HobbyTown USA....Going out of business???

my local hobbytown jus went out of business...ya knwo what that means? NO TAMIYA MODELS IN CLARKSVILLE, TN!!! If anyone could help me out by buying me some stuff offline, then i send money to you and you send model, could you please lemme know? Also, are their any M:tG players on here? I have lotsa cards i could trade. Thanks everyone. Jus PM me if you can help...I'm only 16, thats why i cant order anything and my dad hates computers...

Edit: Mods, if this is a problem, lemme know and ill delete it. Thanks.

is this a company wide thing, or just that store? i need to check the ones here.

thats what i was wondering...was it jus mine or all of them...

Hobby Town USA is a owner franchise business. There are some accual corprate stores but most are owned locally. The one in my town is a franchise store, and the only thing they don't do from the corprate stuff is not hold the Hobby Town USA model contest:frown:

Its most likely just your store.....

Scott

PS---try Hobby Link Japan for your Tamaya fix.

The HobbyTown USA closest to me (Columbia, SC) closed a few months ago. What a coincidence but i guess you are better off getting stuff online as HobbyTown's prices are a bit steep.

reveller

thats the problem, i cant order stuff online as im only 16...

Hope mine doesnt close. I doubt it though because they're remodeling. As much as I hate that shop for its prices and availibilities, I will miss it if it ever closes down.
Not as bad as an RC track closing down...

HobbyTownUSA just opened up in my town.

The Hobbytown USA near me is stocked excellently with supplies. I'd go there again but it is about half an hour from me, and the kit prices aren't the best, but for supplies they can't be beat (well...I'd like it if they switched from Tamiya mini bottles to 23 mL bottles and added Humbrol enamels). But other than that it's a great store.

MR2_Lancer,

Try finding out the next closest store and drive there if it is not too far! I had to drive over an hour and a half one way a few weeks ago to get some kits at another HobbyTown but I don't think I will ever do that again! :bloated:

reveller

one that same note and sort of cross threading.....

Anyone else think that Hobby Lobby needs to have more imported car kits? Sure they have lots of Tamiya kits for planes but only one or two kits for cars. I would like to see more Tamiya as well as Fujimi kits at Hobby Lobby.

Scott

MR2_Lancer -Just be glad you had one while it lasted! Being 16 you will have to be creative, but I'm sure you will find a way to get what you need online.

SugarCaddy- Hobbylobby is about my only hope for Tamiya models around here. Their supply is very limited when it comes to autos and bikes. I have befriended the little lady that takes care of the models at my local store and she keeps me informed of what's going on with their plastic models. They have absolutely no control over what they stock. Apparently there is a master inventory list for all Hobbylobby stores and they send out whatever is available to the stores at random times. I have bought everything from Modena's and GT3s to 350z's and WRC cars (plus a few bikes) at the store here. I had to go out of town last week (during the 1/2 off sale) and stopped at 5 different Hobbylobbys between here and Houston. They ALL had the same exact inventory. Only odd kit was the AMT F&F Supra at a store in Houston. At $6 I passed on it!:frown:

-Rick

Originally posted by sugarcaddy
one that same note and sort of cross threading.....

Anyone else think that Hobby Lobby needs to have more imported car kits? Sure they have lots of Tamiya kits for planes but only one or two kits for cars. I would like to see more Tamiya as well as Fujimi kits at Hobby Lobby.

Scott

i was thinking that this morning. I got my wrc focus there for half price and they just got in the toyota race car, regular and clear. I hope it comes in gradually cause the model places around here are quite expensive.

GO TO EBAY.COM AND YOU'LL FIND ALOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF MODELS AND CHEAP TOO, AND YOU DONT NEED CREDIT CARDS OR ANYTHING, YOU CAN PAY WITH MONEY ORDERS AND ITS SAFE. THATS WHERE I GET ALL MY MODELS

Yhe store near me went out 2 years ago, so now all I have is this crappy hobby store that specialises in RC shit, they have some kits but they are the same you can get at wallmart.:swear:

We never had one but some of the model clubs are coming together to make one cuz we have 2 hobby shops that have been against each other for years now so they try to make stuff cheap and they sell all there models really fast.