“Bayou Babies” . . . Barataria Preserve . . . photo by Larry Touhy, used with his permission
1952
Arrivals For the Week Ending September 12, 2026
September 13, 2016
Takom 1/16 Jeep
David Clarke made this Takom 1/16 jeep. He added some figures by SOL.
He painted the jeep olive drab then over-sprayed it with AK Interactive Flesh. He used AK washes, filters, and mud terrain.
He used Abertung 502 flesh tone gouache on the figures followed by the Tamiya Flesh tone makeup.
September 4, 2026
M2 Bradley IFV
built by Jason Hardy
This 1/35 Tamiya M2 Bradley IFV was built by Jason Hardy. He used Tamiya paint throughout.
The two basic colors he used were mixed. One was 5 parts Desert Yellow to 1 part White; the other was 4 parts Flat Green to 1 part White.
The TOW is Flat Aluminum and Smoke. The top of the vehicle snaps into the bottom half.
Rosebud
Hub Hobby’s original building on Broad St in New Orleans has been demolished. Word of it being torn down spread like wildfire.
One of our customers, Jim Letten, was emailed by his friend Martin about the demolition of their childhood hang-out.
The subject line was: ROSEBUD
“Rosebud” was the dying word spoken by Orson Welles in the movie Citizen Kane: a reference to his childhood sled – the symbol of memories of youthful innocence.
Read it here