(https://scalemodelpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/EP-149-800x450.jpg)Welcome to Episode 149 Sponsored by CultTVMan (https://www.culttvmanshop.com/) and Sean’s Custom Model Tools (https://seanscustommodeltools.com/)Recorded on Jan 6th 2025HostsStuartTerryGeoffThanks to our latest Patreon and Buy Me a Coffee Supporters:Check out our What We Like page for lists of what we like.***************************************LATEST NEWSMid Michigan Model Makers presents the 4M Mayhem (https://www.midmichiganmodelmakers.com/contests) ***************************************MAILBAGWe want to hear from you! Let us know if you have any comments or suggestions scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com (mailto:scalemodelpodcast@gmail.com).***************************************LATEST HOBBY ANNOUNCEMENTSTamiya 2025 Catalog is out (https://tamiyablog.com/2024/12/full-official-details-of-tamiya-64456-catalog-2025-scale-models/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3PDU8tRATePoloJaiFUz1RdTd7ltMnK93d95RUPK2kIluSNSSAzDdfoyE_aem_OIhvP_B6t4orMT8RmZOIQw)ICM 2025 Catalog has been released (https://www.themodellingnews.com/2024/12/preview-icm-models-catalogue-new-items.html)Academy 2025 (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235148490-academy-2025-catalogue-programme/)Arma Hobby 2025 Release Plan (https://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2024/12/30/arma-hobby-2025-release-plan/?hash=d63a0d15cb39f5779da768a1109ac575&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1ZtIUTpEeMhcrNJvLfCPJNn0O-VlgrICh7zp03Or0Hd82GY411JdO6dqI_aem_fRjQW4zdYBFu3gXKnLA8aA)Trumpeter 2025-2026 - catalogue (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235149052-trumpeter-2025-2026-catalogue-programme/)Hasegawa 2025 (http://www.hasegawa-model.co.jp/month/202503/) Airfix 2025 Range Launch scheduled for Jan 14th.1/48 & 1/32 - North American XF-108 Rapier 3D printed kits by Flying S Models - 3D renders (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235148891-148-132-north-american-xf-108-rapier-3d-printed-kits-by-flying-s-models-3d-renders/)1/48 & 1/72 - Consolidated B-32 Dominator 3D printed kits by One Man Model - expected in 2025 (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235148839-148-172-consolidated-b-32-dominator-3d-printed-kits-by-one-man-model-expected-in-2025/)What’s new at Scalemates.com (https://www.scalemates.com/kits/news.php?q=*&sortby=date&page=news&fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2021&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2022&sortby=date&page=news&fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2021&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2022&sortby=date&page=news&fkSECTION%5B%5D=Kits&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2021&fkYEAR%5B%5D=2022&fkORIGIN%5B%5D=%221%22&fkTYPENAME%5B%5D=%22Full%20kits%22) ***************************************SPONSOR AD #1Cult TV Man (https://www.culttvmanshop.com/)***************************************WHAT’S ON THE BENCHStuart - Revell 1/24 Land Rover Series III LWB station wagon. Picked this up at Heritagecon last year. My Dad has a short wheelbase model and I’m doing it as a tribute build to him. Many sprues and much priming and painting.