Scale Model Podcast

Welcome to Episode 152 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Revell's new CADs of the forthcoming 32nd scale Gloster Meteor F.8-FR.9.

Four releases from Italeri in February

1/35th scale- L701 German 3t Cargo Truck from MiniArt

1:72 A380 from Titan Models

1/72 - Junkers Ju-322 Mammut resin kit by HpH Models - first parts

Hasagawa April announcements

Special Hobby February 2025

Takom's new Jagdpanther G2 "Blitz" kit in 35th scale

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

HeritageCon 17

Date: March 23, 2025

Location: Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

Time: 9 am to 4 pm

Admission: Adults $20 (Age 18+), Kids $15 (Ages 6-17). LIMITED QUANTITY AVAILABLE - to guarantee your museum entry, purchase your tickets in advance.

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CONTEST REGISTRATION FEE – Unlimited number of model entries. Adult (Age 18+) $10, Juniors FREE. SAVE TIME & BUY IN ADVANCE!

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Finished the 1/24 Land Rover LWB and also started and finished a MaK Nutrocker in 1/76. Simple yet cool looking kit. Now starting a Trumpeter 1/48 Westland Whirlwind.

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Geoff - still plugging away at the Arado Amerika bomber project, but for a change of pace I pulled a tiny 1/72 Polish sport plane kit from the pile. An old kit from the Soviet era, but not too bad for detail, and very simple.

Terry - Getting close to done on the Moosaroo entry. Lighting tests with the subject in the box, some slight tweaks to get things just right and I should be taking photos this weekend. I have some work travel this week, so I may not get any more done until then. One layer of dullcoat on the Phalanx, it needs another but it’s been very cold in the garage.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - Working my way through Stephen Baxter’s Short story collection called Traces.

Geoff- plowing through a collection of “After the Battle” magazines - lots of interesting stories!

Terry - Same as before, about 80 percent through Titan. Quite a ride, this book. I am eyeing an Osprey book on Troy, which has been sitting on the shelf for a while.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Chris Meddings’ single-piece 3D printed P-47 engine with mountings. Painting a single-piece radial engine seems a challenge.

Hands-on review of ICM’s B-26.

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THE LAST WORD

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Welcome to Episode 151 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Tariffs and tribulations.

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MAILBAG

We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions [email protected].

Hi Stuart, I hope you are keeping well. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for the kind mention on the latest episode of the podcast. It was very unexpected but really made my day. Thank you too for all the great work you Terry and Geoff do at Scale Model Podcast and for all your tireless efforts to promote the hobby. You guys are fantastic and it is always a real treat when the latest episode drops : ) All the best! William Adair

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Das Werk Announcements for Toy Fair 2025

Tamiya Armor items at Toy Fair 2025

Tamiya Announcements at Toy Fair 2025

IBG releasing a lot of 1/72 Spitfires

Other items from the IBG Catalog

1st test shot build of Kotare's 1/32 Bf 109K-4

1/48 Saab B-18

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Slow but steady work on the Revell Land Rover. Wheels are now on and just a few more things to do. Airbrushes are on the way back from Badger. Looking forward to getting them back.

Got a Tamiya 1/48 Sherman Firefly for the 48 hour build in March. Nice looking kit.

Geoff - finished off the IBG 1/72 IAR80 and wrote the article on it for IPMS Canada, although you may never see it. Bottom line: very nice kit. Continued on the old Revell 1/72 Arado what if Amerika bomber. I couldn’t find my lead weights, so I decided to do it in flight, perhaps dropping bombs over the NYC skyline, although in light of recent international events, I may have to find a red state with a recognizable skyline as a base! I wonder if anyone makes a 3D file of Mar a Lago?

Terry: Work continues apace on the Moosaroo. The shadowbox is coming along nicely. I hope to be done shortly. The Phalanx is looking good, not much more on this either but I’ve said that for a month now. I do need to get a new windscreen for the Wingsy Claude, it broke in half in the bag. It is quite thin plastic.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - I’ve been in a reading kick lately instead of spending as much time on social media. Finished Titan and Moonseed by Stephen Baxter, now moving on to a collection of short stories by him called Traces.

