Wiley's Bench Time - Model Railroading Podcast

We're kicking back in episode 113 and talking a little bit about a lot of things!  We want to thank our new patrons Steve Fred, WigWag Workshop & not so new Patron Scott! The transfer tape that we were talking about can be found here:  3M #465 Transfer Tape 1 inch  (no affiliate) 3M #465 Transfer Tape 1/2 in  (no affiliate) Next up we talk about our paint colors of the week, some new layout update...

This week we had the awesome duo of Jake Johnson and Dave Meek from Crescent Creek Models on for our new segment called East Meets West! Jake and Dave elaborate a bunch about the differences in scenery and modeling structures in the west, compared to the east coast styles we often see out in our neck of the woods. The discussion included creating cacti, working with gold foam, and architectural st...

We’ve got Jason Jensen of Jason Jensen Trains and Jeff Grove from Carolina Craftsman Kits on this week to talk about the 4 new kits out from CCK! Check out the new kits here (not affiliate links): Raymond Transfer Kruiswyk Pencil & Pen Wiley & Son Paper The Complex @ Wiley & Son You’ve GOT TO check out the videos that Jason did for the builds here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwtCiywyxpf5ed78...

First off we want to thank our new Patron Rob C! Support us here: https://patreon.com/hoscalecustoms   We will also be soon launching our Bench Time Podcast Forum, stay tuned for more information to come about that!  Bullhorn Announcements (not affiliate links):  There are three new kits available from Carolina Craftsman Kits, you can check them out here: Raymond Transfer: https://carolinacraftsma...

This week we had a great time talking with Bob Van Gelder from South River Model Works  who has created one of the most revered lines of craftsman kits in the hobby! We talked a little about how Bob grew his business into the giant it became in model railroading and shared some laughs about the hobby and where we've all been.  We also got into a little bit of Bob's modeling career and how much of...

This week my dad and I talked a bit about some new scenery techniques as well as a couple of new products we picked up recently to apply some static grass in a more precise fashion.  We also had a couple of announcements for our Fine Scale Bullhorn! Mine Mount Models - Sunrise Warehouse HO Scale Kit FOS Scale Models - Scratch Building Materials Wall Sections FOS Scale Models - Charity Auction Also...

This is the last episode of 2019... [insert sad emoji here] We had an AWESOME year in model railroading and my Dad and I have been extremely grateful to have met a lot of our listeners, and shared some laughs and good times with all of you, whether it's online through email, messenger, our facebook page, or in person at a couple of the events we went to this year. Join us in this final Bench Time...

It's the holiday season, so we'll keep this week's episode notes brief, because the show title explains most of the episode. Join us this week as we go over some Christmas traditions, holiday train talk, deep discussions about cookies, and everything holiday-related on episode 106 of the Bench Time Model Railroading Podcast. We want to thank Martin H. as our newest Patron ! This week's Contest Win...

This week we covered our top 5 favorite modeling books, which included the below books (in no particular order): AK - Realistic Wood Effects AK - F.A.Q. Dioramas Book - US How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery, Third Edition (affiliate link) Modelling Ports and Inland Waterways (affiliate link) Model Railroading as Art - Lance Mindheim  (affiliate link) After that, we went through our curr...

Wow, did we cover a lot this week... From some work that Todd has been feverishly working on near the marina and waterfront, over to Brett's industrial side of the layout, we've been busy working on the layout as well as some new YouTube videos ! After our rundown of the week in work for both of our workbenches, we dove headfirst into the Patron questions and... Well, I don't think we've ever laug...

The Black Friday Episode This week we celebrated Thanksgiving and enjoyed our annual over-indulgence in food and time spent with some family! We hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving with family and friends and that you're able to enjoy the weekend.  We're bringing back the contest this week for a kit from RailroadKits.com , and you can win one by simply sharing a photo of what you worked on over...

Clearing the air first, we will not take the intro songs out of the podcast. It’s only like 12-15 seconds of the 1+ hour podcast and it’s just fun to put some different and zany intro tracks in for each week Fine Scale Bullhorn Announcements: George is currently building his kit from RailroadKits.com and plans on sharing his progress on his build. George Sellios is going to be having an open house...

Storage and Organization Solutions from Motrak Models We recently had the opportunity to get our hands on some awesome new workbench storage and organization systems from Motrak Models . This stuff is awesome! They’re made from really sturdy masonite board and they offer a wide variety of storage and organization module systems to store tools, paints, and really whatever you may have at your workb...

Jason Jensen joins us for an update of his layout and some great conversations about some model building topics! We go over some of the techniques that Jason has been using for his waterfront. Including how he's creating his water, arranging his buildings and structures, as well as some other model building questions from our Patrons. We're extremely excited to see how Jason's layout progresses an...

We want to thank every single listener, guest, and patron of our show for supporting us as we reached our first 100 episodes! We've got some neat ideas lined up for our next 100, 200, and more episodes so buckle in, because there's going to be some new things coming for the show! You can call our show ANYTIME and leave us a phone message to be played the next show at 1-717-601-2348 or email us at...

Happy Halloween everybody!  We decided to have fun this episode and turn it into a Halloween themed show, so yeah, it's a slight change of pace. But sit back, grab a handful of candy corn (yuck!) and pop open your favorite pumpkin-spiced beverage! Do you want to call in to give us a shoutout or message for our 100th episode special? Call in to our automated message line at 717-601-2348 and leave u...

Joey Ricard from Trackside Scenery joins us for episode 98 of the Bench Time Podcast to tell us the in's and out's of adding the perfect backdrop for your layout! His website, TracksideScenery.com  offers a huge selection of beautiful seamless and endless backdrops for almost any model railroad scene you could be modeling. In addition to his backdrops he offers a bunch of other great products as w...

We've talked to each other quite a bit how much of an honor it would be to have George Sellios on our podcast and we (Todd & Brett) have both considered it one of our biggest bucket list guests to have on. This week we had the pleasure to sit down for a good hour+ conversation with George about his introduction into model railroading and history of what he's most well known for, his modeling! Join...

Here's a fun scenery tip for this week's model building toolbox talk: Using a fan brush to spread and even out the dirty on your layout or diorama scenery! Brett discusses the advantages he's found in using a wide fan brush to move the dirt around without creating harsh and odd-looking lines in the dirt base of the scenes he is working on! We also throw in a few other little mini tips too for scen...

How often do you get two Brett's (and a Todd) together at the same time to talk about fine-scale modeling? Well, we're not the official record keepers of the data on that, but this has got to be a first... Someone do the digging and find out for us. Brett Gallant of SierraWest Scale Models gave us his introduction into model building and model railroading and all we have to say is thank god that h...

https://hoscalecustoms.com/ We were so excited to get Jeff Grove of Carolina Craftsman Kits back on the show to talk about a bunch of topics this week! We started the conversation out about the new CCK limited kit, Shawyers Store which has an awesome mansard roof and cupola. The kit also features a unique shape in which Jeff explains in detail how he went about designing. This is an awesome lookin...

Pallet knives serve a wide range of uses on our workbenches and that's what we're talking about this week! Todd and Brett dive into the different uses for our pallet knife sets (Todd has a stainless steel set & Brett has a cheap-o plastic set) though both of them use different types of pallet knives.  Whether you're using metal or plastic, you can use your pallet knives for shaping scenery, workin...

Hodge Podge: a confused mixture. Official definition here . Have you ever had a workbench disaster? We'll assume that the answer is yes.  If you've worked as a scale model builder for any period of time, you have definitely had a disaster at your workbench and we talk about that this week! We also answer some Patron questions in the first part of the episode! Then we dive into our funniest and mos...

We dive into some waterside details that everyone can do if you have any water on your layout. Whether it be a river, lake, swamp, bay, ocean, or overflowing sewage pond. Who knows what your layout has?!?! But there is one thing for certain, if you have water, you can make these waterfront/waterside details! Some of the details we cover that you can use for your water scenes include:  Ramps instea...

It's Toolbox Talk time and this week Todd is telling us bout his recent use of the Extreme Power THICK Instant Adhesive. This is a strong adhesive that he's had better luck with compare to other CA glues. From working with metal parts to plastics and other parts, this seems to be a stronger and less frustrating alternative to many hobby CA glues out there.  it's available from Hobby Lobby and it s...