ModelGeeks’ Podcast Ep51

“The Old Dominion Open Re-Cap” RStOR Benchtime. While I had the airbrush full of paint yesterday I went ahead and resprayed the M3 Stuart base with tan acrylic. The base was really dark and I wanted to lighten it up a bit. Citadel through the airbrush wasn’t the brightest idea but nothing another session in

February 2023 Modeling Podcast Roundup

My Modeling Mews. February found fellow modeler Bob and me heading over to the Northwest Scale Modelers Show at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, WA. It was everything promised. Last I heard there were over 6000 folks attending the two days but I haven’t heard numbers for modelers displaying or models displayed. All I

Model Geeks Podcast Ep49

“Intakes …. Yep, they suck!” Benchtime, Moscow, Idaho. The base for Friedrich is coming along nicely. The resin has set up and I added snow using the toilet paper + glue method. Once the “snow” is dry I’ll add some frozen tuffs and Valhallan Blizzard to complete the scene. Weathering Friedrich with oils and attaching

January 2023 Modeling Podcast Roundup

From My Bench. Inspired by a Squidmar Miniatures Youtube video (Painting Space Wolves & Unique Snow Base) I set about starting a base for Friedrich (though not quite finished). This involved creating a depression in the wood base, buying a Blue Angels model kit and cutting it up before embedding it in epoxy to create

ModelGeeks’ Podcast Ep46

“Leveling Up” ModelGeek’s Podcast Ep46 (11/26/2022) “Leveling Up! What build or technique changed you as a modeler?” Down their fearless leader, Frilldo, Whitey and Nemo tackle Episode 46 alone with style, grace and banter amongst themselves. They cover things they are working on, what’s breaking in hobby news, new kits that caught their fancy, stuff

Podcast Roundup 11/13/2022

Pew, pew, pew, pew! Well, it looks like another week has flown by and life has conspired to cram more podcasts into it while piling on additional outside activities. As I sit here at the computer there are Old English Christmas Carols playing in the background. Why? Because for the next few weeks I have

Podcast Roundup 10/31/2022

One Fish, Two Fish, Creepy Fish, … Halloween Spider? My bench this past weekend was at a remote location that involved looking after a few fish. I took the Me-323 and a few Necrons that I wanted to paint but ended up listening to podcasts instead. Needless to say, my actual modeling plans came to

ModelGeeks Podcast Ep43

“ModelGeeks Most Wanted Kits.” Scale Modeling on the Paw-louse. My local IPMS show (IPMS Palouse Area Modelers) is now one for the history books with 151 models entered by 22 modelers. Modelers came from far away as Seattle, Spokane, Boise and of course locally, Moscow and Lewiston! With the show over Friedrich (Ma.K.) and the

Podcast Roundup 10/9/2022

Fast, Faster and Showing Off the Good Stuff! My Model Bench. The IPMS Palouse Area Modelers show was a week ago (Oct 1st) and with that over I can get Friedrich back on the bench. The show was great with close to 150 models on the tables. Attendance was good and the door prizes and

ModelGeeks Podcast Ep41

“Modeling an Icon” – Interview with Spencer Pollard. As you can see, my canning moved on to Dilly Carrots. Hey, the are delicious and necessitated a trip to the local farmer’s market. And I’m not sharing. The ModelGeeks Podcast Ep 41. The Geeks cover their usual gamut of topics including What’s on the bench, 2023