Hobby Lobby Model Stock?

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Anyone know how often they move new stuff in or replenish their shelves?  The one on the way home from work has had a barren aircraft section since the begining of september.  Checked the clearance section and there was just a few ugly cars in there.

Went to another one close to where I live and they have fully stocked shelves with the same ugly cars in the clearance section.  I also noted that the aircraft kits are the same ones that have been there for over a year.  I haven't  seen anything new except for the 1/32 F-4G.

 

Been reading of those but have not seen any of them in my stores.

68GT

Anyone know how often they move new stuff in or replenish their shelves?  The one on the way home from work has had a barren aircraft section since the begining of september.  Checked the clearance section and there was just a few ugly cars in there.

Went to another one close to where I live and they have fully stocked shelves with the same ugly cars in the clearance section.  I also noted that the aircraft kits are the same ones that have been there for over a year.  I haven't  seen anything new except for the 1/32 F-4G.

 

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

I find HL very handy for resupplying with glue, paint brushes, paint, thinner, etc..  That 40% off coupon comes in real handy and with the store on my way home from work I am not forced to make a side trip.

Once in a while they will have a model that catches my attention.

Tojo72

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

If I still had a local shop I would still be going there.  

Brad, been looking for that post.  I'm going to have to try a manager cause a month is too long to just fill the shelves with the same old Revell and Academy kits.

I've given up shopping for my hobby needs at Hobby Lobby. Always the same old stuff. 

About 7-8 years ago HL had a very good selection of Tamiya, Revell and Trumpeter kits then got rid of just about all the military models. HL is ok to get glues and some paint but that's about it.

I once called the corporate office to ask who is responsible for their anemic model selection and was told that came from the regional managers who determine what to put on the shelves.

With that said, don't hold your breath for any new stock to come in any time soon. There are plenty of on line sites that have superior stock selection and excellent pricing.

There are a hand full of new car kits at mine.

The shelves at my local HL are always pretty much full.  However, the stock is mostly older kits, few really new ones, and they tend to be the most popular stuff.  Still, if I want something, it is convenient and the discount coupons certainly are nice.

I am trying something different. I picked up one of those Model Earth photo-etched kits Monday, a CAT excavator.  I will attempt to modify the kit to as scale as possible.  I have identified the CATmodel the kit is based on (the 318), and will be painting it, decaling it, and rounding off some of the edges that are sharp in the kit.

The Hobby Lobby in my area is always full but nothing moves. that's why I hardly go there anymore. Their Vallejo and Model Master (enamels & acrylics) selection are pretty limited.

Don't get me started on Michael's. They're no better.

It's a pretty common problem with stores that sell a lot of different things. The manager buys more of the stuff that sells the most. 

The one by me has probably 80%+ of the same kits in the past year or more. They do tend to get new Revell releases quickly. And recently added a few new Tamiya armor kits to their selection. The only othe new kits I see are the Bandai Star Wars kits, and Round 2 stuff that seems to cycle thru rapidly and regularly. That and some world of tanks stuff. 

My local HL has had the same old stock for the past year. Three weeks ago I stopped in for paint and they finally.... FINALLY  were rotating to almost all new stock. Plus the kits they didnt sell all year long were now on clearance. I asked and was told that they change out the kit's once a year. (september to september)

Their new selection still aint that great....................... maybe 4 kits I have a minor interest in. 

The ship kits did'nt change. Same old same old.

And OOOOOO..... A wopping 6 tanks   LOL

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Tojo72

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

 

 

 

If I still had a local shop I would still be going there.  

 

 

I miss the days when I had a choice of LHS, Kaybee, Toys,r us, Meyer's Toy Store, Two Guys, JC Penny, Sears Woolworths, Newberys and not to mention the multiple drug store and super markets that carried kits.  Maybe I was spoiled but that's just the way it was in the 70s.

I'll have to check on my way home tomorrow and see if they moved anything in.  

Yes, indeed. I miss the Ben Frankllin store that was about 2 hrs from me when I was a kid. I remember begging for a trip every now and then. They had one, full aisle of just aircraft and amother of just ships, all paints/supplies you would need plus tons of model railroad and RC stuff. I also miss having kits at the local drug stores (K&B drugs) and stores like Woolsworth. Kaybee Toys had a great kit selection when they first opened in a local mall. The good old days.

Had a Ben Franklin 5 & 10 in the next town over.  I also remember certain hardware stores had kits also.  Growing up in central NJ we always has something withing a half hours drive.  LHS not anymore.

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Had a Ben Franklin 5 & 10 in the next town over.  I also remember certain hardware stores had kits also.  Growing up in central NJ we always has something withing a half hours drive.  LHS not anymore.

 

You must remember Avenel Hobbies in Colonia and Dic*k's Hobbyland in Cranford,two of the best.

Never made it to Hobbyland but went to Avenel right ut to their final days.  The Hobby Shop in Aberdeen is more like a toy store these days and Hobby Masters is just a big PITA for me to get to.  I'm near New Brunswick.

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...I'm near New Brunswick.

 

Thats kind of far down for me but want to stop in one day on the way to Philly.

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Tojo72

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

 

 

 

If I still had a local shop I would still be going there.  

 

 

Thats why I said to go online

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Tojo72

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

 

 

 

If I still had a local shop I would still be going there.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[I miss the days when I had a choice of LHS, Kaybee, Toys,r us, Meyer's Toy Store, Two Guys, JC Penny, Sears Woolworths, Newberys and not to mention the multiple drug store and super markets that carried kits.  Maybe I was spoiled but that's just the way it was in the 70s.

I'll have to check on my way home tomorrow and see if they moved anything in.]  

 I was in  cleveland in the 50's.I would go to woolworth and find the latest Aurora,

Monogram there.went to Hobby Town for Revell.  Now,I have to go 25 miles just for

Hobby Lobby.lots on internet,see or read reviews first

Tojo72

 

 

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Tojo72

I wouldn't count on HL for kits.Supplies,maybe paint,why bother,their not a model shop.you migjt find one kit your interested in,just go online for what you want

 

 

 

If I still had a local shop I would still be going there.  

 

 

 

 

 

Thats why I said to go online

 

I do all of the above. I go to my remaining local shops, which are top notch. I buy stuff off the internet. And I visit the local HL to get stuff that I know they have, like Testors Universal Enamel Airbrush Thinner at 40% off, get things that I know the shops don’t carry, like wood plaques for bases, and to peek for what goodies they may have gotten in since my last visit, like the Bandai Star Wars stuff, and Tamiya Gamma Goat (still new to grab the open top one). 

This Hobby is addicting as crack to me and has me going everywhere to feed my habit...

With the 40% coupon, I find HL cheaper on many items than most online dealers, and the sales tax here is usually cheaper than shipping fees.

Only reason I go there.