Hobby Lobby

[deuces wild]

I bought my first model kit at an S.S. Kresgi's store back in '71... Then they went on to become Kmart....

[von Zipper]

2 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Honestly, I miss the days where I  used to buy model kits at Kmart,

Remember   K Marts "Flashing Blue Light Specials" ?

they wheeled the cart over to the targeted department , plugged in the flashing blue light then came on the PA system -Attention K Mart Shoppers

some times they did it in the toy department = 3 model kits for $5.00

( K Mart also had their own brand of model glue , manufactured by Testors for K Mart )

[von Zipper]

4 minutes ago, von Zipper said:

 

( K Mart also had their own brand of model glue , manufactured by Testors for K Mart )

[atomicholiday]

19 minutes ago, von Zipper said:

I had completely forgotten that stuff.   Thanks for sharing. 

[Engine 51]

1 hour ago, von Zipper said:

WOW, does that bring back memories!! Thanks for posting that pic.

[Dave Van]

I am old enough to recall a time when my buddy and I would get on our bikes and head for the drug store.....to check out model kits. Next stop the hardware store to see if they got new kits. Then on to the grocery store.  The hobby shop was a little to far for bikes....so head to Pic and Save, they had a huge wall of all kinds of models. K Mart and then back home.

My points is I think the hobby needs all the exposure it can get.  It will never be like the 1960's I described.....but any store selling kits is a good thing. 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Yup there were lots of stores selling models. The production runs then put what is done today to shame.

[slusher]

I care what Hobby Lobby does with models.  I use to spend hours in the model isle at K mart pick out a model and a can of paint. Sometimes my mother said yes and sometimes she said no.

[deuces wild]

Mom always said no...😒

So I got myself a paper route...😉 Them were the good ol' days...🙂

[Pierre_tec]

Well things have change, even that I work, is the wife the one that said no,no! 😂

[RSchnell]

Back on topic- I stopped in the Titusville, FL store today. They did some rearranging but it looks like the car/truck kit selection looks about the same. May hit up another HL in my travels tomorrow.

[BlackSheep214]

Yup… same old, same old as usual. It gets boring pretty fast.

[slusher]

3 hours ago, BlackSheep214 said:

Yup… same old, same old as usual. It gets boring pretty fast.

I don’t go very often and that’s give them time to get a couple new kits in. Mine has the 67 Camaro and Porsche by Revell.  I may get one of the Porsche sometime..

[Classicgas]

Picked up the AMT 2021 Dodge Charger at mine today. They also have the 70 roadrunner and 85 Camaro.

[PatW]

On 8/26/2023 at 7:02 AM, RSchnell said:

Back on topic- I stopped in the Titusville, FL store today. They did some rearranging but it looks like the car/truck kit selection looks about the same. May hit up another HL in my travels tomorrow.

We don't see shops with models like this here in the UK!

[Daddyfink]

 

[Dpate]

1 hour ago, Daddyfink said:

 

10 years before I was born lol

[Classicgas]

I was 19.

[Oldriginal86]

1 hour ago, Classicgas said:

I was 19.

Ditto

[Dave Van]

I'd had my drivers license for a number of years.......so that makes me old! 

[Rodent]

1 hour ago, Classicgas said:

I was 19.

 

32 minutes ago, Oldriginal86 said:

Ditto

Thritto? And building models for about 11 years at that point. I don't remember if Target had landed here yet or not. They took over the old Gemco locations, but I don't remember exactly when.

[atomicholiday]

1 hour ago, Classicgas said:

I was 19.

I was 9.  We didn’t even have a Target in the area, but Kmart was a favorite of mine.  And Murphy Mart.👍

[slusher]

I was 14 and learning to drive on city streets..

[Russell C]

Eek. Dec 1979 would have been halfway through my second year of high school.

[Rob Hall]

Dec '79 I was 9 and in 4th grade.  Had been building glue kits a couple of years by then...mostly AMT reissues, some MPC annuals, and a few Revell kits..got started w/ Monogram around that time..getting kits from K-Mart and other long gone NE Ohio stores (Harts, Rinks, Nichols, Conleys)...