On The Bench

Apr 04 2025 214 ep. 93 mins 213
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A podcast designed for the scale modeller talking about all aspects of the hobby of scale model building. So if you build aircraft, ships, armour, figures, science fiction, space, automotive or fantasy then is podcast is for you.

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OTB 211: Bacon Bits. An interview with Greg Lester

Apr 04 2025 99 mins  
In this episode we talk to Greg Lester a.k.a Bacon Bits, one of Australia's most accomplished ship modellers. Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to [email protected]. Or you can leave a voicemail at leaving a voice mail. We sure would love to hear from you! https://www.speakpipe.com/OTBvoicemail If you would like to s

OTB 210: Post 48 in 48.

Mar 21 2025 85 mins  
Episode 210 and the boys reflect on the 48 in 48 weekend.

OTB 209: Publish or die! An interview with Rob Riviezzo.

Mar 01 2025 122 mins  
In Episode 209 the boys catch up with Rob Riviezzo to have a chat about the model magazine industry. This a particularly long episode so if you want to just hear the interview, jump to the 57 minute mark. Don’t forget you can us leave a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/OTBvoicemail Or write to us [email protected]. Please support the sponsor of our show, Scott from

OTB 208: The Hobby Man

Feb 21 2025 82 mins  
In Episode 208 the boys record “live” from their local model shop, The Hobbyman in Narre Warren. Joining the gang at the shop on a busy Saturday morning, we talk to Julia and Brenton about the ins and outs of the shop are get an idea on how they plan and order stock, what kits are the most popular and even meet some benchers who dropped in to say “G’Day”. Check out their

OTB 207: Sprueverse! A chat with Philip Segal.

Feb 07 2025 111 mins  
In Episode 207 the boys are joined by Philip Segal, renowned, writer, director and TV producer to talk about his passion for model building as well as his amazing YouTube channel Sprueverse. Check out Phil’s work https://www.youtube.com/sprueverse Don’t forget you can us leave a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/OTBvoicemail Or write to us [email protected]. Ple

OTB 206: Models for Heros 48Hr Build and HeritageCON 17.

Jan 31 2025 123 mins  
In Episode 206 the boys are joined by James Skiffins to talk about the Models for Heroes 48Hr build and later in the show Duncan Young pops in to give us all the goss on HertiageCON 17. https://48-48.org/ https://www.ipmshamilton.ca/heritagecon You can leave us a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/OTBvoicemail Or write to us [email protected]. Don’t forget to suppo

OTB 205: Some new models for 2025

Jan 24 2025 78 mins  
In Episode 205 The boys have a look at the Airfix and Italeri releases for 2025 You can leave a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/OTBvoicemail Or write to us [email protected]. Don’t forget to support the sponsors of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.

OTB 204: The M113.

Jan 10 2025 111 mins  
In the first episode for the year, the boys consider where they might go in 2026 for a field trip. In the meantime, Stewart Rolfe and John “Spud” Murphy drop in to talk about the 1/16th Scale M113, building it, painting it, weathering it and displaying it. Great conversation! The winner of our Patreon Wheel of Fortune is announced….and what a cracker of a prize! You can

OTB 203: 2024, that is a wrap!

Dec 13 2024 80 mins  
In the last episode for the year, the boys reflect on 2024 and talk about plans for 2025. Don’t forget to support the sponsors 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]. Or you can leave a voicemail at leaving a voice mai

OTB 202: Armour with Panzermeister36

Nov 29 2024 102 mins  
The boys talk about their experiences at Scale ACT. They are then joined by Evan McCallum a.k.a Panzermeister36 to talk about Armour. You can find his YouTube channel here: Panzermeister36 https://www.youtube.com/@Panzermeister36 Don’t forget to support the sponsors of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ Leave us a message, commen