RocketRohde
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Was just at the local Hobby Lobby and they've done a shelf reset. Appears the space has been made smaller and nothing new will be added.
Was just at the local Hobby Lobby and they've done a shelf reset. Appears the space has been made smaller and nothing new will be added.
Sounds like a good move, grounded = build time. Rocket math, you're welcome.I got grounded when I got home....
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Was just at the local Hobby Lobby and they've done a shelf reset. Appears the space has been made smaller and nothing new will be added.
I wonder if they worried about the Hobbico stuff. they usually have two or three of the new things each year. I wonder of they thought the supply chain might not be good so cut back on what could be empty pegs. They would have planned the thing back in march or so, so uncertainty might have been a factor.
I wonder if they worried about the Hobbico stuff. they usually have two or three of the new things each year. I wonder of they thought the supply chain might not be good so cut back on what could be empty pegs. They would have planned the thing back in march or so, so uncertainty might have been a factor.
I stopped in at my local hobby shop, Hobby Corner. ALL of their rocketry stock was gone and the space was replaced with non rocketry merch. I asked the attendant what happened, and he said Hobbico and their supply chain ended. I did not find that explanation satisfactory or complete. Ii looks like I now have to travel farther to a semi local Hobby Lobby to find rocketry supplies.
I would talk with the manager. Certainly a small hobby shop cannot afford to lose any customers. They can contact Estes easily enough to find out the new distributor to order through. Ask them to include rocketry items into their inventory because you really would hate to have to shop elsewhere...
I stopped in at my local hobby shop, Hobby Corner. ALL of their rocketry stock was gone and the space was replaced with non rocketry merch. I asked the attendant what happened, and he said Hobbico and their supply chain ended. I did not find that explanation satisfactory or complete. Ii looks like I now have to travel farther to a semi local Hobby Lobby to find rocketry supplies.
I haven't flown a single rocket in over 2 years now due to the fact that I have nowhere to fly.
You can always fly with the group out in Labelle Don.
That is true but I wouldn't mind having a local field for LPR stuff. I lost my local spot about 3 years ago and haven't found anything since. Now that I recently scored a NIB North Coast Rocketry Eliminator at a good price, that might rekindle my interest.
And the La Belle experience hasn't been the same for me since you left.
At HL in Chattanooga, they have plenty of kits and motors D-F. At full retail price. They even had the new two stage kits. And no launch sites to fly at lol. Had to go fly at ROSCO sport launch this summer under Tripoli insurance in Rembert, SC. I snagged a couple of E-12-4’s, D12-5, D-12-0, epoxies, and launch support equip. Funny that, the place without a launch site has rocket stuff.
I know this is an older thread but yesterday I was at my local HL and noticed they were stocking the new 60th Anniversary Alpha VI rocket.
Needless to say I bought this immediately. However that was the only new kit I saw.
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