Hub Hobby Shop

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Arrivals For the Week Ending July 25, 2026 –

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.

M2 Bradley IFV 

 

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.

M2 Bradley IFV 

 

The TOW is Flat Aluminum and Smoke. The top of the vehicle snaps into the bottom half.

M2 Bradley IFV 

 

June 25, 2026

P26 Peashooter

by Jack Hollander

This is an old Hobbycraft 1/48 scale P26 Peashooter.

p26 peashooter

There’s not much to say about it except that it was a really neat kit.

p26 peashooter

This P26 was actually a complex kit and it took as long to make it as any of the other  planes I’ve made.

p26 peashooter

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

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“”Quarter Light” is copyrighted by William Wolfe and is used with his permission     

  New Orleans, Louisiana