A trip to the hobby store

Your going to start racking up frequent driver miles with the trips Chazzer....  

plastickjunkie

 

DoogsATX:

 

The idea of a hobby shop with everything is just...too amazing for words!

 

 

 

That's exactly how I felt everytime I walked into Orange Blossom Hobbies on NW 19 Ave and 36 St.  in Miami. The place was HUGE. Any member here who visited this place will agree with me. I spent hours just looking at their merchandise. The guys that worked there were a pleasure to deal with. Unfortunately it went belly up back in the 90's.

 I drove about 35 miles to Marchets Hobbys in Lakeland FL ( their ad is in the directory in FSM ) . Sad news , they closed the doors in December after many years.

A few days later went about 60 miles to Modelers Paradise in Largo FL. This place is stacked to the rafters with kits new and vintage, AM , tools ,everything. They are also listed in the FSM directory. Unfortunately, their hours have been changed from 10 -6 Mon- Sat, to 12-6 with no Sat. hours.

I was there on a Wed. at 10 am going to "browse" for an hour and head back home to pick my kid up from school . Needless to say , I didn't have the time to hang around for two hours till they opened . Wouldn't have given me the "browse" time I wanted anyway.

At least there's still 3 Hobbytowns within an hours drive for me.

Daddy

If you ever drive down south to Broward County, go by RC Hobbies on McNab and University Dr located in the City of Sunrise.  That place is huge with a ton of neat stuff!

Wildman.......I feel da love!........LOL

    Been in the hospital. I've got a few good stories about my search for armor models.More to follow..............

Oh God..........

Stand back......  

     smiley withdrawal........

          Where's the bedpan?

       Alright! Lets get started. I took another odyssey, this time to Harbor Freight  in Berlin CT, alone.  You can look up the address online. I know a lot of you guys   have   been to   Harbor freight in your neck of the woods but it was my first time.So cool. I once   again just wanted "to look" . And look I did!! I ended up picking up a Central   Pneumatic Compressor that came with an air-brush for $79.99. The compressor has a moisture trap,   regulator, is quiet, and can run from 0 psi to 58 psi. I've already used the compressor and air-brush with great results. I did pick up a dremel tool rip off for $6.99 and   some great miniature files and sculpting tools. All told I spent   about   $94.00 dollars. What great deals! Now, the trip home took about forty minutes  . Plenty   of   time  to plan   my smuggling operation. I decided to walk into the house with   a   small bag of my goodies leaving the compressor in my jeep. When I got home she was out!! That means I was in!! As I was just taking the compressor out of my jeep, my wife pulled into the   driveway. I GOT CAUGHT. Well..lets just say she wasn't thrilled.  .I have been cooking so many meals that I should become a chef. To make a long story short, once again I was pardoned. Soooo..the next day I went to HQ Hobbies in Milford....that story next time.... picked up another armor  model!!

Keep it light and have fun

....Scott

    Anyone out there with similar armor shopping stories? Lets keep it rolling! Steve are ya out there? LOL



Scott (Chazzer)

Always keep it light!! Have fun, good hobbying ( is that a word?).