Hey Fine Scale Freaks! Guess what? Todd and Brett Wiley are back at the bench, and we couldn't be more excited! It's been over a year since our last episode, and boy, do we have some catching up to do.So, here's the scoop: we've been through a

Bench Time #187: James A. Powell of Dirt Spot.7 and Monster

Mar 25th, 2023 1h 41m

This week we had James A. Powell on the show for a long-overdue appearance! James talked with us about some exciting new things he's working on including a soon available pre-order of a new book he is featured in from White River Productions. h

Bench Time #186: Wayman Humphrey from Pro Scale Models!

Feb 25th, 2023 1h 40m

Wayman Humphrey from Pro Scale Models on Facebook, YouTube and even TikTok joined us for his first guest appearance! We talked about everything from his intro into scale modeling, his love of art, music, tattooing, and everything in-between. Ma

Bench Time #185: Brian Wolfe from Mainline Hobby Supply

Feb 6th, 2023 1h 22m

This week we talk to Brian Wolfe from Mainline Hobby Supply! This is one of our favorite hobby shops in the PA / MD region and if you have a chance to stop by when you're in the area, definitely pay them a visit!Another interesting thing we he

Bench Time #184: Bernard Hellen of Miniprints.com

Jan 21st, 2023 2h 34m

Welcome back for Bench Time #184 where we featured Bernard Hellen of Miniprints.com! We were very excited to get Bernard back on the show, and coincidentally it was almost two years to the day since we had him on last, you can catch his other

Bench Time #183: Todd’s Canyon Fears, Snow in Water, Glue Talk, and an Eagle Nightmare

Jan 15th, 2023 1h 50m

This week, Brett talks about his holiday week off and a visit to NYC and American Girl Doll store.... We also cover some measuring mess-ups (or was it), Todd's canyon fears, adding fine snow from woodland scenics to the white water of a waterfa

Bench Time Podcast #182: Every Episode has a Porpoise

Dec 10th, 2022 1h 47m

It's the holiday season, so we decided to kick back, let loose and we definitely went all over the place!Todd discusses his Neopolitan-like build and Brett chats about the new rocks and progress on the Terminal area of the layout where he's

Bench Time #181: Jason Jensen of Jason Jensen Trains

Nov 15th, 2022 1h 23m

Jason walks us through the setup process of his business, how he got off the ground what it was like when he first opened up selling kits with Jason Jensen Trains. Then we go over the two new kits he’s now made available, the process of com

Bench Time #180: Halloween & Model Building Fun!

Nov 1st, 2022 1h 32m

We covered a VERY wide range of topics this week, starting with some Halloween fun, updates on what Brett & Todd have been working on, and some plaster tips from Todd!Vote for Brett's Cocoa Puffs Pumpkin here: https://verberdentalgroup.com/pol

Bench Time #179: Jeff Grove of Carolina Craftsman Kits

Oct 14th, 2022 1h 28m

The last time we had Jeff Grove on the show was in March of 2021 for episode 169. This week we talk with Jeff about: Layout up-date, where he's at currently with his double-decker layout. The top level is 1945 era; bottom layer is 1970's. Coal

Bench Time #178: Trip to Oklahoma, Rants, Ways to find modeling time & more!

Oct 1st, 2022 1h 51m

We summarize our trip out to Oklahoma, Todd goes on a rant, we talk about cats on a plane and Brett gives you insight on how he finds time to work in the workshop with his busy work/life schedule!

Bench Time #177: Modeling, Spice, and College Football

Sep 10th, 2022 2h 23m

Brett’s been working on Pap’s Pizza, a new road that follows an old railroad grade, and he goes off into a whole story of the red light district which turns into a funny and typical story of the podcast. I mean, what 40’s city didn’t have a lit

Bench Time #176 - Doug Foscale from FOS Scale Models

Aug 27th, 2022 1h 28m

Join us this week as we talk with Doug Foscale of FOS Scale Models about some of his new developments, adventures in 3D printing and the new limited run kit available now at https://fosscalemodels.comYou can pick up the Axel Road Limited Run k

Bench Time #175 - Paint, Foam and one tired Brett

Aug 15th, 2022 1h 46m

Bench Time #174: Back to the Grind, Ants, Rants & Horseradish

Jul 30th, 2022 1h 46m

We want to welcome everyone back to the Bench Time Podcast with the Wiley's! This week we go on our usual rants, talk about a little history, go over our current work updats and we even go way off track on a rant about horseradish and wrap up w

Bench Time #173: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dec 22nd, 2021 1h 3m

It's been a hot minute since we last recorded and we've decided to bring back a monthly version of our show! The same old us, a little less censored (you may hear some word fly), and just as colorful as we used to be.We've been busy working an

Bench Time #172: A Good Time for Some New Model Building Content

Aug 27th, 2021 1h 21m

It's been a while, and we told you that we weren't going to completely disappear... So here we go for some fresh new content and some shop talk about what we've been up to since our last episode back in the Spring.We covered a lot in this epis

Bench Time #171: Grand Finale & Thank You

Apr 9th, 2021 52m 54s

We've been fumbling our way through the podcast world since 2017 when my Dad and I launched this show together. There have been many laughs, memories and great times shared together between us and ALL of the listeners and we both believe that t

Bench Time #170: What's on your workbench?

Apr 3rd, 2021 1h 5m

What's on your workbench this week? We go over what's on our workbenches this week and chat about the current group build! If you missed this week's live-build, you can watch a replay here: https://youtu.be/cg46HQJZa2c We PROMISE to have a wa

Bench Time #169: Jeff Grove of Carolina Craftsman Kits

Mar 27th, 2021 1h 46m

Jeff Grove was this week's guest and we covered what's new in his Carolina Craftsman Kit world as well as what he's up to in his "retired" life now. We covered some of the benefits of having a great local group of fellow modelers and we even ch

Bench Time #168: Doug Foscale - The Tips & Techniques Episode

Mar 19th, 2021 1h 55m

We packed this week's episode full of techniques straight from Doug Foscale! So get your pen and notepad ready because this week's show is jammed with great techniques and tons of great things to try at your workbench. Big thanks to Doug for th

Bench Time #167: It's almost spring! Todd & Brett Bench Talk

Mar 13th, 2021 1h 14m

This week it's just us two chatting, ranting, and listing off the builds we've been working on and what's been keeping us out of (and in some) trouble!What are you working on? Comment on our FB page with some pics of your own build!Group Buil

Bench Time #166: Jason Jensen & James A. Powell

Mar 6th, 2021 2h 51m

This week Jason Jensen and James A. Powell join us for our longest episode ever recorded as we chat about what we're all up to and some new developments from both of them as to what they're working on! If you're not following their pages and c

Bench Time #165: Dave Stanton & D.A.R.E. Model Railroad Club

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 26m

This was a fantastic episode this week as we talked to long time listener and D.A.R.E. Model Railroading Club organizer Dave Stanton about everything that he is doing to help the kids in his local community connect and create with the hobby of

Bench Time #164: Ron Klaiss of Mine Mount Models

Feb 19th, 2021 1h 38m

What's up, everybody? We're back after an unexpected week off due to some unforeseen circumstances... And we're happy to be back in front of our microphones and talking to this week's guest, Ron Klaiss! Ron, from Mine Mount Models talked with