Scale Model Podcast

Welcome to Episode 103 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland 

Terry Miesle

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LATEST NEWS

FineScale Modeler (FSM) announces that November is Build a Model Month (BAMM).

Judges announced

AirCadCon 9 

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MAILBAG

Nemo Fisher in Thailand says he enjoys building models, but they’re just not available in Thailand. Everything would be foreign mail order, which is prohibitively expensive.  

We sympathize, Nemo. We’re lucky to live somewhere with Brick-and-Mortar and good mail-order options.

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

Border Models announces a 1/35 Fw 190A6

Takom's 350th Horizon class Destroyers, the Andrea Doria & Caio Duilio

B-25J Mitchell "Glazed Nose" from Hong Kong Models 1/48th scale

"Hands on" review: "Armour Range" Stencil Paint Masks from 1ManArmy in 1/35th

Revell V2 Carrier in 1/72

Special Hobby SH72152 Fairey Albacore Mk.I/II in 1/72 spru shots

Other Special Hobby announcements.

KLP latest, Building the Airfix F6F-5 Hellcat in 1/24 Scale

October Announcements from Pit Road

Car kits coming soon

Andy’s Hobby HQ 1/16 Sherman

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

The next 20 years in the hobby

Random notes to discuss.

Trends in the hobby?

Rise of 3D printers, need for tech skills?

How are new modelers (Kids and adults) being engaged?

Gundams were just making an appearance in North America 20 years ago, the market now is huge.

Nostalgia is playing a larger part in the hobby. Aging out? Whose nostalgia? Changes by generation…

Better experience for first-time builders - easier and more satisfying kits. This has greatly improved in the past 20 years, multi-color plastic, good snap-fit, much better detail etc

Rise of CAD and computer design. I don’t think the future was even predictable at that point, with the rise of affordable scanning and computer power.

Dave Metzner with Polar Lights really nailed the SF and fantasy market demand.

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart

More weathering done on the Tomahawk, but I feel still needs some more. Putting it aside, for now, to focus on getting the Arma 1/72 Hurricane done. Tailplanes put on and getting smaller parts ready for painting. I think I’ve got the scheme I’m going to use. 

Geoff - working on finishing the Hobbycraft 1/32 P51A Mustang in a one-off “dazzle” camouflage scheme from 1943/44. It’s a skill building project and not a super detail project, so the focus is on masking, finishing and weathering.

Terry - solid work done on the P-43 and Cavalier. The Cavalier white coat might be good enough to start gloss clear. The P-43 is ready for decals. Wish me luck! Starting cleanup on Moscato’s Dragunn.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Geoff - visited the RCAF Museum in Trenton, Ontario last week. Not a huge museum, but we’ll done and very good docents with lots of information. If you are modelling a Halifax, they have one fully restored (non flyable).

Terry - Went to the Iron Maiden show in Columbus, and saw the 1:1 Spitfire prop!

Also, received the Mitsubishi Babs book.

Stuart - Guillow kits at Goodwill this week, got a Spitfire and a Ruff, got a Spitfire for Geoff 

Warplane Museum has some new aircraft 

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 103 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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

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Welcome to Episode 102 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland 

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

All Japan Model & Hobby Show 2022

Tamiya's all-new 1/48 scale Lockheed F-35A Lightning II https://www.tamiyausa.com/blog/lockheed-f-35-lightning-ii/

E-Day 2022

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

Corrections:

From Gene Davis - The new Firebird kit is ⅛ scale, not 1/12. Gene has the FB page devoted to this kit and some new modifications.

Quinta Studios is based in Russia, not Ukraine.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

A new "Nose Art" kit of the 32nd scale Lancaster from Border Models

Meng's Wild Weasel F4G in 1/48

More details of Takom's Apache surfaces

Special Hobby and CMK Kits for October

1/72 Scale Dean Fender Destroido - Return2Kit Form

SAAB LX Swedish Jet Interceptor Concept (1941)

Upcoming 1:72 Vega Shuttle kit

Round2 New Tooling

1/48 scale Do-X from HPH

Great Wall Hobbies releasing a new A-10 kit.

