Wiley's Bench Time - Model Railroading Podcast

Bench Time #132: Wild Things @ Night w/ Brett's Basement

 

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 in the contest of the month, building a piece of rolling stock, for a chance to win a month with our traveling trophy you can check our contest page here!

 

Have an awesome weekend everybody!

 

Bench Time #131: Stone Walls & Rock Falls

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 simple way to make a kick-ass wall for your model railroad layout.

The wall molds we’re talking about are from Sterling Models, you can find them here: http://sterlingmodels.com/rock-molds/ (non-affiliate link)

We’ve got a few other surprises tucked away in this week’s show including a new upcoming Zoom call for Patrons, contests, and more! 

July’s Contest info here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/rolling-stock-build-contest/ 

To support the show head on over to https://patreon.com/brettwiley  

Bench Time #130: Painting Roof Textures and Weathering Roofs

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 can find the details for that here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/rolling-stock-build-contest/ 

Also don't forget to vote in our current business card contest for a winner, voting ends this Sunday! Vote here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/craftsman-model-building-contest/ 

Want to support our show and get some cool benefits like a chance at a monthly craftsman kit giveaway, zoom calls, and our facebook group? Consider supporting the show on patreon here: https://patreon.com/brettwiley 

 

Bench Time #129: Putting Down the Dirt

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 gives us his Tool of the Week! You can check out the bottles he was talking about here: https://www.mcmaster.com/needle-tip-squeeze-bottles (non-affiliate link)

We also give an update for our upcoming group build which was popular the first time we did one last year, so keep an eye out for that coming up around mid to the end of summer!

Bench Time #128: Earl Paints

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 everything like the early days in our show!

We'll also be sharing one old podcast episode per week as a throwback to get you through the week until Friday!

If you're interested in the business card contest/challenge you can check out the rules here: Business Card Modeling Challenge

Bench Time #127: Matt Hankins

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 of the modelers in the group. You can also check out their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/fcsme.org/

We also take a deep dive into Matt's work and skillset which is up there with some of the best modelers you'll find right now in the forums and Fb groups. Matt also sent us a sneak peek of his newest project you can check that out below:

Bench Time #126: YEAH - Business Card Challenge & Modeling Zooms

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 can become a patron here. 

We're also running our open-to-all contest, the business card build right now. Details here: https://hoscalecustoms.com/business-card-modeling-challenge/ 

Bench Time #125: Let's Get Weird with The Wiley's

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 still have some friends and other modelers on the show, but we found the name change fitting and appropriate.

We also picked up quite a few new patrons and I'll be resuming the Patreon page after our month break in April. If you'd like to support me and the podcast, you can visit The Patreon Page Here.

Finally, make sure you get those votes in for our contest before Midnight on May 1st, vote here!

Bench Time #124: The Sign Episode w/ Dave Kruiswyk, Frank Varga, Jason Jensen, Jake Johnson & Doug Foscale

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, different styles of signs, era of signage, weathering signs, and applying signs to buildings. Discussed were rooftop signs, wall signs, painted signs, window signs and so much more! We hope you take some good signage tips from this one.

Some of the Facebook Groups & Pages that we talked about that you need to check out if you aren't already members of them are: 

• Model Railroad Structures & Scenery - This is where you can find Frank's sweet sign we all talked about!
• Model Railroad Signs, Graphics & Designs - This is the sign group that Jake talked about in the closing.
• Dave's Workbench
• Jason Jensen Trains

Bench Time #123: Doug Foscale of FOS Scale Models - The Weathering Episode

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 a brown sharpie for rust and grime weathering + other sharpies
• Bragdon and chalk dust weathering favorites
• Working with AK Asphalt and some of the AK Interactive muds
• Weathering board-by-board construction for a beaten and worn down board look
• Making stains with burnt umber paint & mineral spirits
• Using a grout sponge for painting
• Doug’s Favorite: Weathering sea walls 
• Crumbling concrete walls w/rebar& deterioration
• Scratch builds & scratch building materials

We also cover some questions from our patrons, which were also packed with some great discussion points!

If you’re interested in checking out some of the products we talked about on this weeks show, you can visit his site at https://fosscalemodels.com/ and make sure to check out his Craftsman Kit of the Month Club! (not affiliate links).