Welcome to Episode 159 of The Scale Model Podcast, Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts

Stuart

Terry

Geoff

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LATEST NEWS

Southwestern Ontario Scale Model Expo post show.

Shout out to the winner of the raffle grand prize: Harold Sydness, a good story there!

Had a good chat with the Mid-Michigan Model Makers.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Revell's July releases

Five releases from Italeri in June

MiniArt's new 48th scale P-47D-11RE Thunderbolt "Razorback" "Basic kit" 

https://dnmodels.com/all/takom-unveils-henschel-129b-2-b-3-kits-in-1-48-scale/

Alvis FV622 Stalwart Mk.2. in 1/35 by Airfix

Border BS-005 IJN HEAVY CRUISER TAKAO

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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SPONSOR AD #1

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Wonderfest wrap-up with George Seletas

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SPONSOR AD #2

Seans Custom Model Tools

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH

Stuart - With the model show planning and life, no time for bench work this week.

Geoff - two windstorms in London impacted our neighbourhood, resulting in changes in our lives and one chainsaw accident…

As a tie in to the books I’ve been reading I worked on repairing a couple of dinosaur skeletons originally built by Steve Harvey, who passed away last year.

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A year ago I built a 1/48 Monogram DC-3 for my brother, who had just become a grandfather and wanted a “bush plane/rescue thing” to hang from the ceiling of his cottage. A fellow club member made custom decals for “Nana and Pops Rescue Service”, with a logo I designed of a bare bum passing explosive gas. It was flown by my brother’s nom de plume, “Rocco Flamefart”…. Anyway, he wants more vehicles for the “fleet”, so I am now building a Heller 1/72 DC6B in N&P markings!

I also have been working on the old Hobbycraft 1/28 Fokker DR1. Not bad and satisfyingly substantial!

Terry - I can see the bench again! I’m getting close to getting back on the bench itself. As far as building goes, not much new. Still the same mechs and some base coat on the two Reaper dragons.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart - The Notebook by Roland Allen

Geoff - my wife and I did the dinosaur road tour of Alberta last month and I read The Rise and Fall Of the Dinosaurs by Steve Brusatte, and The Burgess Shale by Coppold and Powell. Good reads.

Terry - Ed Yong’s I Contain Multitudes. About microorganisms, specifically our micro biome. A very good read, so far. Catching up on the My Happy Marriage light novels.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Sprue Pie With Frets has had some good posts lately.

https://spruepiewithfrets.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/model-prices-part-1-the-good-scale-modeling-sure-is-cheap/

https://spruepiewithfrets.wordpress.com/2025/05/31/model-prices-part-2-the-bad-scale-modeling-will-survive-tariffs-but-there-will-be-discomfort/?wref=tp

https://spruepiewithfrets.wordpress.com/2025/06/07/model-prices-part-3-the-weird-why-oh-why-is-that-one-weird-kit-ive-always-wanted-gone-or-expensive/

Tony Wootson’s Wonderfest report

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THE LAST WORD

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