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    I just found Bill's Hobby Barn II in Sudbury, MA. It's a spinoff
    from their shop in Nashua. I had a good chat with Bill. He and his
    partner work for Raytheon and have the stores as a side business.
    The Sudbury shop isn't doing all that well, but he's hoping to drum
    up more business. He does most of his volume in cars, but has aircraft
    too. Not a lot of stock, but he had what I needed, and has several
    kits, engines, & radios in stock. He said he's happy to order anything.
    
    Bill's Hobby Barn II (Bill Rickard, George Palmer)
    Mill Village, Rt. 20
    Sudbury, MA 01776
    (617) 443-7547

    Hours: Mon-Fri 10-9
           Sat 10-6
           Sun 12-5
    

    
    I have two places you can try: (in order of preference)
    
    1)  Jim's R/C            (About 20-25 mins from Nashua or Merrimack,
        Rt 102, Derry NH      right in Derry center town, not hard to find)
                              (Good prices and good selection, Tax free)
    
    2)  Hobby ETC              (South Nashua, exit 1 coming Rt 3 southbound)
        Daniel Webster Highway (It is located in a mall strip called
    	Nashua, NH      	Lamplighter Square just opposite from 
        		        Pheasant Lane mall - Fair selection and
                                fair prices (full list) , No tax)
    
    
                                                        

    If you're going to be around Manchester, try J&S Hobby Center. The
    address is ...

	Joe Lacourse
	13 Sanborn Road
	Londonderry, NH 03053
	(603)432-7058

    This is just off of RT28 next to the North School in Londonderry. This
    is within a .25 mile of where RT128 splits off from RT28. He's got
    some electric stuff (i've seen some props anyway), but his interest
    is mainly 1/4 scale and other powered stuff. He runs it out of his
    garage, parking is right in the driveway. It seems odd but i've found
    that all of the best hobby (RC) shops are either in basements or
    garages...

                     !
                   --+--
G. Schrader     o___<0>___o
                  *  *  *

    Peanuts Hobby Shop
    King's Tower, Rte. 7
    Milton, VT  05468
    802/893-1167
    
    Hrs.  10-7 Mon. - Sat.  12-4 Sun.
    
    Grand opening March 4, 1989.  Store offers a little bit of everything
    in RC.  Has cars, planes, boats, even ultralights.  Also trains
    for the side hobbyist.  Prices are competative, has direct line
    with Great Planes.  Offers the best free roasted peanuts in the
    area.

     Bay State Hobbies in Needham, MA has a good selection of RC material.

     It's at 928 Great Plain Ave. ... telephone number is 617-449-3560.

     The owner is a member of a local RC Aircraft club (Millis, MA), I
  believe.

       PaulB

     I found another store which I don't find mentioned here:

         Advanced RC
         Route 138
         Canton, Mass.
         617-821-4353
  
         Hours:  Mon + Wed         Noon - 9
                 Tu, Thurs, Fri    4:30 - 9
                 Sat               9:00 - 5

  
               PaulB

    		******* R/C RACEWAYS *******
    	A REMOTE CONTROL REPAIR AND HOBBY STORE ON MARLBORO MAIN STREET
    
    	- PLANES        - ROCKETS       - BOOKS & MAGAZINES
    	- TRAINS        - MODELS
    	- CARS		- PAINTS            & MORE
    
    	
    	R/C RACEWAYS
    	109 MAIN STREET
    	MARLBORO, MASS. 01752 (508) 624-4300   OWNED & OPERATED BY Don
                                                                   Schrager
                                     	

    There is a new store in Nashua, NH that is "opening soon"  (this sign
    has been up for almost 2 months now!!) called "Hobbies, Etc." 
    
    It is located on Rt 101A in the Greystone Plaze (across from Wendy's,
    almost in Merrimack).  They claim that they will have a complete line
    of RC gear.  But more importantly to you car people, they are going to
    have an indoor carpeted track.
    
    As it still has not opened, I can not give any details to prices or
    how well they are stocked...
    
    cheers,
    jeff
    

re: <<< Note 7.24 by THOTH::SCHRAGER >>>
                         -< R/C RACEWAYS IN MARLBORO >-

    I stopped by R/C Raceways last nite on the way home to check it out
    for R/C airplane related stuff.

