In this episode, we talk with Ken Sweeney, Photographer for the Kansas City Slammers, host club of the Heartland Nationals Model Car Contest, Show, and Swap Meet.  We are talking about what makes a good picture, how to set up your camera and what to consider when taking pictures for magazine and internet submission.  

This was a fun episode to record, and we hope you enjoy listening.  Please be sure to let us know what you think by replying to [email protected]  We would love to hear your opinions, commentary on the show, or just to say hello to a fellow modeler.  

When you are done listening, please leave us a 5 star review as this helps promote the show to other modelers.  Also, if there's someone you think might like to listen to the show, show them how to download and listen.  Promotion by word of mouth and sharing with friends is one of the most effective ways to help the show grow.

Thanks to our listeners sharing the show, we are getting to a point that we will need to pay for better services and get better equipment.  We would also like to begin some promotional events such as giveaways and prizes.    So keep an eye out for that in the coming months.

Again, we would like to thank you, the listeners, the modelers, our friends for helping to make the Amshow Plastic Modeling Podcast, we wouldn't have anyone to listen to our nonsense if it weren't for you!

Now get to the bench and scratch on some plastic!  

In this episode we talk with Bill "Scaled by Snax" Koff all about his processes of painting and making things shine like a diamond in a....  well you get it.  

Shout out to The Robs, Justin and Tooch over at the MODELING  INSANITY PODCAST for being good friends and the support you've given over the last few months, it has helped immensely to grow the podcast!  

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The AMSHOW Plastic Modeling Podcast presents our first group build.  After careful deliberation over what topic to build, we decided to copy the Model Geeks and do another A-4 Skyhawk Group build!  HAHAHA, just kidding!  We have been wanting to do a Skyhawk build for several years, and as Hasegawa has recently reissued the TA-4J in 1/48 scale and the upcoming 1/48 scale A-4M from Magic Factory, I thought is was about time to start building some scooters.    

the rules are as follows: You MUST use an A-4 Skyhawk.  Scale doesn't matter.  You must build it however you see fit!  If you want to build something in a Steam Punk theme, make it into a transformer, or something from the Maschinen Kreiger universe, have at it!  Kitbash with a harrier and make a VTOL version, it is all up to you.  Get creative!   You can make it in any genre as long as you use an A-4 Skyhawk kit.  You can even dig one those shelf queens off of your shelf of doom.

Judging will be done by Ken Reed and Steve Kemper, hosts of the AMSHOW Podcast.  We will be judging strictly on construction and presentation.  All aspects of period correctness, detail accuracy, and authenticity are out the window because although we love our Scooters, we want you to have FUN!!!  Bribes will be accepted, but won't necessarily ensure you a winning  position, but you might get a sticker.

There will be a winner, and that winner will be chosen on the basis that we like the build!  There will be prizes like stickers, shirts, model kits, or just random cool stuff given weekly throughout the build.  So share your in progress pictures on the AMSHOW Plastic Modeling Podcast Facebook page.   

The A-4 Skyhawk Group Build will begin on November 4, 2023 and will end February 3, 2024.  We will be having a live chat on Feb 3 to announce the winner, then hang out and build some models.

So get your gear and kits in order, we'll be starting in 3 weeks from the time this is posted.

In episode 11, we speak with David Bayon of Detail Junkees about a lot of things as well as the main topic of building automotive interiors.

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Please pay a visit to Detail Junkees at www.junkees.net 

Also, some websites of the shout outs during the episode:
www.lowridermodelcarparts.com
www.theMCMA.net 
www.IcemanCollections.com

As well as Facebook groups:
Plastic Society of DFW
Diversified Scalers
Down 2 Scale
AMSO  Scale Modeling Club

If you don't have a local club, or don't know of one, reach out to us and we will gladly help find a local club in your area!

Ken and Steve talk about scratch building, the normal chat about what's new in our hobby realms.  What you might need, things to think about, how to get started.  

So tune in on your drive to work, at your bench, or if you just need someone talking about models in the background while you fix your kitchen sink.  

As always, we would love to hear from you.  We can be reached at [email protected] or message us through the Facebook page AMSHOW Plastic Modeling Podcast.

We are trying to get our local automotive modeling scene built back up, so if you are a car modeler or know someone local to Oklahoma City area that is, please contact us, we would love to meet up and get some club action going again.  

James Merrit joins us as guest host as we talk about what keeps us going in the model making hobby.  

Getting back at it, Steve and Ken just talking about various topics of modeling.  

Ken and Steve talk about decals.  From choosing the right markings for your model to deciding if gloss or flat finish is correct, listen as we talk about stickers and that sort of thing. 


Thank you for listening!  Please rate the show on your podcast platform, it helps us to be more visible in the search function.  Also, tell a friend that may be into modeling.  That is the best way to help us grow.

If you have any comments or want to tell us how bad our show is, please contact Steve at: [email protected]

Welcome to episode 6 of the AMSHOW Plastic Modeling Podcast!  In this episode, we have special guest Kendall Richardson, from The Alternative Modeling Society of Oklahoma, talking about modeling on the road.  Whether you are a traveling industrial roofing installer as Kendall is, or a construction inspector like Steve, you want to keep modeling while on the road to keep your sanity.  We talk about ways to accommodate your hobby while you are away from your bench.  

Shout out to Gary and Tanner from Hobbytown USA, Norman, Oklahoma for allowing us to invade the store to record, since our planned venue was occupied by someone having a birthday party.  

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We also have a club in Oklahoma City, the Alternative Modeling Society of Oklahoma.  We meet monthly at the 45th Infantry Museum located just west of I-35 on N.E. 36th and Martin Luther King Blvd.    We are a NO-DUES club and we welcome all ages, genres, and skill levels.  our main rule is that you enjoy modeling and respectfully let others enjoy it in their own ways.

In this episode, we discuss some of the various different types of aftermarket parts and kits.  We also have our first celebrity interview with the world renown  CEO of Ukrainian Scale Cars Production (USCP) .  

So belly up to the workbench, and put on your headphones and listen in as we chat about all the aspects of plastic modeling while scratching on some plastic.

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