Episode 63: Dave Browne

About this episode

The episode features Toronto-area modeler Dave Browne, who shares his passion for box dioramas and discusses his experience running Hornet Hobbies.

Toronto-area modeler Dave Browne has been a big inspiration to your hosts for quite some time, and not only because he shares their passion for box dioramas and is a master of the form. Dave is also a very talented armor modeler, and for 16 years, until it closed in January 2019, he ran Hornet Hobbies, the best kind of hobby shop. which, as he says, was about “building friendships, an active modelling community, and a few models.”

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Barry

Guest: Dave Browne

Topics covered

• modeling
• dioramas
• hobby shops
• community building
• armor modeling

Keywords

• modeling
• dioramas
• hobby shop
• community
• armor modeling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hornet Hobbies

Places: Toronto

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