Episode 17 “Taking a Pitt Stop to Talk Mental Health & the Hobby"

Coming with us Live from the land of 1000 deadly things, Luke Pitt joins us to talk about his experiences in building 1/48th scale armor. HE also talks to us as to why he has chosen 1/48th scale as his ‘canvas’, and the answer may shock you!

Luke Pit the interviewee turns into Luke Pitt the guest cohost as we all open up about our mental health struggles and how the hobby has helped us cope, find closure , or to find hope. it gets a little deep on the second half, but in that way that shows we really are just a group of irreverent humans working together to hold it together!

Machinen Krieger Group build is well underway! Officially ends in July, with the release of the 1/35 Falke kit-post your unstarted builds in the ‘Unstarted ‘ Album.

New Kits In The News

Tuch-tells us about a few new kits he saw:

Copper State is releasing WWI German figures to accomany their motorcycles and other german subjects in both 1/35th and 1/32nd scale

Dragon is releasing a few Shermans, M4A1 76W Operation Cobra, M4A1 Early, M4A1 76mm in Normandy

And also a Stug III 105 and Sherman (in both US and Russian sevice), both in 1/56 scale (Gamer’s scale)

Italerii Is releasing a Volvo VH Euro Tractor Trailer

Border Models M4A2 Sherman in 1/35th and 1/35-th Battleship Yamato

And the usual Miniart dump...

Justin picked out a few aircraft related new kits:

MilMod Air Portable Jet Test System in 1/72 scale, with 4 tugs and engines with both military and civilian markings

Aircast Resin GrummanG164A Cropduster in 1/72 scale

Rush Model Kits Slingsby Type 31 Tandem Tudor in 1/72nd scale

Platz Spitfire Mk IXc 127 Squadron in Normandy

Luke Pitt called out a couple as well!

FNA Models Scammel Tank Transporter in 1/48th scale

Mark Kerr 3D printed English Mk6 he is working on a thing with BNS out of Australia, but right now you will need to find him on Facebook

Goblin Parasite Fighter in 1/48th - no mention of maker or brand so keep your eys open!

Upcoming Shows

Scale Model Expo in Manawatu New Zealand-July 21 10 am to 4 pm Fielding Community Center-address correction

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Panscon- June 22nd Plant City Strawberry Festival in Plant City Florida

Okeedokee Con-June 15th Council Road Baptist Church Bethany Oklahoma

Nimcon-June 12th McHenry VFW McHenry Illinois

Social Media Shout Outs

Tuch-Michael Vocourt Copperstate Motorcycle and figures

Rob Adams - Chris Graeter Thomas the Sherman Tank

Frank Donati - Glenn Cauley Meng BMW R9t

Rob Riv -Janusz Baranowski Eduard F4-F3 Wildcat

Bad Santa - Brian Guggemos P-51 Egg Plane ‘Crack up on Landing’

Luke Pitt - Chris 1/32nd ME 162

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