Episode 17 - Taking a Pitt Stop to Talk Mental Health & the Hobby
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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
Scalemodelswellington.org.nz/expo
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
Links
RobRivs Modeling Insanity Facebook page
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Ryan’s Random Modelwerks on Facebook
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Opening and end music by Supernova by Arthur Vyncke https://soundcloud.com/arthurvost
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