Whenever I read the posts about the deals you guys find at Hobby Lobby I always feel, “How come that never happens to me?” Well, today I was in HL for some (gasp) non modeling needs and ran across an unmarked 1/48 Tamiya He-219A-7 Uhu. The young lady actually went in the back room and to look up the price and handed it back to me with a $27.99 sticker on it. After my 40% off it came to $16.80.
Not bad for a spur of the moment buy!
That kit has been sitting on the shelf of the HL here for a while priced at $54.00
Looks like you got the deal of the century!
Keep on that girl’s good side.
Charles, that’s a real good kit. Built that one a few years ago. And for $16.80, that has to be the best kit ever!
Thanks, Steven. All of the reviews I’ve read say it’s a classic Tamiya fit. I saw the partial restoration in D.C. a few years ago and knew that when I ran across a deal I’d swipe the kit.
Great score Charles! At that price, you’d have been a fool to pass it up. [swg]
What a steal… There’s two of those kits at my HL and sadly, they’re marked correctly, lol…
Hey, I asked politely if she could tell me how much it was…[:-^] My guess is that it was marked down for clearance but since she put a regular price tag on it, I was able to get the extra 40%.
I’ve got my eye on the Academy 1/32 F-16. Marked down to $65 right now with 4 on the shelf. The next markdown is June 1. I will check in then. I’m not much of a Viper fan but if the price gets low enough, I just can’t pass up the deal.
I better start visiting HL more often!
That’s a really good kit. Goes together like a dream. You will enjoy it.
Good score. I thought I did good when I found it at contest vendor for $20. I’d been lookin for a deal on that one since it came out. Neat lookin bird, can’t wait to start it(when motivation to build comes back next winter!!!
Perhaps some type of Luftwaffe-themed Group Build come winter [:-^]? I was thinking something along the theme of twin-engined (or tri-) Luftwaffe birds, so it allows for nigh fighters, bombers, transports, etc.
Helluvan idea. I’m up for that(come winter, when I start building again!!!) The UHU would be my bird of choice!
FERMIS
Charles…do I smell another badge in the near future…and you know that theme is right down my alley…I got that Ju-52 in the closet and Im looking for an excuse to do it in winter camo as an ambulance…not to mention my Ju88, Do 217, 17z Me 110…etc…etc…etc…and what ever may cross my path
carlos
Carlos, the Ju-52 would be cool to see. You and your large planes! I would bet by winter we could get at least 10 participants in a multi-engine Luftwaffe build. STart thinking of a badge…
Winter (even late fall)would be ideal for me as I’ll be cleaning up the GBs I’m currently involved in by then…
Excellent, Hans, having your expertise puts it over the top…come summer I’ll start the GB on the GB forum page for a late fall/winter start.
Now the hard part: Do I build the He-219, the Ar.234C, the Bf.110G, or the Ju-52…?
Make it a year long GB, and do em all!!!
Charles that sounds like a fantastic score, my friend, and as for the GB, Im in for sure. I have the 1/32 JU88 sat here taunting me and id love to do another JU52 in 1/48, perhaps the floater version or the minesweeper…mmmm…Ju52…
…Guy
Awesome, guy! you and your “floaters”! LOL! The 1/32 Ju88 must be a monster!
nice Ju-52, too. I hear good things about that kit.