Hiya Benchmates!

We’re back with Episode 11, and it’s another modelling-packed session you won’t want to miss. This time, we’ve brought in one of the hobby’s most recognisable names:

🎙️ Guest Spotlight – Spencer Pollard Artist, author, editor, and modeller extraordinaire—Spencer joins us for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about creativity, burnout, finding your place in the hobby, and what keeps him coming back to the bench. It’s raw, real, and takes some seriously jaw dropping reveals!

📦 IPMS Dispatches – October Update: We’re counting down to Scale ModelWorld 2025 in Telford, and there’s lots to cover. Membership news, what to expect, plus upcoming shows around the UK prior to SMW.

So put the kettle on, push those decals aside, and settle in—because Episode 11 is one for the books!

👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your modelling fix!

And don’t forget—our redesigned website is now live with full guest info, episode links, and ways to get in touch.

We love hearing from you, so if there's a topic you want us to tackle or a question you’d like answered on the show, drop us a line—we might just read it out!

Till next time, when we are joined by  Brownie

📧 Email: [email protected] 🔗 Website: www.beyondtheboxart.com

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Useful Links:

• IPMS UK: www.ipmsuk.org 

• Spencer Pollard: www.thekitbox.org

• Scale ModelWorld 2025: https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/

• Mach Models YouTube: @machmodels

• AMMO by Mig Jimenez: www.ammo.es 

• Matters of Scale: https://mattersofscale.com/

• Phase Hangar Resin Accessories: https://phasehangarresin.com/

• Inside The Armour: https://www.insidethearmour.com/

Hiya Benchmates! This episode we’ve packed the bench full of modelling goodness:

🎯 Precision by Passion (Extended Edition): We welcome Chris Meddings of Inside the Armour, diving deep into his journey through publishing, CAD, and the art of turning passion into print.

💡 Wongy’s Wisdom Returns! Ever wondered how to make working slime lights for your modern aircraft builds? Wongy’s got the tricks to light up your latest project.

📦 IPMS Dispatches (Bumper Edition): All the essential membership updates you need ahead of Scale Model World at Telford this November—don’t miss this if you’re attending!

🎙️ Plus, all the usual Beyond the Box Art banter, laughs, and side-tracking discussions you’ve come to expect from the bench.

So grab a cuppa, clear some sprue from the desk, and tune in—because Episode 10 is one you won’t want to miss.

👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, or wherever you get your modelling fix!

Also, our redesigned website with details on our guests and an easy way to listen to the show is now live!

Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.   Till the next time Brownie

Email: [email protected]  For more information on subjects & guests in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com Search for Beyondtheboxart on Facebook Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Mach Models Youtube: @machmodels  AMMO by Mig Jimenez www.ammo.es 

Matters of scalehttps://mattersofscale.com/ Phase Hangar Resin Accessorieshttps://phasehangarresin.com/ Inside The Armour3https://www.insidethearmour.com/

 

Hiya Benchmates,  Another bumper episode. Episode 9 has not One, but TWO major interviews for your pleasure! First up, Martin Drayton from Emdee Scale Models talking dioramas and building whilst working away from home! Our Second guest is Mark Robson from Kōtare models in New Zealand.  Fresh on the back of the 1/48 Halifax project, Martin talks about Kōtare's past, present and future along with a few exclusives!!! Also, we have redesigned our website with details on our guests and an easy way to listen to the show.

Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.   Till the next time Brownie

Email: [email protected]  For more information on subjects & guests in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com Search for Beyondtheboxart on Facebook Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Mach Models Youtube: @machmodels  AMMO by Mig Jimenez www.ammo.es 

 

Welcome to episode 8 of Beyond The Box Art, your fortnightly fix for scale modelling updates & the official podcast for the International Plastic Modellers Society (UK)! We are privilaged to have the one and only Mig Jiménez from AMMO as our guest for this episode.  Mig talks about his early days, the current philosphy behind the business and gives drops some MAJOR news regarding a new product line about to launch amongst other fascinating insights.

We also have the normal features for the pod We are joined again by Mark Sanderson, Publicity Officer with the 3rd IPMS Dispatches - have a show or event to promote, notable branch news etc, this feature will fill in the gap between the bi-monthly magazine for members - email Mark at [email protected] with anything you want to get a mention. Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.   Till the next time Brownie

Email: [email protected]  For more information on subjects in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com We are also on: FaceBook: Beyondtheboxart Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Mach Models Youtube: @machmodels  AMMO by Mig Jimenez www.ammo.es 

Hiya Benchmates! Welcome to episode 7 of Beyond The Box Art, your fortnightly fix for scale modelling updates & the official podcast for the International Plastic Modellers Society (UK)! This episode is packed with 2 amazing interviews...  Firstly, we chat with Mike Reeves from Phase Hangar Resin accessories in the USA as part of our Precision By Passion feature for sole trader or small businesses.  The conversation covered the past, present and future for the business and included the transition from running around the garage pooring resin to 3d printing accessories. Please email us at [email protected] if you want to come on and talk about your small business - it's free to do so and all it will cost you is a few minutes!  Put Precision by Passion in the email title! Our main interview is with Jon Tabinor, a freelance author who works with Guideline Publications as the assistant editor for Scale Aircraft Modelling as well as working on a few of the publishers other titles. We also have the normal features for the pod We are joined again by Mark Sanderson, Publicity Officer with the 3rd IPMS Dispatches - have a show or event to promote, notable branch news etc, this feature will fill in the gap between the bi-monthly magazine for members - email Mark at [email protected] with anything you want to get a mention. Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.   Till the next time Brownie

