have you any advice on cutting off the bottom block? I don’t know if it’s moulded that way or was glued on to keep body shape? Either way, a bit of poking with a knife doesn’t reveal any way forward. Any advice here mate? I have no belt sanders and the super sanding blocks won’t help until after it’s gone. | |||
| 28 Oct 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 58 – Gettin’ it Wright | 01:52:59 | |
Welcome to Episode 58. Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Anthony Goodman
Terry Miesle
Thanks to all of our Patreon Supporters. SMP could not be produced without your support!
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LATEST NEWS
24-Hour Build Returns, see Facebook page for details:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2490663337730074/
Missing parts, Forgotten Shipments?
Terry and Anthony discuss the pit-falls of shipping delays, poor communication from manufacturers and what we can do in those situations.
Shadow Hobby Thinner Line Cutter: Worth the Wait!
https://shadowhobby.com/
Tamya 1/48 CMK Lightning F-5A Recon Conversion Set:
https://www.hlj.com/1-48-scale-f-5a-recon-lightning-conversion-set-for-tamiya-cmk4399
IPMS London laments the passing of member Cam Hastings:
http://westviewfuneralchapel.com/pages/obituaries/details.php?p=4723&fbclid=IwAR1epgbsLYv4uEevLULvR7RI4oM4xAe5JSZOTv1VyKtmtZD0o30yVSvyjP0
SMP’s Super Model Contest 2020 – Prizes have been shipped out!
2 New Draws!
Super Mini Microscopic Pocket-Sized Giveaway – R2KF 1/48 “DYRL” Canopy Mask for the Movie Version VF-1 A/J/S – Open to the public. You must send in a photo WIP or finished Macross related build to scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
Extra Special Super Gargantuan Giveaway – For our Patreon Supporters!
Sean’s Custom Model Tools Prize Pack:
1 Sprue Rack
1 Tape Dispenser
1 Glue Holder 2.0
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Meng’s 1/12 Ford GT 40:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/preview-details-of-mengs-12th-scale.html
Trumpeter Nov. Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/trumpeters-three-new-kits-of-november.html
Hobby Boss Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/chinese-type-59-1-and-lars-2-on-sprues.html#more
Hong Kong Models New Dornier Trainer:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/preview-new-arrow-in-your-quiver-from.html#more
Das Werk U-Boat SM-U9:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/das-new-boat-from-das-werk-u-boat-sm-u.html#more
“Diorama Artist Hank Cheng’s Collection”
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/book-preview-diorama-artist-hank-chengs.html#more | |||
| 11 Nov 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 59 – Kayte Makes Things: The Bonus Round | 02:35:36 | |
Welcome to Episode 59 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Anthony Goodman
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporter:
Chris McLain
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LATEST NEWS
Extra Special Super Gargantuan Giveaway – From Seans Custom Model Tools
For our Patreon Supporters!
Patreon Contest Winners:
Trevor Jones
Super Mini Microscopic Pocket-Sized Giveaway – Return 2 Kit Form 1/48 “DYRL” Canopy Mask for the Movie Version VF-1 A/J/S – Open to Everyone! You must send in a photo WIP or finished Macross, Robotech, or anime-related build to scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
Maschinen Krieger Competition 2021 with Lincoln Wright
https://www.paintonplastic.com/paintonplasticblog/2020/11/3/maschinen-competition-2021
Hornby posts a profit for 2020 due to an increase in sales because of covid lockdowns:
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/29/lockdown-sales-boom-puts-model-railway-maker-hornby-back-on-track
In-Depth Review 4 coming soon for Patreon Supporters
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MAILBAG
Scott Hall brings us this build series of the 1/537 USS Reliant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVq7jg4PMj0&ab_channel=ModelerX
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hobbyboss Nov. Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/chinese-type-59-1-and-lars-2-on-sprues.html
Takom Nov. Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/a-patton-jeep-combo-bruno-from-bismarck.html
Italeri Nov. Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/preview-italeris-five-latest-releases.html
Ammo Nov. Releases:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/we-preview-ammos-latest-products-for.html
Das Werk’s new Pz. Sfl. Ia 5cm Pak 38 tank destroyer VK3.02 in 1/35th scale:
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/preview-das-werks-new-pz-sfl-ia-5cm-pak.html
Model Monkey new 3d printed items
https://www.model-monkey.com/new-models?utm_source=so&cid=bfbae89c-2828-465a-a1e9-84d00e00859c
What’s hot at Scalemates.com:
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hot.php
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WHAT’S THE SCOOP
Something new from Sean’s Custom Model Tools: | |||
| 24 Nov 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 60 – Club Insider | 01:19:03 | |
Welcome to Episode 60 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
Special Guest Host: Kerry Traynor of IPMS Canada
Kerry started modelling as a young lad and like most modellers, set the hobby aside during secondary school and college. He got back to the hobby after college and has enjoyed it ever since. His primary interest lays in 1/48 post-WW2 aircraft, but oddly, he’s been building 1/48 and 1/32 scale WW2 aircraft and 1/35 modern armour of late.
