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

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Anthony

Terry

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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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