Geoff - I’ve been ploughing through a complete collection of Scale Airplane Modeller magazine and been fascinated by the fact that model debates never seem to change! Prices are too high, people who just collect kits, thus raising market prices for builders, are evil, who needs fancy new paints, IPMS judging sucks, etc. The UK magazine was quite parochial, and although there was a ton of good information on UK aircraft, they do get a tad stuck on themselves - back in 1988 at least.

Terry: Apparently I’ve fallen behind Stuart! I’m halfway through Stephen Baxter’s Titan. Also reading the first series of Bleach Manga. It tracks very close to the anime.

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Topic

Hello Gentlemen!

I have a show discussion topic for you all to ponder: SCALE WARS!

The premise is as simple as it is fictional. Imagine I have hired each of you as a consultant to my brand new (again, fictional) scale model manufacturing company. I want to shake up the injection-molded kit industry and I’m relying on your knowledge and expertise. I am not interested in which kit you want made that either doesn’t exist yet or is in need of a new tooling. Instead, I want to know your opinions on scale.

I am tasking you each individually with two assignments in this discussion. Time and money are not considerations here (the most fictional part of all).

1. You MUST eliminate a standard/popular modeling scale from a genre of your choosing and justify your choice (for the snarky-minded amongst you, “box scale” does not count). Or “They shouldn’t have picked that scale.”
2. You SHALL replace the eliminated scale by adding a new scale for any modeling genre of your choice that you believe is not represented well in the industry — or even at all — and you must tell me why I should invest in your idea. Or “Why they should have picked this scale instead.”

Remember, in this scenario you are a pool of consultants competing with each other to have your pitch chosen — so bring your A game to your arguments!

I know modelers can have strong opinions about their preferred scale(s) so I hope this is taken in the spirit of fun but if a friendship or two gets dented - well, we can’t let that stand in the way of progress.

Good luck and may the best arguments win!

Rick Baker

Scale Model Outlier

Terry’s Suggestion:

I say we go to a Roman Numeral system, essentially a decimal system.

I is 1:1.

V is 1:5

X is 1:10

L is 1:50

C is 1:100

D is 1:500

M is 1:1000

I suppose you could get larger if you need, for things like starships.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

3D Wild building a 1/200 C5 Galaxy

Vince Hoffman restoring another RC Tank. A vintage Tamiya Sherman.

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THE LAST WORD

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Welcome to Episode 150 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Aviation artist Roy Huxley passed away over the weekend

48 hour build

The 48in48 Challenge, spearheaded by James Skiffins and the Model Officers Mess Facebook group, is a globally celebrated scale modelling event with a mission: to bring together the modelling community while raising funds for Models for Heroes, a UK-based charity supporting the mental health of veterans and first responders through the therapeutic benefits of scale modelling. This year, the event is set to kick off on Friday 14th March 2025, promising 48 hours of camaraderie, creativity, and charity.

www.48-48.org

Scale Colors being purchased by Squadron

2 stories from Hobby Merchandiser Magazine

Bandai Raises Prices; Opens New Factory

Retail prices for models and collectibles from the popular anime

“Mobile Suit Gundam,” including Gundam plastic models (or gunpla), will progressively increase from April 2025, major toymaker Bandai

Spirits Co. announced.

Model Kit Market Set To Grow Through 2028

The global hobby model kits market is estimated to grow by 3.65%, or $219 million, through 2028, according to research firm Technavio.

The growing disposable income of the middle-class population is driving market growth, along with the growth in 3D printing.

IPMS Canada Website SNAFU resolved - membership renewals didn’t work in mid January - you could get to paying by PayPal but nothing would happen. The issue has been resolved, so go ahead and renew/start your membership!

IPMS 2024 Nationals Numbers released

Numbers from the 2024 IPMS National Convention

-1012 Members attended the convention

-There were 92 different vendors and 403 tables

-764 people bought one day passes (these are family passes, so they represent a larger number of people)

-2667 Models were entered in the contest

-Over 600 models were on display at our first “Tiger Meet”. Some of those models were entered in the contest on Friday

Airfix 2025 range launch

New tool items.

