Where do you buy your kits and supplies?

[dkev]

We actually have a decent model store here in Indy Big Boy Hobby. But he's nearly 40 minutes away as I live in the burbs.
So mostly I order a lot of my stuff from Megahobby. But I am always looking for new places to find cool stuff. So where do you guys go?

 

[spud]

best place for me too is online my lhs is ok but he don't have a lot so i get mine in the UK no good to you tough

 

[Dlesko]

These are the websites i go to first:

http://www.spruebrothers.com/

http://www.rjproducts.com/

 

[MrNatural]

I buy everything online due to countless frustrating trips to my local "hobby shop"

elmcityhobbies.com is an awesome hobby store I've been hitting them up a lot recently. ebay is a great recourse for hobby supplies, for example, I just got 50 #11 Testors blades for something like $5 and they are better than x-acto in my opinion, I think a pack of 5 x-acto blades is $4-$5. I buy a lot of stuff off ebay, be careful it can be addicting. If you're into sci-fi, starshipmodeler.com is an awesome site. If you're into lighting modelersbrand.com is a fantastic site offering everything you need (besides soldering irons) for lighting up kits. hlj.com is really awesome too, shipping can be a tad pricey if you live in the U.S.

 

[Elm City Hobbies]

I buy everything online due to countless frustrating trips to my local "hobby shop"

elmcityhobbies.com is an awesome hobby store I've been hitting them up a lot recently. ebay is a great recourse for hobby supplies, for example, I just got 50 #11 Testors blades for something like $5 and they are better than x-acto in my opinion, I think a pack of 5 x-acto blades is $4-$5. I buy a lot of stuff off ebay, be careful it can be addicting. If you're into sci-fi, starshipmodeler.com is an awesome site. If you're into lighting modelersbrand.com is a fantastic site offering everything you need (besides soldering irons) for lighting up kits. hlj.com is really awesome too, shipping can be a tad pricey if you live in the U.S.

Wooo....$4-$5 for a pack of 5 #11 Xacto blades? You need to shop some place cheaper....I don't even think I charge that much for their new Z Blade #11s!

However, can't beat 50 for $5...that is a good deal. Only thing I find with the non-Xacto blades is that the steel seems to be a tad harder, and the tips break off easier, and I don't find they hold the edge as sharp for as long, (even the Excel blades, which is Xacto's major competitor), but for that price...who really cares!

 

[MrNatural]

I buy everything online due to countless frustrating trips to my local "hobby shop"

elmcityhobbies.com is an awesome hobby store I've been hitting them up a lot recently. ebay is a great recourse for hobby supplies, for example, I just got 50 #11 Testors blades for something like $5 and they are better than x-acto in my opinion, I think a pack of 5 x-acto blades is $4-$5. I buy a lot of stuff off ebay, be careful it can be addicting. If you're into sci-fi, starshipmodeler.com is an awesome site. If you're into lighting modelersbrand.com is a fantastic site offering everything you need (besides soldering irons) for lighting up kits. hlj.com is really awesome too, shipping can be a tad pricey if you live in the U.S.

Wooo....$4-$5 for a pack of 5 #11 Xacto blades? You need to shop some place cheaper....I don't even think I charge that much for their new Z Blade #11s!

However, can't beat 50 for $5...that is a good deal. Only thing I find with the non-Xacto blades is that the steel seems to be a tad harder, and the tips break off easier, and I don't find they hold the edge as sharp for as long, (even the Excel blades, which is Xacto's major competitor), but for that price...who really cares!

Exactly, at $.10 a blade who cares? Oh yeah, 4-5 bucks for a 5 pack around these parts...sad I know...

 

[Quaralane]

I get my supplies from all over the place.
My LHS, on-line through mostly Starship Modeler and Squadron, and, in a pinch, Hobby Lobby

 

[Neo]

I buy all my Aftermaket stuff from www.luckymodel.com/

great price free shipping.

Most of my kit i get second hand off ARC or LSP forums you get some great deals

i get my paints from my local hobby shop but its a PITA to get to like 30min car ride if trafic isint too nasty

 

[Ian]

I've ordered from the following and had excellent service with each.

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/
http://www.hobbyfever.com/
https://www.megahobby.com/
http://www.redfroghobbies.com/

 

[redraider56]

I try to stimulate the local economy as much as possible so I buy almost all my kits and pretty much all my supplies from the LHS. The big reason for this is because they carry a wide variety of tools and such and carry a full line of Model Master paints (both enamel and acrylic), my favorite brand of paint. The prices are pretty reasonable when compared to online stores. For aftermarket sets I use spruebrothers.com most of the time and squadron.com and ebay a little too. For decals I almost always buy from a store called "runforcoverbooks". They operate shops on ebay and amazon, which is quite convenient. There are various other websites I order from occasionally, but these are the ones I use the majority of the time.

 

[mr lucky]

My only LHS is Hobby Lobby. My next decent shop is a chain store about an hour drive from me. My favorite on-line shops are...

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/
http://hobbylinc.com/
http://www.hlj.com/

I've ordered from all of the above many times, with no problems. If you're not in a huge hurry and you're looking for something different HobbyLink Japan is the way to go. All my shipments from them have arrived in about 3 weeks.

Erik

 

[dkev]

My only LHS is Hobby Lobby. My next decent shop is a chain store about an hour drive from me. My favorite on-line shops are...

http://www.scalehobbyist.com/
http://hobbylinc.com/
http://www.hlj.com/

I've ordered from all of the above many times, with no problems. If you're not in a huge hurry and you're looking for something different HobbyLink Japan is the way to go. All my shipments from them have arrived in about 3 weeks.

Erik

Thanks for for the heads up on scalehobbyist. com huge selection and descent prices it appears.

 

[Dagger6actual]

I shop at the locally owned hobby shop a lot because I enjoy visiting with the regulars...many are veterans who actually used much of the armor and choppers and things going back to Viet Nam.
I also check out Dollar General and Family Dollar stores plus the big chains like Michael's and Hobby Lobby. I found some short wooden sticks half as wide as pop cycle sticks and half as long that are PERFECT for stirring paint...found pack of 200 for $2.50! Much better than toothpicks...use those for other things.
Online I use Elm City and the others that support SMA and the mag. Eager to try some of the new links given here!

 

[letsgobrowns82]

No LHS here so its all online for me.

Spruebrothers
Megahobby
Redfroghobbies

They have all worked out well for me.