Episode 18 - Jon Tabinor, Dave Goldfinch & a surprise guest!
Beyond The Box Art®
🎉 Happy New Year, Benchmates! 🎉 Welcome to Season 2 of Beyond The Box Art® — and we’re kicking off 2026 exactly how we mean to go on… loudly, enthusiastically, and surrounded by brilliant people. After surviving the festive fallout of leftover turkey, mince pies, and suspiciously stalled bench progress, we’re back with a proper New Year special stacked with guests, news, and a few surprises along the way. 🔹 Joining us first is modelling extraordinaire Jon Tabinor, magazine editor at our newest sponsors Guideline Publications. Jon steps in as guest host for the episode...
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Episode 17 - Geoff Coughlin: Author, Teacher & Oracle from ScaleModellingNow.Com
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Ho Ho Ho Benchmates! Welcome to the festive episode for Beyond The Box Art®, and boy have we got a christmas cracker for you!!! We are joined by Ethan goodbody from BBC1 TV's recent series The Marvellous Miniature Workshop talking about the show and scale modelling of a slightly different type than we are used too. Our main guest (for the whole episode) is Geoff Coughlin who talks about all aspects of the hobby & scalemodellingnow.com plus so much more with the BTBA team including Spencer Pollard & Martin Drayton. We also chat with Julian from the IPMS Farnborough branch...
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Episode 16 - Stewart Rolfe, Black Hat Scale Models
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Hiya BenchMates! We’re back with Episode 16, and it’s another corker! We are joined by Stewart from the Black Hat Scale Models YouTube channel and Facebook group – talking AFV’s; Scale Model Challenge in Eindhoven which he visited with Martin Drayton & they recall some of the events highlights plus a big surprise with whats coming next from this AFV modeller!!! We have our 1st IPMS branch spotlight – talking with Chairman Wong (In Hong Kong!) about the Bolton branch and the upcoming show in January. 👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube...
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Episode 15 - Telford review; Airfix interview & much more!
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Hiya BenchMates! We’re back with Episode 15, and it’s has more content than the queue into SMW on the Saturday morning. We welcome back IPMS(UK) President Paul Regan for the episode to talk about all aspects of the show, as well as welcoming the winner of Best in show – Kostas Dimitriadis talking about his weathered 1/48 F-4E Phantom. We also have out 1st spotlight with the new lead for the Gunpla and Mech SIG and the shows first interview with Airfix talking about the surprise announcement of the 1/24 BF109G and what’s in the box! 👉 Listen now on Spotify, Apple...
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Episode 14 - Revell 2026 releases for January - April
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Hiya Benchmates, Welcome to a surprise bonus episode in which we are joined by Luke Slaney- Hewitt again with the first part of the 2026 range announcements for Revell and it's not just aviation, but everything they are planning on bringing out! After Lukes announcment, you can hear those of us that were privy to the discussion talk about whats coming out - which has really annoyed the rest of the team, as we have not told them whats coming out (Luke said keep it a secret - and we have... since September when we recorded it!) :-D Anyway, due to a slight technical fubar, we...
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Episode 13 - Telford 2025 Preview & Andy Eisbär (Jamscrew 1/32 Sea King)
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Hiya BenchMates! We’re back with Episode 13, and it’s another modelling-packed show bursting with creativity, nostalgia, and inspiration. This episode we welcome back IPMS(UK) President Paul Regan, with Rich Middleton and Andy Brown to discuss IPMS Scale ModelWorld at Telford, and we cover all aspects of the show including judging for the competion area! We also have another Precision by Passion, we’re heading Down Under again to chat with Andy Eisbär from Jamscrew to talk about there upcoming 1/32 Westland Sea King project (and hopefully samples on display in our area at Telford)....
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Episode 12 - BBC Special effects-Mat Irvine & Scott Taylor Scale Modellers Supply
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Hiya BenchMates! We’re back with Episode 12, and it’s another modelling-packed show bursting with creativity, nostalgia, and inspiration. This time we welcome one of the true legends of British television effects —🎥 Guest Spotlight: Mat Irvine – the ex-BBC SFX genius behind the miniature magic of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, and so many other cult classics. Then, over in Precision by Passion, we’re heading Down Under to chat with Scott Taylor from The Scale Modellers Supply, who got up extra early in Australia to talk paints, processes, and passion. We’ll also preview what’s...
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Episode 11 - THE Spencer Pollard & IPMS SMW Telford news!
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Hiya Benchmates! We’re back with Episode 11, and it’s another modelling-packed session you won’t want to miss. This time, we’ve brought in one of the hobby’s most recognisable names: 🎙️ Guest Spotlight – Spencer Pollard Artist, author, editor, and modeller extraordinaire—Spencer joins us for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about creativity, burnout, finding your place in the hobby, and what keeps him coming back to the bench. It’s raw, real, and takes some seriously jaw dropping reveals! 📦 IPMS Dispatches – October Update: We’re counting down to Scale...
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Episode 10 - Chris Meddings ITA3 & Important IPMS SMW Telford update!
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Hiya Benchmates! This episode we’ve packed the bench full of modelling goodness: 🎯 Precision by Passion (Extended Edition): We welcome Chris Meddings of Inside the Armour, diving deep into his journey through publishing, CAD, and the art of turning passion into print. 💡 Wongy’s Wisdom Returns! Ever wondered how to make working slime lights for your modern aircraft builds? Wongy’s got the tricks to light up your latest project. 📦 IPMS Dispatches (Bumper Edition): All the essential membership updates you need ahead of Scale Model World at Telford this November—don’t miss this...
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Episode 9 - Kōtare Models-Mark Robson & Martin Drayton, Emdee Scale Models
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Hiya Benchmates, Another bumper episode. Episode 9 has not One, but TWO major interviews for your pleasure! First up, Martin Drayton from Emdee Scale Models talking dioramas and building whilst working away from home! Our Second guest is Mark Robson from Kōtare models in New Zealand. Fresh on the back of the 1/48 Halifax project, Martin talks about Kōtare's past, present and future along with a few exclusives!!! Also, we have redesigned our website with details on our guests and an easy way to listen to the show. Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you...
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Welcome to episode 5 of Beyond The Box Art, your fortnightly fix for scale modelling updates & the official podcast for the International Plastic Modellers Society (UK)!
This episode is packed with 2 inciteful interviews... Firstly, we chat with Kevin Futter from KLP Publishing in Australia as part of our Precision By Passion feature for sole trader or small businesses. The conversation went into the future of the specialist print market for refference books for the hobby.
Email us at info@beyondtheboxart.com if you want to come on and talk about your small business - it's free to do so and all it will cost you is a few minutes! Put Precision by Passion in the email title!
Our main interview is with non-other than Luke Flynn, the person behind the lens for the Mach Models Youtube & Instagram channel... You may have seen his recent build of the UMa AV-8B Harrier II Plus.
We also have the normal features for th epod along with another Wongies Wisdom, this time on snow effects for dioramas. Also, we are joined by Mark Sanderson, Publicity Officer with the 1st IPMS Dispatches - have a show or event to promote, notable branch news etc, this feature will fill in the gap between the bi-monthly magazine for members - email Mark at publicity@ipmsuk.org with anything you want to get a mention on.
We hope you enjoy the content as mush as we enjoyed making it - and you will want to listen to the VERY end... even beyond our goodbyes for a little extra (my turn to get tounge-tied)
Please feel free to drop us an email if you have something you want us to chat about etc, more than happy to read it out.
Till the next time
Brownie
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