He has been a member of IPMS Canada for almost 40 years, as well as a member of the chapters in Calgary, Ottawa and of course, here in London. He believes in taking an active role in the Chapter and has served as president of the London chapter a couple of times and chaired the South-Western Ontario Scale Model Expo committee on two occasions. He currently serves on the IPMS Canada Executive as the Chapter and Member Liaison. Prior to retiring in 2018, Kerry was a Professor in the Architectural Technology program at Fanshawe College for 29 years.
Thank you to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Paul-Alexander Crystal
Jon Seip
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST NEWS
More clues coming for the SMP Super BIG Monstro Giveaway!
In-Depth Review: Building a Resin Kit – Part 4 now available!
Bench to Bench Pt. 4 – Kyle Hood of Wheels & Wings – Coming Soon!
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Bob Blair writes:
Why is there no plastic models of a BMW E46 M3? Probably the most loved of the older models, yet nothing to build. (I know you don’t work on cars much, but I’m a regular listener and thought you might have some insight.) Check it out HERE!
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Arma Hobby is going to release an AC-130 Spectre conversion kit for the new 1/72 C-130H kit from Zvezda.
New tool 1/48 IL-2 from Zvezda!
Barracuda has 10 new releases!
20 new releases from Black Dog!
A huge amount of new product from ResKit!
Great Wall Hobby 1/144 B-52H
HK 1/48 B-17F ‘Memphis Belle’
Kinetic 1/48 Pucara
Duke Hawkins Books
Kestrel Publications
What’s hot at | |||
| 09 Dec 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 61 – The Ultimate Episode of 2020 | 01:54:06 | |
Welcome to Episode 61 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
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LATEST NEWS
Moosaroo cup is underway!
Stuart’s inbox review is at https://scalemodelpodcast.com/news/avro-cierva-c-30a-inbox-look-for-moosaroo-cup-ii/
World Model Expo moved to 2022
https://www.wme2020.com/11th-world-model-expo-postponed-to-2022/
Big container ship lost quite a few containers due to a storm. Andy’s Hobby Headquarters talks about this and the challenges of Covid shipping.
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Ian Olam writes in with a shoutout.
Hi, I thought I would offer up a manufacturer/modeller much in the vein of Uschi. One guy on his own producing quality product.
Vantage Model Solutions (VMS)
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Zvezda 2021 Catalog in Russian
https://vk.com/doc6108131_578170851?hash=b62de4a6f84263e904
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/zvezdas-2021-catalogue-old-updated-new.html
Italari December
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/an-alfa-roadster-top-of-range-desert.html
Meng’s new tool 1/48 F-18E Super Hornet
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/a-new-killer-superbug-from-meng-in-48th.html
Three new decal sheets from EagleCal
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/11/eaglecals-three-new-decal-sheets-in.html#more
1/32 Italeri Tornado Inbox review
https://dnmodels.com/all/tornado-gr-4-italeri-32nd-ita2513/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tornado-gr-4-italeri-32nd-ita2513
Tamiya announcing a 1/24 McLaren Senna
https://www.tamiyausa.com/blog/first-look-tamiya-24355-mclaren-senna-124-scale-model-kit/
New Lancaster book from WNW’s Richard Alexander
https://www.wingleader.co.uk/shop/lancasterearlywpa5
Clearprop is working on a 1/72 Mig-23
https://www.facebook.com/Clearpropmodels/posts/2934050816877398
Special Hobby releases Dec / Jan
https://www.specialhobby.info/2020/11/december-and-january-new-release.html
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hot.php
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SPONSOR AD
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| 06 Jun 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 73 – Industry Ups and Downs | 01:21:09 | |
Welcome to Episode 73 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Thomas Grossman – Tom@tagteamhobbies.com
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Breaking News
Kittyhawk / Panda Shutting down?
