It’s memorial day weekend, so let’s first take a moment to remember all of the fallen service men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the US Military. Thank you.

This week on the Bench Time Podcast we’ve got a pair of guests, Jake Johnson and Dave Meek who together have formed Crescent Creek Models which specializes in innovative laser-cut structure kits for the discerning model railroader and collector. Founded by former Disney Imagineer and professional model maker, Jake Johnson, and Thunder Mesa Mining Company creator and commercial artist, Dave Meek, Crescent Creek Models brings the charm and nostalgic appeal of 19th and early 20th Century architecture to life in miniature! (Description from Crescent Creek Models Site)

Since Jake was on the show and we’ve covered his background before on Episode 51 of The Bench Time Podcast, we go over Dave’s model building background and how him and Jake were able to link up to create some awesome things together.

We also go over the background of Dave’s Thunder Mesa RR and you can find more about his Thunder Mesa Studios here: Thunder Mesa Mining Co. Model Railroad.

FREE STUFF from Thunder Mesa Mining Co. here!!

Follow these Facebook Pages & Groups as well to stay up-to-date on their work:

• Thunder Mesa Mining Company

We LOVED talking with Dave & Jake about modeling the mid-west and west and we would really like to do more with this type of modeling in the future! Can’t wait to see what they do coming up and to talk to these two again.

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