http://www.redfroghobbies.com/


Very good with accessories,AM,and weathering products.

I love scalehobbyist cheap and is in my state tax free for everyone as well

never ordered from squadron

mega hobby is alright but some things are more pricey there and shipping is high

spruebrothers was my go to place but they didn't replace some mig filters after mig usa referred me to them so I stick with scalehobbyist

I have also had vallejo and AK interactive replace and ship for free paint that had bad lot numbers great service as well

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http://www.redfroghobbies.com/


Very good with accessories,AM,and weathering products.

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I've never been a fan of Red Frog, I met them at a few hobby shows and I got nothing but attitude from them when asking questions about a product I was interested in buying. Their site fine, but I can get the same items anywhere else for the same price, and I don't have to deal with their bad service.

My #1 online store is Sprue Brothers.
Pros:They have fantastic inventory of kits with new items every day. AM parts, paints, and modeling tools. Shipping is always less then 24 hours. Real time inventory is a major plus for me. They also offer several options for shipping. And for me, there has always been great customer service.
Cons: NOt really Cons but not Pros either. They're not the cheapest but their prices are more then fair. They don't carry AMMO products, nor every line of paint. But no one can.

ScaleHobbyist.com
Pro. Nice selection of kits and few lines of paint. Excellent prices
Con. Little in the way of AM parts, which most of the time means ordering from Sprue Brothers for what else I need. Shipping is way too long compared to other online big time retailers. I only use them when Sprue Brothers doesn't have what I'm looking for, which isn't very often.
Squadron
Pros. better prices with new owners. Nice sales. Limited AM selection.
Cons. Inventory levels are low and incomplete. I've yet to order from them since they bought the company.

As a note on RedFrog Hobbies, I've emailed them a few times about picking my orders up rather then shipping since I live less then 5 miles from them. Never heard back from them. I've also ordered kits from them several years ago when I was into race cars. The orders always took weeks to arrive with back orders. Almost seamed like they had to go to a distributor to complete the orders, which adds a longer waiting time.

Joel

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My #1 online store is Sprue Brothers.
Pros:They have fantastic inventory of kits with new items every day. AM parts, paints, and modeling tools. Shipping is always less then 24 hours. Real time inventory is a major plus for me. They also offer several options for shipping. And for me, there has always been great customer service.
Cons: NOt really Cons but not Pros either. They're not the cheapest but their prices are more then fair. They don't carry AMMO products, nor every line of paint. But no one can.

ScaleHobbyist.com
Pro. Nice selection of kits and few lines of paint. Excellent prices
Con. Little in the way of AM parts, which most of the time means ordering from Sprue Brothers for what else I need. Shipping is way too long compared to other online big time retailers. I only use them when Sprue Brothers doesn't have what I'm looking for, which isn't very often.
Squadron
Pros. better prices with new owners. Nice sales. Limited AM selection.
Cons. Inventory levels are low and incomplete. I've yet to order from them since they bought the company.

As a note on RedFrog Hobbies, I've emailed them a few times about picking my orders up rather then shipping since I live less then 5 miles from them. Never heard back from them. I've also ordered kits from them several years ago when I was into race cars. The orders always took weeks to arrive with back orders. Almost seamed like they had to go to a distributor to complete the orders, which adds a longer waiting time.

Joel

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Joel, when you can't find something on Sprue, try MegaHobby's site, they carry nearly every brand of paint, and AMMO. And they ship quicker than Scale Hobbyist.

Joel,

Interesting that you mention that, I've heard that from others before, but personally I've never really had an issue navigating and I'm always curious of others' opinions. Where did you find it difficult?

And regarding AM parts, just between Eduard and Aires there are probably 10,000 items in existence, so I always find it difficult to find the exact part I want, especially on Mega's site where they carry everything. But after enough digging I can usually find it -- just takes a while sometimes. Not that I'm averse to spending a few hours on a hobby site

Scott