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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 6, 2004 6:07 PM
Ahh, yes. Those wonderful half-off sales. I just picked up a P-38J and a B-29 in 1/48. And, you have access to all the other little things that aren't normally sold in the LHS, all in one place! Isn't life great!
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, August 5, 2004 7:55 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by diggeraone

I can't believe that we are getting a hobby lobby in Russellville,Ar.As soon as the Wal-mart supercenter is built,hobby lobby is going to come in and take the old Wal-mart over.This is great for me because I will have two hobby shops at my desposal.Digger


Chemman the prophet sez you won't have long to wait after hobby lobby gets there until you again have only one hobby shop. If the other shop is a "local", it's only a couple of half price sales from extinction.
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Posted by saltydog on Thursday, August 5, 2004 7:44 PM
i would be wiggin' out if i had 2 HL in one city!!! i would be wondering which one to hit first for the 1/2 off sale!! later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by MusicCity on Thursday, August 5, 2004 6:38 PM
QUOTE: As soon as the Wal-mart supercenter is built,hobby lobby is going to come in and take the old Wal-mart over


That's interesting ... they just did that exact same thing here in Nashville. Wonder if Hobby Lobby and Walmart have some sort of arrangement going. Our new one opens on Monday and is about 10 miles closer than the other two (yes, TWO) around here.
Scott Craig -- Nashville, TN -- My Website -- My Models Page
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Posted by diggeraone on Wednesday, August 4, 2004 1:57 PM
Yes there are,but Mike is looking for is hobby lobby.Digger
Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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Posted by gringe88 on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 10:09 PM
Wyoming!!??!?!!!??! Mike u gotta be kiddin me!! I see ads for model shops on the West Coast all the time. they're everywhere.

NEways, just be glad u dont live in New York City, their situation there is embarassing. I've been down there a good number of times, and, get this, I've looked in their phone books......there are more garden and plant shops, than there are model shops. and this is in a city!! now u know why they never seem to post about hobby shows in New York. weird. u'd think that in a place where modeling would appear to be a cheaper more economical hobby, and by far more interesting hobby than other possibilities, it would thrive, but its almost unheard of.

one of the shops I was in was about 10 feet wide, 30-or-so feet deep, and range from 8-15 feet high. it was crammed with models, boht kits and ones the owner built. they've now moved, but their new location is still pretty small, not much larger actually, but cleaner.
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Posted by MikeV on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 3:10 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by therriman

Go ahead and rub it in. The nearest Hobby Lobby to me is 100 miles away.


Tim,

That's all? I am in California and the nearest one to me is in Wyoming. Laugh [(-D]
I'm not driving that far even if they are 75% off. Big Smile [:D]Wink [;)]

Mike

Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom. " Charles Spurgeon
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Posted by gringe88 on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 3:05 PM
I got four shops in my area...at least I think four....NE way, two are way the hell a ways, (20 miles or somethin. man I cant wiat til I cna drive....) and of course they r the ones that carry the after market and cheap stuff. the other two ar damn near on top of ewach other, but one carrys mainly R/C stuff, while the other has everythn under the sun. trains, cars, diecasts, metal figs from Britain's, books, toys, crafts, dollhouses.... cept after market, gggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! and, of course, all their models are way the hell up there price wise. I found a small anti-tank gun there last year. I've seen it in mags for 5-6 bucks. they have it for 25!! course u can tell its a misprint, but the clerks havent changed it yet. bummer
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Posted by diggeraone on Friday, July 30, 2004 10:19 AM
Well I told my wife that I would apply for a job there as soon as the start to come in.If hired I will be in heaven.Digger
Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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Posted by zokissima on Thursday, July 29, 2004 2:47 PM
Lucky SOB Big Smile [:D]
There used to be a National Hobby, I guess it's something like a Hobby Lobby, but it closed a while ago. Really irritates me, because they too apparently had a half-off sale.
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Posted by saltydog on Thursday, July 29, 2004 12:43 PM
well, when i raided the hobby Lobby sale monday, i went to the Montgomery store which is 90 miles north of me, then, i went from there to the Mobile store, which is 90 miles south of me!!! i left at 7:30am and didn't get back home til 8:30pm!!! it was worth it though!! later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by dubix88 on Thursday, July 29, 2004 10:55 AM
HEY,
Ya well the closest Hobby Lobby to me is about 7 states away, probably about 1000 miles, atleast. Yep, nothing like that around here. Some craft stores but none of them carry models.

Randy
THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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Posted by therriman on Thursday, July 29, 2004 9:45 AM
Go ahead and rub it in. The nearest Hobby Lobby to me is 100 miles away.
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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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:41 AM
ahhhh.....fortune smilesBig Smile [:D]on the blessed............good for you digger.
i'd just like a shop that has models & cares or even knows of what they tradeSad [:(]
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Posted by KINGTHAD on Thursday, July 29, 2004 8:38 AM
Start saving your pennys Digger those 1/2/ off sales are just around the corner.

Thad
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Posted by J-Hulk on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:52 AM
Sounds like good news, Digger!
~Brian
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Posted by dubix88 on Thursday, July 29, 2004 7:38 AM
HEY,
Im with blackwolf, but i did just find a new hobby shop(not new, just that i havent been there), but a hobby lobby would be nice for all of those little cheap things that you guys are always talking about.

Randy
THATS MY VOTE "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." -Dave Barry In the words of the great Larry the Cable Guy, "GIT-R-DONE!!!"
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:15 PM
I WANT ONE!!!!!!

All my local shops are getting boring...


Fade to Black...
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Posted by saltydog on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 11:14 PM
ahhhhhhh, your gonna love those 1/2 off sales my friend!!! i'm allready lookin' for the next one!!! later.
Chris The Origins of Murphy's Law: "In the begginning there was nothing, and it exploded."!!! _________ chris
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Posted by paulnchamp on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:33 PM
Life is good, Digger!
Paul
Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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I can't believe it!
Posted by diggeraone on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 9:31 PM
I can't believe that we are getting a hobby lobby in Russellville,Ar.As soon as the Wal-mart supercenter is built,hobby lobby is going to come in and take the old Wal-mart over.This is great for me because I will have two hobby shops at my desposal.Digger
Put all your trust in the Lord,do not put confidence in man.PSALM 118:8 We are in the buisness to do the impossible..G.S.Patton
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