Another one bites the dust....

Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Another one bites the dust....

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, December 27, 2003 5:09 PM

Was going down Navy Blvd today on my way to grab some lunch and Noticed a huge sign in BOSUNS LOCKER's windows....GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE!
Sad [:(]

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Now I stopped in there from time to time just to pick up some paints real quick as its the closest LHS near my house. He mainly specialized in ships which is why I never really shopped there a lot. But it's still sad to see it going down...

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gregers

Member since
February 2003
From: UK

Posted by gregers on Saturday, December 27, 2003 5:15 PM

i know how you feel Chris, my LHS closed down about 1 1/2 years ago (and its the only one in that town) the guy who owned it was killed in a motorcycle crash and his widow kept it open for a couple of years but her heart wasnt really in it so she closed the doors after having a sale. a real pity but i can see why he did it. Greg

Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?

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mark956

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Saturday, December 27, 2003 9:31 PM

It's sad when a business has to close it's doors. The town I live in had a LHS and I remember when it closed way back in 1984. My town hasn't had a hobby shop since.
mark956

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 29, 2003 11:56 AM

We need more people getting into the hobby. Don't buy your kids video games, get them models!

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Anonymous

Member since
November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Monday, December 29, 2003 12:37 PM

My LHS closed about 4 months ago Sad [:(]

. Since then I just use Ebay for the kits and the internet for the paints and such. For a real hobby store I now have to go to Nashville Tn (about 50 mls). With the traffic and the crowds, it just isnt really worth it to me Disapprove [V]

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therriman

Member since
January 2003
From: Central MI

Posted by therriman on Monday, December 29, 2003 1:59 PM

It's a shame he wasn't up here. I'd probably kept him in business myself. Gotta love those ships.

Tim H. "If your alone and you meet a Zero, run like hell. Your outnumbered" Capt Joe Foss, Guadalcanal 1942 Real Trucks have 18 wheels. Anything less is just a Toy! I am in shape. Hey, Round is a shape! Reality is a concept not yet proven.

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Jeeves

Member since
February 2003
From: Saratoga Springs, NY

Posted by Jeeves on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:35 PM

Went back home to Plattsburgh this weekend to see my mom for Christmas and went to their LHS that was so good...and remembered they had moved. So I went back home and asked mom where they were now and she said that a month after he had moved to the new place, he died. He didn't seem all that much older than I was...so I am a bit shocked. He was a very friendly guy too....

Mike

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M1abramsRules

Member since
June 2003

Posted by M1abramsRules on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:42 PM

although the internet is the best place for deals, there's nothing like browsing through a brick and mortar LHS. I'm lucky to have a good one fairly close.

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mark956

Member since
February 2003
From: USA

Posted by mark956 on Monday, December 29, 2003 11:28 PM

I like to use e-bay. That is how I got back into building models.
mark956

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chopperfan

Member since
November 2003
From: Oklahoma

Posted by chopperfan on Monday, December 29, 2003 11:55 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by M1abramsRules

although the internet is the best place for deals, there's nothing like browsing through a brick and mortar LHS. I'm lucky to have a good one fairly close.

Yep, yep, yep.
Nothing like actually touching what you're interested in.
Kinda like buying a new firearm. I was a licensed dealer for 10 years and if something new came out that I thought I might really want for myself? I'd go to the very next gunshow or to Tulsa or OKC to the bigger shops so I could actually fondle it first.
I'm the same way with models.

Randie Cowboy [C):-)]