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1910, 2023

Sprue Cutters Union Podcast Interview

Jake2023-10-19T18:09:38-05:00October 19th, 2023|0 Comments

I had the honor and pleasure of being invited on my favorite podcast, The Sprue Cutters Union. Great conversation and I throughly enjoyed myself. Warning: the second half was about mental health. (I also talked [...]

1010, 2023

My first models

Jake2023-10-10T22:43:00-05:00October 10th, 2023|0 Comments

I've been modeling since the 8th grade (want to see a goofy picture of me at my workbench?) and for a long time I saved those models. Well, my parents saved them in their attic. [...]

1010, 2023

The value of contests

Jake2023-10-10T22:41:44-05:00October 10th, 2023|0 Comments

I recently posted pictures of my high school era models. I noticed that several of them had ribbons/trophies next to them and it reminded me how much I loved the contests. They really had an impact [...]

310, 2023

Building a digital stash and the future of model kit buying

Jake2023-10-06T13:02:05-05:00October 3rd, 2023|2 Comments

Before my iPhone had immediate access to any song I wanted thanks to the iTunes store and my Apple Music subscription, before the iPod allowed me to turn my own CDs into portable music, there [...]

2009, 2023

Intrusive thoughts, drugs, and the fine art of model making

Jake2023-09-20T17:10:31-05:00September 20th, 2023|0 Comments

With a blog title like that, I feel like I need a crazy Hunter S. Thompson level story to tell. This is not that story. Well... maybe? Nah, the drugs in this story are of [...]

1409, 2023

Review: Sd. Kfz. 250/1 (Cyber Hobby)

Jake2023-09-14T17:04:59-05:00September 14th, 2023|0 Comments

Overall, this is a nice little kit that built up quickly. Over one evening and the better portion of the next day, I was able to complete the model, sans-paint. There is almost no flash [...]