Plastic Model Mojo

11:01

As Autumn Cools, PMM Heats up: October Twelve Minute...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/10/01

As we slide into fall show season mode. The weather is turning, the hobby calendar is filling up. We’re talking about where we’ve been and where we’re going next including a recap of the Military Modelers Club of Louisville show in Shepherdsville and plans for the Cincinnati show at the Tri-State Warbirds Museum. We also share why vendor tables are part of the fun, even when we absolutely do not need more stuff (and still find something we “need”). We preview what’s coming on the podca...

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88:28

What If Winning Ruins The Hobby: Episode 170

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/09/29

Model contests can be a blast, but they can also mess with your head if winning becomes the point. We dig into a listener question that hits a nerve for a lot of scale modelers: do you need to compete to be recognized, and what happens when you start building with “beating other builders” as the goal? We share our own experiences with competition, dopamine hits, and disappointment, plus the guardrails we think keep plastic modeling fun and personally rewarding. Then we shift into the nuts an...

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40:11

Cincinnati’s Great Show, and now Jr. Modeler Chapter:...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/09/22

The Cincinnati Scale Modelers are becoming the scale modeling equivalent to "The Big Red Machine"! Join us as we discuss their upcoming show, and then pivot to a conversation regarding their Junior Modelers Chapter! A model contest inside a warbird museum is already a strong idea, but Cincinnati Scale Modelers are pushing it further with the kind of details that make a show feel effortless for builders. We sit down with club president Will Kurt to get the full rundown on the upcoming C...

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133:36

The F-16 That Refused To Fit and More: Episode 169

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/09/12

Your hobby room can either pull you into the build or quietly push you away from it. We talk through a real-world reset that many scale modelers are facing right now: replacing doom scrolling with model reading, building a simple nightly routine that feeds ideas, and making smart changes to the model room so the bench feels focused again instead of scattered. Listener mail takes us into two topics that keep coming up for plastic model builders: health and access. We dig into air quality moni...

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15:11

Laying Out September’s Guests, Shows, and More...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/09/02

The fall model show season is here. We talk through upcoming events like the Military Modelers Club of Louisville invitational in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, plus an early nudge to start planning for the Cincinnati show in October. If you’ve been itching to get your work on a table, see new builds up close, or just hang out with other builders, this is the stretch of the year where local contests and club shows really deliver. We also lay out what’s coming next on Plastic Model Mojo: an interv...

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50:28

Two Great Shows with a Side of ARMA Hawk 81-A:...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/08/28

The best model shows are not just contests, they are proof that a hobby can feel like a community. We’re back with Model Show Spotlight to share what’s coming next after Nationals, starting with our own Military Modelers Club of Louisville (MMCL) and the practical choices that make a local plastic model show run like a well-oiled machine. Alex Restrepo joins us to break down how MMCL pulled off a raffle that scaled up smoothly at the IPMS Nationals, from sponsored closeout kits to a barcode-...

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107:04

2026 IPMS Nationals Recap With Friends And Fresh...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/08/19

The best part of a national convention is not just the stacks of kits and the contest tables, it’s the moment you walk in and realize you are surrounded by your people. We’re back from the 2026 IPMS National Convention and talking through the full comedown: the unpacking, the reorganizing, and the small but important truth that some “solutions” in the model room (looking at you, retail paint racks) just do not work at home. Then we get into the conversations we recorded on the floor. We sit ...

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19:16

Fort Wayne Nationals: Special Thanks Shout Outs

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/08/12

Fort Wayne set a new bar for what an IPMS National Convention can feel like: busy without being crushing, loud without being unbearable, and packed with modelers who actually have room to stop and talk. We’re fresh back from Nationals, and before we dive into the “juicy bits” in our next feature show, we wanted to put the spotlight where it belongs, on the people who made the weekend work and the small, practical choices that made the whole event comfortable. We get specific about what made ...

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8:56

August, Aussies, and the IPMS National Convention:...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/08/03

Digger Dave Goldfinch joins us for some brief travel talk, from recent events to what’s ahead, including the 2026 IPMS National Convention in Fort Wayne. There’s a full-on side quest too: a road trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, plus essential Americana stops like Waffle House and Buc-ee’s. Look for National Convention show content along with another listener submitted topic "Shop Talk" episode. In addition we will have a Model Show Spotlight in August as well, so...

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87:11

Cleaner Air And Smarter Workspaces For Scale...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/07/31

The fastest way to lose your modeling mojo is not a bad kit, it is a workspace that fights you every step of the build. With the IPMS Nationals in Fort Wayne around the corner, we keep things “Mojo Light” but pack in a ton of practical shop talk driven by listener messages, real bench mishaps, and the kind of small changes that add up to better results. We start with what life looks like when guests are arriving, the yard needs attention, and the hobby room is mid-revamp. Then we share a tru...

