bubbaman Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 went in today and couldn`t find ANY CAR MODELS - COME TO FIND OUT WAL MART IS STOPPING SELLING CAR MODELS -[ BUMMER ] by me all i have now is HOBBY LOBBY - and of course on line but then there`s shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 They stopped in my area a couple of years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemodeler Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Yeah, they really haven't sold models in quite some time now. They occasionally have them around the holidays in some locations.Check out Plastic-Models.com, they often have free shipping on orders over $25, which isn't hard to do these days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I still checkout the car toy aisle for diecasts. I've picked up a couple VERY nice 1/24 diecasts at VERY reasonable prices in the last few months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Been gone from all WM stores in my region for 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louie Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Same here, 10 years or so no models at Walmart. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma? It's been many years since Walmart sold models. BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 I have seen models at WM in the last year or so......But it is typical brain dead corp logic. They had models in Columbus Ohio were they have a number of hobby shops.........But in our region were the nearest model kit for purchase is 2+ hours away....WM does not carry models.Why not fill a void??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slomoslam Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma? It's been many years since Walmart sold models. BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago. Walmart sold models cars here in the KC area up until about a 6-8 months ago. Who's been in the coma? And EVERYONE knows the moon landing was fake, same goes for 1 hour martinizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 You CAN buy them online and have them shipped to the store for free. So there ya go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Walmart sold models cars here in the KC area up until about a 6-8 months ago.I guess it's a regional thing. Walmarts around here stopped carrying model kits years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Haigwood Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma? It's been many years since Walmart sold models. BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago. Bought some Dukes of Haz there when the flag crises hit. Not to far in the distance past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Not sure why you are that upset, you have a Hobby Lobby, which most case's had a much better selection than Wal-Marts have had, plus you get to the use the 40% off coupon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nobody is better at retail than Walmart. They know how much money every inch of shelving in that store generates and put simply, model cars don't earn their keep on those shelves! They also do some regional marketing. Many years ago I was at a Walmart in Indiana. I thought it interesting that a full sideways aisle right up front near the cash registers were full of Ertl farm toys. All those diecast tractors and harvesters, you wouldn't even find those in a Walmart in suburban New Jersey, never mind preferred placement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffbrad Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Still have them in St Cloud Fl. Small selection but they do have them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disabled modeler Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Ours had model kits still after Christmas here....Hobby Lobby has them here but ours its a hit and miss thing rather they will get anything in that has been issued or re-issued. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithJackson Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Of the 5 or so near me, I have only seen them at one. I will probably he headed back there later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
talon63 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I have two large WM's near me, within 10 minute drive to either one, another 7 or so within 30 minutes . They will occasionally have model kits on the clearance aisles, typically still priced at near MSRP. Yep, that's right. Clearance prices of $18 or more for kits I can find elsewhere for half that. Since I've never been big supporter of the chain, I take my business to the LHS, or Michaels' when they have a good coupon. Mostly, my modelling budget goes to Amazon, or other online retailers these days for the variety and pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kit Basher Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 There are two within 15 miles from me, one in WV, one in VA. WV has some models, VA has none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyEarle Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 They undercut all the hobby shops with models and trains, when all the hobby shops in my area closed down, they stopped selling the stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurth Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 They brought models back to the Walmart near me in northern VA a few years ago and they seem to have disappeared at the end of January. I never bought any because the prices were pretty high, and the selection was not very interesting. If I recall the price of a Revell 1/24th - 1/25th car was almost $25. and the one time I needed some paint, I was dismayed to find every can of spray paint was opened and tested. I really wish people would stop doing that. Maybe they took away the models because half the kits were spray painted as was the floor and the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I was looking at an ad for Models at Walley World , I thought it funny because the area stores do not carry them but they sell them online. Now it says I can get it with no shipping if I pick it up at the Toledo store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Wow, did you just wake up from a long coma? It's been many years since Walmart sold models. BTW... in case you hadn't heard yet... we landed a man on the moon a few years ago. Harry, why so snarky. Some stores may still sell them. I had heard it was up to the store managers if they wanted to carry kits. The store in Watertown, NY still carried them last fall. Not a big selection but they still sold them. Haven't sold them at my two local stores for 10 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbaman Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 no i didn`t wake up from a comma - my WAL MART had them 2 weeks ago - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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