Reegs Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 On 12/9/2021 at 10:18 AM, SfanGoch said: ... and have a greaseburger deluxe ... Ahh, ya can't beat a greaseburger from anywhere in the tri-state area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) The Hobby Lobby near me has a Testors rack for when you need those little bottles, with no flat black! they have semi gloss black (which is a little too shiny for my liking). Now this can easily be fixed by adding a few drops of flack black. There is not even an empty bin that says flat black on it. There are about 7 bins that just say black each one with a different part number on them but none that just say FLAT BLACK. Now I've informed what appeared to be some king of higher up about this on numerus occasions. still no help. Now I'm going to have to find some on line source just to get one dinky bottle of flat black. Maddening! Edited December 17, 2021 by Mike C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P51Mustang Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 (edited) MikeC, You have several flat black options: you can use restoleum small brush can/spray can which I've used since the 1970s on models. Available at walmart or home stores. My favorite flat black is Mr hobby flat black which is lacquer paint but is harder to find but available in hobby shops or online. Or you can use any black paint (or craft paint at your hobby lobby) and use testors clear dullcoat, krylon clear Matt finish or even a flat varnish topcoat for desired flat black finish. I use all 3 three at times. Just a few suggestions... Edited December 17, 2021 by P51Mustang . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 My point is, I'm standing in front of a Testors paint rack in one of the worlds biggest brick and mortar hobby stores and they have no flat black paint. I'll bet I could walk into Walmart (I try to avoid that) and I'll bet you $100 they will have testors flat black. You go online and Hobby Lobby has small bottles of Testors flat black and I told them this. Now I have to place a special order online to get the paint I need. If someone asked me what paint I used the most of I'd would have to say flat black. Never in my life have I seen a Testors store display without flat black in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxwell48098 Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 They do have flat black, not Testors, in bottles in the craft area. Or at least my local H.L. does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Mike C. said: My point is, I'm standing in front of a Testors paint rack in one of the worlds biggest brick and mortar hobby stores and they have no flat black paint. I'll bet I could walk into Walmart (I try to avoid that) and I'll bet you $100 they will have testors flat black. You go online and Hobby Lobby has small bottles of Testors flat black and I told them this. Now I have to place a special order online to get the paint I need. If someone asked me what paint I used the most of I'd would have to say flat black. Never in my life have I seen a Testors store display without flat black in it. I had started a new thread about the lack of flat black paint when CV1984 started, but it's been disappeared. Glad I bought a bunch leading up to this dark time. First World problems...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C. Posted December 17, 2021 Share Posted December 17, 2021 3 hours ago, maxwell48098 said: They do have flat black, not Testors, in bottles in the craft area. Or at least my local H.L. does. Trying to avoid mixing 2 different brands of paints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 9:35 AM, Mike C. said: My point is, I'm standing in front of a Testors paint rack in one of the worlds biggest brick and mortar hobby stores and they have no flat black paint. I'll bet I could walk into Walmart (I try to avoid that) and I'll bet you $100 they will have testors flat black. You go online and Hobby Lobby has small bottles of Testors flat black and I told them this. Now I have to place a special order online to get the paint I need. If someone asked me what paint I used the most of I'd would have to say flat black. Never in my life have I seen a Testors store display without flat black in it. I bought enough Testors, little bottles over the years I will not need any of the common colors for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 8:58 AM, Mike C. said: The Hobby Lobby near me has a Testors rack for when you need those little bottles, with no flat black! Hobby Lobby is big on having the shelves look full and will move paints around in the Testors rack to make it look full. No matter that there’s now green paint where the flat black should be! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 On 12/17/2021 at 7:39 AM, mikemodeler said: I live in a hobby shop desert- closest thing we have to a LHS is a Hobby Town USA about 40 miles north of me in Mooresville. At one time they had a huge aisle of plastic, cars, trucks, military plus all kinds of paints and tools. Then a few years ago a Hobby Lobby opened a mile away and it changed their business. Any serious builder/buyer of kits would shop at HL when kits were 40% off compared to HTU's usual full list price. Exactly! Avenel Hobbies in New Jersey was mainly a car plastic model store. They didn’t even have RC. They closed up about a year after Hobby Lobby opened. People would come into the store with HLs 40% off coupons demanding that the shop match it! When they shut down after 30 years, the owner said it was directly because of HL. So all of us are guilty of driving the hobby shops out of business for a few bucks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I live in the Phoenix valley, and in the valley there are at least 8 Hobby Lobbys. In addition to those, there are several Michael's and other stand alone hobby shops, R/C shops etc. I say this to point at that a WELL run/stocked model shop (note I said model, not just hobby) can still exist and thrive in the same area as highlighted by Andy's Hobby Headquarters. This shop is a