Episode 53 of the Bench Time Podcast by HO Scale Customs brings us to the end of the year and the last episode of 2018!

This week we discuss what is on our workbenches, Todd’s new build of KC’s Workshop’s Cameron Street Apartments and how he has detailed some of the multi-diverse materials of walls with some pretty neat tricks to create ivy vines, vintage wall signs, and window blinds, creating layers of depth to achieve great realism in ho scale. Also how these techniques will be demonstrated on Facebook Live builds happening this weekend which will be available to view on our HO Scale Customs Facebook page for those that don’t catch it live and long after this podcast airs.

We then talk about the human side of model railroading and how the non-model railroader or non-fine scale modeler views us, the model railroader and fine scale artists, and what some often think about us.  How we are perceived at times by a lot of people.  How some admire our work, many may find it silly, others ask WHY?  And some may snicker. How we may want to avoid telling certain circles to avoid the stereotypes at times associated, and how it is healthy to not over-talk about model railroading and modeling with our loved ones, family and close friends to the point where it is all we talk about and we bore them to tears. 

We wrap up with some new details of the upcoming live facebook build-a kit program, some new capabilities with video on youtube and a big upcoming 2019 with lots of surprises and special guests. Also some of the cool model railroad Christmas gifts we received.