Scale Model Podcast

Welcome to Episode 123 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Anthony

Terry

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

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LATEST NEWS

Moosaroo Cup announced! The ICM 1/72 URAL-4320 truck in Ukraine service.

IPMS Nats 2023

There were 3079 models on the tables.

Awards Presentation Slide Show

Andys Hobby Headquarters - British Achilles M10 IIc Tank Destroyer 1/16

Andys Hobby Headquarters - M10 US Tank Destroyer 1/16

Magic Factory 1/48 F4U-1A/2 Corsair to be released October 2023. (broken link)

Latest Gundam News and Gundam Info

Small Space UK 2023

http://www.hamex.co.uk/smallspace/smallspace%2010/smallspace%2010.html

The Special Giveaway!! A One Year Membership for IPMS USA care of the Executive Board! Submit your WIP to [email protected] Patreons are entered automatically!

Send an email with the subject “IPMS USA Draw” to [email protected]

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Airpro has detail-up sets for Trumpeters 1/32 TBD Devastator kit

MiniArt's 1/35th scale U.S. Army G-527 250 Gal Water Trailer “Water Buffalo”

Trumpeter Oct

Three panzers in three scales from Hobbyboss in Sept.

Lots of goodies from Black Dog in August

Super Mystére in 1/48 via Special Hobby

Greenstuff World UV Putty

Magic Factory 1/700 CVN78 USS Gerald R.Ford

XF-85 Goblin September Release from Halberd Models in 1/32 and 1/48.

Halberd Models XP-47H now open for pre-order.

Aeroscale 3D printed Blenheim engines.  

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Now that I know what the Moosaroo cup kit is I can plan what I want to do with it. Painting of the solar panels and main body of the Hayabusa probe is done, now to start working on masking. I’m going to be cross-eyed by the time this is done.

Geoff - Summer doldrums still, but laying on multiple spray coats of white to the Savoia Marchetti S55X. I decided to paint it in Porco Rosso colours, even if it’s not exactly the same aircraft model!

Terry - Building two 1:1 scale Husky Maniacs. Setting up a new workstation computer since the old one was giving me a lot of trouble with its USB bus. Nothing really on the model front. Toshi, 5ish months old and Zeus, 9-10 months old. Both are sweet boys.

Anthony - 1/144 Finishing the painting for the Gundam GP03; prepping another Gundam TR-1 Hazel. I’m also working on a Lancaster front-nose blister vac form master for a fellow club member. 

What are we reading

Stuart - Confessions of a Bookseller by Shaun Bythell

An amusing tale of a year in the life of a used bookstore owner in a tourist town in the north of England.

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey

I had started this a while back but lost focus :-) With the events of the last few years I have had trouble keeping focus, several people I know continue to recommend this one.

Geoff - finished “Over the Edge of the World” - great read. Looking for the next one that isn’t Clive Cussler.

Terry: Moving along well with Clean Sweep, fighters are now over Berlin. The Mustangs are still troubled with teething problems. I did pick up Moorecock’s Elric Trilogy to read while travelling etc.

Anthony - I’m eagerly awaiting my “Super Detailing F-14 Tomcat” book!

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MODEL INSIDER

Interview with ROB BOOTH of IPMS USA PART 2

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Facebook discussion regarding IPMS Nat judges picking up models. Rules clearly allow/require it in the US. Less so in Canada.  

On the bench episode 167

Feedback request from Nats

XF-85 Goblin video

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THE LAST WORD

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Welcome to Episode 122 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart 

Geoff

Chris Wallace (Model Airplane maker)

Terry

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

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LATEST NEWS

Resicast: Closing by end of 2023

Friulmodel is closing

The Moosarro Cup box is here. It’s very light….

SIG Area at 2024 Nats

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Shattered Sword was written by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully.

Thanks to Ken Freundt for writing in.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Meng's Audi R8 LMS GT3 2019 in 24th scale.

Trumpeter in October

Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc Trop in 1/48 coming from Arma

F-16 or Abrams Beginners Set from Italeri

3D-Wild Miniatures to show a 1/200 Nimitz class Island and flight deck at Nats

LUNA COMBAT The Ma.K Lincoln Report Vol.2 from Lincoln Wright

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Chris Wallace on Why Our Model Shows Have Competitions

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Working on a 1/144 Bandai Tie fighter. Painted the solar panels Aqueos Metallic Black, then after a gloss coat going to try Mr Metallic Color GX Metallic Violet. In a very thin coat. After masking the panels off I may use the same Violet color for the other parts.

