supplies

Where do you guys get all of your supplies and kits from?
Don't just say hobbyshop I would like specifics. A website to order from would be helpful too. A place with all the stuff I need from epoxy to styrene to wheels and kits. Thanks. And I would like it to stay in North America.

Any catalogs would be nice too.

www.hlj.com, they have alot of stuff, but may not always been in stock which is a pain in the ass. try a search on google for model hobby suppliers. but, even though you told me not to, most people get their stuff from local hobby shops. if you have a hobbytown usa close by, they will order stuff in for you. they carry alot of tamiya models and all your putty and styrene needs. hope this helps you out.

www.best1hobby.com

www.scaleracecars.com

www.squadron.com

All in the states

i wish i could upload my favourites list for you lol

these are some good websites

http://www.modelexpress.net/cgi-bin/modelexpress/shop/index2.html

http://www.seltd.net/

http://www.detailmaster.com/

http://www.f1specialties.com/main/

you should do a google search for "scale model aftermarket parts" or something and im sure you will find a bunch of websites

These guys are excellent for supplies. http://www.hobbylinc.com/
I buy my kits at my LHS because I want to look at them close before plunking down my money.

In general, if your order is over $50, buying stuff from a website saves you money because cheaper prices + no sales tax > shipping charges.

So you say hobbytown has most of this stuff? Why I said no hobbyshops is because I don't have any nearby. There is a hobbytown like 400 miles away and we only go to that town like once a year.
What other hobbyshops are there that supply like tamiya and stuff. Thanks

%75 of my supplies come from WALMART

%20 from any kind off grocery store or dollar store

%5 from hobbyshop

you dont have to order from halfway across the globe to make good models

My supply come a bit everywhere

about 60% from HobbyShop
about 35% from the Web
and maybe 5% from Hardware store or Wallmart

My supply come a bit everywhere

about 60% from HobbyShop
about 35% from the Web
and maybe 5% from Hardware store or Wallmart

What kind of supplies do you get from each?

For me:
Approx 40% from my LHS
30% from Lowes/Home Depot
15% from Steel supply
10% from Wally-World
5% from Auto supply.

What kind of supplies do you get from each?

Hobbyshop mainly paint
- Model Master Bottle Paint
- Humbrol bottle Paint
- Testor Bottle Paint
- Styrene, glue, tamiya masking tape and other small thing.

Online everything other
- Other Paint (Tamiya primer, Alclad)
- Photo etches, Resin and other detail
- Bare Metal Foil, CF decals, other decals
- Other like Liquid Mask, Gundam Marker etc..

Hardware and Wallmart
- Hardware store I get Thinner (Enamel and Lacquer)
- Wallmart I get only my fine brush there (Testor N. #3/0 are good and cheap)

So you say hobbytown has most of this stuff? Why I said no hobbyshops is because I don't have any nearby. There is a hobbytown like 400 miles away and we only go to that town like once a year.
oh damn! lol, sry, but that's just where i go alot. i don't think i could survive with a hobby store that far away... props to you lol!!!

I forgot to say that I get quite a few supplies by raiding my wife's kitchen - plastic containers, plastic bags (I use a plastic grocery bag as a "glove" on my hand when airbrushing), Future, ISA, Windex, distilled water, flannel polishing cloths, rubber bands, clothes pins, etc. I even pinched the plastic top off her vitamin bottle to replace the metal top on my Paasche 3oz paint bottle.