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15:20

Star Trek Builds And Ice Cream: August Model Show...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/07/24

Vendors sold out months early, a Star Trek 60th anniversary category on the awards table, and a full day of plastic modeling in one of the most visitor-friendly spots in north Alabama. We sit down with Tom Clark from the Huntsville Plastic Modelers Society to get the real details on their 49th annual show at the Huntsville JC’s building on Airport Road, including what to expect if you’re traveling in right after the IPMS Nationals. We walk through the schedule step by step: when vendor setup...

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92:10

Superabundance In Plastic Modeling: Episode 166

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/07/13

The hobby is drowning in great choices right now, and that’s both a gift and a trap. We talk through what “superabundance” really looks like in modern scale modeling: a flood of high-quality plastic model kits, aftermarket decals, 3D printed parts, and specialized paint and weathering products that would’ve felt impossible a couple decades ago. Using examples like the suddenly crowded field of 1/72 P-40B kits, we dig into why the golden age of modeling is real, and how it can still leave you ...

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6:08

Mighty Eighth Book Giveaway!

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/07/07

A Mighty Eighth Air Force book is on the table, but we’re not doing a “click and win” giveaway. We want something that makes the show better for everyone: your best Shop Talk topic ideas and your sharpest questions for the Wheel of Accidental Wisdom. Mike and Kentucky Dave start with a laid back Fourth of July catch up, from road weariness to the kind of heat that makes even a pool feel too warm. Then we get to the main point: a listener powered giveaway featuring The Mighty Eighth: A Glimps...

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13:26

Trying to Beat the Heat: July Twelve Minute Modelsphere

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/07/04

We settle into a laid-back holiday catch-up, swap a few vacation highlights, and revisit that specific kind of nostalgia that comes from remembering long-gone hobby shops and the stuff we bought there. Then we look ahead to July with two feature episodes on the calendar, including a shop talk segment, plus a Nationals run-up as IPMS Nationals gets closer. If you like plastic model building podcasts that stay practical and builder-focused, this one sets the tone for what’s coming next. We als...

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113:28

What If Your Next Build Started At The Museum, Or On...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/06/27

A tiny paint question can turn into a big lesson about how the hobby actually works. We start with the everyday reality of scale modeling: reorganizing the model room, fighting distractions, and trying to protect bench time while life keeps piling on. Then we jump into listener mail that gets surprisingly deep, including how to choose an olive drab or Marine green for a Pacific Theater Sherman in 1/144 without getting trapped chasing a single “correct” shade. From there, the conversation wid...

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109:46

New Tech And Better Shows For Modelers: Episode 164

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/06/13

A hobby can feel timeless right up until the moment it changes under your hands. We start with the real-world catch up: Wonderfest, the sprint toward the IPMS Nationals in Fort Wayne, and the listener mail that reminds us why this community is so strong. Along the way we share show intel, a clever “Squadron Catalog Challenge” idea, and what one contest recap teaches about entry growth, online registration, and the tricky problem of judging without shutting viewers out of the model room. The...

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36:56

Inside The 2026 IPMS USA National Convention Plan:...

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/06/04

You can feel when a Nationals is being built with real intention and Fort Wayne is making that case early. We sit down with John Figueroa, chair of the 2026 IPMS USA National Convention, and treasurer Dave Mason to get the behind-the-scenes look at what’s coming to the Grand Wayne Convention Center in downtown Fort Wayne, Indiana, August 5 through 8. The big headline: they’re not doing this with one club grinding for four days. They’ve assembled 11 clubs across Region 4 to share the workload,...

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15:43

Wonderfest Afterglow: June Twelve Minute Modelsphere

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/06/02

We get real about the behind-the-scenes side of running a scale modeling podcast. May hit us with health issues, a car that refused to make the trip, and the kind of production chaos that throws schedules off. We lay out what June should look like, what we’ve already recorded, and how we’re planning to get feature episodes and shorts back on track as we head toward bigger events like the IPMS Nationals. The heart of the conversation is Wonderfest. Even if sci-fi isn’t your main lane, Wonderf...

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107:27

We Keep Building Because It Keeps Us Sane

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/05/21

A hobby can be the best kind of escape until your workspace fights you, your calendar fills up, and the internet decides a vague press blurb means the sky is falling. We start with what’s been happening at our own benches, including Dave’s push to overhaul a hobby room that has somehow become “anti-modeling,” plus a listener-recommended project tracking app that could genuinely help builders log progress, notes, and next steps. Then we dig into hobby news with real consequences, including th...

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37:51

Squadron’s 3D Print Push

Plastic Model Mojo ·

2026/05/14

Something big is happening in scale modeling, and you can feel it in the way builders talk about 3D printing, new subjects, and the shows that are turning into true hobby meetups. We sit down with Brandon Lowe from Squadron to get a grounded look at what it takes to turn a cool idea into a real 3D printed model kit you can buy, build, paint, and display with pride. We talk through two attention-grabbing releases: the 1/48 M2 Cletrac tractor built for airfield scenes, and the 1/35 M5 hi...

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