1/144 SLS Artemis Rocket

1/72 B-24D Liberator

1/72 Westland Wessex HC.2

1/48 SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/GR.1A

1/48 Fairey Gannet COD.4

1/48 Spitfire Mk.IXe

1/48 Spitfire TR.9

1/35 Ferret Scout Car Mk.I

1/35 Alvis FV622 Stalwart Mk.2

Vintage classic announcements.

1/72 Puma HC.1 (1973)

1/72 Sopwith Pup (1973)

1/72 SEPECAT Jaguar (1970)

1/72 German E Boat (1975)

1/72 Vosper M.T.B (1972)

1/72 Lockheed Hudson (1963!!)

1/144 Boeing 314 Clipper (1967)

1/72 RAF Rescue Boat (1978)

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Bridge for SNW Enterprise, by Paragrafix

Modeling Master File: How to Master Low Visibility Modern Aircraft by John Chung (Scale Scriber)

Two tracked AFV's from Hobbyboss in February

1/35 Telsa Tank from Border Models

WWII German Motorcycle Zundapp KS750

S-3B Viking Anti-Submarine Aircraft in 1/48 and 1/32 from Trumpeter

Caproni Ca.3 Final Renders in 1/32

Airscale is working on a 3D-printed Boulton Paul Mk.l in 1:32 scale.

A preview of Italeri's newest items

Trumpeter February

Ammo has a weathering pencil system.

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Work continues slowly on the Land Rover, I finished several Comstar battlemechs.

Geoff - IPMS London member George Wray and I were tagged to build a couple of IAR80 review models from IBG in Poland - George isn’t renovating a house, so his review was published in the latest IPMS Canada RT online magazine this month. His work is excellent, so I’ve been pushing myself to finish my version for the next issue. It’s a beautiful kit - maybe what Wingnut Wings would do if they did 1/72 WW2 Romanian fighters…

Terry - Work continues apace on the Moosaroo project. Mocking up the shadowbox has shown me a couple of things I’ll need to change. Groundwork looks good so far, but a lot left to do. I need to get into the airbrush booth for the sub and some other items but will wait until it warms up a little. Some progress on both the Destroid Phalanx, which should be done in a short while and the Claude which is just in the cockpit phase now. Plenty of shelf queens waiting for some attention once bench space is available.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - Return of the King, On Terry’s recommendation read and finished Stephen Baxter’s Voyage,

Geoff - Empire of the Summer Moon, by S.C. Gwynn - an excellent book about the history and destruction of the Comanche Nation in the southwest, centering around the remarkable last major Comanche leader, Quanah Parker. Apparently, it’s been picked up for a movie adaptation. Highly recommended.

Also, “The Skystone” by Jack Whyte, the first in a three volume series about the fictional “true” story behind the Arthurian legend. Hint: the core things happened in the period after the collapse of Roman rule in Britain as it slid into the dark ages, but no magic or mysticism- just events that were elaborated on over time until the myth we know today solidified. My son in law recommended it ages ago and I am pretty sure I read it before, but it’s very good and hard to put down

Terry: Finished Voyage by Steven Baxter, a very nice conjectural fiction about NASA going to Mars, and all the work and drama therein. I started his next book, Titan. The central conceit here is that Cassini/Huygens found life on Titan. I’m just in the early pages so it’s all place setting at this point. Also reading the Bleach Manga, now that it’s available in English for a decent price.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

William Adair 1/144 German WWI Fighter

1/32 scratchbuilt Halifax IPMS Bolton, UK

Model Airplane Maker’s 2025 wish list.

Welcome to Episode 149 Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Recorded on Jan 6th 2025

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Mid Michigan Model Makers presents the 4M Mayhem

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Tamiya 2025 Catalog is out

ICM 2025 Catalog has been released

Academy 2025

Arma Hobby 2025 Release Plan

Trumpeter 2025-2026 - catalogue

Hasegawa 2025

Airfix 2025 Range Launch scheduled for Jan 14th.

