In this episode Chris Launches the Upturner Prize for Art in Modelling and Miniature and talks to the judges for the prize: Tue Kaae, Marijn van Gils, Calvin Tan, and Robert Crombeecke

In this Episode, Chris talks to Alex Friedrich about his modelling, his movie miniature work on movies from Tarantino to Wes Anderson, and his trip to Pripyat

In this episode Chris brings you another head to head interview where he steps back and lets two artists hold their own conversation and interview each otherThis time its Fet Milner (Fet's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fet.milner) and Mikkel Frederiksen (Mikkel's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082883032605), and their theme is Originality Please support our Sponsors!https://Anyz/iohttps://ScaleModelChallenge.comhttps://www.hypersonicmodels.com/Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher email the show at info@insidethearmour.comChris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com

in this episode, Chris is reunited with one of the Sprue Cutters Union hosts; Tracy Hancock, to talk about what modellers might be able to learn from art

In this episode, Chris talks to Matt McDougall following Matt’s recent blog about Politics and Modelling.

In this Episode Chris talks to Jon Byron about modelling without a story, focussing purely on a subject

in this episode, Chris talks to Fet Milner, about making something different, tall chairs, and ambition in storytelling Please support our Sponsors!https://Anyz/iohttps://ScaleModelChallenge.comSupport the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher email the show at info@insidethearmour.comChris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com

In this Episode Chris talks to modelling polymath and queen of precision, presentation and craft, Chloé Plattner Please support our Sponsors! https://Anyz/io https://ScaleModelChallenge.com Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher email the show at info@insidethearmour.com Chris’ business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com

In this Episode, the first of season 2 of the Model Philosopher, Chris interviews figure painter Robert Karlsson. They talk contrasting temperature texture and colour, focussing the eye with specific detail and Robert’s upcoming workshop for Scale Model Challenge

In this episode Chris talks about modelling in review from 2024, the broader hobby, and our own reflections from listeners on what we have done and what we want to do in 2024. Chris also asked listeners to nominate their favourite models and modellers and talks about how reflecting on our modelling can inform our practice

In this Episode Chris talks to Jonlyn Lippert, AKA Creepingforscalemodels about Breaking the Rules, challenging what we accept and do not accept in scale modelling.They also talk about anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sexism in the online hobby space, and Dessert Haros, which pokemon would look best on a dinner plate, and anonymous hobby confessions...You can find Jonlyn on her website here: https://creepingforscalemodels.com/On Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/creepingforscalemodels_andmore/on Bluesky as #creepingforscalemodelsyou can find photos of the models discussed in this episode on the ModelPhilosopher facebook page or at modelphilosopher.comhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560490345745Contact the show at info@insidethearmoour.comSupport the show https://Patreon.com/themodelphilosopher Support our sponsors:https://anyz.io https://scalemodelchallenge.com  

In this episode, Chris talks to Nikolas Triantafillou and Christos Apostolopoulos, winners of gold models in figures masters at SMC, about their recent collaboration on two piece relating to Terezin and Theresientadt camps

in this Episode Chris talks to Robert Crombeecke about Scale Model Challenge 2024 and changes coming in 2025They discuss the successes of this years show, and how to maintain the character of SMC going forwardPlease check out the show sponsor (and best model show in the world in my opinion) ScaleModelChallenge.comPlease Support the Showhttps://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopherCheck out the Blog Version at https://modelphilosopher.com 

in this Episode Chris talks to Robert Lane, chief sculptor and owner at Elan 13 (https://elan13.co.uk/) about learning and developing your modelling and yourself in the hobby,Please check out the show sponsor (and best model show in the world in my opinion) ScaleModelChallenge.comPlease Support the Showhttps://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher

in this episode, Chris discusses judging ordnance and figures, and the philosophy of the contest at Scale Model Challenge https://scalemodelchallenge.com with Head Ordnance Judge Ivan Cocker, Head Figures Judge Fabrizio Russo, and Scale Model Challenge's own Rober Crombeecke. Robert also gives us some important updates on the show

in this Episode, Chris talks to modeller and gallery artist, Harry Arling, Creator of Kosmotroniks https://www.kosmotroniks.com/You can find Harry on his site, or on facebook as https://www.facebook.com/kosmotroniks or on Instagram as @KosmotroniksPlease support our sponsor https://scalemodelchallenge.comPlease support the show https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher~Check out Chris' business, ITA3 Inside the Armour at https://www.insidethearmour.com/Contact Chris with your comments on the model philosopher at info@insidethearmour.com

In this episode, Chris takes a step back and invites Marijn van Gils and Barry Biediger to interview each other on the subject of the Story in modelling.You can find Marijn here: https://www.facebook.com/marijn.vangils.3You can find Barry here: https://www.facebook.com/barry.biediger You can find Small Subjects, the *essential* podcast Barry runs with Jim de Rogatis, on all good podcasting apps, and here https://www.boxdioramas.com/smallsubjects Do also check out the rest of their superb Box Dioramas site while you are there You can read the illustrated text version of this interview at the ModelPhilospher.com Contact Chris, at the model Philosopher, at info@insidethearmour.comand please do check out his business at insidethearmour.comPlease visit our Sponsor, the best model show in the world: Scale Model Challenge at scalemodelchallenge.comYou can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher

In this episode, Chris talks to  David Parker, publisher, author and scratchbuilding master, now scratchprinting master, about bringing heightened levels of realism to modelling, in detail and in painting.You can find AFV/ AIR  Modeller HereAnd you can Follow David Here You can read the illustrated text version of this interview at the ModelPhilospher.com Please visit our Sponsor, the best model show in the world: Scale Model Challenge at scalemodelchallenge.comYou can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher

In this Episode, your host, Chris Meddings, speaks to Tue Kaae to get a Figure painter's view on colour. Tue talks about how to frame elements with colour, directing gaze: using saturated colours, and desaturation to effect and much more besidesCheck out Tue here  or hereYou can read the illustrated text version of this interview at the ModelPhilospher.com Please visit our Sponsor, the best model show in the world: Scale Model Challenge at scalemodelchallenge.comYou can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher

In this Episode Chris talks to Model Artist and Dioramist, Jean André about colour and contrast, and how they are crucial elements to a dramatic and dynamic diorama or model.you can follow Jean here: https://www.facebook.com/jbadioramaor on instagram https://www.instagram.com/jean_diorama/?hl=enPlease check out the show sponsor (and best model show in the world in my opinion) ScaleModelChallenge.comPlease Support the Showhttps://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher