Nice to see to LHS stock growing...

[AeroplaneDriver]

After spending most of the past year worrying about the shrinking model selection at my closest LHS (The Great Escape in Spartanburg, SC, which is primarily a bicycle store), I was very happy to stop by today and see lots of new additions on the shelves.  Among the new stuff were new (reissued) Fujimi A6s and E-2s, Mach 2 Skyshark and various X-planes, quite a lot of Trumpeter stuff, and some restocked Italeri, Hase, and Tamiya stuff. 

This comes after a similar experience at the HobbyTown USA in Charlotte, NC a few weeks ago.  They had lots of new stuff after a very stagnant period.

It seems like lots of the shops I go to have been steadily shrinking their plastic selection in favor of RC stuff, so it was a nice surprise to have so much new stuff to ogle (didnt buy today though-not enough time to make a decision!).

Has anyone else seen a resurgence lately?  Is the novelty of e-bay, etc. wearing off and sending modelers back to the hobby shops? 

[The Rat]

Hard to say, but good to hear! In the Toronto area we are blessed with lots of good local shops, and if you want R/C there's plenty of them too. That's probably because we have the largest Chinese population outside of China, and they are into it big time. So I am one of those hoping that a biggie like Hobby Lobby stays away, don't want to lose all these great little locals!