About this episode

The episode features discussions on the upcoming IPMS Nationals and the challenges of using aftermarket parts in model building.

In this episode the boys are joined by John Figueroa and David Mason to talk about the upcoming IPMS Nationals at Fort Wayne Indianna August 5-8, 2026. [29.00] A discussion is then had about aftermarket parts. Dave admits to not being able to just build OOB.....Ian and Julian try to talk him back from the cliff. [53.00] All that plus the Patreon wheel of fortune and the mailbag! Don't forget to support the sponsor of our show Scott from the Scale Modellers Supply https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ Leave us a message, comment or even ask a question, we would love to hear from you! Write to Onthebench64@gmail.com . If you would like to support our show please go to www.patreon.com/onthebench

People in this episode

Host: David Goldfinch

Guests: John Figueroa, David Mason

Topics covered

• IPMS Nationals
• aftermarket parts
• model building
• hobbies
• podcast discussion

Keywords

• IPMS Nationals
• aftermarket parts
• model building
• hobbies
• podcast

Sponsors

Scale Modellers Supply

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Fort Wayne Indianna

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