1/48 & 1/32 - North American XF-108 Rapier 3D printed kits by Flying S Models - 3D renders

1/48 & 1/72 - Consolidated B-32 Dominator 3D printed kits by One Man Model - expected in 2025

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Revell 1/24 Land Rover Series III LWB station wagon. Picked this up at Heritagecon last year. My Dad has a short wheelbase model and I’m doing it as a tribute build to him. Many sprues and much priming and painting.

I gave my airbrushes a good deep clean over the holidays. One of my Badger airbrushes needs a good service. Badger offers a lifetime labor warranty on their airbrushes so I’m packing the 155 and my 105 for a well-deserved service. I’ve heard good things in the past from people who have used this service. These two brushes have served me for over 10+ years.

Also picked up a Trumpeter 1/48 Westland Whirlwind and a 1/76 Nutrocker from an estate sale at the LHS.

Geoff - still focused on home renovations, but I did do a little work on the IBG kit. (IAR 80) Finally went to our local hobby shop and met the new owner today, and picked up a stash kit - an old resin kit of the Martian war machine from the 1953 version of War of the Worlds!

Terry - Work continues on the Moosaroo, the subject is coming along nicely and I need to start working on the diorama portion. The Wave Destroid Phalanx is moving along, with decals and some weathering. I’ll need to touch up some of the decals over the highly raised detail. My club, the Techmages, has started a BTS challenge, and I have plenty to finish up. I finally bought the old Grenadier (1993) Wyvern which has been staring at me from the high shelf in Games Plus. Beautifully cast, as were all the Grenadier miniatures.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - The Lord of the Rings - Return of the King. Every few years I re-read Tolkien’s classic trilogy.

Geoff - finished The Apollo Murders by Cmdr Chris Hatfield. Lots of fun and detail for space junkies. Also knee deep in “A Man on the Moon” by Andrew Chakin - a very deep dive into the lives of the Apollo astronauts and their personal experiences of their work. Very good.

Terry - Reading Stephen Baxter’s Voyage, first of his alternate history series about going to Mars with Saturn V-era technology. It’s an interesting exploration of what could have happened, while most of the world’s events remain the same. It’s a big book, and follows a few people in two timelines, one on the Mars mission and one on the events which led to it.

THE LAST WORD

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Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

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Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

Topics we rambled about

Estate Planning

WHAT’S ON YOUR Bench.

Stuart - Some smaller kits such as Bandai’s Death Star II were completed over the last month and a half. I have a Meng Spice Harvester from Dune to be painted and weathered and I’ve started a Revell 1/24 Land Rover Series III

Geoff - nothing. Sweet diddly squat. Up to my neck in a 1:1 home demolition/renovation with lots of “surprises” that - like most surprises - were unexpected! On the positive side, the F16 I built as a USAF pilot's retirement gift was very warmly received, as was the C47 in Rocco Flamefart Fire Rescue markings, which now has a place of honour on my brother’s mantle. Also still plugging through the latest ex-modellers stash and library…

Terry - Christmas birds are done.

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Tony - I’ve been working on a bunch of (Premium) P-Bandai Gundams since September. There are a total of four Master Grade, (1:100 scale) Gudams which were re-released in special black and neon colors. Included are Barbatos, Exia, Aile Strike along with the original RX-78-2.All are being built straight out-of-the-box, in an attempt to breathe some life back into my numerous, ongoing modeling projects which have been relegated to my Shelf-of-Doom!

To date, I’ve completed 3 of them, (Barbatos, Exia and Aile Strike), with just the RX-78-2 Remaining.

In the meantime, I recently started two Gundams from Netflix’s Requiem of Vengeance series. I just finished applying and cleaning up a wash I applied to my assembled RX, and am in the midst of trying to do a color conversion of the dark gray portions of the Zaku. I’m looking to give these parts a metallic look, but using diluted AK True Metal (paste).

