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We're an adult-oriented fine scale model building podcast that focuses on the craftsman modeling side of the hobby!
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Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
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 instead of steps
- Pilings
- Nets
- Chains
- Sunken barrels
- Tires
Contest Information
Contest Winner: Jeff Fleisher
This Week’s Contest: What's your favorite MRR publication book, magazine, print. Maybe someone will see something they want to check out?!?! One winner will be selected to receive an HO scale craftsman kit from RailroadKits.com and a koozie! Entries must be received by Wednesday 9/25/19 at 11:59:59pm.
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com or do you love our content? Consider supporting our show!
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
Thursday Sep 19, 2019
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 seems to set much faster than many of the other CA glues out there.
Check it out here: Thick Extreme Power Adhesive - 1 Ounce (not a promotional link)
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com or do you love our content? Consider supporting our show!
Friday Sep 13, 2019
Friday Sep 13, 2019
We’re coming to the Craftsman Courtyard at the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium Maryland next month! We talk about coming to the show and a little bit about what we’re going to be doing there including some clinics, and building some stuff right at our table! So if you’re coming to the show be sure to swing by and say hi to us!
Here are some of the show links:
Before we hit a bunch of Patreon questions, we talk about the Patron contest build and how you can get in on that! More details here: https://patreon.com/hoscalecustoms
We had a BOATLOAD of good topics from the patron group this week so we covered that and then followed up with the explanation of how my Dad did the gravel roof of his current build.
Next up we talk about our tools of the week, Todd had his home-made tool and Brett threw a new medium in, instead of a tool… Silver leaf rub-n-buff! Video to come soon of him using it.
PLEASE don’t judge Brett’s poor taste in music (okay, judge him… he doesn’t know any better) as we then go over our weekly music selections!
We also have some AWESOME, and we truly do mean ABSOLUTELY AWESOME guests coming up in October so hold on-to your pants because it’s going to be a fun month!
CONTEST INFO: Podcast contest winner Gregory Gay
For this week’s contest we’re asking you to share with us some music you’ve been listening to while you work! We listen to literally anything so let’s hear what some of you enjoy listening to! One winner will be selected to receive an HO scale craftsman kit from RailroadKits.com and a koozie! Entries must be received by Wednesday 9/18/19 at 11:59:59pm.
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Thursday Sep 12, 2019
Todd talks about making scale newspapers to scatter around your street scenes, structures and dioramas. These are super easy to create and they make a realistic real-city look.
This is something that we can all do and the best part is... It's extremely affordable!
Are there any other details like this that you've added to your diorama's or layout?
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
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Have you ever wondered if you REALLY need all of the media and mediums that we seem to collect? Now don't get us wrong, it's fun to get new stuff and we are in no way telling anyone that you shouldn't buy new materials and supplies. But sometimes I think we all get wrapped up in this brand, that brand, and "you HAVE to use that when you do this" kind of talk. When in reality, you can get by with a lot of other alternatives that you might already have or can pick up for a fraction of the cost.
The other danger of the overload of media and materials is that it can quickly overwhelm and cause anxiety in newer fine scale and craftsman modelers who we're trying to get into this hobby to make it grow! So instead we discuss some alternatives and ways that people can 'de-clutter' or undo the overload of options that you might feel like you "just have to have"!
In addition to that we give our Tools of the week and Todd's is this Fiskars 163050-1001 Fingertip Craft Knife (affiliate link). Brett's was just a stainless steel coffee pot... Exciting, we know. haha!
This week's contest winner: Paul Stewart!
Next Week's Contest: Comment on our pinned post on our facebook page or email us at podcast@hoscalecustoms.com what your all-time favorite episode of this show is! It can be the funniest, the best content, best interview, whatever reason it's your favorite, we want to know what your favorite of the first 91 of our episodes (+ any tool box talk episodes) is. All entries must be in by 11:59:59pm on Thursday, September 12th. One winner will receive an HO Scale Customs Koozie and a Craftsman Kit from RailroadKits.com.
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Thursday Sep 05, 2019
Excuse the lame and awkward introduction from Brett!
This week Todd brings a flashlight to the toolbox talk and discusses how he uses one around his work area in the dark crevices and corners to find parts dropped around the workbench.
Here's the scenario... You drop that little window or chimney, or even (gasp) a piece of cut-to-fit acetate. You know it hit the floor but you either have a dark floor or it's like Brett's, on a basement concrete floor. You look for a minute or two, frustrated and pissed off you now have lost yet another part to the abyss that is the dark area under and around your workbench. And there's no way in hell you're reaching your hand back in the corner with that unsightly cobweb!
Now it's time time to grab that flashlight you have kept on your workbench specifically for this situation and go hunting for that lost part. but during your search and rescue mission you discover 3 or 5 or even a dozen (who knows how long it's been since you cleaned under your workbench) other parts that you forgot you even dropped last year or even longer ago!
This is something that WE ALL most likely do and a flashlight can certainly help find those pesky lost forever parts.
