Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Inspired by Chris's thread giving the sad news of his local, long established hobby store closing, I thought it would be a good idea for those of us fortunate enough to have a local store, to show us all what it's like.
I've been fortunate in this respect for most of my life, wherever I've lived, having either a local Model Shop, or one close to my place of work, or, in the days when I was 'on the road' as a technical rep, stores in the places I visited regularly all over the country.
Although, like most of us, I admit to using on-line outlets such as Hannant's for some of the more specialised items I might need, I'm extremely fortunate in having a little gold mine of a model shop just half a mile from where I now live which, for a relatively small shop, stocks a surprisingly large amount of kits, accessories, tools, paints and lots of other stuff too. Also, if at all possible, if an item is not in stock, Iris, the proprietor, will order it in within a few days.
So, to start things off, here's my local shop, 'Cheshire Models'.
Let's see your shops across the World, and always remember - Support your local shop ... Use it, or Lose it !
I've been fortunate in this respect for most of my life, wherever I've lived, having either a local Model Shop, or one close to my place of work, or, in the days when I was 'on the road' as a technical rep, stores in the places I visited regularly all over the country.
Although, like most of us, I admit to using on-line outlets such as Hannant's for some of the more specialised items I might need, I'm extremely fortunate in having a little gold mine of a model shop just half a mile from where I now live which, for a relatively small shop, stocks a surprisingly large amount of kits, accessories, tools, paints and lots of other stuff too. Also, if at all possible, if an item is not in stock, Iris, the proprietor, will order it in within a few days.
So, to start things off, here's my local shop, 'Cheshire Models'.
Let's see your shops across the World, and always remember - Support your local shop ... Use it, or Lose it !