Yesterday I visited the last two hobby shops in the San Francisco bay area that still carry model car kits. First, I went to Hobbies Unlimited in San Leandro and bought some Tamiya paint and Bare Metal Foil. I then went to Sheldon's Hobbies in San Jose and bought Revell's Bronco half cab and Tamiya paint. It has been 7 months since I have been to these hobby shops and I was surprised by how much the prices of new kits has gone up.