Wiley's Bench Time - Model Railroading Podcast

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 g...

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!

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!

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! ...

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 extend...

This week we had Jimmy Simmons from Monster Model Works on the show and we're all excited to see the new things he's been coming back out with recently! There's a lot of new products coming from Jimmy and he's excited to be back in the scene again.  MONSTER MODELWORKS FACEBOOK PAGE:  https://www.facebook.com/MonsterModelworks/ CHECK OUT THEIR SITE HERE:  https://www.larkspurlaserart.com/ Sit back...

  What's up everybody?!?!   We've got a bunch going on this weekend, so make sure to keep checking in on our Facebook Page and if you're interested in our Patron benefits, you can check out our page here: https://patreon.com/brettwiley   This week my dad and I covered some fun topics provided by our Patrons and we've got some special announcements embedded within the show!   If you're interested i...

On episode 131 Todd & Brett talk about some weathering techniques for a stone wall that Brett made from Sterling Models (Brett is working on a YouTube video, it will be up this weekend!) It started with the plain hydrocal wall and we discuss the different layers that were applied to get the achieved result. Starting with some India ink wash and wrapping up with some basic acrylic colors. This is a...

This week we talk about making and weathering nice and unique roofs for our structures as well as go over some patron questions and talk about how awesome the Zoom call we just recently had was!  Check out the video that Todd was talking about with the link here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iJc0OQOxi0&feature=share We also are running a rolling stock build contest that has started NOW, you c...

Welcome back for episode #129 of the Bench Time Podcast! This week we cover a new Patron Exclusive benefits that I'm starting for ALL of our show patrons, a monthly (and possible other random ones) Zoom call to let us all chat together! To support our show and become a patron, visit: https://patreon.com/brettwiley We get into putting dirt down on our scenes, some of our current builds and Todd giv...

We hope you had another great week! This Friday my dad and I go through updates on our builds and give everyone some tips & tricks with what we're working on right now including some scenery around the Terminal Build (photos below). The brush that Brett was talking about is also in the photos below. After That we go through the Patrons questions and topics as well as shoot the sh*t about everythin...

We should've had Matt on a long time ago! Matt Hankins is a great modeler out of the Baltimore area and he has some amazing work to share with our family of model builders. He also runs with the Four County Society of Model Engineers which is a fantastic group of modelers in a modular club out of the Greater Baltimore Maryland region. We talk a bit about how great of a group they are and the skill...

The Bullhorn announcement of the new Rail Scale Models kit: Colonial Furniture and Case Goods Some of the brands we mentioned this week that are releasing some awesome new kits:  https://www.rail-scale-models.com/ https://besttrains.com/ https://carolinacraftsmankits.com/ https://motrakmodelsusa.com/ If you're interested in joining our Patron Zooms and getting access to a ton more other fun you ca...

This week we go off the tracks quite a bit so join us as we talk about pretty much anything and everything.  Oh yeah, you may also begin to notice some changes with our look, we changed the name up to Wiley's Scale Modeling because that's what it is, just my dad and I having fun and building a model railroad together all while sharing our adventures in working together with you. Obviously we'll st...

Well, last week was the official weathering podcast and we decided this is an awesome way to theme our weekly shows, so this week is the official sign episode! There were a blockbuster number of guests on the show this week including Dave Kruiswyk, Frank Varga, Jason Jensen, Jake Johnson & Doug Foscale. Well, and of course yours truly Brett & Todd Wiley. We covered everything from font usage, diff...

Bench Time #123: Doug Foscale of FOS Scale Models - The Weathering Episode Get a pencil and some notepads out, because this one’s full of takeaways! This is the weathering episode with Doug Foscale and we dig deep into some of our favorite weathering techniques. It was a blast to pick Doug’s brain a bit and get some methods from him. Some of the model weathering techniques we cover include: Use of...

Man, did we learn a lot about a whole talking to Dave and Paul about the new world (new to us) of paper model building! The work that these model builders are doing is NOT what you think it would look like when you think of a paper model structure and they have the ability to add a lot of layers and weathering just as we can with our structures.  There are a lot of resources out there for paper mo...

You're in for another awesome week with the Bench Time Podcast because we had Jason Jensen from Jason Jensen Trains on! We're not 100% sure how many times Jason has been on the show, but EVERY time we have him on it's a blast and we never cover everything we initially set out to.  If you aren't following Jason Jensen yet, you can "like" his Facebook page here:  https://www.facebook.com/Jason-Jense...

This has been a very weird week, but we hope all of you are doing well. We've loved seeing ALL of your builds the past couple of days and really appreciate the camaraderie that you have all shared on the different modeling forums and groups. It's been very warming to see everyone building, sharing and talking about what they've been working on and plan to work in the next couple of weeks. If you'v...

Special Thursday Home Quarantine Release: PLEASE STAY SAFE AND HEALTHY, DO YOUR PART AND STAY HOME... Besides this is an awesome time to get some model building finished and get some of those projects you were procrastinating on done! This week on the Bench Time Podcast we had Craig Brotman on! If you're on any of the Facebook groups or forums, you've probably seen a lot of his fantastic work out...

This weekend we're all going to hunker down and spend some time inside with our families. There's no need to go out to go shopping, visiting large places or anything like that. Let's all just kick back, grab a couple items to build and get to work at the workbench or layout. Please stay safe and we wish everybody the best during these current times. And SANITIZE THOSE GRUBBY HANDS! My dad and I ta...

Join Todd and Brett for the first Friday of March 2020 where we talk some shop for our current projects on our workbench and go off on a couple of rabbit trails… Well, a lot of rabbit trails actually. It seems like when it’s just us two we end up turning into little kids and it seems to go off the tracks quite a bit, but that’s what makes this show fun and why we do it! Bullhorn:   Mine Mount Mode...

Long time listener and amazing craftsman model builder Sue Cooley joins us this week on the Bench Time Podcast and we talk about her take on the hobby from the female perspective! We loved having her on and Sue is such an awesome person to meet and hang out with, so it was only fitting that we finally got her on the show to talk about her experience in model railroading and what she loves about it...

This week we had the awesome opportunity talk with Stephen Milley of rail scale models about all the new exciting things going on with him. From his history in model building, the foundations and growth of his business at rail scale models, and his recent acquisitions of two historic and iconic model railroad kit and detail part manufacturers. We dig into the interesting takeover of Rusty stumps m...

We kick off this week's episode with some awesome listener mail! Thanks Dan for the sweet Sculpey Hockey Pucks and some vintage PRR items! The Bullhorn:  Ipswitch Hobbies has released its latest craftsman kit in N scale. Check out the Union Freight House here:  https://ipswichhobbies.com/shop?olsPage=products/union-freight-house-kit-2  (not an affiliate link) Hobby Holder from Game Envy:  https://...