Speaking of LHS, mine,(ours), in Aurora, Co, just moved. That would be Colpar Hobbies. It's now aligned with Hobby Town. It 's in a bigger store, plenty of space between the aisles, and still with tons of Plastic kits. The kits are a lot easier to display and browse among. They have a downstairs space which can be used for many things. It's still in transition, but very nice. I love Colpar, both locations are very well run and stocked with kits and advice. All the staff is great. No, I don't work there, in fact I wasn't even available to help with the move, my work schedule got in the way. ( and it was like 102 degrees those days).
I give them the majority of my model budget, just because I want them around a long, long, long time. I often feel for those fellow modelers who don't have a shop like Colpar around, you don't know what you're missing. Just for the record, my first purchase at the new store was the Tasca M32B1. Looks to be a goodie!
Doug