    When I went in there was a customer looking over a kit for an electric
    plane (don't remember which one). Moments later I discovered that the
    other customer was Dan Miner, who had dropped by to check it out too.

    This shop has very little in the way of airplane stuff - a few kits,
    almost no accessories. The good news is that Dan and I had a chat with
    the proprietor and he indicated a willingness to consider stocking
    airplane stuff. We promised him that if he did he'd get some business.
    We'll have to keep an eye on this shop and see what happens.

    He did seem to be pretty well stocked with car stuff, one of you car
    folks will have to check that out.

    Dave Hughes

Just got back from our annual romp to Remember Why We Left
California, otherwise known as a vacation trip to the S.F. Bay
Area. Thought I'd make a few  notes here for those going to DEC
Santa Clara. 

First off, I stopped in at the San Antonio Hobby Shop.  Immediate
culture shock. This was my first taste of the kind of selection
that a big city hobby shop can have -- I'll be commenting on this
later.  San Antonio is not a discount shop, and I had better game
just down the road, so aside from a nostalgia trip and a quick
lookover at their incredible stock of new kits I left in short
order. 

Next stop was PEC.  I figured that since they were a manufacturer
(they're called Penn Electrical Co., but Penn International
Chemicals is in their back yard) I'd take advantage of the PEC
prices on CYA and bought a couple of 1 oz bottles at $3.88 --
slightly more than half of Phlyin' Phil's price.  Scrounged
around a while more, still breathless over their selection and
left for the Big Time: Sheldon's. 

Recently someone mentioned that they were out there and couldn't
find Sheldon's.   I replied that it was because they were indeed
hard to find.  Well, that was not the reason -- since I left the
area they've moved!  And to a much better location.  So for
posterity, here's the directions on how to get there from here:

If you're coming from the DEC Santa Clara office, take the
Milpitas-Alviso road (highway 237) to highway 880.  Turn south
toward San Jose and go a couple of exits to the Mongague
Expressway offramp.  Go east to the Old Oakland Road.  Turn right
and go about a mile to Sheldon's, on the right side of the road.
Their address is 2135 Old Oakland Road.  From San Jose, go north
on 880 to Montague. Bring money.

I don't think Sheldon's is the best hobby shop in the country;
their selection of kits is a fraction of Tower's. But they sure
make up for it with everything else!  Now this country boy has
been 4 years in Coleraddy, happily paying (well, sort of) full
list at Phil's and other establishments, and making do with what
they have in stock. I forgot what selection and prices meant. I
wanted everything, but settled for some items that were way below
Phil's prices, like 9x6 props for .85 instead of Phil's $1.25 or
were completely unattainable here, like the blue exhaust stack
extension tubing. And Sheldon's price on CYA was even lower than
PEC's.  Spent about $35, but saved at least $10 in the process. 

I dunno, probably you Easterners have the equivalent of Sheldon's
in your area; I know that even Denver doesn't have anything like
that place.  Do visit Sheldon's if you are out there, its well
worth the time.

Its not worth living there for, thank you!  But Phil's is going
to be tough to take for awhile.

On the trip back out we spent a few days in Reno, the Greatest
Place In The World (I'm happy because I left the Nugget $30
richer, for once).  Of course I made my hobby shop tour there
too.  Visited my usual places and a few new ones, most notably 
AMS Imports, 1110 Wells St., Reno.  He has an ad on pg 251 of a
recent RCM.  The place is better quality than the ad represents...

The owner is a very talkative fellow with a heavy German accent.
He imports most of the same stuff as Hobby Lobby, and being
unfamiliar with import prices for German ARFs and engines, I
cannot say if he offers better deals. 

However, he did show me some interesting things.  Note to whoever
is doing the ME262 project; he imports the German kit for that
plane; from the photo he had of the completed kit the model is
terrific.  I know that this kit was recommended in the notes
about that project, but I don't think a U.S. source has been
identified before now.  He also had a German ducted fan unit that
was nice.  It has adjustable pitch blades on the fan to
compensate for whatever such things are good for; he mentioned
altitude.   In the same vein, he has the German MIG-3 kit, also
very nice.

