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A podcast about the philosophical side of scale modelling.
Hosted by Chris Meddings, each episode Chris interviews a well known modeller about a specific, more philosophical, aspect of scale modelling
Check out the blog, including illustrated transcripts of episodes, at modelphilosopher.com
If you Like what I do, please support the show at patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
Music ”Ethereal Vistas” (c) Denys_Brodovskyi
Hosted by Chris Meddings, each episode Chris interviews a well known modeller about a specific, more philosophical, aspect of scale modelling
Check out the blog, including illustrated transcripts of episodes, at modelphilosopher.com
If you Like what I do, please support the show at patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
Music ”Ethereal Vistas” (c) Denys_Brodovskyi
24 Episodes
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In this episode Chris Launches the Upturner Prize for Art in Modelling and Miniature and talks to the judges for the prize: Tue Kaae, Marijn van Gils, Calvin Tan, and Robert Crombeecke
The prize is kindly sponsored by AK Interactive https://ak-interactive.com/
Please also visit our show sponsors:
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In this Episode, Chris talks to Alex Friedrich about his modelling, his movie miniature work on movies from Tarantino to Wes Anderson, and his trip to Pripyat
You can find Alex Here: https://www.facebook.com/alex.friedrich.7
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Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
email the show at info@insidethearmour.com
Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this episode Chris brings you another head to head interview where he steps back and lets two artists hold their own conversation and interview each other
This time its Fet Milner (Fet's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fet.milner) and Mikkel Frederiksen (Mikkel's Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082883032605), and their theme is Originality
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Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
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Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
in this episode, Chris is reunited with one of the Sprue Cutters Union hosts; Tracy Hancock, to talk about what modellers might be able to learn from art
You can find Tracy here: https://www.facebook.com/tracy.hancock.10
We also hear listener feedback on the previous episode and the latest updates from Scale Model Challenge
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https://Anyz/io
https://ScaleModelChallenge.com
https://www.hypersonicmodels.com/
Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
email the show at info@insidethearmour.com
Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this episode, Chris talks to Matt McDougall following Matt's recent blog about Politics and Modelling.
You can read Matt's Blog here: https://doogsmodels.com/2025/03/01/the-public-thing/
You can also follow Matt on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/doogsmodels
Chris also talks to Stefab Bridle about his Group Build to support ukraine. You can join the Group Build on facebook here: For Ukraine GB https://www.facebook.com/groups/929469842362979
or on Bluesky by posting #forukraineGB
Please support our Sponsors!
https://Anyz/io
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Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
email the show at info@insidethearmour.com
Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this Episode Chris talks to Jon Byron about modelling without a story, focussing purely on a subject
You can find Jon on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/jonsmodels
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/1112133263704382
Check out the Model Philosopher Blog
https://modelphilosopher.com
Chris Business is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this Episode Chris talks to modelling polymath and queen of precision, presentation and craft, Chloé Plattner
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Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
email the show at info@insidethearmour.com
Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this Episode, the first of season 2 of the Model Philosopher, Chris interviews figure painter Robert Karlsson. They talk contrasting temperature texture and colour, focussing the eye with specific detail and Robert's upcoming workshop for Scale Model Challenge
Roberts Workshop can be booked here: https://www.scalemodelchallenge.com/academy-robert-karlsson-workshop/
Please support our sponsors
https://www.scalemodelchallenge.com
https//:Anyz.io
Please support the show
https://www.patreon.com/c/themodelphilosopher
Check out the Model Philosophers Lounge, the MP facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1112133263704382
Check out the Model Philosopher Blog
https://modelphilosopher.com
Chris Business is at https://insidethearmour.com
In this episode Chris talks about modelling in review from 2024, the broader hobby, and our own reflections from listeners on what we have done and what we want to do in 2024.
Chris also asked listeners to nominate their favourite models and modellers and talks about how reflecting on our modelling can inform our practice
Thank you to Scale Model Challenge (Scalemodelchallenge.com) and ANYZ (Anyz.io) for sponsoring the show
Thank you too, to our patrons
Scott, Carlos, Chris, Christian, Eddie, Eric, John, Lee, Paul, Flip, Plastic Scholar
Resurrected DM, Robert, Schaef, Stephen, Stuart, and Matt.
you can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/themodelphilosopher
Contact the show info@insidethearmour.com
read the illustrated blog at https://modelphilosopher.com
In this Episode Chris talks to Jonlyn Lippert, AKA Creepingforscalemodels about Breaking the Rules, challenging what we accept and do not accept in scale modelling.
They also talk about anxiety, intrusive thoughts, sexism in the online hobby space, and Dessert Haros, which pokemon would look best on a dinner plate, and anonymous hobby confessions...
