I recently got back into building model cars again after 30 years, I was blown away by all the stuff you can get now, just picked up the usps 1970 challenger in the metal tin, picked up purpleicius lacquer paint for it. From hobby lobby.
Welcome back to the hobby, now is a GREAT time to be a modeler!!!! Enjoy the Challenger and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'll do my best to try to answer.
I started building models at 10 yoa. I am now 72 and going back to my first love. I got to the point of making my own tools, painting aircraft markings, or car pinstripes. Not to mention super detailed models. You have to give it try. Its great for rainy days or when you just can't figure out what to do.
I have kept my models since I was 10 years old, the first word I said before speaking was CAR, I already liked them and from then on, I have been able to keep them since the 60s, losing several of them along the way. I am 74 years old and returned to my lifelong hobby again. Your store is wonderful, I see it and I go crazy to be there, I congratulate you and I follow you on the internet.
In Grove City Ohio , absolutely enjoyable to visit . Great crafts to look at , signs and plenty of things for my wife . I love the supply of HO trains , tracks , buildings ,etc . Models are fun and maybe I'll get back in it again soon after all it's a great way to relax and be creative when painting your own design and detail how you want it. Hope they have my old truck , a 1996 F-150 4x4
I love my local Hobby Lobby in Evansville Indiana. I always feel so calm and relaxed while I’m in there. I’m also a classic car artist in addition to building models. Sometimes, this place is my one stop shop for both hobbies. Spending a Saturday afternoon there is always a treat. 😊
To everyone saying they're too expensive, the kits aren't much cheaper if at all at my local hobby shop, especially the big trucks. And they literally have 40% off EVERY OTHER WEEK, I'd love to know where else you're going to get kits for $14-19 bucks.
Great addition Tim. I just went out to Hobby Lobby after watching your show and bought a 60 Ford truck I have been searching for. Also the paint selection is excellent and I found colors available I cant find in hobby stores. Good detailing supplies. Thanks again. Throttle Power is my favorite for good reason.
I wish I had the models I had years ago, they would be collectors, cars, battleships, tanks, submarines, etc., would like to start one day back billing them again, great hobby....
Love Hobby Lobby. I got one walking distance from me. Great for picking up quickly needed stuff. On the weekend I'll go and support my local hobby shops but they are a little driving distance, like a half-hour. I try to share the wealth cause I dont want to see any of them go away.
I always look through the craft aisles to find things I can use. I’ve found wires in the beading section, and an even better pin vise and bits set in the clockmaking section than in the modeling section.
There seems to be a difference in inventory depending on the size of the store. While I'm a vintage USA kit builder, I did find something of interest, the AMT 34 Ford truck kit. It was made in USA and I happen to catch it @ 40% off. I purchased it and will keep up on what arrives in the future @ HL.
Thanks for your report, I’m a model railroader, there are zero hobby shops in my area, there is a Hobby Lobby in Reno, NV but I don’t make it there much. However there is one that’s supposed to be built in Carson City, NV where I’m living, they’ll be great to atleast pickup supplies, the actual models themselves I order online, otherwise it’s 100 miles to the nearest shop in Roseville, CA.
My local hobby shops there are 2, are way expensive, I wish Hobby Lobby had more selection. At Hobby Lobby the store is clean, nice service, great price.
May I say that the kits are more expensive because they are much better quality kits, but primarily not for the beginner as compared to the garbage that Hobby lobby sells.
Yes Hobby lobby does mix in some New kits every once in a while. Also those sales are good to stock up or get on kit you want and experiment with the other. The supply section has been growning also. We have three stores within 1/2 a mile from each other here. Hobby lobby, Micheals , and Hobby town. I go to all of them and check prices. Then anytime i'm on the road i look up Hobby lobbies to check out what they have different.
The stores in my area have downsized their boxed model kit dept. by as much as 50%! Sure it's good if you're into 1:25 scale cars exclusively, but anything else, forget about it. Aircraft, shjps, big trucks i go to Ebay. There's even a decent hobby store nearby but they're almost all into and about R/C models. Now I only go to Hobby Lobby for building supplies.
@@BobBerardjr772 I'm pretty open and build whatever interests me. Right now I'm building a vintage 1967 airplane kit although have a truck on the shelf to build next. Keeps it from getting boring and brings different skills to the table. I'm kinda surprised by the lack of airplane kits at H/L w/ all the military operations going on currently.
