He’s emptying out the stock he had, so every weekend is a visit to see what I can find that I do not already have. It is convenient that his shop is halfway along my route to work…[:P] But yes, it is a sad day for the hobby here. yesterday was a sort of going away party there with food, drinks, and hardly any room to move in the shop… familair faces from AMPS and IPMS. If there are local pillars to the modle community, this is certainly one.
What time were you in there? I was there about 12:45-1:15. That explained the crowd and all the food. I’m going next Saturday for a last shop.
Saturday I was in around from 1145 until 1300 or so. Had to get out and home before the wife to get the new purchase concealed in the stash before she got home from her work… [;)]I picked up the 1/200 Kagero after some guy made a monster purchase of a couple cartons worth of kits (and he grabbed the Peerless US Command Car I had my eye one and went in intending to grab…[8o|]) Sunday was a quick hit and run on my way in to work for some decals I forgot that I really needed for my F-106 I bought secondhand that had none…[^o)] I will be going in both days next weekend before work just to see what last tidbits are out.
LOL on hiding the stash purchase from the wife. I didn’t do that and caught some flack from the wife when I got home.
…and then it was gone. On teh bright side, it looks like Gary will still be an active part of the local scale modeling community, and I was able to getsome great additions for my stash at close out prices…
on the down side, a shop where I have happily spent my hard earned money at (including my first $2 bill as a kid ) for almost 40 years is gone. All good things must come to an end, I just wish this was not the time.
Farewell Gary and The Military Shop 
I wish him well. Too bad a shop I just started going to is closing. I stopped by Saturday and pick up a 1/144 C-17.