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Welcome to Episode 144 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form
Hosts
Stuart
Geoff
Terry
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LATEST NEWS
We are taking a break until Sept.
Shapeways has filed for bankruptcy.
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WHAT’S ON THE BENCH
Stuart – More work on the Yamato. Turrets and put 2 out of the 3 decks on. After this will be the after-market wood deck.
Also more being bad at the Broughdale Hobby sale. A “Brian Lane’ Mk 1 Spitfire in 1/32nd, a partially started Matchbox 1/32 Lysander and a Tamiya 1/12 Suzuki RG250 Motorcycle. Never done a bike kit so that will be interesting. Coming soon – Where will Stuart display all these? 🙂
Geoff – it’s summer! I did a little more work on the XF75 Goblin and the Frogfoot, but more importantly, I traded an Airfix 1/72 Handley Page 0/400 kit for a Hawk 1/247 Graf Zeppelin! More Zeppelins!!
Terry – More on the Dreadnaughts, I’m trying to share plenty of pictures for this build. I’m in the touchup, detail, and panel line phase. I need to gloss over the decal spots too. They’re turning out really nicely. Not really any work on anything else.
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WHAT WE ARE READING
Stuart – Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish and D-Day by Martin Gilbert.
Geoff – The Johnstown Flood, by David McCullough – excellent. The Lost City of the Monkey God, by Douglas Preston, about the use of LIDAR technology to uncover a hidden city in the Central American jungles. Also, The Danger Tree by David Macfarlane – a really engrossing family history from Newfoundland. Summer is a great time to read by the lake in a hammock!
Terry – Continuing on the Adrian Tchaikovsky Shards of Earth series, about 20% into book two. His wheelhouse is the alien/human/unknown relationships. Great stuff, completely engrossing. Hellboy before bed continues. I am also trying to catch up on some Science and Scientific American issues instead of iPad gaming.
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THINGS WE’VE SEEN
Info Eduard July 2024
Mike Mackowski’s Space in Miniature’s latest book is on the Saturn V! Geoff bought a pdf version and it is great!
Alfred Lin – National Geographic Explorer using Lidar around the world looking for ancient civilization.
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