Welcome to Episode 124 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form

Hosts

Stuart

Geoff

Anthony

Kris

Terry

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LATEST NEWS

IPMS USA announces “No Touch” policy for models at contests.

SPECIAL CONTEST Winner - Congratulations Preston Culp! Look out for an email from us to set up your IPMS USA Membership! Thank you to the IPMS USA Executive for their generous participation!

Legacy Presents from R2KF! Brett has streamlined his business to focus on his amazing Valkyrie Canopy Masks! They are the best - check them out here! However, look for a Huge Resin Macross kit coming soon!

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Six new 1/48th scale aircraft detail sets from Mini Craft Collection

MiniArt P-47D in 1/48

Tamiya Sept Announcements

3D-Wild announcing USS Midway in 1/350

Some comments from 3D-Wild on a competitor doing the same kit.

Xtradecal releasing sets for Airfix’s 1:48 scale Westland Sea King

Quickboost August Resin Releases

Fantastic Plastic is working on a 1:72 SR-72 Darkstar hypersonic testbed.

Border Model is to release a 1/35th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb kit

Special Hobby Newsletter August

Gundam News - New Real Type MG 1/100 Freedom & Justice Gundam

AFV has upgrade items for your 1/16 scale SdKfz. 251 kit from Das Werk.

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Interview

Kris Sieber (Luftraum72)

https://luftraum72.com/product/super-detailing-the-f-14-tomcat/

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - Not much progress this week, work is taking up much of my time and the summer heat zaps the mojo. I did pick up the Arma Hobby 1/48 Hurricane Mk. IIc and it’s a very nice kit at first look.

Geoff - Got the first colours on the Savoia Marchetti, but otherwise, it was all about getting the house spiffy for a wedding group. Now that that’s done, we can maybe relax…

Terry - Cleaning the bench a little at a time. I discard some clutter each time and have found things I knew I had somewhere. Doing a little resin kit cleanup, too - including the Elric White Wolf figure which needs more cleanup than thought. Pups are getting bigger - Toshi is 37lbs now. Including Toshi and Zeus’ attempt at a New Wave album cover.

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Kris - Boxes, mailing labels, and books, books, books! Arma Hobby 1/72 F-6C Mustang for next book Mini Hangar No.1 published by Joycraft. Secret project which I can’t go into details on at the moment.

Anthony - Priming the Gundam Hazel and working on some finer detail painting for the GP03. Just killing it when it comes to procrastinating on painting figures for my Bosnia MIFV build!

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WHAT WE’RE READING

Stuart - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - Just started last night. 

In a time when our political and cultural views feel more polarized than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us, while making a passionate case for the twin chariots of enlightenment―a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science.

Geoff - “Maximum Bob” by Elmore Leonard. A quick fun summer read I hope!

Kris - Nothing modelling-related, just Sci-fi from Adrian Tchaikovsky

Terry - Almost done with Tom Cleaver’s Clean Sweep, started Moorecock’s Elric books.

Anthony - Nuttin’ much, just finished Simu Liu’s autobiography, “We Were Dreamers”. Covering my eyes until I get my copy of Kris’ F-14 book so as to not ruin the surprise!

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Neil Prentice doing a digital camouflage scheme on a VF-11 Thunderbolt

Neil's Tomcat and that little dropship. The Tomcat has a VF-0 gun pod on its centerline, but you can't see it

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