Haven't been to Hobby Lobby in a long time because they had the same old kits. Now that I know they have a different selection I'll have to go back. Thanks for the info
@map3384 I'm in the DFW area in TX. I go to a place called Hobby Town USA. that have good selection of kits. Stuff like Gundam, heavy equipment, planes,ships,armor,slot cars, trains sets, and a huge selection of stuff for diorama. They are a little more pricey but it's worth it for harder to find items
My model club displays our models in the mall in front of Hobby Lobby in Yuba City, Ca. two weekends a year. It promotes our club, promotes the hobby and we always see a few people go in to look after seeing our models we built on display. It’s impossible for us to sit there for 3 days without going in and getting a few things ourselves. We still promote our local hobby shops too for modelers, but Hobby Lobby’s 40% off sale really helps those parents who want to get their kids into a hobby but just can’t afford to spend $40 or more for their kid’s first kit just hoping they’ll like it. For $15-20 though it’s a little easier for them to go in and let their son or daughter pick out a kit they like and hopefully it gets the younger generation into this hobby and keeps it going strong.
You're right about checking clearance. A few months ago I walked into one of my local stores, and I scored 3 cars and a Flame Toys Snake Eyes kit for considerably good prices.
Great vid Tim thx 4 the heads up Hobby Lobby definitely got some kits and supply's I need cant never have too many M2s and slot cars🤣😁🤩scooter😎ps have a gooder rest of your week🤟
Hi Tim. Im glad i had the chance to say hi @ the nats. I just left the hobby lobby in clearwater fl and it would seem that the "plastic" hobbies have been condences to one side of an isle. Paints and eveything! Hummm...
That orange model mat is awesome. Had it for a couple of months now. They rotate the 40% off the kits every couple weeks or so. Careful buying the Gundam markers, I got one and it was already dried out! Those polystyrene sheets and rods has saved my butt on a few difficult builds too. Lots of tools and items meant for other hobbies that can be used for models too.
Great video. It was like you were at my local HL lol. I really love using the gundam markers. I so agree on the paints! The Extreme Laquer goes on extremely well, dries fast and looks like its clear coated. Love that stuff! I like to use the signs as backdrops on my model pictures.
Local HL (Anderson IN) has "generic" chrome marker now instead of Molotow. Marker has 2 tips - 0.8 and 3.0 mm. First try looks comparable to Molotow for shine. Best part is price - $ 3.99.
Thankfully they still carry the Duster 340, buy one of those and use the chassis for the Demon kit. The new tooling was a marketing ploy as they used most of the older kit that had that horrible basic chassis. They did do some new tooling but they kept that cheap level 1 chassis that is lacking in every area, the Duster chassis drops in with little issue and really takes the Demon kit to where I had hoped it would be. Still a great kit. If you are lucky and go on their 40% off days you can get a trunk full of kits on the cheap.
Our local one doesn't have nearly this selection. Mostly go there for supplies. I still have several actual hobby shops I frequent, and you can see them credited in my videos end credits. DMG Scale models
We used to hop on our BMX bikes and ride about 7 or 8 miles across town to this huge U-shaped Hobby Lobby in OKC. Only had about $10 on me so I had to choose wisely. 😅 Back then you could get a new release non-motorized Tamiya armor kit for $8 or so. Ride back home holding that sack tight and maybe stop for an Icee before heading home. Really fun memories of that place.
When I was a kid I grew up in Lakewood CA. A 5 & dime store called Quigley's they always had a great selection of kits. I would mow lawns and wash cars in the neighborhood to buy the kits and paint. Those were fun days!
You might have to look around to find display cases for footballs. Nice wood bases for trophy game balls that just happen to be the perfect size for 1/16 scale funny cars. Clean acrylic covers, look great.
Kit selection is different in each HL, I've found. The bins are marked for the company's standard kit layout, but each store does not get all those products so they fill with what they have. Most of the HL selection has changed very little in a year, but the Demon, the '60 Ford pickup, and '63 Ford pickup (not shown here but one of the bins is marked for it so it's coming soon) are new on shelf. Where is this store in your video? My nearest store does not have anywhere near the extras that you showed. It must be a bigger store than mine.
as a kid i built a number of them. but loved the larger truck models. sad those are not made any longer. but at 65 i do not have the cash or space for making new plastic models. i need my money to buy food. and pay utility's.
That was a 66 Malibu SS REVELL kit not a 68. I bought it at Hobby Lobby a few months ago but returned it as it didn’t come with the staggered BF Goodrich T/A radials shown on the box art, it only had 4 stock tires. So it in reality isn’t a 2in1 kit, you can only build it stock.
Every other week the model kits are 40% off. A couple other items to look for at Hobby Lobby are Pipettes and Mixing cups for mixing paints for airbrushing. In the bead isle look for wire they got down to a 28 or 32 gage to use for brake or fuel lines. Embossing powder for doing carpets. Look around and see what else you can find
I was at Hobby lobby with my wife the other day and bought a really nice black Mopar hat that had a embroidered logo in grey for only ten bucks really well made. they also had tons of models and metal man cave signs also.
That '85 Camaro Z28 kit has been out since January 2023.It has a great decal sheet so I am building just about every color combination Chevrolet offered on this car in '85 & '86. I have built 18 so far out of 20 kits I have accumulated. Sometimes you can catch them on a 40% off boxed model kit sale. That's how I got most of mine.
