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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2016 21:08:39 GMT -7
I am in the process of building two 40 Fords from pieces I have collected and they are going to be the last I do that are not complete,for about a year there was a small hobby shop where I could get parts but he had to close so I am back on ebay but its just taking too long to find the parts I need so back to complete kits from now on. That hobby shop had spoiled me since he bought out collections and was always getting new stuff in and not having to buy on ebay and was about a mile from the house,with Modelhaus closing I doubt I take on many restorations since they had me spoiled too. With my parts sources gone I will have to change what I build.
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Post by ak on Dec 14, 2016 21:28:01 GMT -7
It's a shame that so many of the local hobby shops are having to close thier doors...sign of the times I suppose with on line shopping and such. And we all already miss the Modelhaus! They are sorely missed!
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Post by tubbs on Dec 15, 2016 9:20:33 GMT -7
Too much overhead. Hobby shop owner in our club closed his shop. Sells out of his house now. Win-win for all of us, he has no more overhead and he dropped the price on all his stuff. Feel funny going over his house though.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2016 15:50:40 GMT -7
I was in heaven when this small hobby shop opened up,it was not like the rest but he did have some new kits and was mostly parts,parts models along with built models so it could really have been called a model used car lot with a junkyard.
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Dec 15, 2016 20:44:51 GMT -7
ye I agree there is a guy buy my house that had a shop then roof fell in now he sells out of his barn thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon and he has older kits man I need to go and see him he has paints tubes kits ect  I might go tomorrow sence I am home all time now I need to go ill get some photos and post them ill help him out Bananezorro |
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Post by mustang1989 on Dec 16, 2016 2:58:32 GMT -7
ye I agree there is a guy buy my house that had a shop then roof fell in now he sells out of his barn thinking-hard-smiley-emoticon and he has older kits man I need to go and see him he has paints tubes kits ect I might go tomorrow sence I am home all time now I need to go ill get some photos and post them ill help him out Bananezorro tell............I'm in! |
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Post by gardnerpag44 on Dec 16, 2016 5:46:56 GMT -7
I know the feeling had a local Hobby Shop close close to me and now the closest one is a hour or more drive gaah But I would be interested in any or all incomplete kits that any one wants to part with , can be in any condition I have lots of trading stuff  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2017 16:50:51 GMT -7
I bought two complete unbuilt AMT 40 Ford frames off ebay last night and since I have a complete coupe interior I might try to find a complete coupe body and build another,I do need one frame for a restoration of a 40 sedan I built back in the early 70s that some how the rear bumper brackets has broken off but I can not quit doing this.
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Post by Big D on Jan 23, 2017 17:17:16 GMT -7
There was a really nice hobby shop close to me that I did a lot of business with and they closed down and moved way across town. In Houston across town is almost 100 miles this city is so big and stretched out.
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Post by stitchdup on Jan 23, 2017 17:32:11 GMT -7
There used to be a very small hobby shop near me but it closed 12 years ago. Now my closest model shop is (apart from a record shop that only sells airfix military stuff) an overnight boat journey away and even then they dont have the kits I like, just military, f1 and ferarris. Makes me happy to have the internet, and I've found some good places to buy from for both current kits and older second hand kits. The only time it's a problem is for paint and glue since a lot of places wont put it in the mail so it has to come by courier which is pretty expensive.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2017 17:55:28 GMT -7
I have decided to find a coupe body and piece togather one more incomplete kit and then go back to starting with complete kits.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2017 15:40:26 GMT -7
A 40 coupe body is on the way so my last complete extra coupe interior and chassis will be used,I found out the guy who had that small hobby shop sells parts at a local antique mall so if it rains tomorrow I will be finding out which one.
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Post by DeeCee on Jul 22, 2017 17:00:31 GMT -7
That would be handy, maybe a little expensive, but very handy having somebody parting out kits like that.
I have a good stash of kits, but i find myself doing "parts builds" often, as i might find a body that i want to do,
and don't have a new one on the shelf.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Jul 25, 2017 8:46:55 GMT -7
Yeah. I've thought about parting some of the older kits out. It seems like it's good money. Just not sure I have the time for it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2017 16:07:46 GMT -7
The coupe body was in the mail tonight so for now its the last one I am building from parts.
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 29, 2017 17:41:15 GMT -7
Sheesh! Everything I build has donor parts all over it. Sometimes I'll go to HL and buy a complete kit with a 40% off coupon, strip all of the usable goodies off of it (motor, wheels, tires, goodies and decals) and give the rest away. I did this for a while till I had a decent parts stash built up. It sounds a little expensive until you look at what it costs to buy the later needed parts individually.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 18:48:01 GMT -7
All my builds have donor parts on them but they are usually extra parts I have in stock,starting with one part and having to find the rest is usually more expensive then just going to the hobby shop and buying one and it also takes longer to finish the build so I am going to cut down on doing that type of build unless something special comes along.
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