Ollie's strike again

[Zen]

22 hours ago, atomicholiday said:

There’s a hobby shop in Muskegon?  Any good?

Sure is, on Broadway in Roosevelt Park area. Pretty good selection of automotive kits plus all the military stuff. A little bit of everything there.

HOUSE of HOBBIES Muskegon - (231) 759 - 4555 - Tues-Fri 10am-6pm & Saturday 10am-4pm - Hobby Shop - Traxxas Exclusive Dealer - We are not Hobby Lobby

[thatz4u]

Ollies in Richmond, IN had this & a Revell Raptor pick up, already had the Raptorso the roadster came home with me

[deuces wild]

So, what's the story on Ollie's???... Anything new going on???..🙂

[johnyrotten]

23 minutes ago, deuces wild said:

So, what's the story on Ollie's???... Anything new going on???..🙂

Nothing new at the stores near me (albany ny). I did see these. Cardstock kits

[Dave Van]

Ours got the 32 and 56 Fords........I bought the puzzle X Wing as I like those.

[bobss396]

Hit or miss for models by me. I got a pair of Grumpys Toy Vegas... opened up 1. A terrible kit by today's standards.

I recall on eBay around 1999, an OG kit fetched between $350 and over $500.

[meechum68]

I will head to Ollie's today. The last time I went they had a few boat kits, but nothing I like. No planes, no cars or trucks.  

 

Well my Ollie's was a bust... they are so hit and miss. 

Edited June 7 by meechum68

[slusher]

3 hours ago, meechum68 said:

I will head to Ollie's today. The last time I went they had a few boat kits, but nothing I like. No planes, no cars or trucks.  

 

Well my Ollie's was a bust... they are so hit and miss. 

sounds like my Ellie’s Bought 1 kit there…

[rattle can man]

Still waiting for the Ollie's here to open.

[JJ Deuce]

On 5/1/2025 at 1:29 PM, thatz4u said:

Ollies in Richmond, IN had this & a Revell Raptor pick up, already had the Raptorso the roadster came home with me

Got this one yesterday too. I was tempted to get the Kenworth Ready-Mix truck too, but passed.  Also, had a 15% coupon which was a nice surprise.  

[rattle can man]

Ollie's grand opening today. they had 1 late model camaro, 1 e-type (opened box) Fendt or Porsche tractors (can;t remember which)and ships.

[Rbray47]

I stopped in one of the Lexington KY stores this morning. They had a couple dozen 1/32 semi trailers and several hundred Atlantis ships and planes. I bought the only Revell Porsche tractor there. Maybe I can change the sheet metal and make it into an old Kubota. 

The store in Richmond Ky was pretty bare a couple months ago. Doubt it's worth stopping in. 

[bandit1]

Was in Southside Parkersburg location the other day, couldn't find a single model any kind, anywhere... 

maybe here I might stop into the Marietta Ohio location and see if they have anything in the next couple days?

[atomicholiday]

They come in waves.  Right now seems like the low point.  They’ll probably be back closer to the end of the year.

[meechum68]

I am gonna slip into my local one in Owasso OK, and hoping they have something. Last time I was there it was a couple ships and some card stock stuff. 

[bandit1]

Marietta Ohio location 

[1930fordpickup]

I am thinking that the 1/32 scale trailers cut down would make a nice  box for the back of the pickups. Am I way off on this? 

[Mark]

The 1/32 scale semi chassis make decent 1/25 scale medium duty truck chassis, like under Jimmy Flintstone phantom crew cabs and such.

Strange, but the Ollie's stores around here had the 1/32 scale reefer trailers but no trucks.

[Tabbysdaddy]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

The 1/32 scale semi chassis make decent 1/25 scale medium duty truck chassis, like under Jimmy Flintstone phantom crew cabs and such.

Strange, but the Ollie's stores around here had the 1/32 scale reefer trailers but no trucks.

Hobby Lobby also has the 1/32 trailer but no trucks. I thought that was weird. 

[stavanzer]

There are no current 1/32 truck kits in the discount pipeline.

Sure Wish I could lay my hands on a Bainbridge and a John Paul Jones destroyer. My Dad was a Destroyer Crewman.

[oldcarfan]

Big Lots closed and Ollie's just moved into their spot. It's the first in this area. I went by for the grand opening but no kits of any kind. I'll keep checking.

[stavanzer]

All the Big Lots here in California are closed, but no sign of Ollies.

[Robberbaron]

10 hours ago, stavanzer said:

All the Big Lots here in California are closed, but no sign of Ollies.

No Ollies on the west coast, and wouldn't bet on that changing anytime soon.

Currently the furthest west they go is Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas/Nebraska.

[Mark]

On 7/27/2025 at 5:50 PM, Tabbysdaddy said:

Hobby Lobby also has the 1/32 trailer but no trucks. I thought that was weird. 

To expand on the 1/32 scale trucks just a bit, the AMT kits have solid vinyl tires while the Monogram kits have one-piece plastic tires that are open on the back side.  The AMT tires are a passable stand-in for 1/25 scale medium-duty truck tires.