Very cool!!!!!! Probably try to find some 3d printed tires that have the width you are looking for. Or, if you know of a kit that has the wider tires rob them out of that kit.
I design and build Balsa wood houses, garages and ive always built model cars. Ive collected over 250 die-cast cars trucks and trailers. The prices of plastic model cars are outrageous. I remember buying models from K-mart dor $3.59 back in the 1970s. Hot wheels were $0.50 Maybe it's time I sold all my 60s & 70s toys.
I go to a lot of model car swap meets (there are several in my archives) and guys are buying what the vendors bring to sell. So yes, now would be a good time.
Tim Our zMofel Manufaturers Have Really Improved - Enhanced Their Reissues of Old Classic. kits Like The 66 Flipnose Malibu Whovh Has Lsrts From yhe Orange & The Black Version in One Box. Round 2 Eith Affed Diorana Parts & Custom oarts. In Kits too,!
Everything here in the Cincinnati area died in 2020, Toy Stores, Model Trains and Hobby Stores in general. No sign of this stuff coming back. We do have a Hobby Lobby around here but with no easy way to get to it and all of those DAM Round A-BOUTS it not worth wrecking your car for. Thanks for the post.
That's what I've heard..... When I would go to Ohio I always enjoyed stopping at Johnny's Toys.... Also went to a few model contests there back in the day.
@@THROTTLEPOWER The owner's Tom and John of Johnny's Toys starting pulling out in 2019 and KB Toys and the last to go was Toy's R US. Cell Phone's are the down fall of everything cause when you buy on line it may not get there in go shape that's the problem that I keep running into. I miss those days.
I will have to go look at my local H.L. Because its the only hobby store we have in my town. ( South Texas) Otherwise i mainly shop online for models paints etc.
Yep I went there over the weekend and they do have quite a number of car models. Along with the few military ones as well as the other ones you mentioned. But from my previous experience or purchase history. Nothing really spectacular. They used to carry a lot more interesting line up in the military category. If they would add a few more tanks and the B-17G like they have in the past it would be a alot better.
I'm lucky to have 3 Hobby Lobby stores and a few local hobby shops in my area. I support all of them. My local hobby shops get new kits faster so I get them there. I usually go to Hobby Lobby for something that's been out a while.
Hobby Lobby does carry a lot of hobby shop stuff at reasonable prices. Where else will you find a fresh bottle of ca and aileron stock 20 minutes away. Shipping is expeeeeensive for oddball stuff.
I am surprised that the management didn’t have something to say to you about filming in Hobby Lobby. I was in there once and saw something I liked and whipped out my phone to take a few photos of it. I soon became aware that I was being followed around by someone on their staff. They didn’t say anything but definitely was keeping an eye on me, for whatever reason. I think they have some nice stuff in there but I am definitely not a fan of who and how the place is run. I like to go see what they have but prefer to buy elsewhere.
Model building sure has changed since the 70s and 80s. Lol. Ive got one of the 66 malibu from the 70s i was thinking about redoing. I think i still have the flame decals.
HL used to carry Tamiya kits. They always had a good selection of 1/48 and 1/32 Tamiya aircraft kits. Now they just have the low-end Monogram legacy stuff.
@@asdf9890 I must have gone in the store 4 times and bought an AT-ST Walker. Each time I would always see a Walker Bulldog sitting there for $17. The 5th time I went in I had to buy it. Fun model, looks great.
I keep telling my wife I know there’s something at Hobby Lobby that I desperately can’t do without but she just looks at me and rolls her eyes 😂😂. I’m gonna show her this video to prove it to her and then she might believe me 🤣🤣🤣!!! Thank for another great video Tim. Bruce in Wv!!!
Oh no, hopefully they put some new stock in there soon!!! Not really sure what you can do Ronnie, besides ask the Manager why and let them know other HL's have newer inventory. Let me know what you find out.
I go to Hobby Lobby often for supplies just to support my local brick and mortar store. I visit the jewelry section too for scale chain and the resin craft section for things like micro scale starfish and seashells, things of that nature.
Hard to compare when they first came around in the 90s they used to carry tamiya,dragon and of course the domestic standby companies plus badger ABs & parts! And I'm talking aircraft, armor & sci-fi!😳 Jman
I go to Hobby Lobby every two weeks when they have their 40% off sale, just to see if they have anything new. I have bought a lot of kits there, don’t think I ever paid full price! Since there are no other hobby shops in my area, ( hobbytown closed during the cool bs) HL is my go to. You missed the selection of Krylon Short Cuts paints in the paint aisle, they work great on models, too. Thanks!
