wrenchr Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Thanks Brian!! Just grabbed a Transtar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRWDRVR Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 2 hours ago, DanR said: Which Ollie's did you find the truck kits at? I checked one here in Cincinnati and it was mainly Lindberg kits and AMT cars. No trucks. I’m in Dover DE. Mine had what I got and the Lindberg 34 Ford Truck... 1 hour ago, wrenchr said: Thanks Brian!! Just grabbed a Transtar. No problem, I’m glad someone else could find one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 I need to get to Dover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 Stopped by the Ollie's in Anderson, SC today, 9/30/19, for those in the area. Saw no semi truck kits, from either AMT or Lindberg. This Ollie's had the AMT '55 Corvette and big stacks of several AMT "Showroom Replica" kits: the '05 Chrysler 300c, '09 Corvette, '10 Camaro etc. All were priced at $9.99. The store also had a few Lindberg non-car kits, including the old 1/95 scale Nantucket Lightship. A great kit to practice weathering. Lightships are interesting to me because they're anchored in place and don't go anywhere, the engines being removed to make room for the generators and other lighting equipment. The only other lightship kit I know of is the ancient FROG kit of the Trinity/South Goodwin lightship (which broke its anchor chains and capsized in a 1954 storm). The South Goodwin kit has been re-issued by Revell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted September 30, 2019 Share Posted September 30, 2019 The only time the few Ollie’s in my area had anything decent was when they had that initial huge buy out of kits. Haven’t seen anything since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Was at the Airport Road, and Tilghman Street stores in Allentown, Pa. They didn't have the trucks. Airport Rd. had AMT 1950 Ford convertible "Showboat", 280 Z, VW cartoon van and a weird issue of the Crown Victoria police car. They also had the Lindberg 1967 Oldsmobile 442 and 1937 Ford roadster street rod. They also had some Lindberg boats and planes. Tilghman Street had the same, except they didn't have the Crown Vic. Nothing earth shattering, but I got a 442. I will check back in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brutalform Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 2 hours ago, larman said: Was at the Airport Road, and Tilghman Street stores in Allentown, Pa. They didn't have the trucks. Airport Rd. had AMT 1950 Ford convertible "Showboat", 280 Z, VW cartoon van and a weird issue of the Crown Victoria police car. They also had the Lindberg 1967 Oldsmobile 442 and 1937 Ford roadster street rod. They also had some Lindberg boats and planes. Tilghman Street had the same, except they didn't have the Crown Vic. Nothing earth shattering, but I got a 442. I will check back in a few days. Thanks for the heads up. I usually check out the Ollie’s on Tilghman when I go to Allentown for my doctor appointments for my back. Would be checking it out this Thursday. Nothing in the WB, Scranton, or Hazleton stores, because I always check when I’m there. Maybe these kits are leftovers from that huge buyout the had? When they initially had all the cool kits, I was forced to decide which ones I really wanted. I must have bought about 10 or so., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) The flyer came in today with models on sale this thursday. The Toledo location. Edited October 1, 2019 by 1930fordpickup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I got jury duty on Thursday.... Hope I get out early and permanently.... ? Then take a ride to the one in my 'hood.... ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 When I went before work , the same Semi trucks were there along with the tanker. No 49/50 Ford but there were the 72 GTO , MPC 1969 Daytona and the 49 Merc snap police car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivesuns Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I went yesterday and purchased one of the 50 Fords, a lindberg 67 Olds 442 and a Datsun 280zx, They also had about 3 different vettes, a Chrysler 300, ford crown vic police interceptor and a '37? ford roadster. Wish they had some trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRWDRVR Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, fivesuns said: I went yesterday and purchased one of the 50 Fords, a lindberg 67 Olds 442 and a Datsun 280zx, They also had about 3 different vettes, a Chrysler 300, ford crown vic police interceptor and a '37? ford roadster. Wish they had some trucks. Wow I wish they would of had all those cars at mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcm1977 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I got a flyer in my email this morning (10/2/19): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 When does the sale start. Did it have the sales flyers running dates in the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Jackson Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I contacted my local store(Barboursville, WV.) today. Manager told me all they got in was some ships on their shipment.