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Welcome to Episode 147 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

John Novak, President IPMS BOH chapter.

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Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Butch O’Hare chapter show. This is the 41st show. November 2. This is typically the largest general model show in the Chicago region, with a very good vendor selection and some good competition.

9 am to 4 pm.

Wheatland Salem United Methodist Church

1852 95th Street

Naperville, IL 60564

Tamiya Spray cans are no longer available in Canada from the distributor. (Youtube)

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

1/700 HMS Victory 

ICM's seven October Releases

Special Hobby & CMK kits for September

Two more releases from Trumpeter in November

Magic Factory's new Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade SP in 1/9th scale

A big Sherman & CCKW + 105 from I love Kit in November

P51 B/C in 1/32 from Eduard

3D Printed Albatros D.III/W & Halberstadt D.II released

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - CF-22 got the top coat of a lighter grey but I am not happy with the med grey I put on the wings. May be going back to the original lighter grey.

Trying some more painting experiments on several Battletech miniatures.

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Terry: Some moderate progress on the Moosaroo Cup preparations. Progressing on the 1/72 Destroid Tomahawk. The joints get painted grey, so they have to be done and masked before the tan body bits can be painted.

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John - Newer tool 71 Revell Olds 442 I got away from Cars for a while and I am enjoying getting back into it.

Xwing in progress, F4F wildcats. And other things that keep calling me from the stash.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by Adam Nagourney

Terry - Steve Brusette’s Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. Now at the big asteroid.

John - Butch Ohare Biography is a recommended read.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Wolf 3D Resin has some nice additions to your modern aircraft. 1/48 travel pods if you don’t want to load your jets down with ordinance!

Tony W. Shares pics from his local shop’s show.

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THE LAST WORD

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Welcome to Episode 146 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Mike

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Hi Guys, I'm glad I came across your podcast. I often listen while I'm sanding resin figure parts outside on the deck. Keep up the great work!

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Irish Nationals Oct. 5-6

Tim Cavileer

Please mention the IPMS Palouse Area Modelers fall show in your next episode. “Show off the Good Stuff” will be held on Saturday, Oct 5th, 2024 at the 1912 Center in Moscow, Idaho.

It goes without saying that you all are invited, especially those west of the Mississippi

Welcome to Episode 145 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Rob Riviezzo

I'm Rob Riviezzo, I'm from Long Island, NY. I've been building models since I was a small boy, probably around 6 or 7 years old when I used to sit with my dad while he made his HO scale train set. Took a break while in my teens and got back into the hobby around 21 after my mother fell ill and I was looking to get my mind off of all the craziness. I primarily build armour models, focused on mostly German and Russian WWII. I will also build the occasional modern armour subject or Sci Fi model like Gundam, or Star Wars. I am a very active member of Amps (Gotham Amps) and my local IPMS chapter (The Long Island Scale Model Society). I started the Modeling Insanity Podcast in May of 2023 after the Modeling Miscreant Podcast which I was a Co-Host on fell through. I am also now the Associate US Editor of Military Modelcraft International which is the largest English speaking Armor Military magazine in the world. I am a monthly contributor and reviewer for the magazine. I am known for my photo-etch and scratchbuilding.

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

James Morando

I’m writing now because our local club, IPMS Santa Rosa, will be hosting a show on October 12, 2024 and I wanted to ask if you could please include our show during any upcoming model show “shoutouts" on your podcast.

We are very excited about this year's show. This year we will be adopting an Open/GSB judging format for the first time. In fact I’m pretty sure this will be the very first show ever to use an open judging format in the IPMS Region 9, which encompasses Northern California and Nevada. So we’ll be making a little history! With that in mind, the theme of our show will be “Evolution.”

I have attached our show flyer below but the pertinent information is that: It will be held from 9-4 pm on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at the Rohnert Park Community Center in Rohnert Park, California. Free admission and $12 entry fee for first 3 models. Lots of great vendors are lined up, we will have a terrific raffle, will be doing a build and take table and then the Open/GSB judging. We are also asking folks to bring kits and model building supplies to the show for donation to support our charity initiative for Help Heal Veterans, a wonderful organization that provides free theraputic kits and modeling supplies to veterans.

