Welcome to Episode 107 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We are back home from the 2025 IPMS USA Nationals in Hampton, VA. We had an absolute great time over the course of the 4-day event. Rather than wait until our next episode to drop a “wrap up” or “recap” we thought we would stick to the plan of the last few days and drop one more “Short” to talk about the awards, judging, thank a few folks, and bring it on home. No interviews but a few mentions of some websites to check out so catch thos...

Welcome to Episode 107, Day 4 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We are on-site at the IPMS USA Nationals in Hampton, VA!Final day here at the Nats and it has been a great time! Thank you all for listening in and following along. Today we had the opportunity to talk with author, Chief Petty Officer Venner Milewski USN (Ret) who has a series of book covering U.S. Naval vessels titled Fighting Ships of the U.S. Navy 1883-2019. The series covers a wide range of ships, and the books are a mu...

Welcome to Episode 107, Day 3 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We are on-site at the IPMS USA Nationals in Hampton, VA! We had another great day here at The Nats! We had the opportunity to interview Bert and Rock from Detail and Scale publications, as well as Dave Roof of Flying Leathernecks Scale Creations. We also had another young modeler attending The Nationals sit down and share her perspective on the hobby. It was another long but enjoyable day on the floors here at Nats! ...

Welcome to Episode 107, Day of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We are on-site at the IPMS USA Nationals in Hampton, VA! We had another great day here at The Nats! We had the opportunity to interview the guys heading up the 2026 IPMS USA Nationals out in Fort Wayne, IN in 2026. Have a listen and see what they have in store for us, and the family too! We also met a young modeler today who is building armor models and designing his own 3D printed items to detail them with...

Welcome to Episode 107 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode we are on-site at the IPMS USA Nationals in Hampton, VA. Rather than drop a single episode covering the Nats we wanted to try something a little different. Over the course of the 4-day Nats we will record short segments covering the day’s events, what caught our eye in the display hall, what products are hot in the vendor hall, and most importantly who we meet and speak with about the hobby. We hope to get in a few inter...

Welcome to Episode 106 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode, the Modelgeeks are joined by a special guest host; Geoff Martin of Furball Aero-Design! They go around the pattern say what is the latest and greatest in their model worlds. The Geeks have a good laugh courtesy of Frilldo and Frilldo gives the listeners an update on the Privateer saga. For the main topic, Frilldo asks the other Geeks, “When is enough aftermarket Enough”? the topic was submitted by long time ...

Welcome to the updated Modelgeeks podcast!! Episode 105 has Nemo at the controls, with Frilldo, Whitey, El Prez, and special guest host, Mr. Chris Derks. After 5 years of doing the same old podcast, we thought it was time for an update. The listeners spoke, and we heard you loud and clear. Our goal is to interact and engage more with you, the listener and make you an even bigger part of the podcast. You have all been so gracious with your support, so...

Welcome to Episode 104 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! There is the usual banter and what we’re doing in our respective modeling domains to include new things we’ve found of interest. After Mail Call we discuss a history of weathering. Techniques that were du jour in the past and how our personal techniques have matured. We would like to thank all our listeners out there for the continued support you have given the show. We hope to see you out and about as we hit show circuit. I...

Welcome to Episode 103 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode we are privileged to have Mr. Rob Riviezzo, host of the “Modeling Insanity” podcast” and the “Quarter Scale Madness” podcast, sitting in the studio with us. Rob shares his insight into the hobby, and his own modeling influences with us. Rob is also the U.S. Associate Editor of Military Modelcraft International magazine (http://www.militarymodelcraft.co.uk/), and I’m sure a huge influence in his own right on many ar...

Show Outline: Surprise Geeks! Welcome to a Special Episode of the Modelgeeks Podcast! Nemo and Frilldo discuss the latest kit updates from Kotare with an interview with Mark Robson for about an hour. This is all about Kotare and nothing else. Mark provides some great details on the soon to be released 1/32 Bf-109K-4, 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Vb Early, and the 1/32 Hurricane Mk.I. Nemo and Mark go into the details of each model and give updates on release dates. Kot...

