G'day Benchers!  Dave, Ian and Julian are  back together in the studio! We have the announcement of the winners for the Golden Sprue awards and try to look at model building Vs model collecting.  Our mailbag as well as whats new in the modelling world including the latest gossip from the “Falcon”. Don’t forget for our On The Bench listeners the Scale Modellers Supply is offering a 10% discount on all orders from their website…..tune in to find out about this fantastic offer!

OTB 97: Model Building Vs Model Collecting

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Episode 189 is up!    In this episode the boys talk to Matthew Grice who has recently taken ownership of a studio scale model of the “Nostromo” spaceship from that iconic movie “Alien”. You can follow the restoration on his FaceBook  Nostromo studio scale model restoration The model was originally  built in 2015 by  Germàn Impache of Italy and you can check out his work here.  We also have a chat with Peter Davis, the President of SCALEACT,  who gives us the lowdown on what to expect at this years show….and it sounds like it is going to be a big one!  Check it out here.

OTB 188: In space no one can hear you scream.

This episode is dedicated to James Skiffins wishing him all the best and a speedy recovery! As Dave approaches 60, it is time to consider planning for that one last trip to the great model show in the sky. What is to become of the stash of kits and publications that you have gathered over a lifetime? The boys tackle this very subject.  

OTB 187: Preparing for the pearly gates.

In breaking news we are excited to  share the news from Andys Hobby HQ of the planned release of the 1/16 M113! Dave called it and was on the money! The boys mull this exciting news over as well as a second new M113 announced from AFV club of the Aussie M113A1 LRV in 1/35 scale. We are living in THE golden age for sure!  

OTB 186:  M113 Announcement!!

Dave, Ian and Julian are joined by three Aussie YouTubers to discuss the ins and outs of running a YouTube model channel Lots of mail to read out and don’t forget if you want to reach out to us write to Onthebench64@gmail.com. To find out more about our guests from this episode, check out their YouTube channels below:- Greg https://www.youtube.com/@ScaleModelGeek Clayton https://www.youtube.com/@workbenchhobbies4316 Stewart https://www.youtube.com/@BlackHatScaleModels

OTB 185: So you want to be a model YouTuber?

In this episode the boys chat with Chris from model airplane maker to talk about rewards results or efforts? This is a great little discussion based on Chris’s latest blog which can be found at modelairplanemaker.com The Possums wars a.k.a The battle of the backyard continues with the Possums 3 to Dave 0.   Ian gives an update on the 48 hour build which was a huge success.  Julian gives us some bad news regarding the Moosearoo cup and we read your listener mail.

OTB 97: Model Building Vs Model Collecting

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