Justin and John chat with Pat about the latest news in the model car hobby and then discuss our favourite manufacturers, techniques, and tips for working with aftermarket parts.

Justin and John talk with trucker, modeller, and magazine publisher, Lee Hartman, about his interest in building Class Model Trucks, his magazine publishing journey, and his fascinating history as a hobby shop owner of a store that never opened to the public!

Justin and John have the pleasure of chatting with Dave Metzner, Product Development Manager of Moebius Models. Ever wonder what the process is like to choose a model to develop? Or how companies make kits? Dave is exceptionally generous with his time and openness as he talks with us in this exciting episode.

Friend of the show, Pat Redmond is back. We talked model news, Justin gives his opinion on his first JR Salvinos kit, we talk about progress on our End of Summer Builds, and discuss researching model subjects.

Justin and John talk with Jacob Bonnell. Jacob is a newer, younger builder. In only 3 years of building, he has completed some amazing and creative builds. We touched on what it is like to get into the hobby in the internet age and find out more about Jacob’s journey.

John and Justin talk about a couple of recent models that Justin picked up and we introduce the Model Car Podcast End of Summer Common Kit Build. We have chosen to build the new Moebius F100 kits (either the Flareside or the Utility Truck) built however you want with a goal of finishing by September 21, 2019. Come and build with us, and share your progress along the way! There may be prizes!

Justin and John are joined by friend-of-the-show Pat Redmond to talk about new developments in the model car hobby and discuss how we deal with building slumps.

In this episode, Justin finds out that John decals like a Barbarian and we discuss some tips and experiences on applying decals to model car kits. We also talk about some new releases in the hobby.

Justin and John catch up after a few model shows and lots of purchases and we discuss new product releases in the hobby. Justin brings out his soap box and rants (a little) about the model building hobby!

Justin and John talk to famed hobbyist Dean Milano in this episode. Dean is a long time modeller who wrote the Replica Stock column for SAE and CM, worked at Revell, and owned the Milano Model & Toy Museum. As well as being an amazing model builder, Dean is also an accomplished musician and you can hear his song “Life Is Like A Plastic Model Kit” at the end of our show in its entirety.