Welcome to Episode 102 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode, the Modelgeeks are again down D-ran. They go around the pattern and say what they are working on their benches. Nemo gives a good run down of his thoughts on Kotare BF 109 K4 and posted updated photos on the website. Frilldo is in full swing on the Privateer and will be posting an update soon. Frilldo, Whitey, and El Presidente give their rundown of the recent AMPS Nationals. The Geeks run throug...

Show Outline: Welcome to Episode 101 of the Modelgeeks Podcast! Nemo is at the controls, with Frilldo, Whitey, and El Prez backing him up, making sure the gauges are green and the panels are clean! We have a special introduction by Emmett Kegel who is a Lego Jedi Master! The show starts with what’s on our bench and what we picked up. Then we dive into new stuff and “What’s New in 72!”. After a brief show update, we hit everyone's favorite: "Mail Call!!" Finally,...

Welcome to Episode 100 of The ModelGeeks Podcast—a major milestone and a celebration of our journey through the world of scale modeling! We finally made it to triple digits, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU. A heartfelt thank you to all our listeners for your incredible support along the way. Here’s to the next 100 episodes! In this episode, the Geeks reflect on the road so far and look ahead to what’s next. Of course, we've been busy at the bench (and burning up the credit cards), so...

Episode 99 - MosquitoCon & Model Classic Welcome to Episode 99 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We have a full crew tonight! After a bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately. We talk about some new modeling related items we’ve found out there and El-Presidenté tells us “What’s New in 72!”. After a Show & Contest update and Mail Call we discuss the latest shows we’ve been to — MosquitoCon up in Wayne NJ and Model Classic over in ...

Welcome to Episode 98 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We’ve all been busy at the bench through March! We’ll talk about cool new items coming our way, and what we’ve picked up lately, as well as pay a visit to the Modelgeeks web page’s “Listener Gallery” and have a look at the great work from you folks out there. For our main topic of discussion, we pull from the Mail Bag! Mr. Robbie Nauffts of Alberta Canada asks: “How do you research a subject for a build?” Are yo...

Welcome to Episode 97 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode, the Modelgeeks are joined by the one and only Geoff Martin of Furball Aero-Design decals. Furball joins the geeks in the formation and goes for a lap in the pattern. Furball gives some insight to how the Furball Brand came to be. The Geeks get the news form one of the industry leaders when it comes to aftermarket decals. The Geeks answer mail, take a lap in the pattern around the Modelgeeks website and ...

Show Outline: Welcome to Episode 96 of the Modelgeeks Podcast! Nemo is at the controls, with the entire crew backing him up, making sure the gauges are green and the panels are clean! Settle in for an awesome show with your green pajama wearing Geeks! The show starts with what’s on our bench, and what we picked up. Then we dive into new stuff and “What’s New in 72!”. After a brief show update, we hit everyone's favorite: "Mail Call!!" Finally, our main topic is all ab...

Welcome to Episode 95 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode we were very fortunate in this episode to sit down and speak with Mark Robson of Kōtare Scale Models As always, we’ve all been busy at the bench…and at our keyboards! We’ll talk about cool new items coming our way, and what we’ve worn out the ol’ credit card on as well. We would like to thank all you listeners out there for the continued support you have given the show. As we roll through Winter and on towards springtime, ...

Welcome to Episode 94 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! We have a full crew tonight! After a bit of banter, we share what is on our bench and what we have picked up lately. We talk about some new modeling related items we’ve found out there and El-Presidenté tells us “What’s New in 72!”. After a Show & Contest update and Mail Call we discuss how Model Geeks will be modeling in the future, say 5-10 years — technologies, techniques, paints, adhesives, and decals. We ...

Welcome to Episode 93 of The Modelgeeks Podcast! In this episode, we kick off Season 5 and catch up with what we have all been up to during our extended seasonal break. I don’t think we planned to be away from the mic for a full month and a half but… We’ve all been busy at the bench…and at our keyboards! We’ll talk about cool new items coming our way, and what we’ve worn out the ol’ credit card on as well. We would like to thank all you listeners out there for the continued support you ...