OTB 243: Mike the Kiwi

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 Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. We would love to have you support our show. Please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

Episode 245 we joined by Rob Riv and John "Spud" Murphy to talk about "Scale Effect"…..it is a really great conversation. 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 [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

Dave recounts his his recent trip to the IPMS Nationals in Fort Wayne.   Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

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/ Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

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/ Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

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 https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench  

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/ Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

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.