Where do you guys purchase your supplies if you don't live near a hobby shop?

[tbill]

supplies- hobby lobby [last two trips out got a ton of paint on clearance]

kits- hobby lobby, e-bay, model roundup, jimnohio, scale hobbyist, and lately at shows

random equipment [dehydrator, paint booth] amazon.com

[lordairgtar]

I have several black market connection I could never revile, for fear of death!

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[Kris Morgan]

LHS for paints/tools/supplies and kits. We have a great shop close to us modelcave.com Also grab kits at swap meets. I will also grab stuff at our club meeting. Always seems to be a lot of buying/selling/swapping going on at out club meetings, guess I am kinda lucky to be part of such an active club.

[Harry P.]

I have several black market connection I could never revile, for fear of death!

Yeah, probably a good idea not to revile your sources!

[Jordan 191]

I'm fortunate to have two really great LHSs very close to me house. I buy everything there; I'm worried they are going to close.

[mustang1989]

I'm fortunate to have two really great LHSs very close to me house. I buy everything there; I'm worried they are going to close.

And stuff like that is awesome dealing with the first sentence. And ashamed on the next sentence. I feel your pain Jordan!

[Mercman]

Mainly at my LHS, I can order it Tue. and it will be here on Fri. During the summer I scavenge flea markets, and garage sales. Also at various contests that have swap meets, and vendor rables.

[mcandela]

Models: Usually internet, mainly ebay.

Paints: Advance Auto, Pep Boys and Walgreens. (nail polishes)

Supplies: Different hobby shops we visit when we go over to the states to attend model car shows. Usually I stock up for a whole year. (We are a team of 3 or 4 that haul from Puerto Rico to compete in shows in the USA)

[gtx6970]

99% of the time I get everything locally.

BUT, just recently had to order 2 cans of paint online. As I couldn't find it anywhere locally. And at almost $18 with postage added in,,,, never again. I'll have my local hobby shop order if they can, otherwise I'll make due with something else

[Mark]

For tools, don't overlook IPMS or railroad show/sales. The railroad show vendors have it all over the usual hobby shop selection. A few weeks ago, I bought a couple of nice panel scribing tools and some Dremel burrs. As a bonus, I also found a cleanly built, unpainted SMP '59 Impala convertible for $10! The IPMS shows are good too: lots of different tools and paints that the local shops don't often carry.

If you have a plastics supplier in your area (check the phone book), if they have a retail store it will often include a scrap pile, where they sell leftovers and cutoffs from jobs. I've found styrene sheet in thicknesses ranging from .040" to about 1/8", in pieces bigger than will ever be needed for any one project. Price was $1.50 per pound; buy five pounds, get five more free. Ten pounds of sheet plastic is a bunch! I've never bought a full sheet, but I understand even those don't cost a whole lot. Maybe buy one of each available thickness, and split with friends or club members (or sell some at a show to recoup your cost).

[racedriver25]

Everywhere.

Supplies and models: Model Roundup,Mega-Hobby,Scale-Hobbyist,Tower,Sprue Brothers,Hobbylinc

Tools: Micro-Mark and the above places.

Detail parts: Dirt Modeler, RB Motion, Scale Hardware,Scale Motorsports,Pro Tech,and Teds Modelling Marketplace

[Shardik]

For kits it's eBay. No matter how obscure the subject, somebody has it there. I also find occasional deals at the local antique mall. I get most of my supplies from my, very good, LHS and from Micro Mark. For anything specific, I go wherever I can find it.