The company is not releasing any more news at the time of the recording (Wed June 3)
https://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?/topic/89746-kittyhawkpanda-just-announced-they-were-closing-on-facebook/&tab=comments#comment-1285909
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Thomas Grossman from Tag Team Hobbies on the state of the industry
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LATEST NEWS
SCOTTCON 2021 on Sept 25th at the Museum of Aviation here in Warner Robins, Georgia.
Columbia SC on 19 June for the South Carolina Scale Model Mega Show & IPMS/USA R-12 Regional
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MAILBAG
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
Peter Culos writes
Stuart jinxed me! On the recent Wonderfest episode, seconds after Stuart mentioned getting your Xacto knife impaled on your leg I found mine sticking out of my calf! What kind of voodoo does Stuart practice up there in the great white north? Yikes!
Despite the danger, I’ll keep listening. You guys do a super job and are great companions for my workbench. I know it takes a lot of time but us lonely basement and attic modellers really appreciate it. Just try to lay off the black magic though!
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trumpeter May
Hobby Boss May
Black Dog
Tamiya June
ICM June
Hasegawa June
Bandai Gundam Releases Jun
Model Collect 1/48 A-12 going to molds in June
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
Goodman Models
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart
Mosquito plugging along. Currently painting and assembly of landing gear, propellers.
Tom
Ariel Diorama with a twist.
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Model cars in wood.
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THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep. 73 is sponsored by R2KF – the official distributor of MHM models. | |||
| 19 Jun 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 74 – Post Wonderfest 2021 | 01:03:31 | |
Welcome to Episode 74 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Terry Miesle
Paul Bodensiek
Thanks to our Patreon Supporters:
The winner of our last draw was Matthew O’Meara
Next Draw, Flex-i-file prize pack.
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LATEST NEWS
Announcements at Wonderfest
From Round2
AMT The Mandalorian Razor Crest 1/72
Space:1999 Hawk MK IX 1/48
1/350 USS Grissom
1/1000 USS Voyager
LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Italeri June
MiniArt June
Trumpeter June
Eduard June
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
Goodman Models
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Company of the week
1ManArmy – Masks etc
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Paul Bodensiek from Paragrafix
Post Wonderfest
https://www.facebook.com/101376831615267/photos/a.112775107142106/309255817494033/
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart
Hasegawa 1/72 Mosquito. Underside coat airbrushed on. Painting of the upperside complete.
Terry
1/10 scale Hammerhead Shark from Fade To Black Productions. Sculpted by Bill Wieger. Currently sculpting a couple of remoras to go with the shark.
Slowly moving on the Dora Wings’ P-43 Lancer kit. Currently building the engine, and will be filling some fuselage and wing seams.
Paul
Mainly design work on the Spindrift
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
New Tool
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/06/model-tool-preview-introducing-octopus.html
AFV Club Husky with Interrogation Arm.
https://www.kitlinx.com/cgi/display.cgi?item_num=AFV35354
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THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep. 74 is sponsored by Return 2 Kit Form – the official distributor of MHM models. Check out their New web store!
For more modelling podcast goodness, | |||
| 04 Jul 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 75 – Decals and Things | 02:38:00 | |
Welcome to Episode 75 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
Thank-you to our Patreon Supporters:
Winner of the Flex-i-file prize pack is Allan Gillis
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LATEST NEWS
Announcement from Goodman Models and Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools.
IPMS Southland NZ presents 2021 Model Expo
Border, Takom and Rye Field having a spat – The posts have been taken down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvUDDFTodPg&ab_channel=TheBear
Moosaroo Cup III Many more podcasts will be particpating.
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We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
AK June
Special Hobby 1/72 Destroyer MV125 15CM Gun
KP 1/72 Convair XFY-1 Pogo – Rerelease. Stuart bought the old boxing of this recently from an estate collection.