He showed me a new Aristo radio; a beautiful 4-channel PCM for
$185 or so.  That one will blow the competition out of the water
for sure!  One of the nicest jobs I've ever held, and without the
bells and whistles and shiny gingerbread that the others put on
their radios. I still like the Airtronics, but this is a very
nice 2nd best in my opinion.  Now, if Aristo would just get
Airtronics servos for their gear!

Also worthy of note is that Aristo uses at least some components
that Futaba uses.  If you look at the control sticks on both
Futaba and Aristo in the UP position (full back toward the bottom
of the radio) in the correct light, you will see a little blemish
on the center pivot that is exactly the same for both radios.
This was with one of the top line Futaba PCMs, which means that
Aristo at least uses a good supplier for their sticks...also, the
transmitter modules for both radios are exactly alike except for
labels and, he claims, interchangeable.

Has anyone tried to use Aristo rx/Futaba tx or vice versa yet?
The common tx module tells me that there is a good chance that
they will work together. Nice stuff for those Futaba owners who
want cheap additional frequencies and flight packs. 

If you're going to the Reno Air Races this year, AMS is
sponsoring a model trade show.  I suspect this one will be more
hooplah than substance, but if you're going to be in the area, it
may be worth seeing.  Send me mail offline and I'll send you some
info. 

I also live in Colorado and am new to the hobby. I am not familiar with
    Phil's as I have been getting "stuff" through Custom Hobbies.  I
    haven't compared prices closely for CA or fuel filters but on the
    radio, engine, and spare parts for my helis Jack(the owner) has
    met and in a few cases beat the mail order houses. I would suggest
    the next time you are in the market for a kit check with Jack I
    think he'll make you a deal. 

Yeah, those of us that go to Phlyin' Phil's shop do it for the
atmosphere, rather than the prices.  Phil's shop is the Eagle's
Nest, located on Carefree in the shopping center there.  It is
hidden behind the laundromat on the south corner of the building.

I compared Phil's prices with Sheldon's when I was in their store
a couple of weeks ago, and found that as far as the nickel and
dime items go, Phil was not that far off.  His problem is that he
doesn't do enough volume to give low prices on the big stuff like
kits, engines, and radios.  He has lately offerred to meet
Tower's advertised price if you put 50% down and can wait a few
days.  Phil got a small computer from a Denver distributer, I
think, Royal, that allows him to do this.

Phil runs a post office in his shop, and he has commented that
this is what keeps him in business.  The postal patrons take us
modellers surprisingly well...

Can't fault the man, no matter what he really thinks of me, he
always welcomes me in and is happy to talk shop.

I like Jack also, but you never see him at the field, nor do you
see his help there often (you do see them though).  Jack is
always fooling with his computer when I go in, whereas Phil is
very often building something.  I have to admit though,  that Jack
has the best inventory and prices in town for most items.

BTW -- in the base note I mentioned a very talkative German
fellow in Reno...he sold Jack the software he uses in the shop. 
Its a special program for hobby shops.

I have cards from a few shops in Denver that I like, make
yourself known to me and I'll pass you a set.

             A NEW R/C STORE HAS JUST OPENED UP IN ACTON.
    
               LOU'S R/C  -SPECIALIZING IN R/C CARS
                  (SALES -  PARTS -  REPAIRS)
    
                275 CENTRAL ST.  WEST ACTION MA.
                       (508-264-0087)
                       ( 1-800 -698-0055)
                        
              I VISITED THE SHOP AND THEY HAVE A REAL NICE SELECTION
              OF PARTS.  THE HOURS ARE MONDAY - FRIDAY 12:00 - 9:00
              OPEN SATURDAYS.  

Last week I took a day off and visited a couple of Coleraddy
hobby shops...

The first shop was Don's Hobbies (not Bob's as I reported a
couple of notes back, though there is a Bob's in Boulder. Next
pilgrimage) 815 10th Street, Greeley.  You go up through Denver
past Mile-Hi and take the HWY 76 turnoff to Fort Morgan. From
there take highway (mumbley) to Greeley.  Check the map; the
turnoff comes quickly from hwy 25 and Greeley is only announced
in small letters.  How do I know -- I missed the effing thing and
had to drive to the next exit, double back to past the exit and
then take another run at it...helps to have a navigator.