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Interview 

This Episode’s Special Guest:

Jamie Hood - Round 2

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - A bit of working getting the fuselage closed up on the 1/72 Arma Hurricane and weathering about to being start on a Tomahawk.

Geoff - still plugging away on the Hobbycraft 1/32 P51B Mustang. I finally put some pictures and descriptions of the Moosearoo Cup build onto the podcast Facebook group, as I saw that some others had done so. Great response and I noticed today that even Arma Hobbies - who makes the kit - picked up our post. Nice to see. Otherwise, a lot of my time has been spent on refurbishing a 55 year old wood lathe that I acquired. Let the chips fly!

Terry - Getting some bench time in. Now painting the Dora Wings P-43, looking pretty good. I should get to gloss coating this weekend. The Halberd Models Turbo Cavalier is getting close to paint as well. I’m pretty happy with the primer and am now getting the canopy on. The cockpit received some updating to make it a late 90s or 2000s era chase plane.  

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Above and Below Graphics are back

RMS Olympic serving as a troop transport during World War I.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep.102 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!

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

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

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

Welcome to Episode 101 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland 

Mike Ward

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

More photos from Nats

Stuart hit the thrift store paydirt, and Geoff won’t let him forget about it. :-)

For all the moaning about 1/48 Lancaster model sizes, I now have two of them in the stash…….

Above and Below Graphics reopening Sept. 30th

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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

Royal Model announcements

Border Model's new "Apocalypse" tank

New car releases for the next few months from AMT etc

1/144 Avro/GAF Lincoln (b) Mk.30 and (GR/MR) Mk.31 in Royal Australian Air Force Livery

1/35 Copper State Models Tsar Tank

Takom releasing 2 AH64’s in 1/35

Crews for 35th scale U-Boat from Border Model

Kotare 1.32 Spitfire preorder coming soon.

Ducati Superleggera V4 1/12 from Tamiya

Tamiya 1/12 Tyrrell 003 1971 Monaco GP

Box art from Lost in Space Chariot released.

What’so new at Scalemates.com

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Interview 

Mike Ward, President of the Cincinnati Scale Modelers

Cincinnati Scale Modellers Contest & Show 2022

Oct 22 9am

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Topic

Nostalgia in modelling

https://finescale.com/online-extras/2022/09/nostalgia?fbclid=IwAR2EPoq5wdX4AjCmRadaoq8rhu8f6gn1Kz46YV_rqshTJBuOLlDW-AsbSyQ

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Tomahawk progressing, got the base coat and the first pass at camouflage using the Sotar 20/20 airbrush. 1st time I’ve used it in two years so happy with the results.

Geoff - progressed a long way on the Moosearoo Cup entry- Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51A/B! Great kit. This led to a need for a “palette cleanser” so I pulled out the 1/72 LS kit of the BD5 and BD5J - the smallest jet ever built, it was famously flown by James Bond in Octopussy. Finally, the early P51 bug bit again and I’ve been plugging away on a 1/32 Hobbycraft P51A recon version. Nice shape but not as much detail as you might expect for 1/32.

Terry - 

A fair amount of work over the past years on the Halberd Models Turbo Cavalier Mustang is now in the primer stage, the Dora Wings P-43 Lancer being painted, and the Zentradi Fleet being dull coated. And I watched Sandman on Netflix. So should you.

Mike - 1/32nd F-18 for Brother in law. Trying some new paints - MCW paints,

Recommends - Lost in Space on Netflix.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Andy Yanchus Collection up at Auction,

More about Andy and some of his model box top collection.

E-books by KLP Publishing of Australia - Geoff bought a few! Highly recommended!

FSM electronic editions - they are pretty good!

Trans Am Firebird group on Facebook. Conversion bits for The Bandit on-screen vehicle. (2) 1977-'78-'79 1-8th Trans Am, Firebird 3D parts for conversion kits | Facebook

Vince Hoffman is working on the big Chris Craft Runabout Terry picked up for him at the Cincinnati show last year.