US T3E2/E3 Christie Medium Tank 1/35
Airfix de Havilland Vampire F.3 – 1/48 sprue shots
1/25th Richard Petty 1976 Dodge Charger by Salvinos JR Models.
https://aeroscale.net/news/cw-22-test-build Dora Wings CW-22 test shots/build
Takom’s new 35th scale Battleship Yamato Type 60-caliber 15.5cm gun turret
Takom’s “Caspian Sea Monster.” in 1/144 coming soon.
First ship kit from Takom, 1/350 Type 124 Sachsen class Frigate
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
Goodman Models
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Jonathan Mock – Airfix decal designer and pro modeller.
Jonathan Mock is an expert modeller and has been building plastic scale models for more than thirty years. After finishing art school in the 1980s, he worked in publishing as a graphic designer and contributed articles and artwork to modelling titles like Scale Aircraft Modelling, Scale Models International and Plastic Kit Constructor. Jonathan now works on a freelance basis, researching and designing decal artwork for Airfix along with producing work for other companies such as The... | |||
| 18 Jul 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 76 – Side 6 Part 1 | 01:54:47 | |
Welcome to Episode 76 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporter:
David Roach
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LATEST NEWS
Moosaroo Cup III
HG Sakura Wars Spiricle Striker Mugen (Azami Mochizuki Type)
NIMCON 2021 is the Region 5 contest. September 18th.
From Paul at Paragrafix
I have just received confirmation from Brian Johnson that I am licensed to produce his concept Space 1999 Mk IX Hawk cockpit for Round 2’s upcoming kit in 1/48 scale.
I only viewed the kit briefly at Wonderfest so actual design work will have to wait until it’s released and proper measurements can be made.
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Matt Dyer, Gilbert, AZ
Still enjoying your podcast very much. Part 1 of the interview with Jonathan Mock was excellent, and am waiting for Part 2. I read Mr. Mock’s column in Model Airplane International, and it is always interesting and full of great insights.
I fully agree with what he said about the people saying the “hobby is dying”. What nonsense! Each month kits appear that we would not have dreamed of 20 years ago. The hobby may be changing direction. Gone are the days when kits could be purchased for pocket change, and maybe as the Baby Boom generation ages out, we will see an end to the flood of German armor, Mustangs and Spitfires. For a generation brought up on Star Wars we will see a lot more sci fi models. And that is okay. The older kits will still be here, and new genres will bring in new modelers. It is all good.
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Latest from Revell
Italeri’s four July releases
Hobbyboss new items
Takom releases a pair of Zeppelins
Eduard July 2021
ModelCollect July 2021
Trumpeter July
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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Company of the week
https://lukgraph.pl/
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SPONSOR AD
Sean’s Custom Model Tools
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Side 6 Part 1 | |||
| 01 Aug 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 77 – Side 6 Part 2 | 01:36:26 | |
Welcome to Episode 77 Sponsored by Goodman Models and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Terry Miesle
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LATEST NEWS
Wonderfest 2022 Dates and hotel bookings are available.
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MAILBAG
Andrew White I recently became a member of IPMS Canada, I love the RT! I did get decals in my latest issue but, being a latecomer to the party, I received an older set…albeit with some great subjects on it as well.
Peter Browns Jeep in a box
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Trumpeter new releases July
Hasegawa New Items
ICM July
Hobbyboss July
Airfix new tool 1/72 Tempest V
Veteran Models 1/200 scale Type 96 25mm AA guns
USS Sturgeon from Mikromir
Dora Wings landing: AT-9
Zvezda 1:48 Hind
25 new products from Black Dog
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Side 6 Part 2
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart
Starting the 1/72 Monogram F16-XL
Terry
Actually got some work done on the Crusher Joe Fighter, when the heat and weeding haven’t wiped him out.
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Razor Crests are landing!
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THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep. 77 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their New web store!
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| 15 Aug 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 78 – Cincinnati Scale Modelers | 00:49:19 | |
Welcome to Episode 78 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Terry Miesle
Mike Ward
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LATEST NEWS
Atlantis Toy and Hobby has signed a multi year licensing agreement with Jim Keeler
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MAILBAG
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tamiya’s new 1/48th scale F-14A Tomcat (Late Model) Carrier Launch Set
First test shots of Revell’s 48th scale SR-71
Shipborne Sci-fi Suisei from Suyata
The very first transport helicopter in the world! Focke Achgelis FA 223 Drache.