Actually the ride is a bigger event than the hobby shop; at one
point there's Fort Vasquez, an old fur trading outpost from 1835,
sitting in the median!  That's right, smack dab in the center of
the highway.  Greeley is also a nice college town with all the
visual side benefits of same.  Anyway, back to Don's.

Don's was established in 1962. It has 3 levels; the street level
has all the craftsy stuff.  The RC stuff is in a loft just a
little smaller than Phil's place.  Mercifully, they put the
trains in the basement.

Don has everything.  I mean every little goodie that you could
want; the place is packed.  But bring money, 'cause he don't take
American Express, and he charges full list.  The big advantage of
the place is that since its been around for a long time there's a
lot of items at old list prices, and a lot of items that are out
of production.  Such as, I picked up a couple of discontinued
plastic spinners with two screws on the outside for $1.50 (1
3/4-inch) and $1.95 (2 1/2-inch).  And a case for my nuked Royal
mini servo for $2.50 -- couldn't find this in California, and so
forth.  Nice place and a good excuse for a pleasant drive.  How
far??? About 110 miles one way, but hey, I like hobby shops.

Nice place, but my son Frail Timmy started complaining that there
were no paints for his eggs (he paints religious scenes on
blown-out eggs and sells them to the tourists), so we left.

Next I swung past BK Discount Hobby Center, 2495 West Hampden,
Englewood (suburb of Denver).  This place is very hard to find.
Hampden is a major street in south Denver, but as with lots of
Denver streets it gets broken up in several places.  Look on the
map, its between South Bryant and South Santa Fe Drive, and
expect to miss it on the first pass.  Do not confuse West Hampden
with Hampden; they are different streets.

I visited BK a couple of years ago and wrote it off as a flea-bag
operation.  Well, I was wrong (surprise!).  Its actually a pretty
fair store, possibly the best selection in Denver, though I would
still question the discount part.  I picked up a couple of
German-made plastic 10-4 props that I've been looking for for
months ($1.50), and a few misc. things.  Nice to know that you
don't have to pay $11.00 for a roll of monokote like you do in
you-know-who's shop (and the other one too).  A must visit in the
Big City.

Also I revisited Colpar Hobbies on Havana -- still as good as
ever, but alas, not my favorite any longer.

        There are lots of hobby shops in the Chicago area, including
        several good ones. 

        Stanton Hobby Shop, 4734 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago is certainly
        the best in the city. They have just about everything you could
        imagine for RC, or any other modelling interest. I hit their balsa
        rack often, the best I've ever found short of my basement. 

        Venture Hobbies, 747 W Dundee Rd., in Wheeling is my favorite,
        maybe because it's closest "biggie" to where I live. Don just
        expanded the place, doubling its size. Lots of RC stuff, planes,
        boats, cars. Limited trains. The best plastic model selection
        since the demise of Squadron Shop in Elmhurst. 
        
        I don't frequent Al's Hobby Shop, 121 Addison, in Elmhurst, as it
        is a ways from me, but they might be the best RC supplier in the
        area. 

        Hill's Hobby, 10 Prarie, in Park Ridge is THE place for trains,
        and is right next to the Northwestern tracks. They do have plenty
        of RC stuff as well. 

        Tom Thumb on Davis in Evanston seems to be more into skateboards
        and RC cars, but has plenty of other stuff. I spent a lot of time
        there back when I was a student at Northwestern. 
        
        I have a more complete list, but locals can check the yellow pages
        and get the same info. Visitors would be most interested in these. 

    (This has a corrected location of the store...)
    
    Bill's Hobby Barn
    326 S. Broadway  (write this number down and take it with you!!)
    Salem NH 
    
    is on Rt 28, the north/south road just
    east of and parallel to I93.  The Salem plant is off Main Street, Rt 97
    (exit 2? from I93); the Rockingham Park road (exit 1?) is about a mile
    south.  
    
