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Author: Jim and Barry

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Small Subjects is a podcast devoted to discussing big topics in the worlds of scale modeling, diorama-building, and sculpting and painting miniature figures, as well as presenting interviews with some of the top artists in the field, including every era, and ranging from historical to fantasy subjects. Co-hosts Barry Biediger, who is based in Salt Lake City, and Jim DeRogatis, who lives in Chicago, are the editors of the Web site boxdioramas.com. Both have decades of experience as modelers, though they maintain that they are always curious and always learning. They are dedicated members of the Military Miniature Society of Illinois, where they considered the great Sheperd Paine a friend and mentor. Barry is also a member of his local chapter of the Armor Modeling and Preservation Society, while DeRogatis has written, co-written, or edited ten books about popular music and two about miniatures and modeling (Sheperd Paine: The Life and Work of a Master Modeler and Military Historian and Shep Paine’s Armor Modelers Guide). You can contact the hosts at [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

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The Military Miniature Society of Illinois held its 51st Chicago Show on the weekend of Oct. 16-18, and as always, it prompted a lot of thoughts from your hosts. In this episode, Barry and Jim are joined by the latest Chicago Medal winner Joan Biediger, who as always is a more thoughtful addition to the show than it deserves! For pictures and more info on this and other episodes, visit our blog.
Also: Inspired by this episode of Her Shrink Ray Eye about the joys of the spare parts box, some ruminations on our own.Thoughts about the big changes at Dragon Models and the end of Andrea Miniatures, and a question: Is this day coming when styrene models and metal figures will be extinct? (For that matter, pro-manufactured resin: Just buy the file and print it yourself?)Thoughts on two more Her Shrink Ray Eye episodes: Artistic Paralysis At the Bench: I Still Couldn't Choose and You Don't N...
Your hosts’ pal and one of one of their all-time favorite Small Subjects guests Joe Berton had a busy summer checking in on some notable collections of miniatures, and these visits got him thinking about what all of us “makers” can learn from a lovingly displayed array of our fellow artists’ work.
Your hosts last talked with wonderfully imaginative modeler and Austin, TX-based tech consultant Jake McKee about the possibilities (and, yeah, some of the downsides) of Artificial Intelligence in the hobby back on Episode 55 in February 2025. In hyper-speed tech-time, that might as well have been 250 years ago, recorded on parchment with quill and ink like the Declaration of Independence. When he saw Barry at the Rocky Mountain Hobby Expo in May—and claimed the More Than Meets the Eye ...
In this episode, your hosts talk with New Jersey modeler Pete Culos, an active member of the MFCA and APG (the Artists Preservation Group), one of the most creative box-diorama builders today, and an all-around fine fellow. We also talk about another incredible Rocky Mountain Expo in the Salt Lake City area, and the special awards sponsored by this podcast and Joan’s podcast “Her Shrink Ray Eye.”
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