Where are the best Modeling shops?

[ZR1cliff]

Here's one i found over in Crawley,the guy makes up a lot of white metal kits of all interests ,autos,trains,boats buildings etc.

www.langleymodels.co.uk/acatalog/Shop_Front_N_Scale__1_148th__51.html

[KITT]

I either use the local one in Weston Super Mare or mail order from Sussex Model Centre (www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk )

[Zad]

A couple more are:

www.hannants.co.uk
www.anticsonline.co.uk/

Where I am, the closest is the Wakefield Model Railway Centre. They have a pretty decent selection of non-railway stuff and it's family owned so they pretty much know their stuff.

[JonRB]

I've used www.modelsport.co.uk and found them to be good, inasmuch as they have a good website, publish a telephone number that was manned by someone who appeared to know what they were talking about when I phoned to clarify something before I bought, and who delivered promptly with no fuss. No idea what their aftersales support is like as I haven't had need of it yet.

[viper_larry]

For R/C Cars in particular, we have 2 shops locally which are both very competitive on the pricing and recommended:

Models in Motion (Stevenage)
Time Tunnel Models (Stevenage)

[little RZD]

I got my R/C car from these people, very helpful indeed! They also sponsored my school when we took part in formula-schools.

www.avicraft.co.uk

Michal

[alloypearltam]

What ever happened to Beatties? Did they go out of business.

[Nevin]

alloypearltam said:

What ever happened to Beatties? Did they go out of business.

Yup. Modelzone took over some of the shops though

[s2gonzo]

JonRB said:

I've used www.modelsport.co.uk and found them to be good, inasmuch as they have a good website, publish a telephone number that was manned by someone who appeared to know what they were talking about when I phoned to clarify something before I bought, and who delivered promptly with no fuss. No idea what their aftersales support is like as I haven't had need of it yet.

Seconded!!

[tubafun]

I've always found these guys[url]www.fusionhobbies.co.uk[/url]very good. Keenly priced and very helpfull.