Sprue Brothers has acquired Great Models webstore...

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Tojo72:

I never understood eveybody's love affair with Squadron,their search engine sucks,and their prices are always higher then then just about anybody.I like flipping thru their flyer but I can't remember the last time I bought anything from them.

 

What, this subject hasn't been hashed out enough in recent months? We gotta bring it up AGAIN? OK, awesome. Another thread bites the dust....

Tojo72

I never understood eveybody's love affair with Squadron,their search engine sucks,and their prices are always higher then then just about anybody.I like flipping thru their flyer but I can't remember the last time I bought anything from them.

What, this subject hasn't been hashed out enough in recent months? We gotta bring it up AGAIN? OK, awesome. Another thread bites the dust....

Tojo72

I never understood eveybody's love affair with Squadron,their search engine sucks,and their prices are always higher then then just about anybody.I like flipping thru their flyer but I can't remember the last time I bought anything from them.

Back in the day when they were the "Player", mid 70's, my friend and I ordered all the time from them, because of their then good deals, and we really didn't have a good hobby shop. That all changed when we finally got a hobby shop dedicated to all types of military models. Now sadly, they are about half gaming and cards.

I never understood eveybody's love affair with Squadron,their search engine sucks,and their prices are always higher then then just about anybody.I like flipping thru their flyer but I can't remember the last time I bought anything from them.

I live in Washington state and it took me 3 days to get my order from Sprubrothers and about 5 days to get it from Greatmodels in Utah which is much closer. Five days is nice, but getting it in three is even sweeter.

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Well, I have a couple of things to say about this:

1) Sprue Bros has become my supplier of choice over the past couple of years, replacing Great Models...It is the ONLY online model supplier I have ever used where feel comfortable enough to buy electronically and not worry about dealing with a live person...they are the fastest in getting my stuff to the front door...

2) I see three major players in the online modeling market: Sprue Bros, Great Models and Squadron...in that order, IMO.  Taking out the second best leaves Sprue Bros and Squadron, a company I feel has been in decline for awhile.  I fear that Squadron will be bought or go under in the next few years.  All of this means one thing:  a lot less competition for Sprue Bros.  And we all know what that could mean...  

I've always used Sprue Bros and Squadron. Great service and very fast delievery. Plus Sprue Bros carry Steel Beach Accessories which I use a lot.

Squadron isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

Well, I have a couple of things to say about this:

1) Sprue Bros has become my supplier of choice over the past couple of years, replacing Great Models...It is the ONLY online model supplier I have ever used where feel comfortable enough to buy electronically and not worry about dealing with a live person...they are the fastest in getting my stuff to the front door...

2) I see three major players in the online modeling market: Sprue Bros, Great Models and Squadron...in that order, IMO.  Taking out the second best leaves Sprue Bros and Squadron, a company I feel has been in decline for awhile.  I fear that Squadron will be bought or go under in the next few years.  All of this means one thing:  a lot less competition for Sprue Bros.  And we all know what that could mean...  

Gonna miss Great Models.

They're far further away from Chicago area than Sprue Brothers but shipped quicker.

Dunno why Missouri takes twice as long to ship.

Yes, this got brought up in another thread.

It's sad, Greatmodelshas always been good to me. They are close and I got my orders timely. Recently, I purchased a few orders from Spruebrothers and was blown away by the prices and service. As long as they remember their roots, they will continue to receive my business.

It's not good to loose options or competion between suppliers.GM has always been good for me