discussion W.H. Smith = Modelzone

[Guest]

Thing is though, to established modellers, even a fairly well stocked W H Smiths model section will only be of rare interest. What it could do though, is spark some interest in youngsters, and a precentage of those will become keen modellers who, like us, will use the Internet to support their hobby.

Clearly, a bricks & mortar shop is too much an overhead for a model business to flourish, but for W H Smiths, a model section in their store is not a costly exercise. Also, even if "little Jo" doesn't see the model section, it's likely that parents, brothers, sisters, aunts & uncles will see them and buy "little Jo" a birthday or Christmas present, and "little Jo" might get hooked

In summary, WH Smiths may help produce the next generation of modellers, who will one day post on a forum with nostalgic sentiment about their first model kit bought from their local W H Smiths which possibly may not existing any more.

 

[stona]

I certainly hope so Mark.

I think that the first kits my brother and I built, after a brief scuffle to ensure that I got the Spitfire, were bought from a local newsagent. Times change, that was over forty years ago!

Cheers

Steve

 

[Gern]

That's a good point Mark. If there are no model kits on the High St, how are you going to find out about them and be tempted to have a go?

Gern

 

[The Migrant]

The first kits I ever bought weren't from a model shop, they were Airfix bagged kits bought from Woolworths. And like Steve, I bought many from my local news agent who used to keep a good selection of Matchbox kits.

 

[PaulTRose]

thing is when was the last time you saw a youngster in a book shop?........if they do want a 'book' its will be downloaded

i was the same, the village i grew up in had a post office at one end and a newsagent at the other............the postie stocked airfix, the newsagent had revell and later matchbox. i even remember airfix paint coming in a tall square glass bottle