You can find Jonlyn on her website here: https://creepingforscalemodels.com/
On Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/creepingforscalemodels_andmore/
on Bluesky as #creepingforscalemodels
you can find photos of the models discussed in this episode on the ModelPhilosopher facebook page or at modelphilosopher.com
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560490345745
Contact the show at info@insidethearmoour.com
Support the show https://Patreon.com/themodelphilosopher
Support our sponsors:
https://anyz.io
https://scalemodelchallenge.com
In this episode, Chris talks to Nikolas Triantafillou and Christos Apostolopoulos, winners of gold models in figures masters at SMC, about their recent collaboration on two piece relating to Terezin and Theresientadt camps
You can find Nikki here: Facebook LINK
You can find Christos here: Facebook LINK
Chris also talks about "Der Krieg" by Jason Whitman, you can find Jason's blog HERE
You can find images supporting this show at the Model Philosopher Facebook Page
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Scale Model Challenge
ANYZ
Please support the show at Patreon
Contact Chris at info@insidethearmour.com
in this Episode Chris talks to Robert Crombeecke about Scale Model Challenge 2024 and changes coming in 2025
They discuss the successes of this years show, and how to maintain the character of SMC going forward
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Please Support the Show
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Check out the Blog Version at https://modelphilosopher.com
In this Episode I talk to Ivan Cocker.
Ivan has a highly informed view on history, as keeper of models at the Malta Maritime Museum for Heritage Malta, and as a world renowned modeller in his own right with a long history of award-winning models and some seminal pieces that were a big influence on me as a returner to the hobby on the pages of military modelling magazine, and at Euromilitaire.
He is also a reenactor of several periods including medieval and Napoleonic, and head ordnance judge at Scale Model Challenge
You can find Ivan on Facebook
Please check out the show sponsor (and best model show in the world in my opinion)
ScaleModelChallenge.com
Please Support the Show
https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
In this first episode, The Model Philosopher presents the full recording of a conversation between Chris Meddings and special guest Calvin Tan
Calvin tries to define what we mean by art, the difference between art and craft, and how all of that relates to our hobby
Check out the illustrated transcript of this episode, and a series of long form blogs, at https://modelphilosopher.com
Plus support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
Contact Chris at info@insidethearmour.com
Check out the range of great modelling podcasts at https://modelpodcasts.com
in this episode, Chris talks to Fet Milner, about making something different, tall chairs, and ambition in storytelling
Please support our Sponsors!
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Support the Show: https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
email the show at info@insidethearmour.com
Chris' business ITA3 is at https://insidethearmour.com
in this Episode Chris talks to Robert Lane, chief sculptor and owner at Elan 13 (https://elan13.co.uk/) about learning and developing your modelling and yourself in the hobby,
Please check out the show sponsor (and best model show in the world in my opinion)
ScaleModelChallenge.com
Please Support the Show
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in this episode, Chris discusses judging ordnance and figures, and the philosophy of the contest at Scale Model Challenge https://scalemodelchallenge.com with Head Ordnance Judge Ivan Cocker, Head Figures Judge Fabrizio Russo, and Scale Model Challenge's own Rober Crombeecke. Robert also gives us some important updates on the show
in this Episode, Chris talks to modeller and gallery artist, Harry Arling, Creator of Kosmotroniks https://www.kosmotroniks.com/
You can find Harry on his site, or on facebook as https://www.facebook.com/kosmotroniks or on Instagram as @Kosmotroniks
Please support our sponsor https://scalemodelchallenge.com
Please support the show https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher~
Check out Chris' business, ITA3 Inside the Armour at https://www.insidethearmour.com/
Contact Chris with your comments on the model philosopher at info@insidethearmour.com
In this episode, Chris takes a step back and invites Marijn van Gils and Barry Biediger to interview each other on the subject of the Story in modelling.
You can find Marijn here: https://www.facebook.com/marijn.vangils.3
You can find Barry here: https://www.facebook.com/barry.biediger
You can find Small Subjects, the *essential* podcast Barry runs with Jim de Rogatis,
on all good podcasting apps, and here https://www.boxdioramas.com/smallsubjects
Do also check out the rest of their superb Box Dioramas site while you are there
You can read the illustrated text version of this interview at the ModelPhilospher.com
Contact Chris, at the model Philosopher, at info@insidethearmour.com
and please do check out his business at insidethearmour.com
Please visit our Sponsor, the best model show in the world: Scale Model Challenge
at scalemodelchallenge.com
You can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
In this episode, Chris talks to David Parker, publisher, author and scratchbuilding master, now scratchprinting master, about bringing heightened levels of realism to modelling, in detail and in painting.
You can find AFV/ AIR Modeller Here
And you can Follow David Here
You can read the illustrated text version of this interview at the ModelPhilospher.com
Please visit our Sponsor, the best model show in the world: Scale Model Challenge
at scalemodelchallenge.com
You can support the show at https://www.patreon.com/theModelPhilosopher
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