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Arrivals For the Week Ending May 23, 2026 –

May 29, 2026

Takom Wiesel

David Clarke put together this Takom 1/16 Wiesel A1 TOW.

The base color was Floquil Southern RR Green with Vallejo Black and Brown as the camo colors.

Weathering was done with a combination of AKI weathering pencils, Monroe Weathering Wash on the under carriage, and liberally applied Monroe Weathering pigments.

May 14, 2026

Starblazers Yamato

by Dreux Blalock

This is a Bandai kit of Starblazers Yamato in 1/1000 scale – – the  U.N.C.F Diana.

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