Knight 12 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Better pics and prices to come. The paint apps look great, rather small, but better than nothing. They also have Union stuff from the past couple years, the North Pole sign is back too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Which store has these? I have a sku ,shared by my buddy Edited September 10, 2019 by Big J Illinois Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Knight 12 Posted September 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Crestwood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Blow Mold Expert 95 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 They look very similar to the style of the Gemmy molds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Rotatorman 23 Posted September 10, 2019 Report Share Posted September 10, 2019 Awesome. Wish there were Menard’s in FL.. Paint looks real good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Those look nice. They do look a little small, paint looks nice. Wonder what they look like when lit? Seen these at lowes. Edited September 11, 2019 by shane page Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in Las Vegas 30 Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 One holiday behind! When I saw this post for Menards I stopped at the closest equivalent - Lowes Home Improvement. Sorry no pictures as I don't carry a camera phone. No sign of Christmas decorations but they were busy putting out the Halloween decorations. The aisles where they normally display blow molds were blocked off and inaccessible. The stuff that was visible seemed more expensive than before. Maybe the new tariffs were figured into the price. The most reasonable items were foam pumpkins the same size as the ones pictured below except they were solid with no cutouts and not illuminated priced at $10. That seemed to be the least expensive item you couldn't also find in the dollar stores. The most impressive is a battery operated decoration that emit sound and light triggered by proximity detectors. They had several kinds. I couldn't see a price on the tag for the large talking pumpkin. They also had the lighted 3 pumpkin tower in the bin with the foam pumpkins. These 8.5 inch diameter foam pumpkins were purchased for a buck each at Goodwill recently and converted to 12V LED from the incandescent C9 light. I will post a tutorial on simple LED conversions shortly while there is still time to get cheap parts from overseas eBay vendors before Halloween. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stock557 3 Posted September 12, 2019 Report Share Posted September 12, 2019 On 9/11/2019 at 6:27 AM, shane page said: Those look nice. They do look a little small, paint looks nice. Wonder what they look like when lit? Seen these at lowes. Those look pretty good, any idea on who the manufacturer is? Or item #? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omar 52 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 I believe that they are all made by Gemmy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 10 hours ago, Stock557 said: Those look pretty good, any idea on who the manufacturer is? Or item #? Gemmy. I got one of the soldiers from Lowes a couple years ago, I cant even display it looks so bad when lit. Im just wondering if the paint has gotten any better since then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 6 hours ago, Omar said: I believe that they are all made by Gemmy Can you plug it in and get us a pic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omar 52 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Heres a few 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Thanks for doing that. It really looks good, I will have to get some of those molds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 I got mine today, was at a menards in West chicago.. there where people there getting theres also. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Is that north pole sign a new one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 Hey Shane,when I have time, will post more pics.. it does say Union Products on the bottom. All the others are Gemmy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Blow Mold Expert 95 Posted September 16, 2019 Report Share Posted September 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Big J Illinois said: Hey Shane,when I have time, will post more pics.. it does say Union Products on the bottom. All the others are Gemmy Probably Cado like the Nativity. Cado's molds they got from Union are still stamped Union. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted September 17, 2019 Report Share Posted September 17, 2019 All of Menards molds are now available online Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted September 22, 2019 Report Share Posted September 22, 2019 (edited) Picked up a Grinch. They only had two there so I got one. Wish it was a little bigger. Edited September 22, 2019 by shane page Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scrooge 17 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I just looked at the 'completed' auctions for the grinch blowmold on ebay. Some people have been paying 70-80-90$ for these, sometimes even paying the additional 8-20$ shipping. Why? You can order one on line from menards (39.99) shipped to your house (fees, tax and shipping 12.00) for about 52$. A guy at work claims each menards store is only getting 4-6 of the Grinch blowmolds. The menards near me was sold out of grinches last weekend, yet the Disney mice and snoopy were still available. Is there some sort of shortage, thus a crazy demand for these? Im guessing that since this grinch mold is the first grinch blowmold available, that long time grinch enthusiasts (like myself ) are snapping them up. No doubt gemmy in china will make tens of thousands more in the next few years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Yes I was told by my source, Menards got a limited amount of molds, based on years past sales. Some got 4 ,some got as many as 16.. depends on the sales they have had. Mine had I beleive 6, and now they have I beleive 2 or 3. The ones that are left are ratty looking, dented. Why people go in ebay is beyond my comprehension. You are right, go online and order at Menards.com. The shipping is reasonable for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rich in Las Vegas 30 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 I wonder if the grinch is lit by LED lights? It looks pretty bright and the colors are more vibrant than some of the older incandescent lit blow molds. If you look at the tag on the power cord it tells what the replacement lamp would be. The prices for used blow molds is really crazy. I got Mary and Joseph at my Goodwill salvage store for a couple of dollars but when I again went looking for Jesus on eBay see high prices that are nearly the cost of an entire set. Shipping is the real killer. The one shown below is nice but with shipping is $35.40 when I can buy a brand new set at my local Walmart for $49. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big J Illinois 481 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 They are C7 Incandescent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shane page 137 Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 They also have two bulbs in them. Most that size always had one in them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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