(2) Facebook

Terry and Anthony review the Moscoto latest release

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 101 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 100 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Anthony

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

https://www.wonderfest.com/ - Return of the Builders.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hasegawa's new tooled 1997 Mini Cooper 1.3l in 24th scale.

Pig Model's Parsival-Sigsfeld German "Drachen" Observation Balloon in 1/144th

U.S. trio of M48A3 Mod.B, M48A5, & M247 on the way from Takom

Hasegawa has released in 1:72 scale the US Navy’s CMV-22B Osprey

Fly Models is to release two new editions of their 1:32 scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.II

New Tool Airfix Buccaneer 1/48 released.

More releases from 3d-Wild

Tom’s Modelworks 1/700 USS Nautilus

https://aeroscale.net/news/us-coast-guard-spartan-released

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

Episode 100

Where the hobby has been and is going over the last few years.

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart: Yf 19 is done, Starting work on the 1/72 Macross Destroid Tomahawk. Nice kit with logical sub assemblies. 

Geoff: plugging away on painting and weathering the Trumpeter 1/32 Corsair, but ran out of XF 17 Sea Blue (it’s a BIG kit!) so I started the Moosearoo Cup kit - Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B/C Mustang, and what a beauty! I have no illusions about being able to exceed the skills of the other podcasters, so my goal is to not embarrass our team! Most importantly - my drone finally blew out of the tree in a recent storm but less positively, it is completely dead.

Terry: A little lining work on the Garmilon fleet and did get the wings attached to the Turbo Cavalier Mustang. That took some work, and some epoxy putty to make sure the joints will be strong.  

Anthony: I’ve been fluttering between several of my stalled out/shelf queen/deep guilt projects - 1/144 Char’s Zaku ll (soon-to-be-done), Yokoyama Hex Bug build with Campus Friends, VF-4 (decals half done), Don VanDuzen’s 1/35 Challenger I tribute build (primed), 1/72 Cat’s Eye Canopies (vac-formed), 1/48 Gabriel (Merdc painting), Lot’s of progress! I did finish a 1/144 GM Sniper Test Type!

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Terry’s conversion of a (not great) resin VF-11 kit into a QF-11 drone.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 100 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling 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 100 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Anthony

Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

https://www.wonderfest.com/ - Return of the Builders.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hasegawa's new tooled 1997 Mini Cooper 1.3l in 24th scale.

Pig Model's Parsival-Sigsfeld German "Drachen" Observation Balloon in 1/144th

U.S. trio of M48A3 Mod.B, M48A5, & M247 on the way from Takom

Hasegawa has released in 1:72 scale the US Navy’s CMV-22B Osprey

Fly Models is to release two new editions of their 1:32 scale Hawker Hurricane Mk.II

New Tool Airfix Buccaneer 1/48 released.

More releases from 3d-Wild

Tom’s Modelworks 1/700 USS Nautilus

https://aeroscale.net/news/us-coast-guard-spartan-released

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic

Episode 100

Where the hobby has been and is going over the last few years.

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Sponsor Ad 2

Sean’s Custom Model Tools

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart: Yf 19 is done, Starting work on the 1/72 Macross Destroid Tomahawk. Nice kit with logical sub assemblies. 

Geoff: plugging away on painting and weathering the Trumpeter 1/32 Corsair, but ran out of XF 17 Sea Blue (it’s a BIG kit!) so I started the Moosearoo Cup kit - Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51B/C Mustang, and what a beauty! I have no illusions about being able to exceed the skills of the other podcasters, so my goal is to not embarrass our team! Most importantly - my drone finally blew out of the tree in a recent storm but less positively, it is completely dead.

Terry: A little lining work on the Garmilon fleet and did get the wings attached to the Turbo Cavalier Mustang. That took some work, and some epoxy putty to make sure the joints will be strong.  