I have also primed and airbrushed gold onto some parts of the Hayabusa Muses-C space probe. 

Geoff - really stuck in the summer doldrums, partly due to chores but also just not terribly motivated, so I’m just plugging away at several kits at the pre-painting stage.

Terry - Slow summer with puppies! Ginny brought a (maybe) foster husky home. Zeus is about 9 months old and is doing a stellar job wearing himself and Toshi out. I have had a chance to do a bit of sanding etc. here and there.

Chris - Rebuilding the hobby studio in the new house. Phase 1a is complete. Phase 1b to begin when I build up the courage.

Improving the Tamiya 1/48 Corsair - Build video at https://youtu.be/JLK9h2Sg-qg

I’ll be painting this build next and hope to have a video out soon.

WHAT ARE WE READING

Stuart - The Victorian Internet by Tom Stage - A history of the telegraph and how it’s effect on civilization mirrors quite a bit the creation of the Internet.

Geoff - still reading about Magellan!

Terry: Still reading the same books, I’m about halfway through Tom Cleaver’s Clean Sweep - P-51Bs have started arriving in England. I’m getting the urge to read something big and engrossing like a China Mieville or Neal Stephenson novel. Maybe Discworld, I’ve never read that series.

Chris - Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell, The Fighting Corsairs

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Airfix has been hinting at something. Very coy.

Turned out to be a 1/48 Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5

Trumpeter’s 1/32 Devastator is now on people’s benches!  

Putty and Paint to see amazing miniature work.

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THE LAST WORD

“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

-Kurt Vonnegut

Also: https://honeycopy.com/copywritingblog/kurt-vonnegut-advice

SMP Ep. 122 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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Welcome to Episode 121 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Anthony 

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

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LATEST NEWS

Moosaroo cup kits have been shipped. Can’t open until Aug 1st.

ModelCon 5 on the USS New Jersey August 5th 10-3

More details at https://www.philadelphiashipmodelsociety.com/modelcon/

Founder of Model Factory Hiro has passed away

2023 Zhengzhou Xinghuo Dimensional Animation Game Carnival Model Contest

2023 NSW Scale Model Show

GoodmanModels.com is live!

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

AK July

DBMK Model Kits News

Latest Kotare info on their 2 1/32 Spitfires on the way.

Magic Factory new items

Tamiya August

Republic XP-47H Conversion Set

He162 A & Arado E-377 Released

ThunderModel's Clarktor-6

Airfix Supermarine Seafire F.XVII 1/48

Boeing KC-46A Tanker, USAF New Hampshire ANG 1/144

HK 1/32 B-17G “Rose of York”

Special Hobby July

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

Mini-Topics: Discussion on FB recently about whether 3D printed subjects are actually models. I’ve responded as a judge - print lines are the same as gaps between parts and other things you need to clean up. Plenty of resin cast subjects are a single piece. You still need to clean up and paint them.

Thoughts on IPMS National Membership - the gang discusses their own experiences with IPMS ahead of the interview with Rob Booth who sets us straight on the future of IPMS USA!

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SCALE INSIDER

Anthony Interviews Rob Booth / Secretary IPMS USA Part 1

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH + WHAT ARE WE READING

Stuart - Not much, I haven’t decided what the next big project is going to be, so I’m going through some stuff on the shelf of shame. Working on the 1/144 Bandai Tie Fighter. Priming first, followed by 1st coat of paint on the solar panels.

Geoff - Same. Lots of real-life stuff getting in the way of building. Helping my brother build a shady pergola area on his boat dock and racing RC speedboats over drinks! Still sanding and filling and sanding the Delta 2 Savoia Marchetti S55X - a real bear!

Terry - Cleaning up the shelf queen Harlock’s Arcadia (Green), now that I’ve figured out how to do some painting. Cleaning up the Aldrin Class and more importantly Catalyst Creations’ Space Academy Seeker kit - a big 3D print we’re selling. It’s well printed but needs cleanup like all 3D prints. Meanwhile, a few weeks after losing our 13-year-old Remy, we now have a puppy. Toshi is about 3.5 weeks old so I have not been getting much modeling work done.

Anthony - Hangar Queen Blitz Continues! HG GP03, touching the HG Stark Jegan, breaking the barrier on painting figures for my MIFV build. Vac-forming MHM Cat’s Eye Canopies for members of Macrossworld.com. I’m buying one of Sean’s 3D printers, so that journey will begin!

