Hobby Hints

Materials & Bonding - - - Painting - - Tulane School of Architecture - - - Radio Control Airplanes - - - Scenery & Dioramas - - - School Projects - - Trains - - - Weathering & Detailing - - - Danse Macabre - - In Their Own Words - - Reference Material - -



Latest Updates

June 28 - - - DML 1/35 Panther Late A by Richard Reggio: "The engine hatch was left open because I added the Verlinden engine, which was really tough to fit in."

June 14 - - - F-22 Raptor by Shawn Levy: "Here are some shoots of the F-22 Raptor I took at the Belle Chasse, LA airshow."

May 17 - - - Using Plastruct Plastics: "Plastic can be sawed, blade cut. drilled, lathe-turned. carved, sanded and filled. Most standard woodworking tools may be used on plastic and it will not splinter."

The Hurricane Katrina Saga

"It's all water under the bridge." - - - John Alberts

Special thanks to all who've helped us: from Tunica to Las Vegas, from Michigan to Atlanta. But most of all, to the people of the Greater New Orleans Area. Thank you.

See pictures of what 7 feet of water can do to the insides of a hobby shop in 55 Years Gone.

"If it don't stop raining, the levees gonna break." - - - Led Zeppelin

"Maybe we should move before the big one hits." - - - Shawn Levy

The Miniature World of Bob Caruso: Bob Caruso, a master modeler and friend for over 40 years, died October 26, 2004 of cancer. You'll read no maudlin tribute here. Bob would not have approved. Instead, we've compiled a retrospective of his work. After perusing it, grab a tube of glue and build a model. That's what Bob would have wanted. Aloha, Robert
Tulane School of Architecture

Architecture of Exchange by Blake Fisher: "The argument of a decreased city footprint for the City of new Orleans is still lurking beneath the surface of conversation of reconstruction."

Bayou Cabin Design by Sunil Dubey: "This cabin prototype rests on large piles which are driven 20'-30' deep into the ground because of the unstable soil. The building tries to achieve a sustainable sensitivity to the area and offer uniquely revitalized spaces that people from the community and afar can enjoy."

School Daze by Jessica Baker: a design for a middle school

Shear Madness by Jeff Gow: "The idea behind the project was to take something ordinary, like a box, and manipulate it in such a way that it allowed for unique spaces and interesting apertures.

Low Income Housing Development by Steven Plzak: "Through the use of component multiplicity and controlled variation, individual living spaces can be reduced down to their most basis forms."

Media Center by Stacy West: "Both interior and exterior spaces are proportional creating a balance between inside and out. The project specifications were defined as follows: "

Museum of the Future by Nick Gelpi: a rather unusual look for a museum

Organic Iteration by Blake Fisher: "This model was derived from an initial image of some kind of organic object that the professor handed out on the first day."



High Density Development by Andy Stout: "In the wake of urban revitalization and post-Katrina condensing, New Orleans will likely experience an exacerbated trend of high-density development."

Reference Material

School Projects



In Their Own Words



Danse Macabre: A Look at the Ghoulish Side of Modeling



Materials & Bonding





Painting



Radio Control Airplanes

Scenery and Dioramas

Trains

Weathering and Detailing