By modelcar.show
A podcast about building scale model cars
We are back after an unexpected absence. One of our hosts has decided to torpedo his life, and we learn more about it and what he is up to! It may explain the long absence!
The boys are back. Summer makes modeling harder, with many distractions. While trying to talk about the inspiration for our build, our intrepid modelers touch on almost every other topic under the sun. No wonder we aren't building much!
Justin and John debate the process of building a model from start to finish. As always, we disagree and whoever didn't write the show notes (John) is a barbarian! We also talk about what we've been working on, buying ,...
John's off sick this episode, so the industrious Chris Martin joins Justin to talk model cars. Chris comes prepared with a lot to talk about - he does a lot of homework.
One of the hosts is building. The other isn’t. And it may not be who you think. We look at the latest kit news in the hobby and announce a new community build. Come and join us.
We get crickets from a host, while the other one has been buying all of the kits. Lots of new models coming out. And finally we try to figure out an airbrush cleaning schedule. Is once in 20 years enough?...
Justin utters the F Word. Yes, he actually finished something. And John has lots to talk about. We take a long and meandering visit through the latest developments in the hobby. How much will this week cost us?
John and Justin catch up and talk about the latest developments in the hobby. We also discuss the hobby magazine industry, which is showing some publishers pulling away and others coming back strong.
As usual, we look at what we’ve been up to and what new models have been announced. Then, in a strange turn of events, John has a rant and Justin finishes something. What’s the world coming to?
Not too much happening in the hobby this week, but John still finds kits for Justin to spend his money on. We reflect on the interesting 2021 year and what are our hopes and expectations are for the upcoming year.
John is baking Christmas Cookies instead of building models, and Justin is having more problematic customer service. Is it just him, or does our hobby have some bad actors? We discuss.
An extended episode. Lots of new releases and lots of suggestions for Christmas gifts for yourself or for a modeler in your life. Or you can just send them to us! :)
A wandering tale of a trip to a local hobby store that made Justin think about the state of the hobby, particularly after the buying changes after last year at home. We also talk about new kits, and John has...
John goes full squirrel and falls in love with a new release. Justin has ordered a new spray booth for his new model room and so we discuss the best way to decant paint and spray with an airbrush.
John lays down a challenge. Take pictures of your stash to show us how you organize your kits. Why? Because Justin is trying to set up his hobby room and has more kits than storage! We talk about storage challenges...
John's being doing ALL the homework this week. And we talk about what he's found. We decide we must live forever to build them all! We also talk bare metal foil. Like always, we do things differently. How do you...
We are back after Justin's move. Living in boxes is fun and there are some problems with new modeling room. We look at the upcoming releases and go down a rabbit hole of Japanese foods while trying to figure out...
It's episode 69 and the boys are a little goofy. We talk about the latest kits and then give a behind the scenes look at what it takes to make a podcast. It's more work than you may think!
John has a terrible secret. He doesn't prime his bodies before he paints. And Justin needs to unpack this strange behaviour and find out what drives the man!?!
John and Justin catch up on what we haven't been building, look at new releases and announcements and try to figure out how to beat the summer building doldrums.
Modellers love a deal. But does our quest for the best deal mean that we don't support our local hobby shops? Justin reflects on his recent experience selling kits and wonders if a current deal isn't at the expense of...
Justin and John apologize for missing two weeks ago; We discuss what new kits we have an drool some of the interested new releases.
Justin and John talk about what easier to assemble kits are any good for less experienced builders (and we think the jury is still out). We discuss some interesting new releases, and Justin has done something strange and sold some...
Lots of new kit announcements to discuss this episode and John and Justin debate whether there is anything we can learn from military modelers about how to better build model cars.
John and Justin take a journey through our imagination to visualize our perfect dream hobby workshops. What would yours be? We want to see. We also talk about the latest news from the hobby and our latest progress and purchases.
John and Justin discuss the latest releases - featuring a huge dump from Hasegawa, reflect on the recent monthly build day, and introduce a new 2021 build-off based on The Race Of Gentlemen. The jury is still out on whether...
John and Justin talk about the new developments in the hobby - including the Round 2 sale and new announcements. We reflect on last week's 24 hour build and announce a monthly build day - the second Saturday of each...
John and Justin talk about what we have been up to since the last episode. We also reflect on 2020 and predict how we see 2021 and the model car hobby. We also choose one positive modelling thing that we...
It's a new year, and that brings a lot of new announcements of upcoming kits for the year. John and Justin discuss what's new and what we like!
In this episode, John and Justin discuss all of the latest kit announcements from AMT, Tamiya, Hasegawa, and Aoshima, and then try to close up 2020 by looking at something positive - our favourite kits. And we kind of agree...
Justin has a rant. Pat gets new furniture. And John has to be edited. Plus we discuss the fun challenges of coloured plastic kits.
Justin and John catch up with Daddy, blogger, builder, and collector, Chris Martin and find out what is new with him. Also, John finds ALL the Fujimi releases for us to talk about and that costs him some money!
Our 50th Episode and we recap the high points of the content we have covered and get to the bottom of Pat and John's obsessions with strange animals!
Pat has found his words again and this week uses them to talk about how to buy and sell kits. We also discuss the latest releases from the hobby and Justin's follow-up is finally positive new
# Episode 48 - Pat Ran Out OF Words
We are back from a short summer vacation to discuss what's new in the hobby and address some questions from listeners.
It's Pat's birthday and John does all the homework! He finds a treasure of all things being released and we discuss them. From Revell to Aoshima, with some interesting Beemax in between, we talk about the amazing quantity of things...
Lots of recent changes in the model car hobby, including the dissolution of the long-running Scale Auto (Enthusiast). We talk about the impact of changing media in the hobby.
It's just John and Justin having a quiet, intimate chat this week. Lots of new releases from Japan and we ruminate on what features we would include if we designed our ideal kits.
We have a meandering discussion about planning your builds and take an interesting detour into the world of Bigfoot, lake monsters, and furry suits.
What models would you take if you were stranded on a desert island? Justin, John, and Pat discuss our choices, realize some of the mistakes we made in choosing tools, and take a beach-ball to talk to!
In this episode, we talk about some of the new kit announcements, avoid feelings, and discuss belly button cars and kits. We still can't agree on anything!
Justin, John, and Pat drool over some expensive Model Factory Hiro resin kits, have a productive fortnight of building, and then dissect the decisions Pat made when he recently built a new spray booth. As usual, we find ways to...
In this episode, Justin, John, and Pat discuss their feelings about developments in the car modelling hobby and then pick our three favourite car movies.
Justin and John talk with Canadian model builder, blog writer, and all-round good guy Chris Martin. We find new kit releases to talk about, as well as kit-bashing. And Chris's son makes a short but memorable guest appearance.
Justin and John talk about the differences between the types of builders and try to figure out which type and why we are the builders we are.
Justin, John, and Pat talk (and talk) about our top 3 model kits and also the one kit that fought us the whole way! We also discuss new kits news and JR Salvinos new subscription service.
Justin, John, and Pat argue about the proper way to paint parts. We talk about other ways to occupy one's time during this strange time. And we discuss the ending of Picard.
Justin, John, and Pat talk about storage challenges, found kits, and more paint cans spewing Testor's snot everywhere!
Justin and John talk about our wildly different reasons for having multiple kits and we discuss our quest(s) to find our Holy Grail kits.
