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  1. RSchnell
    Being a Model A guy, I collect all the Model A kits I can find. Snagged this off an auction site for a reasonable price, even more so when it came with an extra body & fenders! The last one I bid on went for $76, I paid way less than that for this one.
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    I think the market is flooded right now due to several factors. As an ebay seller, the fees have increased and of course shipping rates have too. To me it's not worth the hassle anymore with making boxes, going to the post office, uploading tracking numbers- things you don't get paid for. I just cleared out a bunch of duplicate/kits I'd never build on ebay and thought the sale prices were a bit down. No matter, now I have more room to buy more kits!
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    Ditto on the HL's all looking the same. I have 10 HL's in a 100 mile radius of me and every darn one of them have 99% the same stock in the same spot. People are buying kits tho.
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    Nice stashes! I'll have to post mine. I think I'm around 400 kits divided between cars & trucks, aircraft and Spaceflight.
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    Finally had a chance to hit up my local Ollie's. Stacks of the Big Red Rod, Stagecoach and snapper modern cars. I picked these up even though I have them in the stash already. No other car kits to speak of.
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    Checked my local Ollie's & aside from a couple Lindberg '38 Ford street rod kits and a few visible foot kits- no joy. Did get another can of Dupli-color primer.
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    Ollie's has become one of my favorite stores. I can usually find something in there I need at a discounted price. The last big kit sale they had, they must've had 50 of the old Lindberg bathtub battleships, Tirpitz, etc they sat for months unsold along with some other Lindberg jewels. The car kits went quick. I only got a '53 Vette and a cabover KW.
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    I build pretty simple. Lots of hand brushing, subtle or no weathering at all, use rattlecan primer and clear. My grandfather was a master modeler and I was fortunate that he showed me the fine art of brush painting amongst other things.
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    Had business in Cocoa Beach today. Figured I'd hit up the HL in Titusville. Picked these up. Also picked up the new Land Rover. It wasn't priced, so the manager gave it to me for $26.99. With Coupon it was $17 & change. an excellent deal!
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    That's one kit I've always wanted to build! Had the pleasure to see one of these nuclear subs in Port Canaveral once. No doubt going to the Navy Wharf there.
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    There used to be one here in town a few years ago. I only saw it on the road once. The other 3 times I saw it it was on the back of a rollback!
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    I came close to buying a Focus. Even went as far as renting one for a few days while I did some traveling. Enjoyed the car immensely- except for the dual clutch automatic. What a schizophrenic thing that was.
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    Went to one of the local HL's earlier. Found 2 '62 Deuce & a Quarters and a Toyota truck in the clearance section. Left one of the Buicks for the next guy. Picked up the '29 Roadster with the coupon. No Land Rover though.
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    Perhaps I'll hit my two local HL's up Monday and see if anything changed. Ican always pickup a botlle of Tamiya Extra Thin if they have nothing else lol.
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    Every day! If he's doing that for a profit he's sure going about it the wrong way. Sure is alot of time & fuel for a couple of discounted kits.
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    When the local HL's mark kits down they usually leave them in their respective slot on the shelf. Paint I have found moved to the clearance section more often than not. Another thing to keep in mind- most HL's have more than one clearance section and they are not all in the same place. Some of their stores are laid out differently than others.
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    Thanks for the links! That's not a bad deal at all.
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    Went to HL looking for clearance kits. Found none but had a 40% coupon burning a hole in my phone. Picked up the VW kit since it has gotten good reviews here. Got the fine grit paper at another HL. Should have some more goodies by the weekend- ebay had a few treasures I've been looking for.
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    Hit up both local HL's and no joy. No clearance kits. At the first store, I asked the gal working that section and she didn't know but would find out for me. Told her I'd stop by later in the week.
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    I'll have to check my local HL's and see if they have any kits on clearance. Not that I need anything, but if it's marked down.........
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    One of my favorite actors! Fun fact- Wilford Brimley worked for Howard Hughes before going into acting.
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    There used to be 5 hobby shops in my town up until the late 90s. 2 catered heavily to the model railroad group, but still had a good selection of kits. Now there are none and only HL. My "local" LHS is 50 miles away and even he is going more towards R/C cars and so forth. I have pretty much consigned myself to ebay and online vendors.
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    Atlantis just posted this on their Facebook page......
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    If you're looking to exactly duplicate the car in the photos, you'll need a 1928 or 29 hood & radiator. The wheels are 21" in 28-29 and 19" in 30-31.
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    You hit the nail on the head! I was fortunate during my married life, my wife would ride in most anything except the station wagons. It may have been the fact that I worked at a mortuary back in the day and I used one of my old wagons to transport a 'customer' more than once. I just never told her which one.
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