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose1957 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. Just stopped at my local Ollie's in East York PA after work and picked up the Kenworth cab over semi and the chrome tanker trailer. They also had the International semi, but I already have two of them in the stash. They also had the 72 GTO, the Daytona kit, and the snap 49 Mercury police car. Also a bunch of Lindbergh ship kits. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanR Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 The Ollie's in Florence, KY has a nice selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) It makes you wonder where they are getting this stuff! This is a very small market. Back when they had their first big sale, some 6 years ago it was all Lindberg. We surmised that Frank had a warehouse full of slow movers and sold it off to finance the latest kit releases. Since then they've had a mix of all manufacturers. People said it may have been from Hobbyco, again slow movers from their big warehouse. And now they are gone... where is there an entity that would have quantities of these kits? Remember Ollies is getting larger as a chain. Their sale represents a huge load of models! Intellectual curiosity is killing me! Edited October 3, 2019 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said: It makes you wonder where they are getting this stuff! This is a very small market. Back when they had their first big sale, some 6 years ago it was all Lindberg. We surmised that Frank had a warehouse full of slow movers and sold it off to finance the latest kit releases. Since then they've had a mix of all manufacturers. People said it may have been from Hobbyco, again slow movers from their big warehouse. And now they are gone... where is there an entity that would have quantities of these kits? Remember Ollies is getting larger as a chain. Their sale represents a huge load of models! Intellectual curiosity is killing me! I think the model kit dump goes back many years......... I pulled a sealed Monogram 1987 NASCAR Thunderbird combo kit (2 Birds in one box) with a Ollie's $6.99 sticker on it. Not sure when I bought it but had to be 15-18 years ago.,,,,,or mire...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 19 minutes ago, Dave Van said: I think the model kit dump goes back many years......... I pulled a sealed Monogram 1987 NASCAR Thunderbird combo kit (2 Birds in one box) with a Ollie's $6.99 sticker on it. Not sure when I bought it but had to be 15-18 years ago.,,,,,or mire...... I take back my 6 years and realize it was when I first moved to PA maybe 8-9 years ago. They advertised it as a warehouse fire sale, but we saw it as the Lindberg sale... Just to grasp the size of this I looked it up. Ollie's has 330 stores across 23 states. Founded in Harrisburg, PA in 1982 by Morton Bernstein and Oliver ROsenberg. Yea, that's Oliver on the logos So figure a pallet or two per store... where to we find 500 pallets of model kits? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrenchr Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 went back today and they had the snap merc and the 72 GTO. I grabbed 2 GTO's. will go back maybe tomorrow. If nothing else new grab another International. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLMFAA1 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 Niles Ohio Ollie's has: Internationals, Kenworth co, Plated tanker, 72 GTO, 69 Charger, Crown Vic pd car, 48 merc pd car. Also a sharper image dump of rc toys greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose1957 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Forgot.to add, I picked up one of the Discovery Channel visible 4 cylinder engine kits for $19.99. I hope my 5 year old daughter will share in its build. Looks pretty cool when completed. So far, we have built the VW Bug and Van from Arifix and the new Revel Jeep and Lightning McQueen kits with the "bolts" and screwdriver. I'm trying to raise her right, lol. Maybe a future modeler. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 10 hours ago, GLMFAA1 said: Niles Ohio Ollie's has: Internationals, Kenworth co, Plated tanker, 72 GTO, 69 Charger, Crown Vic pd car, 48 merc pd car. Also a sharper image dump of rc toys greg Which '69 Charger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 51 minutes ago, Snake45 said: Which '69 Charger? Others have reported the AMT/MPC Daytona kit. Going Friday myself to see..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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