So true........... Good eye, I went over there and there were some people looking at those paints so I decided to go back. But on my way home realized I forgot. 🙂
I recently got back into building model cars again after 30 years, I was blown away by all the stuff you can get now, just picked up the usps 1970 challenger in the metal tin, picked up purpleicius lacquer paint for it. From hobby lobby.
Welcome back to the hobby, now is a GREAT time to be a modeler!!!! Enjoy the Challenger and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'll do my best to try to answer.
I started building models at 10 yoa. I am now 72 and going back to my first love. I got to the point of making my own tools, painting aircraft markings, or car pinstripes. Not to mention super detailed models. You have to give it try. Its great for rainy days or when you just can't figure out what to do.
It's great to hear your story!
I have kept my models since I was 10 years old, the first word I said before speaking was CAR, I already liked them and from then on, I have been able to keep them since the 60s, losing several of them along the way. I am 74 years old and returned to my lifelong hobby again. Your store is wonderful, I see it and I go crazy to be there, I congratulate you and I follow you on the internet.
Now is a great time to be a modeler, welcome back to the hobby!!!!!!!
Always used Testers paints and glue. Loved the candy colors, esp. candy apple red. Use to bend a clothes hanger to make a painting stand
Love the Testors paint line!!!
Heck, I still find myself bending a coat hanger at times Don. It's the BEST go to holder out there!!!! 🙂
In Grove City Ohio , absolutely enjoyable to visit . Great crafts to look at , signs and plenty of things for my wife . I love the supply of HO trains , tracks , buildings ,etc . Models are fun and maybe I'll get back in it again soon after all it's a great way to relax and be creative when painting your own design and detail how you want it. Hope they have my old truck , a 1996 F-150 4x4
I agree
I love my local Hobby Lobby in Evansville Indiana. I always feel so calm and relaxed while I’m in there. I’m also a classic car artist in addition to building models. Sometimes, this place is my one stop shop for both hobbies. Spending a Saturday afternoon there is always a treat. 😊
I totally agree Chris! 🤜🤛 🙂
Glad to read you feel calm and relaxed there as I thought I was the only one that felt that way!!!!! 🙂
Amazing how organized the stores are, it looks just like our Loganville Georgia store! We love Hobby Lobby!!!!
It's one of the best stores out there!
I would never shop at Hobby Lobby. The owners traffic in stolen archeological goods and support fascism rather than democracy.
I miss KB Hobby for their selection of model railroad stuff; they also had models kits.
I agree Mark...... Loved going to KB Toys!!!!!!!!!
Glad to see this,Models are hard to find these days.WILL CHECK UM OUT !
I agree Rick
Awesome walk-through of hobby lobby. Tim ! You showed all the good stuff.
Thanks a bunch Craig!
Great tour, Tim! Thanks for taking us along👍
Glad you enjoyed it Eric
To everyone saying they're too expensive, the kits aren't much cheaper if at all at my local hobby shop, especially the big trucks. And they literally have 40% off EVERY OTHER WEEK, I'd love to know where else you're going to get kits for $14-19 bucks.
So very true!!!!!!
Great addition Tim. I just went out to Hobby Lobby after watching your show and bought a 60 Ford truck I have been searching for. Also the paint selection is excellent and I found colors available I cant find in hobby stores. Good detailing supplies. Thanks again. Throttle Power is my favorite for good reason.
That is awesome Duane!
I wish I had the models I had years ago, they would be collectors, cars, battleships, tanks, submarines, etc., would like to start one day back billing them again, great hobby....
Awesome! You should! 🙂
Thanks for the tour😀.From the GREAT WHITE NORTH.👍🏻.
So glad you enjoyed it. 👍🙂
Love Hobby Lobby. I got one walking distance from me. Great for picking up quickly needed stuff. On the weekend I'll go and support my local hobby shops but they are a little driving distance, like a half-hour. I try to share the wealth cause I dont want to see any of them go away.
I agree Alan
I always look through the craft aisles to find things I can use. I’ve found wires in the beading section, and an even better pin vise and bits set in the clockmaking section than in the modeling section.
So true, it's amazing what all goodies you can find there!
There seems to be a difference in inventory depending on the size of the store. While I'm a vintage USA kit builder, I did find something of interest, the AMT 34 Ford truck kit. It was made in USA and I happen to catch it @ 40% off. I purchased it and will keep up on what arrives in the future @ HL.
Yes, seems like there is a difference in inventory... Love the AMT 34 truck kit.
Thanks for your report, I’m a model railroader, there are zero hobby shops in my area, there is a Hobby Lobby in Reno, NV but I don’t make it there much. However there is one that’s supposed to be built in Carson City, NV where I’m living, they’ll be great to atleast pickup supplies, the actual models themselves I order online, otherwise it’s 100 miles to the nearest shop in Roseville, CA.
I understand, sadly they are disappearing on us.