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Hi Stuart,

Paul Redding

Just to say I am following your Tamiya 1/350 build with interest as I bought the 1/450 Hasegawa version earlier this month as part of a carrier / IJN aircraft rabbit hole I went down...I have steered clear of anything Japanese all my modeling life but finally, curiosity got the better of me and I caved. Lots of research on IJN aircraft and how it all got built up resulted in about 18 aircraft kits...doh! Luckily there were some sales on including the canopy masks so that helped...

I haven't built any warships before (except Airfix Victorious in 1/600 in the 60s as my father was on it in the Fleet Air Arm as a flight engineer bringing the aircraft up on deck and have pics of it in Sydney Harbour (see attached). You can also see its' sister ship Illustrious and maybe you / Geoff can identify the aircraft on board - Martlets? One photo shows an aircraft that seems to have stuffed it into the tower. I seem to have ended up with quite a few carriers as I also get sucked into watching docos on PBS America which is fatal

A doco on the scuttling of the ships at Scarpa Flow and the film Sink The Bismark didn't help either so that ended up with a few more purchases; I can't see the detail in 1/700 so minimum is 1/450 or the usual 1/350

Like you I try to stay away from PE but have bought a few railing kits and also for the radar arrays/antenna if not included; plus the wooden deck sets and a couple of brass barrel sets for Prince Eugen...

I also concur with your plan to paint common parts on the sprues and build in sub-assemblies ( I have been doing this for my model railway wagon kits in batches of 4 or 6 - makes for alot simpler build)

I am mentally prepared for a ship build; after 1/48 aircraft and 1/24 cars, its going to be very different.

Hope the extended break allows y'all to recharge and come back rested - I build for the relaxation like I did all those years ago pre-internet and do it to my own standards ie no interest/point in trying to achieve the standards of some of the professional kit builders out there on YT or the forums

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

ICM's Eight September Releases

Barracuda Studios ten new sets in two scales to upgrade your Mossie, Sea Fury & Yak

New 35th scale WWII US Tank Crew from Border Model

Takom's 35th scale M29C Weasel in Arctic/Antarctic Expedition VehicleT

Takom's new art & a BIG box combine their Sd.Kfz.201/1 & 3 + Rommel figure

1/72 Bandai PG Millennium Falcon is being rereleased in March

1/48 - Mitsubishi/Nakajima A6M5 Type 52 Hei/"Zero" by Finemolds - Dec 2024

Gecko to release the Mk I version of the Universal Carrier in 1/16th scale

DB Model Kits [DBMK] is planning to release a plastic-injected Spitfire Mk.XIV in 1:32 scale

Lukgraph RAF BE2c in 1:32 scale

MiniArt Kits Available September 2024

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Topic - The state of publishing magazines from Rob’s view

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Not a ton of time but finished Yamato and started a 1/72 Italeri F-22 which will be made into a what-if CF-22. Also helping a club member with the estate of a fellow modeler. Lots of stuff to deal with.

Geoff - two “request” builds on the go. My brother wanted a ceiling hanger for his cottage, so I Pulled a 1/48 Revell DC3 from the stash to paint as a fire spotter plane, with custom decals by club member Pablo! The same brother also asked me to build a F-16CJ block 50 for a retiring USAF pilot who is married to his good friend's daughter. Been very busy!

Terry -

Off the bench: Yamato Dreadnaughts and P-47H. On the bench: Moosaroo Cup items. Working on something nice, getting all the bits together. Also trying to get the Crusher Joe Harpy finished up. Mostly I’m getting things out of the way now, either finished or stored so I have space for the Moosarro diorama.

Rob - currently painting the Bronco Panzer III A for the second part of a 2 part article for Military Modelcraft International. The build was in the September issue of the magazine. Also working on reviews for Resin Tech Model (RTM) for their KV and SU-100Y. Lastly working on the 1/16th Stug III G for Boresight, the Amps club magazine.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - The Times: How the Newspaper of Record Survived Scandal, Scorn, and the Transformation of Journalism by Adam Nagourney

Geoff - The Hunters, by James Salter. A 1956 novel about F86 Sabre pilots in the Korean War.

