spritulist Posted September 9, 2008 Share Posted September 9, 2008 yes it just whent...great shop tho could stay for hours in their Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 Kids prefer square eyes sat in front of a computer...building something would be very difficult for most kids nowadays...not surprising they went bust. Then again the smaller outlets are being kept alive by those that do/did get a kick from building something. As the average modeler is now about 60 most outlets have about 10 yrs before they go under... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddinburner Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 most kids today don't have the patience but we did'nt have computers and stuff when I was a kid. I'm doing a project in memory of my dad at the moment....Avro Vulcan B2 bomber...as he worked on this beast whilst in the RAF. I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the kit....Airfix....plus I get to do a lot of research into the history etc, something I never got chance to hear from my dad. Cold war etc, lots of wierd experiments, he died at the age of 53...so one wonders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyrad29 Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 most kids today don't have the patience but we did'nt have computers and stuff when I was a kid. I'm doing a project in memory of my dad at the moment....Avro Vulcan B2 bomber...as he worked on this beast whilst in the RAF. I'm pleasantly surprised at the quality of the kit....Airfix....plus I get to do a lot of research into the history etc, something I never got chance to hear from my dad. Cold war etc, lots of wierd experiments, he died at the age of 53...so one wonders? i have built one of those and done it white! looks amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddinburner Posted September 10, 2008 Share Posted September 10, 2008 i have built one of those and done it white! looks amazing That's the one!!!! Anti flash white as in cold war, blue steel, dad was in 617! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie123 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 hi i will tell you what happend to beaties. my grandad was the managing director when beaties was bought by eira. eira was about to go bust. eira asked beaties for a large sum of money which thay had to pay. they paid it but then they went bust and the amount wasnt big enough to save eira so they went bust aswell. i hope that answers your questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR BENN Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Who remembers beaties ? They used to have a shop which is now maplin electronics across from the peace gardens ? Is maplin now beaties is it the same company with a different name ? I used to love beaties :-) he was sold to Stoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddy19 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 i dont, was it an rc car shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neutral body Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 A pal of mine used to be a manager in one of their stores. He left them when they started losing the plot and trying to sell electronic games. They had no pedigree for this and none of the games were selling even though they were selling elsewhere. The stuff that was selling was being squeezed out so the regulars started buying elsewhere. The rest is history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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