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newjoisey

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:12 AM UTC

just joined and first post,so hello all. i have been away from the 1/35 armor hobby for 5 plus years and there are no more good goto hobby shops in my area. please name a few depenable on line stores for kits. tamiya,afv,trump etc. tank you

asmodeuss

Quebec, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:22 AM UTC

Hi Steven.
Sprue Brothers is on very nice online shop, Always some good deals there.
https://store.spruebrothers.com/
I often buy kits and tools there. They are fast and hae a good costumer service.

If I had to have a one stop it would be them.

Phil.

tanknick22

United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:29 AM UTC

jac hobbies
lucky model
hobby search

newjoisey

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:30 AM UTC

thank you .i will give them a lookee/see

Tiger_213

California, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:32 AM UTC

Scalehobbyist.com

SEDimmick

New Jersey, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:35 AM UTC

Are you in Jersey? I know a couple good shop in the area...

newjoisey

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:40 AM UTC

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Are you in Jersey? I know a couple good shop in the area...

trenton. stevens in magnolia is about the best around [imho] but a drive from me

SEDimmick

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:42 AM UTC

I lived in Ocean County before relocating about an hour south of you in MD....anyways another option is Avenel Hobby near Woodbridge, NJ....I think its about a 45 minute drive or so...

Lonewolf7usa

Michigan, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 02:51 AM UTC

try Ebay. You can find some really great kits and vintage stuff for cheap. I got the trumpeter BMP-3 For 20.00 because the guy didn't like individual track link. Plus you can find all the after market stuff there as well.

thelittleguy

Texas, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 03:04 AM UTC

scalehobbyist.com has consistantly lower prices and the shipping is reasonable and fast. Some sites like aliexpress.com and luckymodel.com have low prices but, because they are international, shipping costs are higher and takes much longer to ship. You can also checkout hobbywarehouse.com. You can also get some good deals at Hobby Lobby with their 40% off coupon but the selection is limited.

mpeplinski

Michigan, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 04:05 AM UTC

I'll join in with scalehobbyist,great prices.They actually blow SprueBro's out of the water.Another good choice is JAChobbies,he's in Utah and has some good prices and it's a nice one on one experience,you actually are talking to the guy that owns and runs the place...I'd avoid Squadron,high prices and very little in the way of after sales service(we got yer money,now go away)and last but not least,check out the sellers /traders forum here,some great deals and people can be found right here.
All the best
Mike

Dangeroo

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 04:24 AM UTC

I've had some very good experiences with hobby easy and hobby link Japan. Both have great service and hobby easy has great prices, especially on Bronco kits.

Cheers!
Stefan

jwest21

Pennsylvania, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 04:36 AM UTC

Sprue Brothers

210cav

Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 04:39 AM UTC

Sprue Brother
Hobby Link Japan
Lucky Models

All very reliable

viper29_ca

New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 04:50 AM UTC

Elm City Hobbies

http://www.elmcityhobbies.com/shop

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 05:09 AM UTC

ScaleHobbyist may have great prices, but they are really bad about replying to my emails. I have sent them 4 over the past 4 years and not gotten a single response.

Jim

newjoisey

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 05:25 AM UTC

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ScaleHobbyist may have great prices, but they are really bad about replying to my emails. I have sent them 4 over the past 4 years and not gotten a single response.

Jim

hopefully it will be a clear cut purchase and no e mail drama with them. thank you to all who replied

hugohuertas

Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 05:32 AM UTC

hobbyeasy.com

One of the best customer service ever

miniflea

Virginia, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 08:56 AM UTC

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ScaleHobbyist may have great prices, but they are really bad about replying to my emails. I have sent them 4 over the past 4 years and not gotten a single response.

Jim

Out of curiosity, what issues did you have with them that required an email exchange? I've ordered several times from them and never had any problems.

mpeplinski

Michigan, United States
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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 08:57 AM UTC

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ScaleHobbyist may have great prices, but they are really bad about replying to my emails. I have sent them 4 over the past 4 years and not gotten a single response.

Jim

Hmmm,I only emailed them once and received a prompt reply,dunno what to tell you.My problem was with Squadron telling them about a problem I had with a product.....and that to this day has gone unanswered.

Mike

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 09:20 AM UTC

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ScaleHobbyist may have great prices, but they are really bad about replying to my emails. I have sent them 4 over the past 4 years and not gotten a single response.

Jim

Out of curiosity, what issues did you have with them that required an email exchange? I've ordered several times from them and never had any problems.

Required? It was not required, but after 4 attempts to reach out to them, you would think one of them would have resulted in a reply. It is simple professional courtesy.

Jim

parrot

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Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 10:49 AM UTC

I used to be a regular Sprue Bros.customer ,but I now use Hobby Easy almost constantly.Better prices including shipping,good selection and service.

Tom