Anthony: I’ve been fluttering between several of my stalled out/shelf queen/deep guilt projects - 1/144 Char’s Zaku ll (soon-to-be-done), Yokoyama Hex Bug build with Campus Friends, VF-4 (decals half done), Don VanDuzen’s 1/35 Challenger I tribute build (primed), 1/72 Cat’s Eye Canopies (vac-formed), 1/48 Gabriel (Merdc painting), Lot’s of progress! I did finish a 1/144 GM Sniper Test Type!

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Terry’s conversion of a (not great) resin VF-11 kit into a QF-11 drone.

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 100 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling 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 99 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

HeritageCon and Moosaroo Cup head judge Iain Fraser has sadly lost his wife Janice to cancer. Our thoughts go out to him and his family.

Moosaroo Subject revealed - Arma P51 OOB Expert set

Gold Medel Models sold to Squadron Hobby

IPMS Nationals

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kinetic announcements at IPMS Nats

Meng's RMS Titanic in 700th scale includes lighting kit

AK July Announcements

Barracuda Announcements

Special Hobby items for Aug/Sep

1/72 & 1/144 - Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider 3D printed & resin kits by Arma Models

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Interview 

This Episode’s Special Guest:

Joshua Fichmann ModelCon

Bob Burik

https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/combat-aviation-brigade

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart More progress on the YF-19, just about done.

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Geoff working on the F4U-4B Corsair, focusing on the P&W R2800 Double Wasp engine. Also just received the Moosearoo Cup challenge kit today - the new Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51C Mustang as an OOB build! Beautiful kit!

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Terry: Not much building, it’s summer. I did get to do some panel lines on the Gamillon ships.

Two bioblitzes last week, at the Shedd Aquarium and the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - stay tuned for a lot of insect pictures.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Interesting illistrated piece on watches and how they work.

The Repair Shop

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 99 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling 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 99 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

HeritageCon and Moosaroo Cup head judge Iain Fraser has sadly lost his wife Janice to cancer. Our thoughts go out to him and his family.

Moosaroo Subject revealed - Arma P51 OOB Expert set

Gold Medel Models sold to Squadron Hobby

IPMS Nationals

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kinetic announcements at IPMS Nats

Meng's RMS Titanic in 700th scale includes lighting kit

AK July Announcements

Barracuda Announcements

Special Hobby items for Aug/Sep

1/72 & 1/144 - Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider 3D printed & resin kits by Arma Models

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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SPONSOR AD #1

CultTVMan

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Interview 

This Episode’s Special Guest:

Joshua Fichmann ModelCon

Bob Burik

https://www.trackpadpublishing.com/combat-aviation-brigade

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart More progress on the YF-19, just about done.

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Geoff working on the F4U-4B Corsair, focusing on the P&W R2800 Double Wasp engine. Also just received the Moosearoo Cup challenge kit today - the new Arma Hobbies 1/72 P51C Mustang as an OOB build! Beautiful kit!

[foogallery id="2906"]

Terry: Not much building, it’s summer. I did get to do some panel lines on the Gamillon ships.

Two bioblitzes last week, at the Shedd Aquarium and the Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - stay tuned for a lot of insect pictures.

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SPONSOR AD #1

Sean's Custom Model Tools

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Interesting illistrated piece on watches and how they work.

The Repair Shop

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 99 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store

For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modeling 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 98 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland 

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

World Model Expo - Eindhoven 2022

IPMS US Nationals July 20-23

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MAILBAG

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

Ammo announcements for July

Trumpeter August

Hobbyboss August

Border Models new Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale

Japanese Battleship Super Yamato 51cm Gun Main Turret No.1 in 72nd scale.

1/32 Hornet/Sea Hornet may be the next Kotare release.

DB may do one as well.

Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk iXc schemes announced.

DKM O Class Battlecruiser Barbarossa Trumpeter 1:350 Class

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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SPONSOR AD #1

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Clear coat and decalling done on the YF-19, landing gear was put on last night. Next up is another clear coat in preparation for panel lines and weathering. I also started work on an Arma Hobbies 1/72 Hurricane. Interior green has been painted and cockpit assembly started.