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WHAT WE’RE READING:

Terry: Clean Sweep, Tom Cleaver: the story of the VIII Air Force Clean Sweep: VIII Fighter Command against the Luftwaffe, 1942–45 eBook : McKelvey Cleaver, Thomas, Anderson, Clarence E. "Bud": Kindle Store

Fae Wars, J.F. Holmes. Light reading about a Fae invasion of modern Earth. The books are pretty short but entertaining.

Anthony: David Parker’s Crew School - A comprehensive figure painting reference.

Geoff - “Over the Edge of the World” by Laurence Bergreen - the story of Magellan’s circumnavigation of the globe - fascinating, and I definitely wouldn’t have survived!

“The Body - A Guide for Occupants” by Bill Bryson

Stuart - Just started The Victorian Internet - Tom Standage 

Finished Shattered Sword by Thomas Mckelvey Cleaver 

To sleep in a sea of stars by 

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

1701-G - Statement from Round2Models

Terry’s Mustang on Modeling Madness

1/72nd Valkyrie from Jasmine Model

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 121 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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Welcome to Episode 120 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart 

Geoff

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

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LATEST NEWS

Wonderfest winners list

Wonderfest Interviews with Anthony

1. Intro
2. Tom Grossman Tag Team
3. Paul Bodensiek Paragrafix
4. Aaron Skinner FSM
5. Jason Eaton
6. Wally Fundekals
7. George Selatas

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Two updates on the Special Hobby 1/72 Krigsfischkutter model

One

Two

Two new-tooled WRC Celica's in 24th scale by D.Model

HobbyBoss July

LukGraph plans for 2023

1/350 HMS Vanguard battleship coming soon.

1:350 USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 by 3d-Wild

ICM June 

ICM is planning to release in 1:48 scale the Mistel 1

The 56th Fighter Group In World War II: 18th April 1944 To V-E Day & Beyond

Aoshima July

Gunpla releases for June

Bandai has released a website for instruction manuals for its Gundam ranges.

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Beaufighter and the Mig 37(CF-200 Muskrat) are complete. Time to figure out what is next, keeping in mind I have to keep space later in the year for the Moosaroo Cup.

Picked up a total of 7 kits in the last few weeks…..

Geoff - …two of which were ones I wanted of course! A local fellow was clearing his stash and I picked up 5 (Lindberg Snark, Lindberg Space Station and Rocket, Italeri 1/72 XB-70 Valkyrie, Revell 1/125 Calypso Oceanic Exploration Vessel, Airfix 1/144 Saturn S1B). All were “I’ve always wanted this” kits! I also got an Imai Thunderbird 2 and rescue vehicles set via Bill Webb at Wonderfest. Didn’t build anything though - just acquiring!

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

1/72 Revell S-Boat with griffon etch set and CMK figures.

1/72nd USS Nimitz

IPMS USA looking for ideas for how to improve the org.

https://jasmodel.shop/

What if you could only keep 5 kits in your stash.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 120 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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Welcome to Episode 119 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

Dan Cross

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LATEST NEWS

Post Wonderfest

Terry's Pics

Matt Cook Pics 

Duncan Scott

Cult TV Man Announcements

Malaysia Hobby Show 2023

Facebook page for MHS2023

Cincinnati Scale Modelers ModelNati 2023 Sat, Oct 21 The Tri-State Warbird Museum. 

We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Italeri's June releases

IBG Models 1/35th scale Chevrolet C60L Ambulance

Amusing Hobby's AbramsX in 35th scale in development

72nd scale HMS Hood turret B boxart 

Revell's 24th scale N1 Starfighter

IJA 28cm Howitzer 1905 in 35th scale from Border Models

Special Hobby June 2023

Special Hobby T-2 Buckeye - an upcoming 1/32 scale release

Tamiya July Releases

New 1/35 FuSE-65 Würzburg-Riese Radar from Hauler

Jet Mad Studios 1/48 P2V-7 Neptune Update

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Beaufighter is almost done now that I found the missing landing gear bay hiding in plain sight. The Mig 37 has been primed now to make the final choice of a what-if scheme. Then to figure out what’s next in the build queue.

Geoff - disassembling several odd built up kits to be rebuilt, including the 1/72 Delta Savoia-Marchetti S55X kit of the classic twin hulled seaplane from the 1930’s. I have quite an assembly line of kits waiting for the airbrush station again! A friend from our club - Bill Webb - was at Wonderfest and brought me back a grail kit: Aoshima’s Transparent Thunderbird 2 with all the rescue vehicles! Just have to get into town and trade kit for cash later in the week!!

Terry: What day is it? Where am I? What is this sleep thing everyone tells me about?

I need to figure out what to work on, gotta finish up some half-finished projects.

