Wooo, your frustration really shows man....to the point that u typed T-32 instead of T-34! I was at MH on Thursday 15/1 and I saw that T-34/76, make that 2 maybe 3 boxes of it. Tried to find a bottle or two of thinners and cements but all have been sold out. Managed to get a Super Etendard, F-111, Sea Harrier and a MiG-23 though.

I wuz at MH too sometime end of November. What I like about the kits on the shelves are that the first one is opened to show what's inside so one knows what one is getting. And the store 'boss' is friendly.

I don't want to be too critical but one thing I'd like to say about M'sian hobby stores ( incl the Penang one )......not enuff professionalism. Some store assistants wouldn't give you the time of day. Don't they realise that not all are casual shoppers who come only to gawk at the displays. Also, it's always 'don't know' and 'out of stock'. Not enuff finishing products and having one too many of one thing and none at all of the really essential stuff. Restocking is poor, like the more they sell off the better and daren't take in more. Perhaps we here should set up a consortium of sorts - run by modelers for modelers 'nuff said.

Er Sil, I nampak that T-34 after the sale la!

And then we end up being our own best customers! Pat, this sounds mean and harsh but that Penang is reeeeallyy NOT a pro! Yeah, when I drop by in KL usually I couldn't get what I'm looking for.....or that the timing is off like when I was in KL during the last week, HHQ said that their stock of resin cockpits and seats would only be in next month! Arghhhhhhhh

Er Sil, I nampak that T-34 after the sale la!

Patrick I found the part where you said about heading for the hills at the first sign of mobs, really hilarious.

Thanks. Better safe than sorry.....


Your 2 cents worth about hobby stores was also funny and unfortunately sadly true.
But then what can you expect from a country which would easily be voted as the highest plastic user in world (i.e. just buy anything from pasar malam to packed lunch) BUT we cant even GET ANY D**M STYRENE.

I forgot.........the tax for plastic is high and bank charges to clear foreign checks we receive from sold and commission builds borders on absurd......no, make that ridiculous.



Okay before I go ranting about styrene again, just to let you plane lovers out there know. Hilmi, over at Kg. Baru gave me a call last Saturday and told me he had new stock in.

Oh.........someone selling lah......good, good....

According to him he took in mainly planes and has even got the olde M'sian F-5.

Malaysian markings too ? I doubt but hope...This is on my want list.


Not promoting or anything but just in case your interested. Might want to call him though before you make a trip to the "armpit" of KL. His H/P is 012-9320494.