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Welcome to Episode 155 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

Hosts
Stuart
Terry
Geoff

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

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Good morning Stuart, Terry, and Geoff! Continuing to thoroughly enjoy each episode. Hope to see some of you at IPMS Nats in August.

If you would be so kind as to add SilverCon to your contest announcement rotation, I would appreciate that.

On May 17th we’ll be hosting SilverCon 2025, with a theme of “The Vietnam War”. The flyer is attached with the details, but here they are as text. Thanks for helping us get the word out to all within range of Sacramento (We’re in Northern CA, in the Central Valley between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe)!

Details:

Saturday, May 17th.

Town & Country Lutheran Church

4049 Marconi Ave.

Sacramento, CA

To qualify for the theme award, your entry needs to be something from the time period of 1955-1975 (not just military items, could be cars, real space, etc.).

We will have vendors and a raffle!

Doors open at 9 AM, with registration closing at noon. Judging starts at noon, and we hope to have the awards finished by 3:30.

It will be standard IPMS 1-2-3 format. We will put the 2nd & 3rd place awards on the tables, and announce the first place & best of winners only (along with ALL the juniors 1/2/3).

Check our Facebook page for updates.

Thanks!

Drew Savage

President, IPMS SilverWings

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Hello Stuart, could you please plug our 12th annual model contest and swap meet being held on Saturday May 17, 2025 in Eagle River, Wisconsin. The location is about 3 hours north of Madison where the IPMS-USA Nationals were held last year. I’ve enclosed a copy of our flyer for more details.

I truly enjoy your show and find your information very helpful in my modeling projects. I model a little bit of everything from cars, planes, armor, to si-fi. I also enjoy reading and just finished “100 Missions North” by Col. Ken Bell who flew a F-105 during Vietnam. The book was a easy read and provided a look into the lives of “Thud” drivers during that difficult time. Check it out.

Take care.

James W. Unger 42734

IPMS-USA Chapter Contact

Northwoods Scale Model Phanatics

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

FAMO 18t & the large-scale gunship Chinook from Trumpeter in April

A new Challenger & an Archer in April from Hobbyboss

Preview: ICM’s five releases for March just released

Jagdpanther G2 (Sd.Kfz. 173) 1/35 from Das Werks

Vickers – Clyno Mark IV motorcycle from Copper State Models

Airfix BAC/SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1/GR.1A NEW TOOLING 1/48

1/16 Sherman M4A1(76)W rolls in from I love kit…

What’s new at Scalemates.com

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Topic – Post HeritageCon
Recording 1 – HeritageCon observations at mid day

Recording 2 – Anthony Talks to Jannelle from Kit Masx

Recording 3 – Talking with the Insanity podcast

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – Got the Whirlwind done except for the landing gear doors.  I put them in a safe space….   The 1/48 Sherman is at the decal stage.  Not much beyond that as I’m going to be busy with my wife coming home from hospital. 🙂

Geoff – picked up the IBG 1/72 Gotha Go242A-1 from Frank Donati at Heritagecon and started building it for a review article for IPMS Canada.  Nice kit, and really enjoying it!  Also picked up a couple of Wingnut and Copper State Models kits of 1/32 WW1 planes at the show.

Terry – Mostly doing some organization in the bench area, building trays etc.  Also slowly working on the 1/72 Valkyrie Battroid and I suppose I need to figure out how to make some better antennae for my Phalanx, probably with some guitar string.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart – Almost done Traces by Stephen Baxter, started Your Hidden Genius by Betsy Wills and Alex Ellison.

Geoff – still plowing through the Time-Life Library of WW2.

Terry – Still reading Baxter’s Moonseed and Volume 1 of The Apothocary Diaries novel.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

Vernon Clark doing a great job on a Space 1999 Eagle.

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Welcome to Episode 154 of The Scale Model Podcast Sponsored by CultTVMan and Sean’s Custom Model Tools

 

Hosts

Stuart
Terry
Geoff
Neil Prentice

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

The last surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC, passes away

Moosaroo cup entries submitted 

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Hi Guys,

Listening to Episode 153, I want to commend for your Literature reading, the novels by Philip Kerr.  He wrote a series of 13 books in which the protagonist is a German policeman: they begin during the Weimar Republic years, span the Nazi period, and continue into the post-WW II era.  The writing style leans heavily towards Raymond Chandler.  They are NOT for the squeamish, however, as the historical accuracy is pretty spot-on.  I recommend starting with Kerr’s final volume, “Metropolis”, which is set historically before the rest of the books in the series.  As a testament to how much I like these books, I’ve read the entire series TWICE!

Lastly, Stuart commented, in regard to a new Eduard Bf-109 E kit, that Adolf Galland had the most aerial victories in WW II. Actually, that should have been Erich Hartmann, a German fighter pilot who served mostly, I believe, on the Russian front.

Love your podcast,

Dave Kensy

 

Martin Hulst reached out from Holland!  Hoi, Martin!

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LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Kotare’s Hurricane Mk.I (Early)- New tool in 1/32nd scale

Six releases from Italeri in March.

Three kits from the Cold War by Takom

Grumman J2F-5 Duck in 32nd scale by LukGraph

1/32 – Hansa-Brandenburg D.1 series 28 3D printed kit by LukGraph

ALPHA Model Announces March Release of 1:24 Ferrari SF90 XX Stradale

3D-printed British Humber F.W.D 4×4 Kit

Hasagawa what’s new

1970 Ford F-350 Ramptruck (1/25)

 

What’s new at Scalemates.com

 

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TOPIC

After reading Adam Savage’s book I think it’s time for a serious overhaul of my workspace.  I see some of his philosophy can be very helpful. Mostly for my toolbox and bench drawers.

A big topic on organizing, downsizing, rightsizing, rationalizing, and so on.

Suggestions for organizing stuff, do you have a system?

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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – Whirlwind painting is done, gloss coat has been applied, started decals. Working on a 1/48 Tamiya Sherman Firefly. Also working on a Matchbox 1/76 M-40 GMC as a club nostalgia build.

Geoff – as part of the same “nostalgia build” contest our local club is having I started on a couple of old Matchbox and Esci 1/72 and 1/76 kits of a Humber armoured car and a Pzkpf 1.  Fast, small and fun.  I even decided to try and finish them with paints from the era – old Polly Scale acrylics!  The smell even takes me back!

Terry: Since I have new mecha kits for our old Battletech crew, I started the Hasegawa 1/72 Super Valkyrie battroid. That was Jeff’s mech.  Finished up the Hasegawa Harpy fighter (Crusher Joe) in Norma’s red scheme.  90% done with the Macross Phalanx, but need to replace the antennae, since I broke one.

Neil – Scratch built Macross Diorama building continues in 1/72nd scale. Painted and almost ready for glosscoating and decalling.

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WHAT WE ARE READING

Stuart – Same as last week. Stephen Baxter’s Traces

Geoff – digging into some Time Life books on WW2, specifically on the desert campaigns, as I don’t know much about them.

Terry – Reading Stephen Baxter’s Moonseed now, about 20% through.  Also reading volume 1 of The Apothecary Diaries light novels.

Neil – Too busy with remodelling to read right now.   Cursing a local half price books for having an amazing sale bin.

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THINGS WE’VE SEEN

A Swiss Guard (Papal Air Force ) AH64 .

Shampoo Bottle Spaceships on Facebook

 

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