1952
Arrivals For the Week Ending February 8, 2025 –
January 27, 2025
Infantry Advance
by Mike Smolek
This diorama depicts a scene from 1943 of a Russian T-34 ChTZ (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant) tank with a 76 mm gun in 1/35th scale (Tamiya 35059). The kit is combined with figures of a Russian infantry assault team (Tamiya 35207).
These figures can be used in a variety of scenes, but were designed for use with the T-34/76 kit. The diorama depicts a generic wetlands scene of scrubby brambles, tall grasses, and low-lying weeds and moss.
The bulk of the soft materials were from Woodland Scenic, including the electrostatic grass. The base is 3M insulation foam. The paints used were either airbrushed AK or hand-painted Tamiya flat acrylics. Skin tones were painted with a legacy collection of Testor’s Model Master acrylic paints.
January 12, 205
P51 Lou IV
by Scott Sclafani
This is a model of Lou IV, a fighter from the 361 st Fighter Group of the 8th Air Force flying out of Bottisham, England.
There’s a famous color photo of this plane that shows a blue camo scheme, which has been hotly debated. It was, in fact, a field applied camo Army olive drab and RAF Dark Green.
I built this model straight out of the box, using Testors model master paint throughout and artist oil for panel line definition. Lou IV was piloted by Tom Christian Jr, who had no aerial vicoties and was killed shortly after the famed color photo was shot.
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