How many AUS. members

[auxr8]

Just want to know how many members are from Aus, I've seen quite a few names on various threads.
Where do you buy your models and supplies, what paint do you use,
what price paid for kits.
I buy most of mine at a hobby shop or at Big W,150 kms away.
Have bought some from Hobby Co. in Syndey. Mail order.
$20-$40 au for most kits.
Mainly use Auto touch up spray cans or White Knight Enamel paints.

[Purpura Delujo]

I'm Oz, Buy in Parramatta NSW at Sherriffs Minicars (www.sherriffsminicars.com.au) They have ALOT of models but not much on their site. I buy Revells/AMTs from there for $22-$40 and Tamiyas are always $44 and Fujimi is $50!? Spray is $9.50 a tin and humbrol paint tins are $1.50 I use Tamiya spray paint for the body and hand brush Humbrol tins on everything else.

[auxr8]

For brush painting i use Tamiya Enamel paints. Pick most of
them up for $2.50. Bought in bulk some months ago when a
hobby shop was selling out. 50 % off all models and paints.
Picked up 4 models and about 20 pots of enamels and 4 spray cans , best deal all year.

[Purpura Delujo]

I don't use Tamiya brush paints because last time i used them, they came out worse then humbrol tins and they never dried..even after a year!

[CalsonicR34]

Hi, I buy my kits from HLJ but i buy paints from a major hobby shop in the city of Melbourne.

[zetaet]

Originally posted by CalsonicR34
Hi, I buy my kits from HLJ but i buy paints from a major hobby shop in the city of Melbourne.

Is that the shops near the old Daimaru?? Went to that shop during the winter holidays... great stock of kits... I got my Tamiya Jeep Cheroke from there for $24. It has a great collection of old kits also.

I m from Sydney.. got my kits from HLJ and my paint from a online shop in newcastle... http://www.frontlinehobbies.com/shop.php3. It's not the cheapest... but makes things so easy.

Any good shop online in Aust??

[auxr8]

you could try these sites, they have a good range of models
and supplies. I found hobby co to be ok.
http://www.hobbyco.com.au/
http://www.hobbyone.com.au/
http://www.scaleautomobilia.com.au/
http://www.gatewaymodels.com.au/
http://www.motormazing.com.au/

[joshgray]

I went to hobbyco in Sydney today (Australias largets hobby shop or so they say) and I still cant get over the uselessness of this place. The shop is now 40% bigger but they still cant keep a constant stock of Tamiya paints. Got lots of dolls now. Just want you want in a hobby store. I wanted clear orange and semi gloss black acrylics and neither were is stock. They have been out of no 11 blade for a week or more. The staff are mostly teenagers with no interest in what they sell. One or two of the girls there are cute though.
I once sent an email to enquire if a particular kit was in stock. It was listed as being in stock on the web site but I wanted to check before getting the train into the city. I got a reply 8 days later saying it was out of stock. I could have had the thing delivered from Japan in that time.
There logo of "for people who take there fun seriously" is a joke.

Toms hobby discounts in West Ryde is great. They have a good range and are usually 5 or 10 dollars cheaper for a tamiya car kit. The best thing is they have the tamiya acrylics in the larger bottles.
Also Serifs mini cars a Parammatta is pretty good.

[Jonno]

Well, because I live in South Australia, I can't help you on most of these questions. But if any of you is planning on heading down my way, be sure to drop by.

Lowriders: Do you ever see any Mazda RX-5 Cosmo kits at Sherriffs mini cars? Somebody told me that they have them.