Crusher Joe Galleon now available.
Airfix Canadair 1/48 Sabre in North America – Unboxing.
Airfix Chipmunk is in stock next week
GWH 1/32 Curtis Hawk 81-A2 “Flying Tigers”
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
Goodman Models
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers
Cincinnati scale modelers Contest & show 2021
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart
A bit of work done on the CF-166 XL – Primer on, getting ready for paint.
Terry
Actually getting paint on the Crusher Joe fighter!
Mike
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Coming soon – Curtiss Hawk 75 series. https://clearpropmodels.com/cp_4803
Buildups of Bandai’s Razorcrest and Dora Wings’ AT-9 trainer.
Furball Aero Design released a bunch of new decals, Hellcats and Phantom II are notable sets.
Flying Leatherneck Decals has some new resin conversions for the Tamiya F-4B. https://www.flyingleathernecksdecals.com/p/fl48-8025-anapr-24-rhaw-antenna-fin-cap-for-tamiya-f-4b
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THE LAST WORD
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| 30 Aug 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 79 – Mojo and Nationals | 01:48:31 | |
Welcome to Episode 79 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
From the Plastic Model Mojo
Mike Baskette
David Knights
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LATEST NEWS
Kotare Models – From the ashes of Wingnut Wings
Sprue Brothers In partnership with Phantom Phreaks announcing – a new family of 1:32 F-4 Phantom kits. Twelve (12) versions are planned to begin in 2022.
Plastic Model Mojo at IPMS Nationals.
2021 Nat’s news
Mobius 2001 Orion Clipper 1/72
1/16 StuG from Das Werks – $100!
Revell
MRC
Atlantis
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
AK August
Matho Models August
Border Model’s 1/35th scale Ju 87 G1/G2 Stuka
https://aeroscale.net/news/macchi-m-33-released
Roden’s new Silver line GMC PD3701 in 1/35th scale
Hasegawa’s new 24th scale “Mazda Savannah RX-7 (SA22C)” new tool
Trumpeter August
Italeri August
ICM 1:48 scale DB-26B/C Invader with Q-2 drones
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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SPONSOR AD
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Interview – Pre-recorded
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Brett Traynor from Return2Kit Form
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart
CF-166XL complete
Looking at a what-if CF-123 next.
Mike
Moosaroo III entry
ZS 2 Antitank gun
E-16 Paul
David
Tu128 Trumpeter 1/72
1/72 Tamiya Mosquito – painting underway
M-30
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
https://danielsimon.com/
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THE LAST WORD
SMP Ep.79 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their | |||
| 12 Sep 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 80 – The Return of Geoff | 01:31:44 | |
Welcome to Episode 80 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon and Paypal Supporters:
Chen Reed
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LATEST NEWS
Moscoto Hobby is having a contest
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We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tamiya 1/48 Nashorn preview (100th kit in the 1/48 line)
More details on the Airfix 1/72 Tempest and 1/48 Vampire
FORE HOBBY’s new 1/72 super-detailed Schnellboot S-38
First test-parts of our new Project 22220 icebreaker “Arktika” kit in 1/350
Takom Two 350th scale Flakturms
Takom 1/35 USN Twin 5 inch turret
Miniart doing more with their tractor kits.
Miniart releases 1/35 US WW2 Infantry in rain gear.
ICM releases Vietnam ground personnel in 1/48
Revell new items
Red Iron has some new Sputniks SPUTNIK-4 SPUTNIK-5
Advanced Research Colonizer Arkhitect 1/3000 – Perfection Industry Co. Ltd.
We are a Hong Kong start-up company that has been cooperating with the Japan iwata company. Our partner is also the agent of iwata’s airbrush.and we are authorized to use their logo and airbrush appearance to create a new design for spacecraft.
This spaceship is composed of total 177pcs plastic parts, plus 22pcs different colors of LED lights. It is worth mentioning that LED lights are rarely used on traditional models, except for Bandai robots and Star Wars spacecraft. This approach is relatively rare. In order to achieve the best results, we specially use custom-made LED lights plus different semiconductor parts to adjust the brightness of the light source, | |||
| 10 Oct 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 81 – Stuart’s Back | 01:34:18 | |
Welcome to Episode 81 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
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LATEST NEWS
Heart attacks and other silliness.
