On The Bench

250th Episode!! Wow!

Thank you all. Without your support we would have never have reached such an amazing milestone.

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Check out Bushranger 2027 on the link below.

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Episode 249.

Dave is joined by Ian and Julian and reports on his fantastic weekend at the SAMPA model expo.

The mailbag and an exciting prize announcement for the Patreon wheel fortune thanks to http://Bluetonguehobbies.com.au

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

Check out Bushranger 2027 on the link below.

https://bushranger2027.wordpress.com/

Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to Onthebench64@gmail.com.

If you would like to support our show please go to http://www.patreon.com/onthebench

Episode 248 and "live" report from the inter club competition.

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

Check out Bushranger 2027 on the link below.

https://bushranger2027.wordpress.com/

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Episode 247 and we are excited to launch "Bushranger'27" a new scale model exhibition! Christiaan O'Dea joins the show to explain to us what Bushranger 2027 is all about.

But first we have a whopping mail bag to get through.

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

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Check out Bushranger 2027 here

This week the boys chat to Brad Belsheim about building armour and his love for the odd ball and weird subjects.

This is followed up with a call from John "Boom boom" Bonanni about his exciting new adventure as the owner of "Tankraft".

Go and check out the awesome range of cutting matts that are available and all the other cool stuff by clicking here.

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show, Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

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Episode 245 we joined by Rob Riv and John "Spud" Murphy to talk about "Scale Effect"…..it is a really great conversation.

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Dave recounts his his recent trip to the IPMS Nationals in Fort Wayne.

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During my recent trip to the U.S. I stayed with Rob Riv and had a real blast. While I was there I surprised him with an unscheduled tour of his basement.

Episode 243 we talk to talented figure modeller Mike the Kiwi about his passion for WW1 subjects and his book the highly regarded "Modelling & Painting WW1 Allied Figures"

To find out move about Mike, visit his Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/cw/MikeTheKiwi

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

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Episode 242

In this episode the boys talk to the guys from South Australian Plastic Modellers Association (SAPMA) about their up coming model show. [47:00]

We then hear from the Patriot Scale Modellers and their up coming PATCON show [1.10:00]

We have a flood of emails this episode sparking some good conversations [20.00]

All that plus the Patreon wheel of fortune.

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply.

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

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In this episode the boys are joined by John Figueroa and David Mason to talk about the upcoming IPMS Nationals at Fort Wayne Indianna August 5-8, 2026. [29.00]

A discussion is then had about aftermarket parts. Dave admits to not being able to just build OOB.....Ian and Julian try to talk him back from the cliff. [53.00]

All that plus the Patreon wheel of fortune and the mailbag!

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

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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.

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

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G'day benchers, Over the weekend of June 13 & 14 I attended the World Miniature Hobby Show in Penang Malaysia.

Managed to talk to a few people and hope you enjoy the report.

The boys have a chat with Peter from ACTSMS looking towards ScaleACT in November.

Dave is going to be starting the Tamiya P-38 so different schemes are discussed.

G'day benchers! In this episode with catch-up with Tim and Bruce from Modellers Without Borders to chat about where the organisation currently is, what the future plans are and the look back on VMX25. Are there plans for a VMX26???

Emails, Patreon wheel of fortune and much much more!

Episode 237 we interview Stuart Halton and also have the usual mailbag and of course the exciting Patreon wheel of fortune!

OTB Afterdark returns with Whitey and Rob Riv in a gangster shootout about crime movies.

Episode 236 and the boys welcome Scott Taylor to the show celebrating ten years of the Scale modellers Supply.

We also have the usual mailbag and of course the exciting Patreon wheel of fortune!

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to Onthebench64@gmail.com.

Episode 235 and the boys are joined by the Plastic Model Mojo crew for a daydream chat about what we would do if we won the lottery.

We also have the usual mailbag and of course the exciting Patreon wheel of fortune!

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to Onthebench64@gmail.com.

If you would like to support our show please go to http://www.patreon.com/onthebench

Episode 234 and the boys chew the fat on the recent 48-48 build weekend and a whole lot of other stuff.

We also have the usual mailbag and of course the exciting Patreon wheel of fortune!

Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply

https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/

Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to Onthebench64@gmail.com.

If you would like to support our show please go to http://www.patreon.com/onthebench