Like our show and want to support us? Head on over to our Patreon Page to learn how you can shoe your love while getting some really cool stuff! https://patreon.com/hoscalecustoms
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Dave Yale from Dave’s Model Railway Stuff joins us on the show this week and we’ve been waiting for this interview for quite some time, so we were very excited to talk with him.
Since my Dad and myself are very new and interested in the idea of 3D model printing and very unaware of the process this turned into a BIG Q&A session with Dave and fortunately he was extremely patient and willing to answer all of our questions. The 3D model making world has been around for quite some time, but we all feel that it is so un-tapped and the technology is only going to become more accessible and easier to use for everyone interested in it.
Dave went into great detail the differences in types of 3D printers and the differences in printer types including the mediums used and level of quality/detail each produces.
He even has a site that sells some designs he has worked on either of his own or through the scaling down of models that would be of use for the hobby! You can check it out here: DavesMRS.com There’s some really awesome things that we’ve been able to get our hands on and begin to work with from Dave that we’ve included in the photos on our blog (here):
Dave also has a blog for his adventures in 3D printing you can read here: http://dcyale.com/blog/
Other awesome links from our discussion:
- Dave’s Model Railway Stuff: https://davesmrs.com/
- Valley HO Trak Club: http://www.valleyhotrak.com/
- Dave’s Thingiverse Page: https://www.thingiverse.com/dcyale/about
- Dave’s Adventures in 3D printing: http://dcyale.com/blog/
- Dave’s Shapeways Shop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/dcyale
Contest Information:
This week's winner: Jake Johnson
This week's contest: Submit a photo of something you have build or used as a detail from a piece of scrap material. You could have made a detail part with scrap or an entire building! Let's see what you've got! All entries must be in by 11:59:59pm on Thursday, September 5th. One winner will receive an HO Scale Customs Koozie and a Craftsman Kit from RailroadKits.com.
Support the show and get the chance to win craftsman kits and cool model building stuff! Visit https://patreon.com/hoscalecustoms to learn how!
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Friday Aug 23, 2019
Friday Aug 23, 2019
We go over a bunch of awesome topics and questions from our Patrons this week and covered a lot of awesome areas and some new topics. We also cover some of the new benefits our existing and NEW patrons will receive including monthly contests for craftsman kits and model building contests! You can learn more about how to support our show and how to become a Patron here: https://patreon.com/hoscalecustoms
We then dive into our weekly topics, this time covering how to add some weathering to storefronts, windows and doors with a little dry-brushing. Then we get into how we both save a little bit of scale lumber on each of our builds to make sure we have an extra stockpile of bracing and trim lumber!
Contest Information: This week's winner is Ken A.
This week's Contest: Let's see your ugliest brush! We want to see the most beaten up, ugly brush you have in your collection!
You can submit your photos to the pinned post on our Facebook Page or email it to podcast@hoscalecustoms.com. All photos must be submitted by Thursday 8/29/19 at 11:59:59pm est. Each winner will receive a free RailroadKits.com Craftsman Kit and a HO Scale Customs Koozie!
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
We're talking about how we both use wooden clothespins to hang instructions, reference materials, photos, and really whatever we need to from our workbench this week.
Todd has a metal workbench, so he tells us how he easily and quickly glued some small magnets to the back of the clothespins and just pops them onto the metal bar at the top of his work area.
Brett has a home-made wood workbench so he just adds a small drop of wood glue (that's literally the only glue he uses as we all know) to glue a few clothespins to his workbench as well.
This is neat because it's something that neither of us planned together or thought of together, but both of us have used the same object with a little different method of application to hang our instructions and reference photos.
What do you use to hang up instructions while you're working?
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
Thursday Aug 15, 2019
This week we had a very awesome guest on the show! A first for our show of this type, a model railroading hobby shop owner and a hobby shop that LOVE!
Todd's been to Mainline Hobby Supply a bunch the past couple years and Brett has made a few of these trips down to the shop with him. Every time we visit Mainline Hobby Supply we end up spending wayyyy too much time there and our wives definitely end up finding ways to pass the time while we wander around the endless detail parts, scenery parts, and modeling supplies in the aisles here.
We dive deep into the history of Brian Wolfe's history at Mainline Hobby Supply and how him and his wife have built this awesome shop up from literally the ground up.
In addition to the history and info about Mainline Hobby Supply, we talk with Brian about what he see's in the hobby today as well as his involvement in the Blue Ridge Summit Clinic's Day we attended the past couple years.
We love this little shop and it's more than just a local shop with their online store, shipping worldwide! Visit their site here: https://www.mainlinehobby.com/
You can also sign up for Mainline Hobby Supplies newsletter here.
This week's contest winner: Nathan Kline
This week's contest: Submit a photo of something you're obsessed with (keep it clean) whether it's model railroading related or anything! You can submit your photos to the pinned post on our Facebook Page or email it to podcast@hoscalecustoms.com. All photos must be submitted by Thursday 8/15/19 at 11:59:59pm est. Each winner will receive a free RailroadKits.com Craftsman Kit and a HO Scale Customs Koozie!
Make sure to visit our site any time for more great craftsman model railroading content: https://hoscalecustoms.com