Hobby Lobby re-opening

[Mike999]

Just hit the Hobby Lobby closest to me, hoping for a 4-door Impala.  Nope.  No new kits, but all the shelf slots were filled.  In this store, I think the newest kit is the Revell Boss 302. 

Picked up some supplies instead: hobby clamps, rubber cement for masking/weathering, and wood glue for use in dioramas etc.

[Deuces ll]

2 hours ago, mikemodeler said:

And they also sell a resin 6 cylinder engine, so kinda one stop shopping for your conversion needs!

Thanks, but I'd rather have  styrene kit.....

[Classicgas]

15 hours ago, RichCostello said:

The HL here has had the Mustang for a long time, and the 40 Sedan for a lot longer.

Mine just got them.

[Classicgas]

16 hours ago, keyser said:

I was referring to the store buyers, the people that buy product from vendors to sell. Not about customers. Corporate seems somewhat vehement in particular beliefs. 

Your nor my beliefs are associated with comment. Be well. 

Mark, it doesn't look like buckets were standard option on the Impala. Didn't look at Caprice. But if they fit, do it. 

https://www.gmheritagecenter.com/docs/gm-heritage-archive/vehicle-information-kits/Impala/1967-Chevrolet-Impala.pdf

? no worries.

[Tom Geiger]

1 hour ago, Deuces ll said:

Thanks, but I'd rather have  styrene kit.....

You do know what the chances are... ?

[Deuces ll]

Yep!.... ??

Oh, well.... No biggie!... I do have a couple of '67 Impala kits including one in a AMT street machines super set.... ?

[stavanzer]

I wish my H.L. still had the '40 Sedan kits.....

They've been out of them since February.  Maybe, with re-stocks happening, I can get one now.

[Mark]

Nope, no bucket seats in the Impala, other than the SS.  The Caprice had something called a "strato-bench" which appears to have a fold-down center arm rest.  Impalas were limited to a bench seat.  Since the rear seat has to be altered anyway, may as well rework both seats at once and make them match.  The Caprice conversion is a no-go, no Caprice unique wheel covers and no photoetch emblems either.

[Hotrod 97]

The Chambersburg Hobby Lobby recently got the Supernatural ‘67 Impala, but aside from that, nothing new that I know of.

[ewetwo]

Hobby Lobby has 3 kits in their clearance section on their on-line site. The1962 Buick, 1940 Ford Gasser, and 1969 Olds 442. They might have others in the store also. It was like that the last time they had a clearance sale.

[Tom Geiger]

I stopped by my local store on my way to Lowe’s yesterday.  No Supernatural Chevy but they seem to have gotten a shipment from the warehouse. Tons of boxes across the rear aisle, people loading merch onto shelves. I’ll check back. 

With nothing new I just bought a spare can of Testors Dullcote with my magic coupon.

[Dave Van]

30 minutes ago, Tom Geiger said:

I stopped by my local store on my way to Lowe’s yesterday.  No Supernatural Chevy but they seem to have gotten a shipment from the warehouse. Tons of boxes across the rear aisle, people loading merch onto shelves. I’ll check back. 

With nothing new I just bought a spare can of Testors Dullcote with my magic coupon.

Even when there are not new kits....the 40% off is great for supplies. I stay one bottle ahead on Flexi-file cement, Tamiya primer or any paint I use a lot of. 

[Daddyfink]

Went to HL yesterday and they did have the Super Impala in stock, but not much else. And there are quite a few empty spots on the shelves, which hopefully means there is a reload on the way. 

 

[Tom Geiger]

30 minutes ago, Dave Van said:

Even when there are not new kits....the 40% off is great for supplies. I stay one bottle ahead on Flexi-file cement, Tamiya primer or any paint I use a lot of. 

Bingo!  When I go there I look to see if there is anything new, and if not, I buy supplies. The stuff I will always use like Testors Dullcote and flat black, an extra bottle of glue etc. I do notice how busy the store is on my way in. For instance if there is a long line I’m not going to buy Dullcote I don’t immediately need. I would wait on the line for a kit I want, but then I engage folks in conversation and make sure everyone knows about the coupon. That’s their penalty for having long lines!

[vamach1]

Has anyone found the Testors enamel large bottles of the Ford/GM blue?  All the HL near me has is the Acrylic paint in that color.

[Snake45]

1 hour ago, vamach1 said:

Has anyone found the Testors enamel large bottles of the Ford/GM blue?  All the HL near me has is the Acrylic paint in that color.

Same here, and with the Chevy Engine "Red" too. What I've started doing is laying a coat of the Hugger Orange Lacquer on my engine assemblies (block, heads, oil pan, front cover, intake manifold and valve covers as needed) as a primer, then brush-painting the acryl CER over that. Not perfect, but works pretty well. Something like that might work for you. 

[vamach1]

32 minutes ago, Snake45 said:

Same here, and with the Chevy Engine "Red" too. What I've started doing is laying a coat of the Hugger Orange Lacquer on my engine assemblies (block, heads, oil pan, front cover, intake manifold and valve covers as needed) as a primer, then brush-painting the acryl CER over that. Not perfect, but works pretty well. Something like that might work for you. 

Yeah - I have been buying the small bottles but as you might expect I go thru a lot of Ford blue. ?  I will try the last hobby shop within 20 miles (about 10 miles from here) that sells primarily RC and train stuff but they do have car kits and a pretty decent selection of Tamiya spray paints and whatever Testors paints you can still find.  I guess there’s always ordering online or I look in my pre-painted engine parts bin.

[Classicgas]

7 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Hobby Lobby has 3 kits in their clearance section on their on-line site. The1962 Buick, 1940 Ford Gasser, and 1969 Olds 442. They might have others in the store also. It was like that the last time they had a clearance sale.

Funny,  the 40 Ford sedan  gasser  has no gasser suspension  parts at all.

[stavanzer]

It does have a 'lowered' front axle....

Dang, I wish out H.L. still had some.

[ewetwo]

I couldn’t resist. Drove to my closest Hobby Lobby. Nothing new and not a lot of anything. But more diecast taking up shelf space. Bought a bottle of flat clear with the coupon.

Edited June 23, 2020 by ewetwo

[Deuces ll]

Wow!.... No Moebius Comet kits or trucks????.....

[RichCostello]

11 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Hobby Lobby has 3 kits in their clearance section on their on-line site. The1962 Buick, 1940 Ford Gasser, and 1969 Olds 442. They might have others in the store also. It was like that the last time they had a clearance sale.

Stopped in mine today, nothing on clearance, and the shelves were full, except the spot where the 4 dr Impala was

[RichCostello]

35 minutes ago, Deuces ll said:

Wow!.... No Moebius Comet kits or trucks????.....

Never seen a Mobius kit in HL.

[Deuces ll]

??.. oh, well.... ?

Edited June 24, 2020 by Deuces ll

[mikemodeler]

12 hours ago, RichCostello said:

Never seen a Mobius kit in HL.

I believe it has to do with some of the other kits made by Moebius that HL finds offensive.  Sad, because they would move a lot more kits if they opened up HL to selling them.