    The shop is about 1 mile SOUTH of Rockingham park, on the west side
    of Rt. 28.  This is about two miles north of the Massachusetts border.  
    From Nashua, take Rt 111 to Rt 28 and turn south two or three miles.
    
    It is in a small plaza that has a red "barn" motif.  It is called
    something like the "Country Plaza" or some such.  

-

      In case anyone is interested, there is a hobby shop in
    Auburn n.h. that has really good prices.  We were there
    last night and my son bought a control rod for a $1.95,
    which was $1.00 cheeper than the shop in Salem.
    
      All he carries is R C stuff, it is called C&T Hobby.
    the owner also runs a plane club.
      They are having a  show-sell-swap show on Jan 13th.
     
    To get there, take 93 to 101 east take the exit for rt 28. Go south
    for a couple of hundred yards to the traffic circle , go 3/4 of
    the way around and follow that road for about 2 miles till you get
    to a intersection with a store and post office.  Go straight thru
    for about 1/2 mile to a Y in the road.  Taking the right goes to
    the shop ( about 1/4 mile on the right) , straight across the Y
    goes onto a dirt road, and a short distance up is a school, where
    the show-sell-trade show will be from noon till 6:00 on the 13th.
    
    the phone # of the shop is  603-483-2274, ask for Chuck for other
    details
    
    
    John
    dtn 264-0664
    
    

Mentioned earlier in here is Ray's in Worcester.

I tried to stop the other day and was greeted by a new little card on the door.

Ray's will now be open 6pm-9pm monday through friday. Closed saturday & sunday.

It lists these as "new spring and summer hours"

Just to save you the trip.

Well, the only thing holding up my Panic is a muffler. I have an old Webra .61 
on it and I need a legal muffler. I also have 3 other Webra engines that I could 
use a parts supplier for so...

I called Hobby Dynamics and was referred to four area dealers who order Webra
stuff through them. I need help finding them and maybe some Email comments on 
what people see as problems with these dealers.

Bill's in East Longmeadow (413) 736-7711 (no mention in the file - Tom T??. 
			some of the members in the Ware club go here)

Fisher R/C in Framingham (Topic 506 is incomplete and doesn't bode well. This 
			is the easiest for me to get to after work though)

J&J in Chicopee (I'm out that way every so often and it's only 1/2 hour 
		from home)

Master Hobbies in Cherry Valley (they told me they weren't interested in 
		ordering when I stopped in during my initial area search)

    
    Henry's Hobby house has Moved!! The Store is at the left end of the
    strip mall - away from MacDonald's
    
    	The new location is W Boylston Square which is on Rt12 behind the
    new MacDonalds (just north of the Fair shopping center. From downtown
    Worcester take 290 to 190 exit 4, left on Rt 12, about 1 mile on the
    right look for mickey d's and you're there. Plenty of FREE parking.
    
    	From Marlboro its only 16 miles from IND to his door. Take 290 west
    to 140 north to Rt12. Left on Rt 12 and about 1/2 mile down on the left
    is the shopping center - right across from Franklin Manor. Store is 5
    miles from 290 going this way.
    
    	Store is open two nights til 8PM Wed and Thursday. Nice layout. If
    you don't see what you're looking for ask it may be behind the counter.
    Norm does `special orders' so if he doesn't have it try that route.
    
    	He carries some RC plane and car items so for that lunchtime part
    you may find it there. 8^) If not talk to him about what to stock.
    
    	Usual disclaimers inserted here.

    
    
       John,
    
               Bills Hobby Barn on 28 so. always seems to have
       cars and trucks in there for repair (abuse I think not bad gear)
       so I believe they are capable of providing service. I also
       do business with him and trust him. He also cares about the
       sport of RC flyin cause I _know_ of one instance that he would
       not sell an advanced model to a novice ( North star) He gets
       my vote.
    
    
       kevin p (metrology lab)

    John,
         I agree with Kevin, Bill's is a good spot, I
    occasionally shop there.  There is another very good
    spot on Rte. 101A (Merrimack) on the road that goes
    from Nashua to Milford.  It's called Hobbies Plus, and
    it is in the shopping mall, I believe called "Westgate".
    It would be on the left (going Westward) immediately
    following the Coca-Cola plant (on the left), and where 
    there is also an Ames store.  It's in a corner location
    out close to the street.   They have an indoor track there
    and what looks like a pretty good inventory of "Goodies".
    