model shop only, and VERY well stocked all the time, has expanded to take over the space next to them in the strip mall that they in in the last couple years. (In fact, another hobby show Hobby Depot has done that as well in recent years) I do believe that external forces/businesses impact mom and pop shops, but I also think the WAY someone runs their business impacts it as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, Modelbuilder Mark said: I live in the Phoenix valley, and in the valley there are at least 8 Hobby Lobbys. In addition to those, there are several Michael's and other stand alone hobby shops, R/C shops etc. I say this to point at that a WELL run/stocked model shop (note I said model, not just hobby) can still exist and thrive in the same area as highlighted by Andy's Hobby Headquarters. This shop is a model shop only, and VERY well stocked all the time, has expanded to take over the space next to them in the strip mall that they in in the last couple years. (In fact, another hobby show Hobby Depot has done that as well in recent years) I do believe that external forces/businesses impact mom and pop shops, but I also think the WAY someone runs their business impacts it as well. Yeah, I liked Hobby Depot..that was my regular for years when I lived in the Valley of the Sun. Used to go there at least once month, esp. when I was working in Tempe and Chandler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 I have to get over to Andys. Never went there. Can't be too far from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 In the Charlotte area the LHS that closed were small and the owners were older with no succession plan for the future of the store. In some cases it was rent being doubled that caused them to close up. They found out that the internet was the problem- people would buy their R/C stuff online and then bring it in to have the shop help fix it and expect it for free. Same was true for model kits but I always went in a bought something, even if it was just glue or paint, because they had stuff that HL or Michaels didn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills72sj Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Tom Geiger said: Exactly! Avenel Hobbies in New Jersey was mainly a car plastic model store. They didn’t even have RC. They closed up about a year after Hobby Lobby opened. People would come into the store with HLs 40% off coupons demanding that the shop match it! When they shut down after 30 years, the owner said it was directly because of HL. So all of us are guilty of driving the hobby shops out of business for a few bucks! I had some cash in my pocket and headed over to my closest LHS to find it just closed. 😧 There is some inventory in the store but I have no way to get a hold of them. I'd be happy to take as much of the Evergreen stock as I could get for $200 but it shall be a missed opportunity. I headed to HL and picked up a couple of kits. 67 ProStreet Chevelle for parts and a 69 Super Bee that I have forgotten I already have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Heads up! Today 12/21, I visited 2 Hobby Lobby stores. Both stores were re-stocking the model aisle, which was seriously depleted in both. I got a Round 2 GMC Jimmy in one store, a kit I'd never seen in that store before. In the re-stocking boxes I saw the '63 Chevy Impala re-issue, also a new kit for that store. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 No restocking at my local HL.... Same old, same old.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmustang Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Just picked up a Tyrone Malone Hideout truck at my local Hobby Lobby. Didn't know they ever stocked them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabbysdaddy Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 8 hours ago, magicmustang said: Just picked up a Tyrone Malone Hideout truck at my local Hobby Lobby. Didn't know they ever stocked them. They had them last year, I got one last Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Are those molded in black styrene???.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 47 minutes ago, deuces wild said: Are those molded in black styrene???.... Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSheep214 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/19/2021 at 1:28 PM, cobraman said: I have to get over to Andys. Never went there. Can't be too far from my house. You mean that same idiot who bragged about his huge vintage car kit find on YouTube? Pfffftttt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Smoke Wagon said: Yes. Ok, thanks!.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoke Wagon Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 31 minutes ago, deuces wild said: Ok, thanks!.... No problem 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 On 12/19/2021 at 1:51 PM, mikemodeler said: In the Charlotte area the LHS that closed were small and the owners were older with no succession plan for the future of the store. In some cases it was rent being doubled that caused them to close up. They found out that the internet was the problem- people would buy their R/C stuff online and then bring it in to have the shop help fix it and expect it for free. Same was true for model kits but I always went in a bought something, even if it was just glue or paint, because they had stuff that HL or Michaels didn't. Exactly this. We had a local shop called Hobby Alley. Lots of RC, but a healthy model section. I spent a lot of money there. Then one day there was a sign saying they were shutting down. Spoke with the owner, and it was the same story. The RC people would go in and ask questions, then go online and buy. Then come back for help with assembly. He got fed up and implemented a "diagnostic" fee. And of course the RC guys complained that this was no way to treat customers. He finally got fed up and shut it down. Now my nearest hobby store is located on the opposite end of the city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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