- Member since
December 2009
- From: Converse, Texas
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Best hobby shop experience? Had mine today!
Posted by Dogwatch
on Sunday, January 17, 2010 12:35 AM
So, I live in the San Antonio area and this is the biggest one horse town in Texas so to have a good hobby shop to go to, I have to make the pilgrimage up I35 to Austin and go to Kings Hobby Shop.
http://www.kingshobbyshop.com/
Im going there to see if I can find a compressor adaptor that will fit my Iwata airbrush. So talking to the guy, I find out that I need to go to yet another place (plumbing supply at that) to get this part. I kinda complain that Im from out of town and write down the directions reluctantly and leave the counter. As Im browsing, I see the guy coming down the aisle with something in his hand and he asks me if I have a regulator already and Im like, 'yeah' and he says 'well, can you use a brand new water trap?' As he explains, apparently someone bought a Paasche R-75AR regulator/water trap and the regulator was broken, but the water trap had the connection I needed and he simply gave it to me at no charge...this is an almost $40 part. I was thrilled...if he had any idea how much he REALLY helped me... This is the kind of service that I live for but dont get very often these days. As soon as I finish this, Im hooking everything up and getting ready to paint!
Steve
"When life really starts stressing you out, there's no better remedy
than to go into the hobby room, crank the tunes, and dive into your
latest project so intently that all else falls away." - Madddog
http://www.hillcountryhobby.com Great prices, super service, nice people!
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