The Scale Model Podcast - EP 128 - Scary Tube Glue!

Welcome to Episode 128 Sponsored by CultTVMan, Sean’s Custom Model Tools and Return To Kit FormHostsStuartGeoffTerryThanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:***************************************LATEST NEWSMMSI show pics from Neil.Terry went to the Cincinnati show.Welcome Show in Guelph***************************************MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions [email protected]. ***************************************LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSTrumpeter December itemsHobbyboss DecemberSpecial Hobby, CMK & Planet Model's latest kits in Nov/DecBarracuda Studios ten new sets in three scales144th scale VIIC U-boat U-96Arma Hobbies 10th Anniversary Hurricane IIC in 1/48Osprey: 70 Years of the US Navy's Nuclear Submarines2n1 Corsair kit from Magic Factory review1/12 Fulldetail Kit : McLaren MP4/5 Modelfactory HiroMetropolis seated Robot Maria 1:8 scale from X-PlusEduard Upcoming 1/48 Stuka FamilyBandi Spirits Plannosaurus Ankylosaurus1/24 80's F1 monitor1/32 Drakkon preorder has started What’s new at Scalemates.com ***************************************SPONSOR AD #1Cult TV Man***************************************WHAT’S ON THE BENCHStuart - More work done on the Moosaroo cup. This is proving to be quite a challenging kit and requires quite a bit of planning, due to its small size and finding a logical way forward. For example, the cab consists of quite a few parts, several of these will need to be assembled, primed and painted first before attaching them to the rest of the kit.Also working on some Battletech Mini’s, trying a new technique called slapchop.[foogallery id="3480"]Geoff - lots of reorganizing the hobby room to get a display cabinet installed (removed from the dining room) and make the reference materials more accessible. In the process of creating an index I found a good article on the Handley Page 0/400, so I started work on the old (1968) Airfix kit. Lots of work to get the wing “ribs” to scale (the kit molding had 2x4’s as ribbing tape!) but it’s not a bad kit once that’s fixed.[foogallery id="3476"]Terry - Some work on the Aldrin class, I need to do a bit more on that as well. While in Cincinnati I built a little shelf cabinet unit for some 3D printed paint racks for the Pro Acryl sets. It’s a bit tight, I may need to do some filing or have them printed 10% bigger.[foogallery id="3475"]***************************************WHAT WE ARE READINGStuart -  Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization - Neil deGrasse TysonThe Universe in a Mirror: The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It - Robert Zimmerman Geoff - Modelling magazines coming out the ying yang!   Terry - Same stuff. Ed Yong’s big and Immense World - about animal Umvelt. Also still on the 2015+ Hellblazer series.***************************************SPONSOR AD #2Seans Custom Model Tools ***************************************THINGS WE’VE SEEN1/144 Blackbird Spooky!  Vampire Mk.1 conversion - perfect for those Swedish subjects!***************************************THE LAST WORD  SMP Ep. 128 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