My local hobby shops there are 2, are way expensive, I wish Hobby Lobby had more selection. At Hobby Lobby the store is clean, nice service, great price.
What hobby shops do you have around?
May I say that the kits are more expensive because they are much better quality kits, but primarily not for the beginner as compared to the garbage that Hobby lobby sells.
Thanks for the info on the '29 Model A...SOLD! Great video!
Cool, you will love that kit!!! I've built several of them and have bought more just for parts.
@@THROTTLEPOWER What colors did you do?
@@tankwright5489 I did a red one, a Flat black one and a rusted one. Also have 2 more in the works along with a light blue one almost finished up.
@@THROTTLEPOWER Nice! maybe next video you could show us some of your work?
@@tankwright5489 I've showed a lot of it in the past vids.
Yes Hobby lobby does mix in some New kits every once in a while. Also those sales are good to stock up or get on kit you want and experiment with the other. The supply section has been growning also. We have three stores within 1/2 a mile from each other here. Hobby lobby, Micheals , and Hobby town. I go to all of them and check prices. Then anytime i'm on the road i look up Hobby lobbies to check out what they have different.
Cool!!!!!!!!
The stores in my area have downsized their boxed model kit dept. by as much as 50%! Sure it's good if you're into 1:25 scale cars exclusively, but anything else, forget about it. Aircraft, shjps, big trucks i go to Ebay. There's even a decent hobby store nearby but they're almost all into and about R/C models. Now I only go to Hobby Lobby for building supplies.
I understand
Thanks for the tour, Tim👍
Sure thing Will
Keep an eye on hobby lobby sales folks. Often enough they have 40% off. That’s when I buy the trucks… cars too!
So true Bob!
Oddly enough they don't inventory a lot of planes. I rarely see over 3-4 kits on the shelf.
@@lorimcquinn3966 True.... Wish they would.
@@lorimcquinn3966 I did notice that for you plane guys… sorry
@@BobBerardjr772 I'm pretty open and build whatever interests me. Right now I'm building a vintage 1967 airplane kit although have a truck on the shelf to build next. Keeps it from getting boring and brings different skills to the table. I'm kinda surprised by the lack of airplane kits at H/L w/ all the military operations going on currently.
Haven't been to Hobby Lobby in a long time because they had the same old kits. Now that I know they have a different selection I'll have to go back. Thanks for the info
Cool!!!
I wish they’d carry Tamiya, Fujimi, Hasegawa and Aoshima kits, especially ship kits.
@map3384 I'm in the DFW area in TX. I go to a place called Hobby Town USA. that have good selection of kits. Stuff like Gundam, heavy equipment, planes,ships,armor,slot cars, trains sets, and a huge selection of stuff for diorama. They are a little more pricey but it's worth it for harder to find items
@@romdre81 Thanks brother. I’ll see if they have a website.
@map3384 You're welcome. They are a small chain so they do have stores dotted around.
My model club displays our models in the mall in front of Hobby Lobby in Yuba City, Ca. two weekends a year. It promotes our club, promotes the hobby and we always see a few people go in to look after seeing our models we built on display. It’s impossible for us to sit there for 3 days without going in and getting a few things ourselves. We still promote our local hobby shops too for modelers, but Hobby Lobby’s 40% off sale really helps those parents who want to get their kids into a hobby but just can’t afford to spend $40 or more for their kid’s first kit just hoping they’ll like it. For $15-20 though it’s a little easier for them to go in and let their son or daughter pick out a kit they like and hopefully it gets the younger generation into this hobby and keeps it going strong.
Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pinewood Derby! Great memories with my dad. Even won a couple of trophies back in the day.
Very very cool Tim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're right about checking clearance. A few months ago I walked into one of my local stores, and I scored 3 cars and a Flame Toys Snake Eyes kit for considerably good prices.
Oh wow, very cool!!!!!!
Nice job scouting out Hobby Lobby Tim, great video.😊
Thanks David 👍
I've been going to hobby lobby for a couple of years. I like the 40% discount, but always the same models. Thanks for sharing.
Wish they would change up stock more often David
I've replaced the plastic floor piece on an AMT lowboy trailer with strips of basswood, also done it woth the hose bed for the AMT fire engine.
Oh wow, nice improvement!!!!!!
Great vid Tim thx 4 the heads up Hobby Lobby definitely got some kits and supply's I need cant never have too many M2s and slot cars🤣😁🤩scooter😎ps have a gooder rest of your week🤟
Right on Scooter, and you have a great week too! 😉👍✌
Hi Tim. Im glad i had the chance to say hi @ the nats. I just left the hobby lobby in clearwater fl and it would seem that the "plastic" hobbies have been condences to one side of an isle. Paints and eveything! Hummm...
Thank you, say hi anytime you see me!!! Oh no, hopefully they bring more stock in soon!!
