Welcome to Episode 98 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

World Model Expo - Eindhoven 2022

IPMS US Nationals July 20-23

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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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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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