    Joh N

    Re: .49
    
    Hobbies Plus is located in "Greystone" Plaza, across the 
    street from Wendy's.

      I visited Bill's Hobby Barn in Salem, NH last Saturday.  It's my first
time there.  Bill was very friendly and helpful.  He told me that he's recently
installed a new computerized point of sale system to keep track of his
inventory.  He's intended to start three new programs and asked me to spread
the news:

1)  frequent flyer program:
    People who register their names at Bill's will receive a discount.
    The program will keep track of your purchase amount and further discount is
    available when you reach the gold or platinum level.

2)  mail order to anywhere at discounted prices.

3)  tell-a-friend program:
    If you introduce a friend to Bill's place, you'll receive a gallon
    of fuel free.

For more info, call Bill or visit his place.



                                                        ning

Hobby Town, the north end hobby shop in Colorado Springs, has
opened a new store in the Citadel Plaza (the one with the
Wallymart).

As noted earlier, the original Hobby Town started as a real
Mickey-Mouse operation out of a small store front.  When they
first opened, they seemed to be another one of those RC
car (no offense intended)/fantasy games/plastic airplanes stores
that come and go.  Furthermore, it seemed to be a common
impression from the people that went there that the store owner
was a jerk.

But within a year they balanced out their stock, got serious on
RC planes, and expanded slightly into a fine store -- not first
rate, but fine.

Anyway, the new store is about twice as large and carries on the
same theme as the original store, which, BTW is still open and
going strong.  The owner is at the new store...

Their prices are the same list that Phil charges, except that
balsa wood is ungodly expensive at Hobby Town, pretty much at
craft store prices.  But then, Phil's prices for balsa rival
Tower's, so its really to Phil's credit more than Hobby Town's.

Also there is no ambience to either of the Hobby Town stores, it
seems to be just a job to them, though a few of the clerks can
talk RC cars with the best of them.

Despite my loyalty to Phil, I find myself going into Hobby Town
for things; plastic models, nickle and dime RC items, and joy
supreme, they're open on Sundays, so they cover a hole when I've
wrecked my model on Sunday morning and don't want to wait till
Monday to get the repair parts/wood.

I live in Leominster and frequent a hobby store in downtown Fitchburg on
Main St.  It's called McManus' Hobby Shop.  Phone is (508) 342-3248.
Very good selection of plans and radios.  They have some cars too.

It's a very good parts store.  They sell parts for all of their stock
so if you buy something and need parts, they can help you.

Mike

Per Alton's mail
    
    
	I found the following info about Fisher RC moving to Natick, Ma

					Ray
			(New to hobby but already buying spare Shuttle
			 chopper parts and I havent even flown it yet)

	---------------------------------------------------------
		(((Standard disclaimer {No $ 4 me, Just somewhere to
		   spend hobby $ at...sigh...})))

	
			WE ARE GOING TO MOVE!!

		As of Sept 17 1990, we will be located at Claredon St.
		in Natick. There is ample parking across the street,
		and we hope that we can serve you like we did in the past.

`					For Fisher RC
					  Margaret Fish

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						508-877-1116
					M-F	11:30am - 6pm
					M-W-F	    7pm - 9pm
					Sat	 9:30am - 5pm

Tom's Hobby Korner    in Chelmsford a mile west of the Rt 3 Rt 4 intersection
113 Graniteville Rd  (off Old Westford Rd)

508-251-4576     12-9  M,Tu,Th   2-9 W,F   9-5 Sat   not open Sunday

Planes, boats, and cars; very well stocked; very helpful; five stars

The owner, Tom Shipko, is a coatings chemist by profession.

    
Directions coming from the south:

   Rt 495 North to Rt 4 at Chelmsford 

   Turn left off the exit ramp (over the highway)

   North on 4 for 1.1 miles to Davis Rd on the left (an unusual intersection)

      If you miss it and get to the rotary, see intructions below.

