FANTASTIC NEWS!!!!

Well, we heard it was coming, and it did.

HOBBY TOWN USA IS BACK!

Yup....you read that right boys and girls, and even you Lt. Gray, not only is Hobby Town back, they're open for business.  They are in the same section of the Gunbarrel Road retail Heaven (or Hell, depending on your mood!) that Dick's Sporting Goods is in.  It is right next to the Baby's R Us store, and it's bigger than any of the previous incarnations of HTUSA have been here in town.  The manager is a familiar face from the last store, Je-Ann Johnston.  She's managed Hobby Towns in other areas, and the owners of the store have two successful stores in the Indianapolis area.

The GRAND OPENING isn't for a couple of weeks, but the store is open and is selling stuff.  Stop by, say hi, let Je-Ann know you're from CSM, and buy some stuff!

And by the way...they have already welcomed CSM and invited us to come on back and resume meeting in the store.  With Christmas and the show coming up, we'll put that off until February, but that probably also serves them pretty well, as it gives them some time to get everything pulled together.

Oh...stock.  From the looks of it, they have 4 full aisles set up for models (although the stock is a little thin at the moment); glues and tools; Citidel, Tamyia, and Model Master paints (and they are willing to consider pulling in Vallejo); and the normal assortment of scratch building materials like plastic stock, brass tubing of various shapes and carbon rod.

Very cool...Check 'em out!