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Arrivals For the Week Ending February 28, 2026 –
ROADWORK UPDATE: 03/06/26: No sign of the work crews this week. . . They no longer move the traffic cones, as they are left at the curb. . . . They put cones on the curb on the other side of Airline this week . . . . AT NO TIME IS ACCESS TO OUR PARKING LOT BLOCKED . . .
ROADWORK
Major roadwork on Airline Highway (US 61) kicking off a significant improvement project on February 9, 2026, from David Drive to Causeway Boulevard, focusing on curbs, sidewalks, and later milling/resurfacing, expected to finish by June 2026.
Key Upcoming & Ongoing Projects:
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- Airline Highway (US 61) Improvements (Starting Feb 9, 2026):
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- What: Curb/sidewalk work, followed by milling and asphalt overlay.
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- Where: From David Drive to Causeway Boulevard.
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- When: Daytime operations begin Feb 9, with nighttime work for asphalt later; project estimated to finish June 2026.
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March 12, 2026
Stormovick
By Will Wright
Once again, the internet has provided the inspiration for a modeling project. The paint scheme for this Revell 1/48 Ilyushin IL2 Stormovick is based on a late war photo I saw there.
It’s painted in German Green, Field Gray, Russian Pea, and Gloss Red. The plane was rusting away in the photo. It has Leningrad markings. The kit was fairly easy to build. The fuselage kept bowing out when I was gluing it, so I rubber banded it together until the joint was solid.
January 4, 2026
Russian Armored Car
by John Daniel
I repainted this model of a Russian armored car so many times as it was my exercise in color modulation. I used a combination of Vallejo and Life Color
The jerry can bracket was built out of brass wire and solder and the bed rolls were from Tamiya’s 1/48 Gaz truck.
The vehicle was then weathered using Mig Pigments European Dust and Russian Earth. The Corduroy road was scratch-built from 1/8 in dowels. To create the bark effect, I dragged a razor saw over the dowels.
Tamiya decals were used for the signs. They were applied to plastic card stock, then glued to wooden back
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