Wiley's Scale Modelling

31/03/2025

Episode #209 of the Bench Time Podcast with Matthew Probst is live now! Also, be sure to check out his new YouTube channel, link in the show notes (linked below).

This week we had the pleasure of having a long-time listener and supporter of the podcast, Matt Probst on the show to share with us his history and journey in model railroading and how he has really exploded onto the scene of our hobby online by putting together some amazing scenes and work on his [...

24/03/2025

The winter rescue project is done! 3 day beyond winter but done nonetheless! This was a busted up into 4 sections train station. By the German company Faller that I bought off some widower on Facebook market place for $25 to do an attempted rescue. It was missing the shelter canopies on the passenger platform, but I built some new ones, airbrushed the entire model once I fixed it, then hand painted bricks, trim, and added details like people to bring it to life. Aged the bricks, added some brown mortar, and lightly weathered the roof and such.

Goes on the Blackwater Cove layout this week. And we will build an elevated city rail system like the L to serve it.
Time to move on to New things!!

22/03/2025

Bench Time #208 with James A Powell of Monster City Studios & Dirt Spot.7 is up now! Don't be a square, check it out!

Welcome back to the show James A Powell of Dirt Spot.7 and Monster City Studios! This week we had a blast talking with James about setting scenes, working with limited resources or forcing yourself to do more with less, and the fun and differences of the various types of detail parts that are availa...

15/03/2025

We really don’t have much to say about this week’s episode other than it was full of some really off the wall topics and we just let it rip!

We really don’t have much to say about this week’s episode other than it was full of some really off the wall topics and we just let it rip! Brett and Todd do go over some layout updates, Brett’s recent build of Ligget’s Hay Kit of the Month by FOS Scale Models (not an affiliate […]

12/03/2025

Ligget’s Hay by Fos Scale Models- Unique Structure Kits. Going to make a few more hay bails for around this structure.

04/03/2025

New craft store pickup for weathering! Check it out 👇

Scale model enthusiasts know that weathering is the secret ingredient to bringing miniature worlds to life. From dusty tanks to aged buildings, realistic weathering tells a story and adds depth to your creations. But achieving that perfect weathered look at a cost that is friendly to most budgets ca...

27/02/2025

Update on the winter project train station rescue. Remember this one? The 4 busted sections of some widows FB marketplace sale of her former's busted ass German train station for 25 bucks or so? Well, I have now connected all four sections of this 40 inch beast, fixed them up, hand painted every brownstone and brick detail, then weathered it to tone down the bright yellow color, and any plastic appearance and put a darker brown mortar in between the bricks. At this point all that needs done is to lightly weather the black roof and add 38 inches of ornate platform shelters/canopy, benches, signage handrails for the stairwells and such. Then add many passengers! Stay tuned this week for much of it! Hope to wrap this all up in the next 10 days or less!! I need my work area back!!🤣🤣🤣

27/02/2025

Big shout out to our newest top fans! 💎 Øyvind Østbø, James A Powell, Keith Knight, Jim Fox, Jake Johnson, Henry Bernard Silva, Vilius Bileisis, Ed Horst, John Ruvidich, Alan Hummert, Wayne Hatcher, Sammi L. Garoutte, Rand Briggs, Alex Mantle, Scotts Hobbie Page

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

27/02/2025

Uh oh! WTF is happening on my bench tonight? An 11 story city building background flat. (Yes there is only 10 floors on the pics, but a roof access floor will be added) this will go on a 5 inch rise at the back of the city along the backdrop on the wall. This will be one of a series of like buildings some a tad shorter, some a tad bigger and wider. Think cityscape. Stay tuned for progress pics..

26/02/2025

Obligatory flat structure pic before we add details and assemble! I’m digging this color. It’s like an aged olive

20/02/2025

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08/02/2025

Bench Time #205 is up! Enjoy your weekends everyone and keep making cool stuff!

This week’s episode is packed with exciting updates from our world of model railroading and model building. We dive deep into the latest transformations of our layout. Brett’s been hard at work adding hills, planning a serene “wooded” area, revamping the wharf, and developing the intricate d...

01/02/2025

Episode #204 of the Bench Time Podcast with MUDD CREEK MODELS is up now!

Welcome back to Bench Time with Wiley’s Scale Modeling! In this episode, we sit down with the talented duo behind Mudd Creek Models, Frank and Natalie. We delve into the world of laser-cut wood structures and detail parts, exploring their passion for creating incredibly realistic N and HO scale co...

26/01/2025

This weekend, I spent with an oldie but goodie, the Metzger Building I built about 5 years ago. It is an all wood craftsman structures designed by FOS scale models, one of my all time favorite builds. It became damaged when we moved the city layout diorama for a complete overhaul ( we are currently in process of) and the billboards and other details became undone and broken. Easy quick fix and today it is headed to the layout diorama for location unknown in the city. So I thought I'd reshare! Last photo was some of the broken stuff before I began.

26/01/2025

Jason Jensen Trains Railroad Crossing Shack 1 done! Fun little build, can’t wait to do the second one now.