   Turn left (west) and go up the hill   (1/8th mile)  and 

   Bear right at the fork, continuing on Davis Rd down and north (~ 1/2 mile)

   Second stop sign at the foot of the hill, turn left onto Graniteville
   
      go past a playing field, houses, and Sully's ice cream   (1/4 mile)

   Bear left at the fork at Sully's

      past a school and a driveway (school admin.) on the right    (1/3 mile)

   Tom's is on the right on the next corner (Princess Ave.)
    
      a white house with a truck (his "sign") parked in a front driveway
      entrance is in the back, accessed from the side street
    
    
Directions coming from the north:

   Rt 3 south from New Hampshire to the Rt 4 circle (over the highway)

   First exit off the circle = Old Westford Rd towards the west

   Bear right at the fork onto Graniteville Road

      go past playing fields on the right, a horse pasture on the left

      past some houses then Sully's ice cream 
   
   Bear left at the fork at Sully's

      past a school and a driveway (school admin.) on the right

   Tom's is on the right on the next corner (Princess Ave.)
    
      a white house with a truck (his sign) parked in a front driveway
      entrance is in the back, accessed from the side street
    
   
Comments from earlier notes:

Jim HANNAH::REITH 2-MAR-1990 
...... One thing I feel is important also is that if I need something, I can
walk in and be home with it that night. While his monocoat prices might be
higher than Tower by a good margin, I know that I can walk in and get the color 
I just ran short on (I really like that metallic plum ;^) right out of the rack
(and there's more out back too)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Joe WAV13::MARRONE  1-MAR-1990 

    Last night I went to Tom's Hobby Korner for the first time.  Neat
    place.  It's in the basement of his house, and it is packed to the
    gills with just about everything you would want or need.  I was
    impressed with how much he stocks in such a small area.
    
    While I fully expected to pay more than mail order for EVERYTHING he
    sells, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that he sells some things
    for less than Tower.
    
    True, his monokote is 11.70 compared to 6.99 from Tower when on sale,
    and his planes and other major equipment are all 25-50% higher than
    mail order, but his nickle and dime items, which can add to to BIG
    bucks, were in many cases cheaper.  I didn't do an extensive study, but
    two items I bought, scuff guard and hinges, were less than
    Tower's price.
    
    
    BTW, his place is dangerous to wallets, so if you go there, be aware
    that your wallet will develop a strange tendency to reject any currency
    it contains before leaving. ;-)
    
    

    Interesting to note that they have "sale" prices at their grand opening ;^)

    Just called them:
    
    M-F: 10-8
    Sat: 10-6
    Sun: 12-5
    
    	Dave.

    Does anyone happen to have an address, phone number, or what
    ever for Modeltech????????????
    
    Steve

    The franchise owner of Hobby USA in Westford is Jim Howerton.
    I used to work with Jim when he was the finance guy for TIMG
    in the early 80's.  I've heard he went to Wang and that he is 
    now at Honeywell Bull.  My memory is that he was a good guy 
    --- reasonable and sensible even if he had poor judgment in 
    going to Wang and Honeywell.

    Let's wish him well in the Hobby business.  Too bad he isn't 
    selling out of a garage or a basement.

Stores in southern New Hampshire
 
  Hobby Emporium              Art Siegel
  Royal Ridge Mall            10-9 M-Sa  12-5 Su
  South Nashua, NH            603-888-3366
 
     east 300 yards on Spit Brook Rd from the Everett Turnpike
 
     R/C, trains, lots of plastic, and games; I go here often
 
 
  Bill's Hobby Barn           Bill Rickard
  326 S. Broadway             10-9 M-F  10-6 Sa  12-5 Su
  Salem, NH                   603-898-9241
 
     on the west side of Rt 28, about 1 mile south of Rockingham park
     in "Larry's Country Square", a small plaza with a red barn motif
 
     well stocked R/C shop; reasonably savvy staff
 
     show your AMA card for 10% off on all accessories (not net items)
 
