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Welcome to Episode 134 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode Mr. Chris King of the Shenandoah Valley Modelers joins us in studio to promote their club’s upcoming inaugural model show, RavenCon 2026 ( ShenValleyModelers ). We hope to see you out there for their show! Also, we’re going to discuss working outside of the subjects we typically model. What might drive you to build something other t...

Welcome to Episode 133 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!   In this episode, the Geeks are a man down with Nemo on work travel and the four remaining Geeks continue the show. We’ll kick things off with what’s happening in our Model World, run through the listener mail and from the Modelgeeks Podcast web page we take a look at the Listener Gallery and the fine work that has caught our eye. The Geeks run th...

Welcome to Episode 132 of The ModelGeeks Podcast! After a little bit of the usual Geeks banter, we catch up on what’s happening in our respective model worlds, what’s on the bench, what we’ve finished, and of course, what new plastic has somehow managed to follow us home! We then dig into Mail Call (keep those cards & letters coming folks!) and take a look at some great work from the Listener...

Welcome to Episode 131 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!  After a small bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately.  We then cover Mail Call (keep the cards & letters coming folks!).  Don’t forget Listener Spotlight.   For our Patreon Giveaway, courtesy of LionHeart Hobby we have the Ryefield Models 1/48 MiG 21MF Fishbed. Our main topic is “Seafires, Part 1”.  El P...

Welcome to Episode 130 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!   In this episode, we’ll kick things off with what’s happening in our Model World, to include our guest host, Eli Van Helvoirt who will be joining us behind the mic for this recording. Eli recently attended the 2026 IPMS USA Nationals in Fort Wayne Indiana and took home the award for Best Junior! Eli will discuss his experiences at this, his third...

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to a special IPMS USA Nationals Day 4 and final wrap up show!  In this special episode, Frilldo sits down with the one and only Brandon Lowe of Squadron. Frilldo and Brandon discus the Nats, and talk about how the new Squadron company came to be.  Brando also talks about their upcoming model show in Chattanooga TN ModelCon and Eagle Quest, 2-4 April 2027....

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to a special IPMS USA Nationals Day 3 wrap up show!  In this special episode, Frilldo and El Presidente sit down with Wojciech Bulhak from Arma Hobby and get the latest and greatest from Arma Hobby VFR direct! Wojciech gives the geeks some great info about Arma Hobby and their kits as well as a pre-production sample of their new Curtis Hawk kit that Frilld...

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to a special IPMS USA Nationals Day 2 wrap up show!  In this special episode, after some technical difficulties, Frilldo and El Presidente sit down with Tom Clark, the Vice Chair for the 2027 IPMS USA Nationals in Huntsville Alabama. Tom gives a quick update of where they are in the process and tells the listeners what the special categories are and what t...

Greetings my fellow ModelGeeks, and welcome to the MGPC Episode 129!  Nemo hosts this episode, with a full house including D-RAN!!!  Welcome back again Darrin!!!  We chat about the latest and greatest in everyone's model world and get caught up with what's happening in the hobby.   The mail bag was full again with over 15 emails, which is awesome!  We really appreciate the emails and lov...

Welcome to Episode 128 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!  After a small bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately.  We then cover Mail Call (keep the cards & letters coming folks!).  Don’t forget Listener Spotlight.   For our Patreon Giveaway, courtesy of LionHeart Hobby we have the Eduard 1/48 PBY-5A Catalina. Our main topic is “Spitfires, Part 1b”.  El Prez open...

Welcome to Episode 127 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!    In this episode, by suggestion from listener Brian Klimek, The Geeks are talking “Wish Lists”.  Manufacturers put them out all the time, we’ve all likely added our wants to one at some point and often kit makers have responded. Have any of your own “wish list” inputs ever been put to sprue? We dive further into the Mail Bag with one particular e...

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.  M...

Greetings my fellow ModelGeeks, and welcome to the MGPC Episode 125!  Nemo hosts this episode, with a full house.  We chat about the latest and greatest in everyone's model world and get caught up with what's happening in the hobby.   The mail bag was full again with over 10 emails, which is awesome!  We really appreciate the emails and love hearing from you all.  Also, thanks again for...

