1952
Arrivals For the Week Ending March 16, 2024 –
Model Contest
The Flying Tigers plastic model club has announced that their next contest will be on Saturday, April 13, 2024. It will be held at the St Christopher School Gym 3939 Johnson St in Metairie LA. The location is approximately Cleary Ave and one block off Airline Dr.
02/14/24
Fury Sherman Easy Eight
by Will Wright
I modeled the new Tamiya Fury Sherman Easy Eight after the one in the movie Fury. For my inspiration I used the scene right after the Tiger scene where it’s going down a little road. Then it kills the Tiger.
Some extra parts that I added were a 30 cal next to the commander’s hatch, extra jerry cans, and a lead from a mechanical pencil for the antenna.
I also left off the frontal armor as though the Sherman was grazed by a Tiger round.
Tamiya Nato Green, Olive Drab, and Silver were the paints I used.
Weathering on the track and wheels was done with Plaster of Paris mixed with sand from the backyard and tinted with brown acrylic paint. I also put real oil on the intake grills.
02/05/24
Wild Catfish
by Robert MacNamara
A Wild Catfish is a Wildcat on floats. This is the HobbyBoss 1/48 kit.
I used legacy Model Masters Gull Gray to paint it.
Only a couple of Wide Catfish were built before the contract was cancelled.
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
“”Quarter Light” is copyrighted by William Wolfe and is used with his permission
New Orleans, Louisiana