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Mike - Academy 1/32 F-18 back from the shelf of doom. Get it done for the show in Oct. Cleaned up the bench post wonderfest. USS Ward 

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Stu Foley of Trekyards has a 2+ hour Wonderfest Experience on YouTube.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 119 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com

Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing!

Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website

We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble

Welcome to Episode 118 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

Wonderfest less than 2 weeks away

Torcan show reports

Photo Gallery 

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Red Pill Models to Release New F-4B Phantom II Model in 1/32

Vought Corsair F4U-1A/2 in 48th scale test shots from Magic Factory

Meng's 1/72nd scale M1A2 SEP Abrams TUSK I/TUSK II

Border Models 1/35th scale Akagi Bridge W/flight Deck & Nakajima & B5N2 Kate

Scenes of rural Vietnam from Gecko Models

1/32 F-5E & F-5F in ROCAF from Storm Factory

Quick Set 3D Acrylic Interior Detail Sets from Red Fox Studio in May

News from Special Hobby

Seafire F/FR Mk.46 in 1/72 from Special Hobby - And the box art

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Interview 1

David Lockhart - President IPMS USA

Bio:

I live in Duluth, GA (40 miles NE of Atlanta). Prior to my retirement (Aug 2021) I was in diagnostic microbiology sales. I started building models young (around the age 9-10). I modelled until college and like many, college, marriage, career & kids, but a bit of a hold on modelling. I started back when the kids got into middle school and started ignoring Dad. Since then, I’ve been going full steam ahead. 

I am a bit of an eclectic modeller: I build ships, planes, sci-fi. My favourite models are sailing ships. I’m finishing up a couple of chapter projects (Panther Ausf. D tank) and will get back to finishing my Revell 1/96 Constitution.

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Trying to get the Beaufighter done for the “Let’s go Pacific group build” Too much club show planning and other real-life tasks have sucked bench time away.

Also reading Shattered Sword - The Untold Story of Midway

Geoff - mostly real-world granddad stuff this time, but I did pick up a number of built-up kits in support of a local RCAF social group (1/144 Martin Mars, 1/72 Avro Avrocar, etc) and have been stripping them and cleaning them up. Most are rare, odd resin things and I’m really enjoying the process of bringing them back to life!

Terry - I should be done with the 1/48 Fine Molds Mitshubishi Babs by the time this episode airs. I’ll get photos this week. Cleanup work on the 1/1400 Aldrin Class continues well. I have been replacing some greeblies, and need to to a bit of scribing reinforcement. That’s always the problem with 3D printed kits - if they have a lot of details it’s difficult to remove the grow lines. This will disappear as each generation of printers improves. I know how I want to paint this, and will need to order some registry decals from G-Cals.

Just finished Tom Cleaver’s Under the Southern Cross, his second book of the early pacific air war.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Modeling for a Buck or Two

https://reviews.ipmsusa.org/

https://www.nats2023.com/

G-Cals custom decals for SF subjects

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 118 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com

Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing!

Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website

.

Welcome to Episode 118 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

This is an excerpt of Ep. 118 which will be coming out in a few days. Due to the timeliness of this issue, we felt it was important to get this out early.

Our thanks to David for agreeing to come on the podcast.

David Lockhart - President IPMS USA

Bio:

I live in Duluth, GA (40 miles NE of Atlanta). Prior to my retirement (Aug 2021) I was in diagnostic microbiology sales. I started building models young (around the age 9-10). I modelled until college and like many, college, marriage, career & kids, but a bit of a hold on modelling. I started back when the kids got into middle school and started ignoring Dad. Since then, I’ve been going full steam ahead. 

I am a bit of an eclectic modeller: I build ships, planes, sci-fi. My favourite models are sailing ships. I’m finishing up a couple of chapter projects (Panther Ausf. D tank) and will get back to finishing my Revell 1/96 Constitution.

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Welcome to Episode 117 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

Wonderfest updates

Medea, as in Iwata-Medea, has released NuWorlds, a new paint formulated for plastics.

Picard Season 3 Panel

Shizuoka Hobby Show 2023

Photo Gallery

TMN on Tour: Industry Day

TMN on Tour: Main Modellers Hall

Wolfpack designs

Kinetic 1/48 CT-114 Tutor box art.

1/32nd scale Lancaster B.Mk.III Dambusters kit from Border model

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Arma 1/48 Hurricane

Moebius Models 2001 Space Station

TIE Fighter 1:32 scale from AMT

New announcements from Takom.

