I discovered UB Hobbies in Puyallup, Washington while finishing some work for my boss. The work was totally unrelated to hunting for models, but I needed a diversion. I ordered the Italeri Crusader Mark II (IT6385). Came to $19.40 with shipping. Has anyone ever dealt with these fine people before? .....
thanks
DJ

Are they on the internet? I live close to there but hadn't heard of them before.

How about a link? If they are that good, I would be happy to do business with them.

dj where in puyallup are they i live just right up the hill in tacoma. and if anyone in our general area is interested there's a nice little hobby store off of south tacoma way called american eagles. here's the web site if interested [url=http://www.americaneaglehobbies.com[/url]

forgot there's two more shops in tacoma but they don't have that much as far as armor,figures, and dioramas. they are a little expensive to at least i think so. anyways they're hobby town usa which does have a good selection of paints and accesories off of 72nd and fantasy world off of hosmer.

I am also in Tacoma.

And American Eagles Hobbies is a great little shop. But the one in Seattle is huge!

Here they are: UB Hobbies

Thanks 19K. Check out these fine folks and let me know what you think. I will let you know when the Crusader arrives.
DJ

Guys,
I'm not sure what you are looking for, but if its one of the Zvezda kits, I'd say try http://WWW.Aviapress.com . They aren't the fastest, but they are cheap. Also, http://WWW.discountmodels.com is pretty good for other stuff, mainly from Japan, but worht a look. HTH.
Regards,
Georg

Georg---I agree that discount models is responsive. It would probably be of interest to folks in the armor forum if we told them which ones we have the best luck with. I ordered the T34/85, for example, from Hobby Link Japan. Got it for $19 including shipping. Arrived within three weeks of ordering. It looks great. I am anxious to build it. I also ordered the M-26 Pershing from these fine folks and received it before the local model store even knew it was available. So, I try to shop around and hit the best ones. I always appreciate someone letting me know their experiences.

DJ