That orange model mat is awesome. Had it for a couple of months now. They rotate the 40% off the kits every couple weeks or so. Careful buying the Gundam markers, I got one and it was already dried out!
Those polystyrene sheets and rods has saved my butt on a few difficult builds too. Lots of tools and items meant for other hobbies that can be used for models too.
Cool.... Thank you for the info
Transfer the ca glue accelerator into a needle dropper bottle. They sell them at hobby lobby in the model section
Great tip, thanks for sharing
Good stufff❤❤❤
I agree 🙂👍
Great video. It was like you were at my local HL lol. I really love using the gundam markers. I so agree on the paints! The Extreme Laquer goes on extremely well, dries fast and looks like its clear coated. Love that stuff! I like to use the signs as backdrops on my model pictures.
I agree!!!!!!!!!
Local HL (Anderson IN) has "generic" chrome marker now instead of Molotow. Marker has 2 tips - 0.8 and 3.0 mm. First try looks comparable to Molotow for shine. Best part is price - $ 3.99.
Cool, I will have to look into that Dave.
Thankfully they still carry the Duster 340, buy one of those and use the chassis for the Demon kit. The new tooling was a marketing ploy as they used most of the older kit that had that horrible basic chassis. They did do some new tooling but they kept that cheap level 1 chassis that is lacking in every area, the Duster chassis drops in with little issue and really takes the Demon kit to where I had hoped it would be. Still a great kit. If you are lucky and go on their 40% off days you can get a trunk full of kits on the cheap.
So true!!!!
Very cool! I never considered looking at model kits at Hobby Lobby. Thank you for showing us around. 777L
Any time!
Best time to go is every other weekend they have 40% off.
@@modelrestorations 👍👍
Our local one doesn't have nearly this selection. Mostly go there for supplies. I still have several actual hobby shops I frequent, and you can see them credited in my videos end credits. DMG Scale models
Cool, gotta support the local hobby shops!!!!!!
We used to hop on our BMX bikes and ride about 7 or 8 miles across town to this huge U-shaped Hobby Lobby in OKC. Only had about $10 on me so I had to choose wisely. 😅 Back then you could get a new release non-motorized Tamiya armor kit for $8 or so. Ride back home holding that sack tight and maybe stop for an Icee before heading home. Really fun memories of that place.
So very true, those were the good ol days!!!! 👍🙂
When I was a kid I grew up in Lakewood CA. A 5 & dime store called Quigley's they always had a great selection of kits. I would mow lawns and wash cars in the neighborhood to buy the kits and paint. Those were fun days!
@@Red-dg1kp So true, those were the good ol days!
@@Red-dg1kp My grass cutting would turn into snow shoveling in the Winter. ❄⛄ 🙂
You might have to look around to find display cases for footballs. Nice wood bases for trophy game balls that just happen to be the perfect size for 1/16 scale funny cars. Clean acrylic covers, look great.
Thanks for the tip Don!
Belle vidéo 👌 😉 🚛 🚛. Super 👌 👍 😉 🇺🇸 🇫🇷
Thank you Alain....... Are there any Hobby Lobby stores where you live?
Non je ne pense pas. Des magasins, oui mais avec tant de choses comme chez vous, c'est plus difficile à trouver. @@THROTTLEPOWER
@@alaindunkerque59 Ok, I wondered.
👍😉🇺🇸🇫🇷@@THROTTLEPOWER
Kit selection is different in each HL, I've found. The bins are marked for the company's standard kit layout, but each store does not get all those products so they fill with what they have.
Most of the HL selection has changed very little in a year, but the Demon, the '60 Ford pickup, and '63 Ford pickup (not shown here but one of the bins is marked for it so it's coming soon) are new on shelf.
Where is this store in your video? My nearest store does not have anywhere near the extras that you showed. It must be a bigger store than mine.
In Louisville by the Jefferson Mall
as a kid i built a number of them. but loved the larger truck models. sad those are not made any longer.
but at 65 i do not have the cash or space for making new plastic models. i need my money to buy food. and pay utility's.
I understand
Same layout as the hubby lobby in anderson sc they had th3m in the exact same spots on the shelf
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That was a 66 Malibu SS REVELL kit not a 68. I bought it at Hobby Lobby a few months ago but returned it as it didn’t come with the staggered BF Goodrich T/A radials shown on the box art, it only had 4 stock tires. So it in reality isn’t a 2in1 kit, you can only build it stock.
Thanks for pointing that out.
Every other week the model kits are 40% off. A couple other items to look for at Hobby Lobby are Pipettes and Mixing cups for mixing paints for airbrushing. In the bead isle look for wire they got down to a 28 or 32 gage to use for brake or fuel lines. Embossing powder for doing carpets. Look around and see what else you can find
So very true Chuck!!!!!
I was at Hobby lobby with my wife the other day and bought a really nice black Mopar hat that had a embroidered logo in grey for only ten bucks really well made. they also had tons of models and metal man cave signs also.