Terry goes to shows!
Butch Ohare club show
Geoff learned how much work is involved in distributing a stash, but how rewarding! More discussion later in the episode.
FSM going to 6 issues a year.
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Kotare announces a forthcoming 1/32 Spitfire Mk,1a (late) – ex WNW staff involved
Border Models releasing 1/32 Lancaster (ex WNW molds)
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=874992886463701&id=339312286698433
MTS has the new glass files on their highlight video today.
https://michtoy-from-the-front.blogspot.com/
They make some glass sanding sticks, too. These files look really interesting.
https://www.michtoy.com/item-MGK-MTS048A-Glass_File_(Long).html
https://www.michtoy.com/item-MGK-MTS048B-Glass_File_(Short).html
Trumpeter Oct
HobbyBoss Oct
4 new items from Panzer Art
New Kaman Seasprites in 1:72 scale: the UH-2C and HH-2D
AK new 3G Air line of paints
CultTV upcoming news
DH.100 Vampire Mk.3 ‘European and American Operators’ 1/72
Flyhawk Models 1/72 Dauntless dive bomber
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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Topic
More thoughts on Stashes and collections.
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – CF-223 1st coat of primer on.
Geoff – Academy F4-J in 1/48 and Academy 1/48 Hawker Hunter into the details and decals! Plus, started on an Airfix 1/72 DeHavilland Canada Chipmunk to be done in CWHM colours as ... | |||
| 24 Oct 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep. 82 – To Market! | 01:29:07 | |
Welcome to Episode 83 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Meisle
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
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LATEST NEWS
CH2A model show
Guelph show has been cancelled
Hobbyeasy credit card hack
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Correction on folding wings
Joel Middleton
Hello, it is lovely to hear Stuart is doing well.
In your last podcast, you mentioned that the Flyhawk SBD had been criticized for not having a wing fold. It is worth noting that the real thing didn’t either…
Otherwise a great show as always.
Ray Boorman from Toronto wrote in as well with the same facts.
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Hello Stuart, Geoff and Terry
I’m a long time listener to the pod. I am happy that Stuart is feeling better and thought I would share some thoughts about stashes since you three were talking stashes in your last episode.
On one hand, if it is managed and cared for, the stash is a legitimate hobby within a hobby. I see it as no different from other forms of collecting, even if the stasher has only the slightest intention to build the kits.
Hey, if having kits brings joy to someone, what is wrong with that?
However, an experience from earlier this year showed me the ‘dark side’ of the stash. Without getting into too much detail, a friend of mine purchased a collection and asked a few of us to help take it out of a house. I volunteered because (a) during covid, I’ve been extremely bored and house bound (b) it would be a fun morning with my model buddies and (c) I get to paw though models.
Well, after some 4-5 hours of clearing out a house with 10 other guys I can tell you this: There is definitely a difference between a managed stash and a hoard of model kits that have been piled endlessly and have gradually taken over all living spaces. A significant amount of these kits were not only sealed, they were not even taken out of the bag from the store. Just piled and piled and piled.
I can’t guess how many kits were there – but there were thousands. I only saw a small fraction of what was being boxed up and loaded onto almost two cube trucks. What I thought would be a fun experience became a depressing one.
The point I am trying to make is that “stash” went well beyond collecting and probably an indicator of something else. If you think one of your friends or some club member is heading down that road, it might not be a bad idea to check in on him once in a while to see how he is doing.
Chris Wallace / Model Airplane Maker
From Paul Brown:
Hi Terry, Just a quick heads up that there is a fault with the Kinetic F-104G! Kinetic is aware but has stated publicly they are not going to change the moulds due to cost (so you may need to graft a section from a monogram kit in to rectify!).
Above the wing section on the fuselage, where the jet intake blends into the trailing edge of the wing, the Kinetic kit stops way too far forward. They have corrected the issue on the TF-104G and the F-104C as they had not been released, so if the monogram fix isn’t practical, you may need to cut the single-seat nose off and fit to the Tf-104 (F-104 C tail is too short to make a G!
