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 about the formation of the branch in 1975 and the history of the branch up to date along with a few surprising twists!

We have our normal Stash Inflation Report plus our bench chat all with added tinsel and fairey lights!

Plus the show closes out with something special and appropriate!

Between Christmas & New Year we will be online for a special bench chat non-recorded session LIVE, so jump on as we are at our benches, meet some of the team and have a chat!

As we said in episode 16, we are not taking a break so our next episode will be on the 1st January 2026, with Jon Tabinor from Guideline Publications and Mark Robson from Kotāre Models

Till then, have a great Christmas, and keep an eye on our socials (Facebook etc) for the live link to join and have a natter (it's free of charge so why wouldn't you!)

Happy Christmas one and all

Brownie & the BTBA team

📧 Email: info@beyondtheboxart.com
🔗 Website: www.beyondtheboxart.com

Show sponsors:
AMMO by Mig Jimenez: www.ammo.es 
Fischkopp Model Company: https://www.fischkoppcompany.de/
The Scale Modellers Supply: https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ 
Phase Hangar Resin Accessories: https://phasehangarresin.com/
Guideline Publications: https://www.guidelinepublications.co.uk/
Matters of Scale: https://mattersofscale.com/

Useful Links:

• IPMS UK: www.ipmsuk.org 
• Scale ModelWorld 2026: https://ipmsuk.org/ipms-scale-modelworld/
• Mach Models YouTube: @machmodels
• Mon Studios (Ethan Goodbody): www.monstudios.co.uk
• Scale Modelling Now: http://www.scalemodellingnow.com 
• Inside The Armour: https://www.insidethearmour.com/
•  BBC iPlayer - Marvellous Miniature Workshop:  
  https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002n1pj/the-marvellous-miniature-workshop