Oh wow, very cool Robert!
Looks like your local H.L. has a lot more stuff than mine does. I'll have to check out their website. Thanks for sharing!
Hopefully they will add more stock soon Frank.
Wow those are a ton of cool kits.
I agree!!
The models kits and canvases are the only reasons I go into Hobby Lobby.
Cool!!
Great video Tim. That store does have an awesome selection, Thanks, Ron
Thank you Ron, they really do!
That '85 Camaro Z28 kit has been out since January 2023.It has a great decal sheet so I am building just about every color combination Chevrolet offered on this car in '85 & '86. I have built 18 so far out of 20 kits I have accumulated. Sometimes you can catch them on a 40% off boxed model kit sale. That's how I got most of mine.
Very cool, love that Z28
No Hobby Lobby in Page Az. Closest one is in Flagstaff. Nowhere NEAR the selection your store has.
I'm lucky this store is usually well stocked.
I have several different airplane models unopened. Beavers,Otters, Beech 18. I am always looking for them in hobby shops.
Cool!!! 👍 🙂
Great stuff at HB! Picked up a '70 Roadrunner and looking for wider tires. Any suggestions?
Very cool!!!!!! Probably try to find some 3d printed tires that have the width you are looking for. Or, if you know of a kit that has the wider tires rob them out of that kit.
@@THROTTLEPOWER Yes I have robbed tires from other kits in the past- way back when it was cheaper 😃
Extreme Lacquer is great rattle can. I heat the can and they spray great.
So true, it really is
The Iwata Neo TRN-1 airbrush is a great airbrush I've painted many bodies with that airbrush
Thank you, good to know
I found that they have alot of supplies waaaaaaay cheaper than most online stores😊
I agree
I design and build Balsa wood houses, garages and ive always built model cars. Ive collected over 250 die-cast cars trucks and trailers. The prices of plastic model cars are outrageous. I remember buying models from K-mart dor $3.59 back in the 1970s. Hot wheels were $0.50
Maybe it's time I sold all my 60s & 70s toys.
Those were the good ol' days!!!!
I go to a lot of model car swap meets (there are several in my archives) and guys are buying what the vendors bring to sell. So yes, now would be a good time.
I was there and lots of nice models - none of the cars i modeled and still model but not bad .👍
Pretty good place to pick up some kits. 🙂👍
Tim Our zMofel Manufaturers Have Really Improved - Enhanced Their Reissues of Old Classic. kits Like The 66 Flipnose Malibu Whovh Has Lsrts From yhe Orange & The Black Version in One Box. Round 2 Eith Affed Diorana Parts & Custom oarts. In Kits too,!
I agree
Wish they’d carry Tamiya ship kits, paints tape and glues. Got to buy them online.
I agree... I remember back in the day they carried lots of Tamiya kits.
Great place!
It really is!
Can't beat that Revell 29 Model A. Buy 2.
So very true James!
didn't know they started selling kyoukai senki HGs (that "mailes reiki" kit shown around 4:29 is from that series)
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As soon as my local store gets that old Kenworth rig, I'm getting one.
Cool!!!!!!!!!!
Everything here in the Cincinnati area died in 2020, Toy Stores, Model Trains and Hobby Stores in general. No sign of this stuff coming back. We do have a Hobby Lobby around here but with no easy way to get to it and all of those DAM Round A-BOUTS it not worth wrecking your car for. Thanks for the post.
That's what I've heard..... When I would go to Ohio I always enjoyed stopping at Johnny's Toys.... Also went to a few model contests there back in the day.
@@THROTTLEPOWER The owner's Tom and John of Johnny's Toys starting pulling out in 2019 and KB Toys and the last to go was Toy's R US. Cell Phone's are the down fall of everything cause when you buy on line it may not get there in go shape that's the problem that I keep running into. I miss those days.
@@edmaphet6 I miss those days too
MY HOBBY LOBBY HAS A GREAT SELECTION ALSO. VERY CLOSE TO THE SAME AS YOURS. OTTUWA, IOWA.
It's great to hear that you have a good selection as well!
Cool video Tim👍
Thank you Paul 👍
I will have to go look at my local H.L. Because its the only hobby store we have in my town. ( South Texas) Otherwise i mainly shop online for models paints etc.
Sometimes you can find a good kit at HL.
Yep I went there over the weekend and they do have quite a number of car models. Along with the few military ones as well as the other ones you mentioned. But from my previous experience or purchase history. Nothing really spectacular. They used to carry a lot more interesting line up in the military category. If they would add a few more tanks and the B-17G like they have in the past it would be a alot better.
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I love hobby lobby , recently bought a couple master grade gundam kits for 40% off
Aaaaa, very cool!!!!!!!!