Hope that’s helpful
We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions at scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com. | |||
| 07 Nov 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast Ep – 83 – Some Art | 01:40:34 | |
Welcome to Episode 83 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Geoff Heyland
Terry Miesle
Christopher Doll
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Interview
This Episode’s Special Guest:
Christopher Doll is an artist who specializes in science fiction and astronomy subjects. His work has been featured on a number of book covers, including Becky Chambers’ Hugo Award-Winning WAYFARERS series for HarperCollins US. Each Wednesday Christopher hosts a live stream where he paints a science fiction scene for his audience. He currently lives in the Pacific Northwest USA and when he’s not painting space art, he helps his wife run their family baking business, Doll House Baked Goods.
Livestream on TWITCH.TV:
https://www.twitch.tv/blackbirdcd
Online Store:
https://christopher-doll.com/space-art-store/
Currently selling a 2022 Space Art Calendar.
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SPONSOR AD
Pre-recorded ad in the Marketing folder!
Goodman Models
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
AK November
80 new products from Res Kit
28 new products from Black Dog https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/10/twenty-eight-28-new-products-in-four.html
8 from Barracuda
Revell December (Includes the Blackbird)
Arma’s 1/48 Hurricane is delayed until next year.
Kotara’s Spitfire – more pictures!
Border Models 1/35 Ju87 pictures!–
CanAir decals reborn as abovebelow.ca
What’s hot at Scalemates.com
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – Finished up the CF-233
Geoff – busy period! 1/72 Pioneer2 Horten IX (dog of a kit!), 1/72 Sword Northrop N-9MA( flying wings time!) and 1/72 Revell Fokker D VII (gift from my daughter over ten years ago…). Waiting for delivery of the Ekranoplane and salivating over the Revell Razor Crest and Blackbird…
Terry – No real progress on the Spitfire or Crusher Joe kits. I was in Cincy helping with a friend’s shop and at the Cincy contest. I started organizing my own workshop after helping get through Mark’s shop and seeing what he left behind.
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Cincinnati Scale Modelers contest at the Tristate Warbird Museum. Over 300 entries, sales floor tucked in with aircraft, free ice cream!
A good way to display your large 2001 Discovery.
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THE LAST WORD
Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:
Gregg Bender
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| 05 Dec 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 85 – Model Airplane Maker | 01:38:10 | |
Welcome to Episode 85 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Chris Wallace Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: *************** | |||
| 22 Dec 2021 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep.86 – Xmas Special | 01:28:49 | |
Welcome to Episode 86 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Paul Bodensiek Michael Ward Sean Thomas Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon | |||
| 10 Jan 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 87 – Anthony Returns | 01:37:12 | |
Welcome to Episode 87 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Anthony Goodman Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Gord Catt Paul Pendleton-Br | |||
| 30 Jan 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 88 – Zeppelins! | 01:34:07 | |
Welcome to Episode 88 Sponsored by Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form HostsStuart ClarkGeoff HeylandTerry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ******************************** | |||
| 13 Feb 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 89 – CultTVman | 01:32:52 | |
Welcome to Episode 89 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ****************************** | |||
| 27 Feb 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 90 – Heartland Hobby | 02:07:00 | |
Welcome to Episode 90 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: Jared Cowell *** | |||
| 13 Mar 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 91 – HeritageCon Countdown | 01:42:56 | |
Welcome to Episode 91 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ************** | |||
| 28 Mar 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 92 – Pre Show | 01:15:01 | |
Welcome to Episode 92 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ***************** | |||
| 09 Apr 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 93 – Striking up a Conversation | 01:40:54 | |
Welcome to Episode 93 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ***************** | |||
| 24 Apr 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 94 – Zooming Along | 01:34:50 | |
Welcome to Episode 94 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Tony Wootson Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ********** | |||
| 09 Jun 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 95 – Back Again – repost | 01:54:09 | |
Due to some issues with the RSS feed, I’m having to repost this episode. This is a duplicate of Episode 95. Apologies in advance Duo to a feed issue. This episode did not make the feeds, trying agai | |||
| 19 Jun 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 96 – Post Wonderfest | 01:09:41 | |
Welcome to Episode 96 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: ******************************* | |||
| 03 Jul 2022 | The Scale Model Podcast – EP 97 – Thunderbolts | 00:59:49 | |
Welcome to Episode 97 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form Hosts Stuart Clark Geoff Heyland Terry Miesle Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters: MAILBAG ********* | |||
| 15 Apr 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 44 – Mike Rinaldi Part Duex | 01:59:48 | |
Welcome to Episode 44 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
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LATEST NEWS
Sean’s Custom Model Tools Prize Pack #2 Giveaway!
