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What If Your Next Build Started At The Museum, Or On A Tour: Episode 165
A tiny paint question can turn into a big lesson about how the hobby actually works. We start with the everyday reality of scale modeling: reorganizing the model room, fighting distractions, and trying to protect bench time while life keeps piling on. Then we jump into listener mail that gets surprisingly deep, including how to choose an olive drab or Marine green for a Pacific Theater Sherman in 1/144 without getting trapped chasing a single “correct” shade.
From there, the conversation widens into what makes a model show truly successful. We argue that the best shows are not defined by trophy counts or vendor tables, but by the interactions they create between builders: the conversations, the techniques shared, the new friendships, and the seminars where you can ask questions in real time. Along the way we swap practical technique talk, from using small test plaques to develop skills, to mixing a workable Tamiya 4BO green, to why a gloss base coat can make or break a natural metal finish with paints like Alclad.
Our main guest is Mark Copeland, Director of Educational Travel for the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Mark updates us on major museum expansion news, rare artifacts, and the excitement of preserving historic aircraft, then walks us through upcoming WWII history tours across the UK and Europe. If you’ve ever built a B-17, B-24, or Battle of Britain subject, you’ll understand why standing on the ground where history happened can change the way you build and the meaning your finished model carries.
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Built Sideways Podcast Season 6 Ep.6: The Catch-up episode!
On this episode the boy catch up on whats been happening in their lives on and off the bench, more off-the-cuff conversations here, with added spice!
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MGPC EP. 126 "Are you a Builder or a Collector?"
What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to Episode 126 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode, the Modelgeeks give the usual run down on what's going on in their respective model worlds. Nemo shares with the listeners that he will be featured on an upcoming MH-53E release from Furball-Aero design! He also talks about the Red Pill 1/32 F-4B that finally landed in Southern Maryland. May be the only one in Maryland!
The Geeks run through the listener email and give a little insight to the LCS program (hint: it is funny!) The listeners share that the Spitfire episode by El Presidentè was a “cracker” of an episode! (see what we did there) lol. We received a ton of pics focused on your finished builds and uploaded them to the Modelgeeks website. Keep ‘em coming! Nemo also gives a tip on how to successfully apply 1Man Army masks and how to produce excellent results.
The topic for the Episode is “Are you a Builder or Collector?" The geeks ask the question and give their thoughts on what they think and what it means to be either one. The geeks give some pretty good explanations on which side of the coin you fall on and to keep it fun, no fence riding and you have to pick one or the other.
The Pro Geek for the Episode and the winner of the Hypersonic Models NF-104A conversion is: Jay Howard! The Beginner Geek for the episode, and the recipient of a Detail and Scale title of your choice is: Jared Jamieson!
Congratulations to our lucky winners and if you want to have a chance at the drawing, check out Pateron and sign up at either the Pro Geek or the Beginner Geek level to be eligible!
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We can’t thank our listeners and sponsors enough, thank you guys! Be sure to keep the emails and gallery pics coming! Now get to the bench and build something! Take care everyone, out from the Geeks, Later!
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OTB 240: Rocky Mountain Expo
In this episode the boys sit down with Scott Gentry and Barry Biediger to talk about the highly successful Rocky Mountain Expo, a new twist on how we gather and display our models in an expo.
I for one really got a lot out of this chat and I hope that you will be as inspired as I was.
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Episode 140: Mark Bradley Stops By + Workbenches & Output + Hobby Happenings
Jensen is once again missing, as is TJ. JB, Grant and Scott are joined by Mark Bradley to talk about Workbenches and their impact on the quantity and quality of your work. We also talk about obstacles related to messy or crowded work areas. Scott gives an update on the Star Wars group build, and JB leads us in a new segment of events around the hobby and hobby adjacent space.
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