Welcome to Episode 124 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!  After a small bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately.  We then cover Mail Call (keep the cards & letters coming folks!).  Don’t forget Listener Spotlight.   For our Patreon Giveaway, courtesy of LionHeart Hobby we have the X Scale 1/144 P-3C Orion kit #144007 along with Caracal’s newly minted  sheet #144...

Welcome to Episode 123 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!   In this episode The Geeks are talking model clubs! Why have them? Do you belong to one? What makes a “good” one? How can you start one? Stand by, take a listen, and we’ll get you the answers! We recently attended IPMS Northern Virginia’s ( https://www.novaipms.org/ ) annual contest and show, “The Model Classic”. We’ll talk about the cool models w...

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to Episode 122 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!    In this episode, the Modelgeeks give the usual run down on what is going on in their respective model worlds.  The Geeks run through the listener email. Frilldo completed the Privateer and it even made it out to the Model Classic in Fairfax Va. If you were curious about getting into 3-D printing then this episod...

Greetings my fellow ModelGeeks, and welcome to the MGPC Episode 121!  Nemo is your HAC for this episode, with a full house!  We chat about the latest and greatest in everyone's model world and get caught up with what's happening in the hobby.   The mail bag was overflowing with over 20 emails, which is amazing!  We really appreciate the emails and love hearing from you all.  Also, thanks...

Welcome to Episode 120 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!    In this episode we ask the simple question, “Is Modeling Fun??”. We often discuss the hobby in terms of it sounding like “work”, or that it is a chore, and leads to stress vice enjoyment. That’s not how it should be!   El Presidenté is vacationing so, with guest host Rob Riviezzo (aka Rob Riv), of “The Modeling Insanity” podcast, we tackle that...

Welcome to Episode 119 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!  We have a special guest tonight! Jeremy Moore is joining us as a guest host and to help us with our model photography. After a bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately.  After we mention our March Madness projects we cover Mail Call (keep the cards & letters coming folks!).  Don’t forget Listener Spotlight...

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to Episode 118 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!   In this episode, the Geeks take a lap in the pattern and say what is the latest and greatest in their model worlds and even talk a snow storm story or two!  The Geeks give a show and contest rundown, and discuss the listener mail, including recent gallery submissions of modelers awesome work.  The Geeks then disc...

Hello, and welcome to the MGPC Episode 117!  In this episode, Nemo hosts the Geeks with a full house, including a special guest host, Mr. Rudy Cline from LionHeart Hobby.  We chat about the latest and greatest in everyone's model world and get caught up with what's happening in the hobby.   The mail bag was full of awesome emails for this episode, so we run through the listener email and...

Welcome to Episode 116 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!    After a bit of banter, we share what is happening in our modeling world.  Our Mail Call for this episode is mostly about the last episode, and we expand a bit on the topic of social anxiety and situational extrovert.  We then put a spotlight on on some of our listener's submissions to either the Listener Gallery or the Model Shack.  We then...

Welcome to Episode 115, and Season 6 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!   Happy 2026 to everybody! After our Christmas and holiday break we are ready to get back at it in front of the mics to talk models! We hope you enjoyed our mid break short episode drop from a couple of weeks ago. Now it’s time to get into another season of building, attending shows and bringing scale modeling content to your bench si...

Show Outline: " HAPPY NEW YEAR" Geeks!!  Welcome to another Special Episode of the Modelgeeks Podcast!  Nemo leads the way with entire MGPC Gang discussing our highlights from 2025, what we look forward to in 2026, and what we feel were worthy selections as "Kit of the Year".     2025 was an awesome year for the Geeks.  So many incredible show, models, and experiences.  Above a...

What’s Crack-a-Lack’n Modelgeeks! Welcome to Episode 114 of The Modelgeeks Podcast!    In this episode, the Modelgeeks are joined by the one and only Jeremy Moore from Lehigh Valley Scale Modelers. The Geeks  take a lap in the pattern and say what is the latest and greatest in their model worlds. Jeremy introduces himself to the geeks and shares what he likes to build, his favorite subjects and gi...