Of course, while I was there, I just had to check out what was new on the wall full of Estes kits. I was hoping to maybe find a 60th Anniversary Alpha, but HT hasn't started stocking the newer stuff yet.
Instead, the item that caught my eye was a Nike Apache kit hanging out there right in front of everything else.
It beckoned to me.
OK, so, I am the furthest thing from being a compulsive shopper. Whenever I step in to a store, I usually know what I'm after, find it, buy it, and move on.
Today was different.
Today was not the same.
There was that Nike Apache....
Begging to be bought....
And, there was, after all, an extra 20 note in my wallet, I reasoned.
It took a few additional times of walking and browsing about the store - pondering the present dilemma.
I finally capitulated!
An extra little bonus to the visit was the presence of a small stack of 2018 Estes catalogs.
I got one as a freebie.
It's great to see the return of print catalogs from Estes. Like most everyone else, I am thrilled about the new ownership of the company, and the anticipation of a lot of good stuff coming our way from Penrose.
Including this.....
I'm already saving up pocket change in the ol' coffee can....