Email: [email protected]  For more information on subjects in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com We are also on: FaceBook: Beyondtheboxart Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Mach Models Youtube: @machmodels  Phase Hangar Resin www.phasehangarresin.com Guidline Publishing https://www.guidelinepublications.co.uk/  Scale Aircraft Modelling https://www.guidelinepublications.co.uk/index.php?CATEGORY=2&SUB=1 

Hiya Benchmates, In this episode we have taken a bit of a different direction for a one off with regards to the advantage of scale modelling and the benefits for mental health. We are joined by Malcolm Childs & James Skiffins from Models for Heroes (& the Just making conversation podcast) to take a deep dive into the benefits scale modelling can give. We are also joined by our new team member - Luke Flynn (our guest on episode 5) who has helped bring down the average age of the rest of the team by several decades!!! Looking forward to Episode 7 - we will be joined by Jon Tabinor, assistant editor for SAM - Scale Aircraft Modelling magazine as well as working on Model Truck World and Toy Soldier collector - so it's not all aviation!

Brownie Consortium of Model Making Support Organisations: https://www.facebook.com/groups/667998369164434 Models for Heroes Donation page: modelsforheroes.org.uk/donate

Models for Heroes Support Page: https://modelsforheroes.org.uk/support

Research focusses on the scale modelling hobby concluded that there was significant impact on those who engaged with the activity.  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03080226231208053  NICE guidelines pertaining to Arts and Crafts group activities being beneficial for well being: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng32/chapter/Recommendations#groupbased-activitie Guideline Publications: https://www.guidelinepublications.co.uk/ 

Hiya Benchmates! Welcome to episode 5 of Beyond The Box Art, your fortnightly fix for scale modelling updates & the official podcast for the International Plastic Modellers Society (UK)! This episode is packed with 2 inciteful interviews...  Firstly, we chat with Kevin Futter from KLP Publishing in Australia as part of our Precision By Passion feature for sole trader or small businesses.  The conversation went into the future of the specialist print market for refference books for the hobby. Email us at [email protected] if you want to come on and talk about your small business - it's free to do so and all it will cost you is a few minutes!  Put Precision by Passion in the email title! Our main interview is with non-other than Luke Flynn, the person behind the lens for the Mach Models Youtube & Instagram channel...  You may have seen his recent build of the UMa AV-8B Harrier II Plus.   We also have the normal features for th epod along with another Wongies Wisdom, this time on snow effects for dioramas.  Also, we are joined by Mark Sanderson, Publicity Officer with the 1st IPMS Dispatches - have a show or event to promote, notable branch news etc, this feature will fill in the gap between the bi-monthly magazine for members - email Mark at [email protected] with anything you want to get a mention on. We hope you enjoy the content as mush as we enjoyed making it - and you will want to listen to the VERY end... even beyond our goodbyes for a little extra (my turn to get tounge-tied) Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.   Till the next time Brownie

Email: [email protected]  For more information on subjects in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com We are also on: FaceBook: Beyondtheboxart Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Mach Models Youtube: @machmodels  KLP Publications www.klp.com.au 

Hiya Benchmates! Welcome to episode 4 of Beyond The Box Art, your fortnightly fix for scale modelling updates! This episode has 2 BIG announcements -  of which the episode logo is a bit of a clue for one of them ;-) Paul Regan, President of the International Plastic Modellers Society (UK) is our feature interview this episode, but we are also joined by John Colisante from Matters of Scale as the 1st guest of Precision by Passion, out new spot for small buisnesses to talk about who they are and what they do! Email us at [email protected] if you want to come on and talk about your small business - it's free to do so and all it will cost you is a few minutes!  Put Precision by Passion in the email title! We hope you enjoy the content as mush as we enjoyed making it - and you will want to listen to the VERY end... even beyond our goodbyes for a little extra (the rest of the crew don't know I have added this is in, so i'm in trouble!) For more information on subjects in this episode, please goto: www.beyondtheboxart.com We are also on: FaceBook: Beyondtheboxart Instagram: Beyondtheboxartpod

International Plastic Modellers Society www.ipmsuk.org

Scale ModelWorld 2025 https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/  Matters of Scale www.mattersofscale.com

Brownie

Episode 3 includes an interview with Luke Slaney-Hewitt, Product Manager Aircraft, Helicopters & Real Space - Revell.  Luke talks about the process from concept to production and gives the latest information on the upcoming 1/32 Gloster Meteor F.8/FR.9 release. Even if aviation is not your bag, the process is a fascinating one, and is not to be missed!

Also, all the regular episode features including Wongy's Wisdom, with a second part to the water effects in episode 2, and is sure to make a 'splash', along with the stash inflation report and the whats on our collective workbenches.

Episode 2 includes an interview with Tim (El Presidentè) Holland about the foundation of Modellers Without Borders, along with the details about a Virtual Model Exhibition - VMX2025!

Also, all the regular episode features including Wongy's Wisdom, with a tutorial on how to create seascapes, without using 25kg of resin!