ChrisBcritter Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 From the Past-Time Hobbies website (http://www.pthinc.com): MIDWEST FINEST PLASTIC KIT & TOY SHOW February 22nd, 2015 - 65th ILLINOIS PLASTIC KIT & TOY SHOW, EXHIBITION CENTER, 150 show tables available, BUY/SELL/TRADE/ or just browse, held at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, Exhibition Building, 2015 West Manchester Road, Wheaton, Illinois, Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Admission: Adults: $5.00 - Children under 12 yrs. $2.00 INFORMATION: Past-Time Hobbies, Inc. 9311 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 (630) 969-1847 or Email: pthpowerinc@aol.com Looking forward to it!
426hemiman Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 Bobs Paints & Kustom Khrome will be there. Stop by and say hello. I hear the guys from Detroit will be there, too.
426hemiman Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 I here Missing Link , Motor City Resin , Scenes Unlimited will be there.
High octane Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Only ONE more week 'til this show, and I hope to see some of you guys there. While I need nothing but "motivation," who knows what I'll find on the vendors tables?
Mike 1017 Posted February 15, 2015 Posted February 15, 2015 Made a deal with my wife. We will go to the show. Maybe I can trade off my Paasche H. Then I'll go with her to the Lake Home and Cabin Show in Schaumburg. Mike 1017
High octane Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 I think that my wife would be "totally BORED" if she ever went to a swap meet with me. I go with da guys, we have coffee on the way there, and usually stop for lunch at Hooters or The Tilted Kilt on the way back. Lots of laughs in between.
Joe Handley Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 I'll be there, as will at least a few customers from the HTU I work for.
Joe Handley Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Just out of curiousity, are there any other shows in the area besides the late summer Dupage show?
High octane Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 There sure is Joe, there's the Milwaukee NNL in Waukesha this April 11th and you'll usually see 600 -900 models on the display tables along with rock 'n roll music, club and manufacturer displays, and a great raffle as well. The next day is a swap meet a couple miles to the west of this location. Hopefully someone will have some flyers at the Du Page show.
Mike 1017 Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Not only is the Toy Show going on but also there is an Antique's Flea Market and an Orchid Show going on at the same time. It is gonna be a long day
Joe Handley Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks, I'll take a look at the flier table then. My bosses bought 10 pallets of scratch and dent stuff from Great Planes, mostly plastic kits and when they asked what type of show Dupage is, they were wondering what other area shows there were. We've done the same with refurbished airsoft guns at the flea markets at the Kane Co. Fairgrounds with some success and they might want to try it with these kits too besides selling at a discount in store and through ebay like we do the referb guns.
Joe Handley Posted February 22, 2015 Posted February 22, 2015 Looks like I might be kinda late getting there.
hedotwo Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Good show today. First time attending and I'm glad I was able to go. Walked away with a few plastic grab bags (love these) for $3 each that I could use along with a few kits. Big crowd it seemed to me.
High octane Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I thought it was a good show as ALL the vendor tables were full, and a large crowd of shoppers 1st thing in the morning as well. I didn't get any kits as there's only 2 or 3 that I'm lookin' for, but I did get some wheel/tire sets, wheel/ dog dish set, and some decals from SMBC as the vendors from Detroit were there also. I also saw a lot of modelers that I've met over the years which is great, and lunch at the Tilted Kilt was a good time as well.
Joe Handley Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 I was kinda surprised it was in the smaller building this time, but I did find a few things to buy for other projects. Couple things I saw that I was interested in were current stuff that I can get with my employee discount for less........unless we end up finding some on the above mentioned pallets, and well
High octane Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It's a matter of economics Joe as the larger building cost more money to rent. I know the man who runs that show and has done it for many years, and after awhile one would get the "feel" of how big a place to rent. To me he has always put on a quality show.
Joe Handley Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It was a good one, although parking was a bit difficult.....good thing I drove the Jeep!
High octane Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 It was a bit crowded in the parking lot, but we had no trouble and didn't need a 4 wheel drive vehicle.
Joe Handley Posted February 23, 2015 Posted February 23, 2015 Saw a couple people get stuck, mainly due to ice, but just having the ground clearance helped, that was worse than traction.
ChrisBcritter Posted February 25, 2015 Author Posted February 25, 2015 Had a good time (it was sure crowded early on ) and got some good stuff I mentioned on the "What did you get today" thread. Even saw a couple airplanes I nearly bought, but gotta stick to the budget...
Joe Handley Posted March 1, 2015 Posted March 1, 2015 I didn't take any, although I thought of shooting some of the grass field I parked in.
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