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Looking for a bit of help
Posted by Redruum on Thursday, February 20, 2014 5:04 AM

Im looking for a one stop shop place with decent prices to purchase all my modeling tools from. Engraving tool, cement, acrylics, brushes, blades, clamps, etc. Does anyone konw or use a good site you can share with me?

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Posted by Tojo72 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:14 AM

how about    www.micromark.com

a wide variety of modeling tools for sure

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Posted by RobGroot4 on Thursday, February 20, 2014 6:57 PM

Check out sprue brothers and squadron they are both pretty solid on pricing, though I'm not sure how they do on tools.  I tend to bounce around from website to website checking for better prices.

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Posted by G-J on Thursday, February 20, 2014 7:30 PM

I second Sprue Brothers.  I also like Scale Hobbyist.

On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

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  • From: Central Florida
Posted by plasticjunkie on Friday, February 21, 2014 8:55 AM

I echo the above but will like to add Harbor Freight Tools. Depending where you live you may have one locally. They carry certain items useful in this hobby and really cheap prices. I really haven't found just one store for everything, just shop around.

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Posted by CN Spots on Sunday, February 23, 2014 6:52 PM

Ditto on Scalehobbyist.com and harbor freight.  I got my scale hobbyist order in 6 days and the paint jars were each bubble wrapped and the model kits were protected by kraft paper. Nice touch.

Always comparative shop!  you'd be shocked at what you can save by buying "model" stuff from a non-model site.  Exact same stuff too.

For example:

www.micromark.com/deluxe-lighted-headband-magnifier,7844.html

Compared to...

www.harborfreight.com/magnifier-head-strap-with-lights-38896.html

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  • From: MN
Posted by Nathan T on Sunday, February 23, 2014 7:19 PM

Sprue Brothers maybe. But you'll find there is no one stop shop. Various companies out there specialize in certain areas, such as riveters, scribers, etc. You don't want to sell yourself short by only shopping at one site.

Oh, and try umm-usa.com for tools and scratch building supplies.

 

 

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