Geoff - I acquired a partially built 1/32 Trumpeter F4U-4 Corsair from the estate of club member Don Van Dusen, who passed last year. He loved Corsairs and was converting this kit to the cannon-armed version. It’s an extensive conversion, and it took me a while to figure out what he was trying to achieve. He was a very good modeller, and my goal is to complete it as he wanted and to his standard as best I can. Lots of resin, scratch-built additions and the like. I am enjoying this exercise, and it’s stretching my skills a bit as well.

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Terry - Not a whole lot of progress, summer slows my progress a bit. I did dig out Randy Cooper’s Hammerhead corvette for cleanup and epoxy putty filling etc. It’s a long-term project, and since I was watching Stranger Things 4 at the time, the work proceeded slowly. The Gamillon ships have not proceeded past gloss-coating.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Mitsubishi Babs Mitsubishi Babs: The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft: Volume 1: Picarella, Giuseppe, Picarella, Giuseppe: 9788366549739: Amazon.com: Books

The 2022 SciFiantasy Annual Halloween Group Build | Hobby Link International

HS Models 1/350 mixed media bits for your ships.

HS Models US Navy 40mm Quad Bofors (Late Version)* (HSM350008) Kitlinx, llc

Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit on the Ghost Army deceptive units.

https://boingboing.net/2022/07/07/stormtrooper-helmet-and-blaster-used-in-1977s-star-wars-up-for-auction.html

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 98 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 98 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart Clark

Geoff Heyland 

Terry Miesle

Thanks to our latest Patreon Supporters:

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LATEST NEWS

World Model Expo - Eindhoven 2022

IPMS US Nationals July 20-23

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MAILBAG

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

Ammo announcements for July

Trumpeter August

Hobbyboss August

Border Models new Nakajima B5N2 "Kate" in 35th scale

Japanese Battleship Super Yamato 51cm Gun Main Turret No.1 in 72nd scale.

1/32 Hornet/Sea Hornet may be the next Kotare release.

DB may do one as well.

Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Mk iXc schemes announced.

DKM O Class Battlecruiser Barbarossa Trumpeter 1:350 Class

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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SPONSOR AD #1

Cult TV Man

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Clear coat and decalling done on the YF-19, landing gear was put on last night. Next up is another clear coat in preparation for panel lines and weathering. I also started work on an Arma Hobbies 1/72 Hurricane. Interior green has been painted and cockpit assembly started.

Geoff - I acquired a partially built 1/32 Trumpeter F4U-4 Corsair from the estate of club member Don Van Dusen, who passed last year. He loved Corsairs and was converting this kit to the cannon-armed version. It’s an extensive conversion, and it took me a while to figure out what he was trying to achieve. He was a very good modeller, and my goal is to complete it as he wanted and to his standard as best I can. Lots of resin, scratch-built additions and the like. I am enjoying this exercise, and it’s stretching my skills a bit as well.

[foogallery id="2875"]

Terry - Not a whole lot of progress, summer slows my progress a bit. I did dig out Randy Cooper’s Hammerhead corvette for cleanup and epoxy putty filling etc. It’s a long-term project, and since I was watching Stranger Things 4 at the time, the work proceeded slowly. The Gamillon ships have not proceeded past gloss-coating.

[foogallery id="2865"]

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SPONSOR AD #2

Sean’s Custom Hobby Tools

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Mitsubishi Babs Mitsubishi Babs: The world's first high-speed strategic reconnaissance aircraft: Volume 1: Picarella, Giuseppe, Picarella, Giuseppe: 9788366549739: Amazon.com: Books

The 2022 SciFiantasy Annual Halloween Group Build | Hobby Link International

HS Models 1/350 mixed media bits for your ships.

HS Models US Navy 40mm Quad Bofors (Late Version)* (HSM350008) Kitlinx, llc

Illinois Holocaust Museum exhibit on the Ghost Army deceptive units.

https://boingboing.net/2022/07/07/stormtrooper-helmet-and-blaster-used-in-1977s-star-wars-up-for-auction.html

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THE LAST WORD

SMP Ep. 98 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