The Scale Model Podcast - EP 132 - A Frank Discussion

Welcome to Episode 132 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit Form   Hosts Stuart  Geoff Terry Frank Donati - National Director IPMS Canada    Thanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:   Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.   *************************************** LATEST NEWS Lots of Shows coming soon Buffcon 39 Sunday April 7 2024 Mid Michigan Model Makers Saturday Feb 3 2024 81st DuPage County Plastic Kit and Model Show. February 26th. Downer’s Grove IL Airfix 2024 range launch Jan 9 Aviation Artist Robert Taylor has passed away IPMS Nats kerfuffle Hatton Model Railways closing shop - This is the equivalent of Hannants or Hobby Link Japan closing down. *************************************** MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com.  *************************************** LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTS Special Hobby & CMK Model's latest kits for January Revell new tool 1/12 Speeder Bike MiniArt 2024 Catalog Hobbyboss Feb. 2024 And some Hobbyboss 2024 releases Magic Factory New Tool - 1/48 A-4M Skyhawk Trumpeter Feb Border Models Trumpter 1/32 S-3B Viking Airfix limited edition 1:48 scale Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B in RAF colours Takom Hetzer Madness M8 Greyhound 1/16 from Andy's Hobby What’s new at Scalemates.com *************************************** SPONSOR AD #1 Cult TV Man *************************************** WHAT’S ON THE BENCH Stuart - Just about done with the weathering of the Moosaroo cup. Started on the YF-21. [foogallery id="3566"] Frank - Just completed a Trumpeter E100 monster I call the Duplex! Currently started on a VF-0 Phoenix with a drone. 1/48 Panther with full interior. [foogallery id="3558"] Geoff - Finished the colourful XR-75 Penetrator in time for my grandson’s Xmas gift and it’s now hanging from his ceiling. Started the ancient Lindbergh 1/48 Snark guided missile kit, just for fun. Still worrying about how best to rig the Airfix 1/72 Handley Page 0/400. Terry: Getting work done on Hasegawa’s Regult kit now that I know what I need to do for painting. Filling seams now, and some gaps. Hopefully, I will get to do some work on decks for that Gamillon Lambda carrier. Test fit the Halberd Models XP-47H conversion major parts just to see how they fit, and they do fit nicely. [foogallery id="3557"] *************************************** WHAT WE ARE READING Stuart -  Coming of Age in the Milky Way by Timothy Ferris.  Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results - Shane Parrish   Frank - The Spanish Civil War - Anthony BeevorGeorge Harrison on George Harrison Interviews and Encounters (Volume 17)The International Brigades: Fascism, Freedom and the Spanish Civil War   Geoff - The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder - David Grann   Terry - Second Elric book and still reading Preacher graphic novels. I did take time to read the new Vol 17 of That Time I got Reincarnated as a slime - novella collections for the next few volumes until the final arc starts.   ***************************************   SPONSOR AD #2 Seans Custom Model Tools   *************************************** Interview with Frank https://www.facebook.com/themodellaager   *************************************** THINGS WE’VE SEEN   Shuichi Hayashi   *************************************** THE LAST WORD     SMP Ep. 132 is also sponsored by Return To Kit Form (R2KF). Check out their web store!   For more modelling podcast goodness, check out other modelling podcasts at modelpodcasts.com   Please leave us a positive review if you enjoy what we’re doing!   Check us out: FaceBook, YouTube, and our very own website   We also have merchandise now. Check it out on Redbubble   Stuart  Geoff Frank Terry