Send us an email with a picture of your workbench area to: scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com Please use a subject of “SMP 44 Giveaway”
Stuart will randomly draw a winner on April 26th.
Goodman Models (Official Green) Super Stand and Model Tape Dispenser.
Moosaroo Cup Part II
Via IPMS Hamilton and Lightspeed Global
Full announcement
Some possible sad news coming from Wingnut Wings
https://forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com/index.php?topic=10978.msg202360%3Bboardseen&fbclid=IwAR1mwI0GXAsZmp-I_tHrwk6xgZZmTZJlQPK_0XdPwCvGHmd1ARt1GX4esjk#new
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Hector Colan
Just wanted to drop a quick line to thank you for keeping up with the show. During this time of isolation, the three model podcasts are one of the things that is keeping me sane.
Hector
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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS
First Frames from the upcoming Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vc
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/first-frames-from-new-spitfire-vc-tooling?utm_campaign=2641075_Airfix%20-%20Workbench%20-%20Week%201%202020%2F2021&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Hornby%20PLC&_%24ja=tsid%3A71284&dm_i=2DJZ,1KLV7,9BRF4Q,5BNEE,1
British Lorry 3t LGOC B-TYPE from Miniart
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/03/preview-colourful-new-british-lorry-3t.html#more
New Parts and decals from the 2019 release.
Hong Kong Models releasing a 1/32 Phantom FG 1
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hk-models-01e11-phantom-fg1–1134050
Kitty Hawk 1/35 Huey
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/kitty-hawk-kh5001-uh-1b-huey–1275592
Takom is going to release a new tool Stug-III
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/takom-2xxx-stug-iii-ausfg-early–1276632
Trumpeter April
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/04/two-new-kits-with-sprues-colours-boxart.html Both of these 2015 Rebox (Updated/New parts)
Revell April
https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/04/revells-april-new-kits-made-up-in-our.html
F35 is a Italeri repop from 2013 – new decals
Citroën 2 CV Cocorico is a repop – combo set with paint/glue
FB111 repop from 1984 – new decals
2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 – repop from 2013 – new ... | |||
| 28 Apr 2020 | Scale Model Podcast Ep. 45 – Scalemates | 02:10:24 | |
Welcome to Episode 45 Sponsored by Goodman Models.
Hosts
Stuart Clark
Anthony Goodman
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LATEST NEWS
Sean’s Custom Model Tools Prize Pack #2 Giveaway!
Prizes Included:
Goodman Models (Official Green) Super Stand and Model Tape Dispenser
Winner is Jose Castro!
Bench to Bench Ep. 1 now available!
https://scalemodelpodcast.com/bench-to-bench/bench-to-bench-ep-1/
Want-a-Fest is coming!
https://www.facebook.com/Want-A-Fest-104039344619840/?mc_cid=02b5bfe291&mc_eid=cd6d9ae854
IPMS USA statement on Nationals
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=695900304486952&id=451660115577640
Moscato Hobby Models – 1/72 Quincy Rowe kit Sold Out!
https://bit.ly/2KGSrfk
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Erik Flynn
Hello gents,
Like a lot of people, I have gotten back into models in the past month after many years away from the hobby. It seems like a recurring theme these days and wow I can’t believe how much I am enjoying it again. Not sure why I left but work, moving, raising a family seemed to get in the way.
Do you have an air compressor you would recommend to someone with airbrushing experience but not an expert by any means (trying to get there though). I would like a 3-litre tank attached with a regulator and water trap. So many to choose from that I don’t know what is good or what is not.
Don’t feel like dropping $500 for an Iwata air compressor as I think my wife may have a cow. Trying to keep in the $200 range. I have been using my Iwata HP-C airbrush on a 5-gallon air tank that has a regulator and water trap installed. Works well but a pain the ass to have to run down to the garage and refill halfway through a project. Time for an air compressor.
Loving the podcast and the info you are sharing. I laughed when you told the story of dropping the X-Acto blade in your lap and cutting your leg. I just did that recently and now have a hole in my right thigh. | |||
