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Posted by RainDancer on Monday, December 20, 2021 10:07 AM

I recently ordered from Sprue Brothers. Fast shipping and no damages. 

 

 Who is also trustworthy?

 

 Apologies if I'm beating a dead 1/35 scale horse. I looked around the site here and didn't really see anything.  Is there a sticky, maybe? 

 

 Thank you.  

Ex M60A3 Tanker, Retired Firefighter and Fun at Parties. 

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Posted by keavdog on Monday, December 20, 2021 10:23 AM

I use Sprue Brothers, Hobbylinc, ScaleHobbiest and UpscaleHobbies.  They have all been great.

Thanks,

John

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, December 20, 2021 11:10 AM

Sprue Bros is a top notch site, no worries

BK

 

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Posted by goldhammer88 on Monday, December 20, 2021 11:42 AM

Have had good service and no issues with the above vendors, as well as Mega Hobby.

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Posted by cbaltrin on Monday, December 20, 2021 12:25 PM

RainDancer

I recently ordered from Sprue Brothers. Fast shipping and no damages. 

 

 Who is is trustworthy?

 

 Apologies if I'm beating a dead 1/35 scale horse. I looked around the site here and didn't really see anything.  Is there a sticky, maybe? 

 

 Thank you.  

 

 

I really don't understand your question?

On the Bench: Too Much

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Posted by the Baron on Monday, December 20, 2021 12:58 PM

RainDancer

I recently ordered from Sprue Brothers. Fast shipping and no damages.  

 Who is is trustworthy? 

 Apologies if I'm beating a dead 1/35 scale horse. I looked around the site here and didn't really see anything.  Is there a sticky, maybe?  

 Thank you.   

Did you look in the Ready Room forum:

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/general_discussion/f/50.aspx

That's really where this kind of question is asked, so you'd be most likely to find threads there.  Of course, other threads about online retailers might be buried in the specialty threads, like Ships, making it harder to find them.

To answer your question, no, there is no pinned post here in FSM with a list of good online hobby vendors.  I agree with you about Sprue Brothers, they have earned their good reputation.

From my own experience, I recommend Freetime Hobbies, previously based in Georgia but now moved across the state line into North Carolina.

MegaHobby based in New Jersey is also very good.

 

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by GMorrison on Monday, December 20, 2021 3:15 PM

keavdog

I use Sprue Brothers, Hobbylinc, ScaleHobbiest and UpscaleHobbies.  They have all been great.

 

what he said.Also Amazon.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by RainDancer on Monday, December 20, 2021 6:52 PM

cbaltrin

 

 
RainDancer

I recently ordered from Sprue Brothers. Fast shipping and no damages. 

 

 Who is is trustworthy?

 

 Apologies if I'm beating a dead 1/35 scale horse. I looked around the site here and didn't really see anything.  Is there a sticky, maybe? 

 

 Thank you.  

 

 

 

 

I really don't understand your question?

 

 From what companies do you trust to buy models from online?

 

 Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm still learning the site. 

Ex M60A3 Tanker, Retired Firefighter and Fun at Parties. 

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Posted by freem on Monday, December 20, 2021 8:51 PM

Sprue Bros, FreeTime, and now Atlantis are three I've used with great service and selection.  I also get stuff from Tower Hobbies since I'm am afflicted with the RC addiction.

Chris Christenson

 

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Posted by cbaltrin on Monday, December 20, 2021 9:11 PM

RainDancer

 

 
cbaltrin

 

 
RainDancer

I recently ordered from Sprue Brothers. Fast shipping and no damages. 

 

 Who is is trustworthy?

 

 Apologies if I'm beating a dead 1/35 scale horse. I looked around the site here and didn't really see anything.  Is there a sticky, maybe? 

 

 Thank you.  

 

 

 

 

I really don't understand your question?

 

 

 

 From what companies do you trust to buy models from online?

 

 Thanks everyone for the replies. I'm still learning the site. 

 

I only use sprue brothers. For cars, modelroundup seems to have a good reputation; although I have to admit,  I have not ordered from them yet...

On the Bench: Too Much

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Posted by mfsob on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 7:58 AM

GMorrison

what he said.Also Amazon.

 

Amazon can been a good place, with one major caveat - always, ALWAYS click on the link to check the seller's ratings and reviews. Not the product description link, the Seller's link. Some Amazon sellers are very good - and some are beyond schysters.

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Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 8:11 AM

I got a couple of go to Ebay shops

Omnimodels

Dragon-hobby

 

 

 

 

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Posted by the Baron on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 11:08 AM

Tojo72

I got a couple of go to Ebay shops

Omnimodels

Dragon-hobby 

Yeah, I second dragon-hobby, too.  I've bought some things from him, most recently last Wednesday.  Great selection, decent prices and fast shipping.  The item I bought on Wednesday arrived yesterday.  And it'd have been faster, if it weren't for eBay's current payment process.  When they still used PayPal for payments direct to the seller instead of to eBay, I'd pay DH, and he'd have it in the mail to me that day.

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by rocketman2000 on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 3:55 PM

I also use Kitlinx.

Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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Posted by gregbale on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 5:48 PM

Tojo72

I got a couple of go to Ebay shops

Omnimodels

Dragon-hobby

Rebelalpha is another great Ebay shop for models & accessories

Greg

George Lewis:

"Every time you correct me on my grammar I love you a little fewer."
 
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Posted by RainDancer on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 6:01 PM

 

Great suggestions. 

 

 I appreciate all of you taking the time to reply. 

Ex M60A3 Tanker, Retired Firefighter and Fun at Parties. 

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