Miniart 1/35 European based G506 Chevrolet

Special Hobby F-84F Thunderstreak in 1/72 - improved testshots

Horizon Models Atlas Agena coming soon.

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Beaufighter paint on and complete. A satisfying feeling when the masking comes off. Several small areas require some touch up, but over all it looks good.I’m trying Tamiya XF72 as I do not have an AK colour for the RAF brown currently. The XF72 is labelled as JGSDF brown and is slightly lighter than the XF52 Flat Earth I have used in the past. I’ve read that others find the colour closer to the actual RAF brown. Then masked and put on the AK Dark Green.

Geoff - Not much modelling, but got a long way on the rebuilding of our screened cabin by the lake! On the bench I was limited to working on the Tamiya 1/12 Datsun 240Z… a LOT of detail on this one!

Terry - The Fine Molds Mitshubishi Babs is nearly done. Dullcoat looks OK, so just some finishing bits to do. I’m trying to get it done for the May deadline.

Will Barton’s Aldrin Class version of the Shenzou ship - a TOS era version of the design - is moving along nicely, and in primer now. Some parts in their second coat after further cleanup. Will plans to have 5 or so copies to sell at Wonderfest. Decals available from G-Cals.

https://www.facebook.com/starship.dynamics/posts/work-is-proceeding-well-on-william-barton-s-heavy-cruiser-uss-aldrin-here-are-so/10160127044859489/

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Macross Modeller FB Group

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 117 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com

Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing!

Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website

Welcome to Episode 116 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

TMN on Tour: Mosonshow

Shizuoka hobby show

Norris Graser passed away April 16th. Well-known P-47 expert and researcher for Thundercals. We had him as a guest on Ep 97.

https://imodeler.com/2023/04/rip-norris-graser-what-a-shock/

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

M48A5 MBT from I Love Kit

Tamiya release list for May

1/32 new decals for Douglas A-20G Havoc

Meng's 1/48th scale J-20 Veyron

Newest items from Barracuda Studios

Early, Mid & Late Jagdpanzer 38 (t) w/full interior from Takom

Fujimi Model releases for May - July

Ukraine's Maritime Drone (USV)

1863 CSS David submarine

Reskit announcements

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

Anthony talks with Kris Sieber Luftraum 72 

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Beaufighter masking for the top side is complete. Starting work on a Mig37B, trying to decide if it will be a Macross or a RCAF what-if.

Did a clean and re-org of the workbench which gave me a bit more working room and some mojo.

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Geoff - vacationing with family on the east coast for most of the last two weeks so no modelling, but I did visit a great Military Aircraft museum in Greenwood, Nova Scotia and bought a few books! Read “Shattered Sword - The Untold Story of the Battle of Midway” by Jonathan Parshall and Anthony Tully. Excellent read and a look at the battle from the Japanese point of view, using Japanese primary sources. Highly recommended.  

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Terry - a little progress on the Mitsubishi Babs. I had to repair some seams but now it’s all sealed up. I should get started on the panelling and some nice moderate weathering then be done. I’m cleaning up a 3D print of a TOS type variation of the USS Shenzou.  

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

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THE LAST WORD

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Welcome to Episode 115 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland

Terry 

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

Rob V

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LATEST NEWS

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Trackjam Models is currently in negotiations with MAD - Modellbau to carry their Canadian G-wagon kit in resin.

Kotaro starting a preorder of Kotare a 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia "Brian Lane"

HKM 1/32nd scale Douglas A-20G Havoc in European theatre.

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1/12 Meng McLaren MP4/4 1988

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Interview 

Rick Sternbach

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Terry - continuing work on masking the drop ship. I did cut several sizes of hexagons from a sheet of Tamiya Tape paper - the proper settings for you to remember are speed:4 and pressure:4. I ruined a sheet by presuming washi tape was the same setting. Work continues on the military Babs. I am currently resisting the urge to start work on the Kotare Spitfire.

The HK 1/48 B-25 kit arrived, it’s very nice.

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Stuart - Plugging away on the Beaufighter. Got the RAF Sky on the underside but then noticed a nasty gap along one of the wing seam lines, I must have knocked it at the ‘right’ angle at some point. Going back to file, sand and paint.

Geoff - Nada. Zip. Burned myself out on all the builds in the first quarter. Well, I did do some more sanding and priming on the two Airfix 1/144 Concordes, but that’s about it. Most efforts went into demolishing our cabin by the lake (before it slides down the cliff)….

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Terry - Modeling Madness has Tom Cleaver’s review of Dora Wings’ Vultee P-66. Looks like Dora continues to get better and pick underserved subjects.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 115 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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