The Scale Model Podcast – Ep 160 – Summer Heat

WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – Finished a tiny model of a Gelvades Class Battle Carrier from Star Blazers 2199. Started 1 of two Bandai Cosmo Typhoon Fighters. These are very tiny, 1/200, but I love the look of them.

Geoff – continuing on the Heller 1/72 Douglas DC-6B in fictitious water bomber markings for my brother’s growing fleet.

Terry – Working on Fade To Black’s 1/10 Hammerhead Shark, finally. Assembly and filling. Painting a couple Reaper dragons, a forest dragon and a magma dragon. Still in airbrush stage now, but will be in brush painting before too much longer. Mechs are still in assembly, slow going is fine for these.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart – The Notebook by Roland Allen

Geoff – The Body by Bill Bryson

Terry – no change, still reading Ed Yong’s I Contain Multitudes and some light novels.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Luke’s X-Wing filming model from The Empire Strikes Back is up for auction. – $175,000 opening bid.

Back in 2023 another X-Wing filming model from Star Wars sold for over 3 million.

Rubin Obervatory releases 1st images. – Images are recorded by a 3.2-gigapixel charge-coupled device imaging (CCD) camera, the largest digital camera ever constructed.

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The Scale Model Podcast – EP 159 – Show Wrap Ups

Posted on June 13, 2025 by admin

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

Hosts
Stuart
Terry
Geoff

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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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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MAILBAG

We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.

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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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Wonderfest wrap-up with George Seletas

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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.

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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Scale Model Podcast – EP 158 – Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025

Posted on May 31, 2025 by admin

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Welcome to Episode 158 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts

Stuart
Terry

Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:

Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.

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LATEST NEWS

Pics from Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025.

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2025/05/tmn-on-tour-industry-day-tamiya-stand.html

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2025/05/tmn-on-tour-industry-day-2-shizuoka.html

Wonderfest!

Demos and schedule look great.

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MAILBAG

Hey guys.

I’ve been playing catch up with my podcast listening. I always enjoy your review of what’s coming out in the model world. Both for the information and the back and forth comments. Keep it up!

What’s on my bench:

Tamiya P-38 with way too much aftermarket.

Revell SR-71a for when I need a break from the P-38 nightmare I created

What I’m reading:

I just finished the Geddy Lee book, much like Brent did. I’ve been a Rush fan since my first Rush purchase in 1976. I was lucky enough to see Geddy earlier this year on his book tour. The date of the event coincided with Holocaust Remembrance Day so he spent some extra time talking on that subject. A great evening that was.

Dust – this is the third book in the Silo series. They made the TV series after the first book. The next season will start looking at book 2, Shift.

The Cactus Air Force: Air War over Guadalcanal – A good read. Nothing else has ever held a candle to Neptune’s Inferno, but still very enjoyable.

Be well everyone and keep building!

Bob Bair

– Charlotte, NC

www.theVOICEofBOB.com

From Martin Hulst: Recommended Frans G. Bengtsson The Long Ships, historical Viking fiction.

We want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R from Meng Models in 1/9th scale

ICM’s 48th scale captured Heinkel in two different markings

Takom’s set of Shermans, A big gunner & bigger box in May

Border Model’s 35th scale SBD-3/4 Douglas Dauntless

FAA Corsair MK.II in 48th scale From Magic Factory

Two new 72nd scale kits from HobbyBoss in June

A large Leo & 2-seater attack chopper from Trumpeter in June

Agora Models announces “The Orca” from Jaws in 1/16 scale

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – Very little time with real life going on. Working on some Battletech heavy armour units. Great detail.

Terry – light building, on the Hasegawa super valkyrie, and some other mecha. Getting color on the Reaper dragons.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart – The Notebook by Roland Allen – A history of the notebook. More interesting than it sounds.

Close to done with A Brief History of Everyone who Ever Lived. Also the most recent Reincarnated as a Slime,

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Chute 3D is working on new stuff. https://3d-chute-expert.myshopify.com

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