Terry - Completed Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Final Architecture. Very satisfying, a big involved experience. He follows the same characters through the series, and it seems like he really came to love some characters who ...

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Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

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LATEST NEWS

We are taking a break until Sept.

Shapeways has filed for bankruptcy.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Italeri in July

ICM August 

Meng's new 1/72nd scale American M142 HIMARS

Hanriot HD.1 in 1:16 scale

SH72501 Seafire FR Mk.47 Seafire FR MK.47

Hasegawa coming soon

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - More work on the Yamato. Turrets and put 2 out of the 3 decks on. After this will be the after-market wood deck.

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Also more being bad at the Broughdale Hobby sale. A “Brian Lane’ Mk 1 Spitfire in 1/32nd, a partially started Matchbox 1/32 Lysander and a Tamiya 1/12 Suzuki RG250 Motorcycle. Never done a bike kit so that will be interesting. Coming soon - Where will Stuart display all these?

Welcome to Episode 143 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

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We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions [email protected].

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trumpeter in August

Mantis Miniatures in June

1/32nd scale Spitfire Mk.Va from Kotare available for pre-order

Airfix 1/72 Shannon Class lifeboat available for pre-order

Hobbyboss in July

Special Hobby & CMK kits for July

ICM New Items for June

SBS released two Bristol Jupiter engine sets for Airfix’s 1:48 Bristol Bulldog

1/32 - Convair F-106A Delta Dart resin kit by HpH - in design

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Interview with Craig Fuller CEO of Firecrown Media

Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of Firecrown, the new owner of Trains, Model Railroader,Classic Trains, Classic Toy Trains, and Garden Railways and Fine Scale Modeller

Firecrown was founded in 2021 as a platform to create commerce out of enthusiast audiences. Firecrown makes significant investments in the brands it acquires to deliver high-quality content and experiences to its audiences.

Firecrown also owns FLYING, Yachting, Boating, Astronomy, and dozens of other brands. Prior to founding Firerown, Fuller was the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, often called the “Bloomberg of freight”, a platform which provides news and high-frequency data serving the global supply chain industry. Prior to that, Fuller spent 9 years as the CEO of Transcard, a leading fintech platform and was the founder of Xpress Direct, the on-demand logistics division of US Xpress.

He holds a BBA from Baylor University and is a private pilot. He lives with his wife and 5 kids in Chattanooga, TN.

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - A bit more work on the Yamato, but it has been a ‘real life’ 2 weeks with too many other things going on.

I did take advantage of the sale at Broughdales.

Geoff - a little more work on the Goblin, but mostly real-life chores and getting the place ready for summer.

Terry - the P-47H is languishing a bit, I have been more enthusiastic about the Yamato Dreadnaughts and Crusher Joe Harpy. Painting moving along really nicely on those, now the Dreadnaughts move into masking preparing for more painting. Used the complimentary color priming at Anthony’s suggestion on the Mars pattern Dreadnaught.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish and D-Day by Martin Gilbert.

Geoff - The Dambusters Raid by John Sweetman, and The Guns of Normandy by George Blackburn

Terry - Getting near the end of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Shards of Earth - I’ll read the rest of the series in sequence. His storytelling is as good as ever, with believable characters, pretty much all of whom have a compelling point of view. Also started the Hellboy Omnibuses (Omnibi?). I actually think I haven’t read these before, somehow. Maybe excerpts?

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Doog is Done with 1-2-3

Facebook group for ICM B-26. Of course, I can’t find it now, but someone is backdating one to a B-26B IIRC. Plenty of people making corrections, modifications, etc.

Godzilla Minus One. On Netflix now.

Vince Hoffman is nearly finished with a Tamiya 1:16 Tamiya M1A2 radio-controlled tank. If he posts videos, I’ll share them - and maybe we get him on the show.

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