FULL METAL JUNKIES INTERVIEW
VWt: Hey guys, thanks for taking some time out of your busy filming and building schedule to chat with us. So, who are the guys behind Full Metal Junkies?
Jim: So, there’s five main characters. Shred and Butta was started back in 2012 by me and a friend. Ben was there at the time and has been with us pretty much throughout all the trials and tribulations of the business. Paul, he came along about 5/6 years ago and has loved every second since. We’ve also got Scott Penman, who’s unfortunately not here but is the, can I say ‘clown’ of the group.
Jim: The lovable rogue then! He’s out doing a road tour, event work, he loves being out on the road doing his thing. And then, unfortunately other Ben’s off sick at the minute. But we’re the main five characters. Everyone’s been here for many, many years. We are best mates as well as colleagues, in fact we’re best mates before colleagues..Some have come with loads of experience, some with none. But we’ve all come together to create and collaborate the skills that we’ve all got here.
VWt: You guys have been doing your thing as Shred & Butta for a while, how did it turn into a TV series?
It was in the pandemic. I was actually off, I was shielding, and the lads were still working. I got a phone call, that came in through Instagram from a production company doing a show with Johnny Vegas called ‘Carry on Glamping’. They were just looking for a vehicle to use for the final filming section that they were missing, and they ended up coming down
