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Lotsa LHS Sale....yeah right..
jazza
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Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 02:19 PM UTC
Is it just me or that i havent heard of any sales going for our LHS around Auckland? The last sale i went to was at Hobby Direct where they were having a 50% sale which was mid last year. Havent heard a peep since.

Anyone been to any lately?
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Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 07:31 PM UTC
Hi Jeremy

I went to the sale when Acorn Models closed.

Modelair have regular mini sales. I picked up the Tamiya Tiger photoetch grilles out of a clearance sale box for a very reasonable price

Hobby Direct have good sales on an irregular basis.

On a lighter note Ace Hobby prices are pretty good and so its always sale time.

Regards

Sean
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 04:12 AM UTC

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Modelair have regular mini sales.



Does Modelair publicise these sales or just advertise it within the shops?

Yeah i was there when Acorn closed as well...thats where i got my M26 Pershing from.
Fordboy
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Posted: Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 07:04 PM UTC
Does Modelair publicise these sales or just advertise it within the shops?

No not really these are ongoing all the time however via their email newsletter system of which I am on you get notice of clearance sales etc.

I know at one stage they had a weekend where it was 20% of all Dragon stuff instore. Being a dedicated Dragon fan I thought it was great.

Regards

Sean
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006 - 05:55 AM UTC
Fordboy when was that acorn models sale and acorn models is still going strong hasnt closed yet
jazza
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Posted: Friday, January 27, 2006 - 09:17 AM UTC

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I know at one stage they had a weekend where it was 20% of all Dragon stuff instore. Being a dedicated Dragon fan I thought it was great.



Ah i might sign up for their newsletter too then. Ive been wanting to get a Dragon kit to really see how good it is compared to the Tamiya products.

Its a damn shame about the modelair site though...they really need to work on their online catelogue as it still doesnt work.
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Posted: Monday, January 30, 2006 - 05:33 PM UTC
Hi Matt

The sale was when they closed their Auckland shop last year.

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Sean
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