Wiley's Bench Time - Model Railroading Podcast

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Bench Time #142: James A Powell from Monster City Studios (The Brick Monster) Aug 28, 2020

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What an awesome time it was to have James A. Powell from Monster City Studios on the show. If you aren't familiar with James, you sure are familiar with his San Juan Central Model Railroad, formerly owned by Malcom Furlow. In addition to working to restore the San Juan Central, James had been busy at Monster City Studios and creating some awesome YouTube videos which you need to check out here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD092dInyTpPdBn-8fb0jHw

There is also a cool tool that James and his team have been pumping out for the scale modeling world called the BRICK MONSTER which you can check out here: https://www.maskandshield.com/brick-monster/. This tool lets you quickly make brick walls out of sculpy in a matter of minutes!

It was a blast talking to James about his history in the scale modeling hobby (of all scales) and we can't wait to get him back on again in the near future to talk about more techniques!

Bench Time #141: Waterfront Updates & LIVE BUILD UPDATES! Aug 21, 2020

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This week we talked about the layout updates as well as some of the news for the Group Builds that are starting NEXT WEEK!

The first night will be on Monday the 25th at 7:30pm with Brett, and he'll be working with the FOS Fishery Kit. The following night, Tuesday, Todd will be going live at 7:30pm (both nights are EST), and he'll be building Gleasons Garage. You can watch them both nights here: https://facebook.com/hoscalecustoms

If you miss a night, the recordings will be saved and available to watch foverer on our Facebook page.

We're excited to get the live builds and we can't wait to see you next week online!

Bench Time #140:Just the Guys Aug 14, 2020

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We've got a BUSY weekend ahead of us, so not much time to spare with this one. Enjoy the show and check out this week's bullhorn product here (non-affiliate link): https://minemountmodels.com/shop/ols/products/pinales-petrol-ho-scale

Bench Time #139: Steven Haworth is BACK | Rio Grande Southern Railroad Aug 07, 2020

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We're so happy to have had Steven Haworth on the Bench Time Podcast this week! It's been way too long and there have been quite a few new things to talk about since our last episode with Steven, which was about 130 episodes ago...

If you want to check out Steven's Rio Grande Southern Railroad blog, research site, and Facebook page visit the following links below, his blogs are PACKED FULL of awesome info and inspiration for work:

Model Railroad Toolbox Talk #17 - They're BACK! Toolboxes Aug 03, 2020

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We're rebooting the toolbox talk!

Brett has upgraded the tiny tackle box that he was using forever to take his model building upstairs, and he got a MUCH bigger toolbox to carry his work between the workshop and the living room (or wherever he goes)

This was a $15 toolbox that was picked up at Walmart and will serve his "mobile model building" much better!

(non-affiliate link) This is the toolbox that Brett was talking about: https://www.walmart.com/ip/HART-22-Tool-Box-Resin-Tool-Storage-Black-with-Blue/307900077

Bench Time #138: Puddles, Thunderstorms, Easiest Builds & Beer Returns Jul 31, 2020

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In the last week of July, we talk about pretty much everything! From puddles and modeling after a thunderstorm (very specific scene to add to your layout), to our easiest and fastest builds and more!

We're going to start a Beer of the Week segment where we'll have some fun with our chosen beverage of the week.

Also, we talk a lot about our inspirations and what it takes sometimes for us to get excited to get back into the workbench/workshop. Sometimes it's a simple thing you'll see while driving, or in Brett's case, running. But we go over our favorite ways outside of model building that we glean inspiration from.

Want to support the show? You can do so here: https://patreon.com/brettwiley

Bench Time #137: More of our Top / Favorites in Model Railroading Jul 24, 2020

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We're back from the beach and Todd & Brett break down some more of our favs this week!

More next week as we're going to resume our normal recording schedule!

Bench Time #136: Top 10 Moments from the past 3 years Jul 17, 2020

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This week we went over the top 10 moments from the past 3 years of podcasts!

We also went over the Patrons Questions!

Sorry for the short description, crunched for time!

Bench Time #135: Jeff Adam - Motrak Models USA Jul 10, 2020

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This week we had Jeff Adam of MotrakModelsUSA.com on the show and we took a deep dive into the work behind Motrak Models as well and talked about his wide variety of kits, rail car loads, detail parts, and his history in the model railroading hobby!

Jeff has been operating Motrak Models for a long time and has become one of the keystones in craftsman model railroading so he has a lot to discuss!

ATTENTION*** July’s Modeling Contest is going to be presented by Motrak Models and when the kit is available (hopefully by this weekend) Jeff will be announcing his new kit for the contest on his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Modeltrainproducts/

We’ve extended the rail car contest for ONE MORE WEEK! Entries due on 7/12/2020 by midnight EST. More info here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/rolling-stock-build-contest/

GROUP BUILD INFO:

RailroadKits.com is going to be our kit manufacturer and Jimmy D. has worked out a fantastic deal for anyone that is interested in joining our group build in late summer with us! Here’s the details:

Gleason’s Garage, normally $70, down to $50
FOS Fishery Co, normally $99, down to $70.
Mention HO scale customs in the comments during checkout for a free sample bag of castings.
Use coupon code HOSC for free shipping in the USA if you buy either kit.

Bench Time #134: New Scenery Supplies & Info on the Group Build Jul 02, 2020

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Brett sang us a little song on the catwalk this week... And he continues to prove that he has no shame by embarrassing himself again in front of all of you. Find this gem buried somewhere deep within this week's show along with info on our new scenery supplies that we're going to begin working with this weekend, some build updates and some more information on the upcoming group build!

We've extended the rail car contest for ONE MORE WEEK! Entries due on 7/12/2020 by midnight EST. More info here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/rolling-stock-build-contest/

GROUP BUILD INFO:

Gleason’s Garage, normally $70, down to $50
FOS Fishery Co, normally $99, down to $70.
Mention HO scale customs in the comments during checkout for a free sample bag of castings.
Use coupon code HOSC for free shipping in the USA if you buy either kit.

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