I'm lucky to have 3 Hobby Lobby stores and a few local hobby shops in my area. I support all of them. My local hobby shops get new kits faster so I get them there. I usually go to Hobby Lobby for something that's been out a while.
Cool, sounds good Jim!
We love Hobby Lobby
Yes, it's a great store!
Hobby Lobby does carry a lot of hobby shop stuff at reasonable prices. Where else will you find a fresh bottle of ca and aileron stock 20 minutes away. Shipping is expeeeeensive for oddball stuff.
True
They have Ironlak spray paint, it’s great acrylic spray paint
Ok cool, I'll keep that in mind.
kind of funny, i stopped going to Hobby Lobby because I never saw anything new....thanks for the video...ill stop by soon
Sounds good Ron!
I am surprised that the management didn’t have something to say to you about filming in Hobby Lobby. I was in there once and saw something I liked and whipped out my phone to take a few photos of it. I soon became aware that I was being followed around by someone on their staff. They didn’t say anything but definitely was keeping an eye on me, for whatever reason. I think they have some nice stuff in there but I am definitely not a fan of who and how the place is run. I like to go see what they have but prefer to buy elsewhere.
Hmmm, I've never had a problem with them Brian. Actually they welcome it here.
Model building sure has changed since the 70s and 80s. Lol. Ive got one of the 66 malibu from the 70s i was thinking about redoing. I think i still have the flame decals.
I agree, it really has..... That will be a cool build!
At my local store, they are newish. Nothing released this year and the same basic selection for the last 7 months
Hopefully they add some new stuff soon Chuck.
Some of the same at the one we have. I’m a car nut or collector it’s hard to walk through and not want to get a handful before leaving 👍.
So true Darrel, there is always something to get there 🙂
I'm looking for 1/24 Scale, I've been using the bodies for Slot Cars.
There are several kits out there.... Where do you run your cars?
Thumbs up to you TIm, Hobbly Lobby and our hobby! As usually I am jealous of you 48 staters access to hobby stores and the extensive inventories.
Thank you Darren
HL used to carry Tamiya kits. They always had a good selection of 1/48 and 1/32 Tamiya aircraft kits. Now they just have the low-end Monogram legacy stuff.
Yes, I remember those days!
They still carry 1 or 2 Tamiya tank models. I’ve almost bought the Tamiya M41 Walker Bulldog kit several times.
@@asdf9890 The M41 is a GREAT kit!!!!!!!!!
@@asdf9890 I must have gone in the store 4 times and bought an AT-ST Walker. Each time I would always see a Walker Bulldog sitting there for $17. The 5th time I went in I had to buy it. Fun model, looks great.
I keep telling my wife I know there’s something at Hobby Lobby that I desperately can’t do without but she just looks at me and rolls her eyes 😂😂. I’m gonna show her this video to prove it to her and then she might believe me 🤣🤣🤣!!! Thank for another great video Tim. Bruce in Wv!!!
Sounds good Bruce! 🙂👍😉
My hobby lobby has had the same kits for 2 years, 1,25th kits! What can I do??
Oh no, hopefully they put some new stock in there soon!!! Not really sure what you can do Ronnie, besides ask the Manager why and let them know other HL's have newer inventory. Let me know what you find out.
Thank u for sharing I go to hobby lobby for models and supplies keep on building
Cool!!!
Only go on the 40 % off week though, every other week. I didn't see the signs in this video.
So true, it's always nice to save some $$$
They were not on sale at that time.
Wish they had a 65 Chevy impala SS
I agree
I go to Hobby Lobby often for supplies just to support my local brick and mortar store. I visit the jewelry section too for scale chain and the resin craft section for things like micro scale starfish and seashells, things of that nature.
Cool!!!!!
"Hotter than Apple Butter", that's my people right there.
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Hard to compare when they first came around in the 90s they used to carry tamiya,dragon and of course the domestic standby companies plus badger ABs & parts! And I'm talking aircraft, armor & sci-fi!😳
Jman
I agree
Awesome video. Great information!! Thanks Tim 👍🏻🤘🏻
Thank you Frank 🙂
Bought my first airbrush on the old 50 percent off coupon.
Cool, I miss he old 50% coupons.
I go to Hobby Lobby every two weeks when they have their 40% off sale, just to see if they have anything new. I have bought a lot of kits there, don’t think I ever paid full price! Since there are no other hobby shops in my area, ( hobbytown closed during the cool bs) HL is my go to. You missed the selection of Krylon Short Cuts paints in the paint aisle, they work great on models, too. Thanks!
So true........... Good eye, I went over there and there were some people looking at those paints so I decided to go back. But on my way home realized I forgot. 🙂
That hobby lobby has more on the shelf. Mine seems to have a run on this stuff.
Hopefully they bring more stock in soon.
Haven't been to mine lately I'm going to have to make a visit
Cool!!!!