SPA Modeler

Here in Naples I've found Family Hobbies. Old time mostly R/C but have found a few kits and supplies

I grew up in central Connecticut. We had Two Guys, Sears, Toys R Us. I remember riding my bike to TRU to get the Monogram Black Widow. My favorite hobby shop was War and Pieces in West Hartford. Even as a kid I was on a first name basis with the owners. It's been about 20 years since they closed. W...

My first shop was Pratley’s hardware store in the little village I grew up in - Milton Under Wychwood on the edge of the Cotswolds. They sold Humbrol tube glue and Airfix/Humbrol paints and the only kits they had were Matchbox - which is why I've built some many of them. I didn't go into a proper m...

I grew up in central Connecticut. We had Two Guys, Sears, Toys R Us. I remember riding my bike to TRU to get the Monogram Black Widow. My favorite hobby shop was War and Pieces in West Hartford. Even as a kid I was on a first name basis with the owners. It's been about 20 years since they closed. W...

Nice builds Mark.

I grew up in central Connecticut. We had Two Guys, Sears, Toys R Us. I remember riding my bike to TRU to get the Monogram Black Widow. My favorite hobby shop was War and Pieces in West Hartford. Even as a kid I was on a first name basis with the owners. It's been about 20 years since they closed.

Really nice finish Stuart. I agree with the door fit. I did mine with doors open for that reason. I Do have 2-3 more in the stash.

speedgraflex wrote: ↑Tue Oct 06, 2026 2:43 pm That looks great! What kind of desk light is that?

Bought from Amazon. +/- $30. The thing hanging in the center is my magnifier

Ok, so some big changes. My son bought hi.self a new computer desk and donated his old one to me. So with some minor modifications I was able to put this in. https://i.postimg.cc/tJcCHqLs/20260924-052243.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/vHR3Mk82/20260928-162007.jpg Now my laptop fits right at my bench. Stil...

Cool build. I wish I had pics from my bedroom ceiling as a kid. Had over 60 hanging at one point. Same here about wishing to have had photos of that stuff. I had plenty of planes hanging from my ceiling, but nowhere near 60. Perhaps two thirds as many… lots of my larger builds went up there, while ...