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  • Member since
    April 2020
  • From: West Texas
Posted by JBRaider on Monday, April 5, 2021 5:42 PM

I went in to our local Hobbytown last weekend and was suprised to see a new paint rack full of the Revell Aqua Color paints. Both the spray cans and the little box/bottles.

Unfortuanatley their model selection has gotten smaller as time goes by, I think the RC stuff is their big seller here.

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Monday, April 5, 2021 11:00 AM

Well, Kenneth!

    Hello. How is the club doing? Go back in it's history starting with Jack Elliott and his Hobby Shop. You'll find my name in there. take care and let me know what's going down okay?

  • Member since
    August 2006
  • From: Arkansas
Posted by K-dawg on Monday, April 5, 2021 10:22 AM
Our HobbyTown in Little Rock is awesome. The model section is well stocked with new kits when they can get them. It's tough right now. They have gone out of their way to get the best deals they can from distributors so they can be competitive to online shops. Generally they're equal to or within a few dollars of online prices once shipping is factored in. Kenneth

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Friday, April 2, 2021 8:44 AM

Our Hobbytown is a neat place. Their prices are the same a Scalehobbyist like you said, very compeditive. My only beef is that most the the kits they carry are ones I'm not intrested in IE Gundam, Lindberg, Atlantas, and mostly 35 and 48 scale. They do have some Tamiya and I'm very tempted to grab one even if it is 1/48. I would buy them out if they stocked more 72 planes and armor. The owners know me and are always happy to see me even though I all I usually get is paint.

That reminds me, I believe they are having a contest this month 

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    September 2011
  • From: Milaca, Minnesota
Posted by falconmod on Friday, April 2, 2021 8:40 AM

midnightprowler

 

 
MJY65

^^^^

That sounds really nice.  I sure wish we had a LHS with good inventory.  There may be some in the Twin Cities, but it would have to be pretty darn good to justify driving an hour.  

 

 

 

Best one I know is Sclae Model Supplies on University and Snelling in St. Paul, but I won't go since last year's riots.

 

Been down there twice since the riots, but only in the early afternoon,  didn't have any problems

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    February 2021
Posted by MJY65 on Friday, April 2, 2021 8:37 AM

midnightprowler
Best one I know is Sclae Model Supplies on University and Snelling in St. Paul, but I won't go since last year's riots.

 

Yes I found that one online, but as you noted the location is problematic.  

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: East Bethel, MN
Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, April 2, 2021 8:18 AM

MJY65

^^^^

That sounds really nice.  I sure wish we had a LHS with good inventory.  There may be some in the Twin Cities, but it would have to be pretty darn good to justify driving an hour.  

 

Best one I know is Sclae Model Supplies on University and Snelling in St. Paul, but I won't go since last year's riots.

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    February 2005
  • From: Nashotah, WI
Posted by Glamdring on Thursday, April 1, 2021 6:35 PM

The long term Hobbytown that was 3 miles away went out 3 or 4 years ago, owner retired after her last kid went off to college.  I found it a bit odd that the departure of one high school employee could sink the entire business, but she mentioned the lease was expiring as well, so there would likely have been a severe increase in rent.  Oddly enough, the  space is still vacant.  I really miss that store, it was right next to a DQ.

Next one is 25 minutes away, but I never make it there.  There is a dedicated model/railroad shop in between my house and that Hobbytown location that gets my business.

Robert 

"I can't get ahead no matter how hard I try, I'm gettin' really good at barely gettin' by"

  • Member since
    October 2019
  • From: New Braunfels, Texas
Posted by Tanker-Builder on Thursday, April 1, 2021 2:27 PM

Tojo72;

      You sir are one lucky modeler! Our San Antonio store close some years back and no one has seen fit to start another. For me it was a pretty hard loss.I bought supplies for our Museum Builders there, plus Train stuff. Usually when I went for Museum stuff I spent my budgeted money on my personal stuff too.

       They always had a nice selection of plastic, paints and hardware. I miss too their R.C. stuff because I do go there with ship models. The biggest plus though was being greeted by name when I went there. Kinda like the Brick and Mortar shop I used to go to when I was a kid!

  • Member since
    February 2021
Posted by MJY65 on Thursday, April 1, 2021 2:26 PM

^^^^

That sounds really nice.  I sure wish we had a LHS with good inventory.  There may be some in the Twin Cities, but it would have to be pretty darn good to justify driving an hour.  

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, April 1, 2021 2:14 PM

It must depend on what the owner wants,ours has lots of R/C but also 2 good aisles full of kits of all kinds and brands along with several brands of paints.Also Sci fi and gaming stuff.

Like a LHS of old

  • Member since
    February 2021
Posted by MJY65 on Thursday, April 1, 2021 2:03 PM

I've stopped by our HT a few times, but they seem to be out of stock of many items.  I know that's industry wide right now, but it seemed pretty bare on the shelves.  What they had was reasonably priced, though.

Ours seems to cater much more to the RC crowd than plastic display models.

  • Member since
    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Thursday, April 1, 2021 1:32 PM

Hobbytown is a neat store. I am lucky to have one near me too, and I try to support them when I can.

I am planning on getting one of the new Tamiya Mustang kits from them this spring. I could maybe get it cheaper online, I'm not sure.

Glad you had a positive experience and found the pricing competative, and I think it's thoughtful that you passed it along.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Western North Carolina
Surprised at Hobbytown
Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, April 1, 2021 1:00 PM

Went to the Asheville Hobby Town to get some paints.I was very surprised that Tamiya bottles were priced the same as ordering from Scalehobbyist,my go to for paint

Also the Tamiya P-38 was the exact same price as Scalehobbyist and I actually purchased the Tamiya Pershing there for the same price online.

No knock on Scalehobbyist, but a shout out to the LHS for actually competing,cant remember the last kit I bought in a store.

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