on line hobby shops

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:28 am

Is there a shop that that provides good service, fair pricing that will handel most of a Guillow's builders needs?

lukebozek1 · Post by **lukebozek1** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 9:31 am

A2Z, Penn Valley Hobby Center, Shorty's Basement, balsawoodinc.com
to name a few. I have two hobby shops none close, but the cater to the R/C monster truck thing.

Xanadu · Post by **Xanadu** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 6:17 pm

http://www.acsupplyco.com/aerospace/gui ... wsmain.htm

cliffm · Post by **cliffm** » Sat Feb 12, 2011 8:22 pm

A.C.Supply has about the best prices on kits and shipping. And shipping is free after $100.

John G Jedinak · Post by **John G Jedinak** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:12 am

Be sure to check Tower Hobby on line......

granpa · Post by **granpa** » Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:32 pm

Thanks for your help...

Deadstick Dave · Post by **Deadstick Dave** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:24 am

John:

AlthoughI'm a big fan of Tower Hobbies they do NOT carry any of the Guillow's line. I checked some time ago.

Deadstick Dave

Agnew Airways · Post by **Agnew Airways** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:35 pm

I just tried to find Guillow's on the Great Hobbies website and alas, they don't carry them anymore either. Is Guillows still in business and if yes, where? I primarily build and fly RC electric planes but also enjoy gluing up the much smaller and relaxing balsa kits. These balsa kits are also easily converted to electric RC with the new miniature electronics that are available but not for beginners to fly!

Deadstick Dave · Post by **Deadstick Dave** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:47 pm

AA:

Yes, they are still in business as I recently bought direct from the Guillow's site and am awaiting the arrival of mt Series 200 Thomas Morse Scout possibly today.

They charge $6.95 shipping

Deadstick

Agnew Airways · Post by **Agnew Airways** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:57 pm

Where do they ship from? I'm just an old modeller who remembers when you could buy balsa kits from the local corner store, crank up the rubber motor and have an afternoon's fun without a processor, chips or noise! I'm into e-flight, for about 10 years, nearest thing to silent flight but very little of it requires construction in balsa as most are cast foam.

dbcisco · Post by **dbcisco** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:02 pm

Penn Hobby is a couple blocks from my house and, like many hobby shops, have lots of guillows kits in stock as well as many other brands.
Nice folks and I have bought a lot of stuff from them.

lukebozek1 · Post by **lukebozek1** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:42 am

Penn Valley is one of the best! They called me once to tell me that something I wanted was not available but they had something else that would work. Who calls you on the phone? They have a large selection of Comet kits also. I just ordered one an hour ago. Check it out at
http://pennvalleyhobbycenter.com/rubber ... rcraft.htm

NatalieSmith01 · Post by **NatalieSmith01** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:53 pm

Fully agree on that.
Penn Valley is the best.

cliffm · Post by **cliffm** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:13 pm

I guess no one has bothered to check the price difference between penn valley and a.c. supply as there is quite a difference, in shipping it's about the same. My experience with a.c. was faster shipping and cheaper prices with exemplary customer service. I may be a little predjudiced because of using them when teaching, but we always shopped for the best bang for our buck.

dbcisco · Post by **dbcisco** » Fri Feb 25, 2011 9:26 pm

Penn Valley is a couple blocks away so I don;t have to pay shipping. Walking into Penn Valley is like walking back in tiime to me.
I love just walking around their cramped little store. Anyone know of other hobby shops that have been around, relatively unchanged, since the 50's?

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