 
  C. T. Hobbies               Charles Therriault
  49 Eaton Road               4-8 M-T, 3:30-5:30 F, 10-6 Sa, 10-12 Su
  Auburn, NH  03032           603-483-2274
 
     from 101, take 28 south to the nearby traffic circle
     exit east from the circle 2 miles to the store and post office
     continue 1/2 mile to a fork --- take the right branch 1/4 mile
     the store is on the right in the basement of his house
 
     according to the owner: "best stocked R/C shop in the area;
     more stock than Tom's, especially choppers", so he says
 
     10% off upon display of club card
 
 
  J&S Hobbby Center           Joe Lacourse
  13 Sanborn Road             2-9:30 M-F  9-9:30 Sa-Su
  Londonderry, NH 03053       603-432-7058
 
    just off of RT28 next to the North School in Londonderry
    within 1/4 mile of where RT128 splits off from RT28
 
    R/C shop; mostly A/C and boats; no cars; in his garage
    (park in the driveway); unknown to me but praised by others
 
 
  Hobbies Plus                Preston Heller
  Greystone Plaza
  650 Amherst St              11-9 T-Sa  1-6 Su  x M
  West Nashua, NH             603-882-9200
 
     south side of Rt 101A, across from Wendy's, in the corner
 
     R/C shop; emphasis on cars; very good glider selection
 
 
  Tom's Hobby Korner          Tom Shipko  prop                       4
  113 Graniteville Rd         12-9 M,Tu,Th  2-9 W,F  9-5 Sa  x Su
  Chelmsford, MA              508-251-4576
 
     take Rt 3 south from New Hampshire to the Rt 4 circle
     take the first exit off the circle = Old Westford Rd west
     bear right at the fork onto Graniteville Road
     go past playing fields on the right, a horse pasture on the left
     past some houses then Sully's ice cream
     bear left at the fork at Sully's
     past a school and a driveway (school admin.) on the right
     Tom's is on the right on the next corner (Princess Ave.)
     a white house with a truck (his sign) parked in a front driveway
     entrance is in the back, accessed from the side street
 
     very well stocked R/C shop; very helpful; generally high prices
 
 
  Hobby USA                   Jim Howerton, franchisee
  Westford Valley Marketplace II
  174 Littleton Road          10-8 M-F  10-6 Sa  12-5 Su
  Westford, Ma                508-392-9522
 
     exit 32 off of 495 turn left (east) off the ramp
     1/10 of mile to an intersection, turn left (north on Rt 110)
     1/10 of mile and turn right into a new shopping center.
 
     R/C, games, and plastic
 
 
  Hobby Etc. in Lamplighter Square in south Nashua ---- car shop
 
 
  Jim's R/C Service Center in Derry --- car shop   603-437-2269
 
 
  Queen City Radio Control              out of business
 
 
  606  (Chuck Hosterman's old shop)     out of business
 

    Jim's in Derry closed some time ago.  Place is now vacant.
    
    BB

A few entries ago, I told of my first visit to the new Hobby USA store
is Westford. There were a few disappointments involved with that visit
and this note is intended to serve as an update.

First, I will not re-tell the details of the grand opening. Suffice it 
    to say that there was a problem with a channel 20 radio that I 
    didn't think was resolved in the proper manner. I was going to say you
    could go back and read the original entry if you wanted to, but I see
    it's been deleted which I wasn't aware of.

Anyway, after thinking about it for a few days, I decided to write a letter
the the Hobby USA franchise office detailing my concern for the way this
situation was handled. Let me say right up front that I WAS disappointed
I didn't take home a new radio, but I had genuine concerns for the APPARENT 
disregard of the channel 20 issue and the problems it could cause.

Well, last Tuesday (a week ago Tuesday) there was a message waiting for me
when I arrived home. The message was to call a Mr. King at Hobby USA.
I returned the call and it turns out that one of Mr. King's jobs is to assist
new stores with their grand openings, and he was present at the Westford
store opening that Saturday. It also turns out that it was he, and not Jim
Howerton, the owner, who declined to exchange the radio for a non-channel 20
one on the shelf and insisted on giving THAT radio away as a prize. Jim and
his people were simply going along with the decision made by the "guy from
the home office".

I talked with Mr. King at length and he was very apologetic regarding the
incident and admitted to bad judgment. That sounds like kind of a nasty
statement "admitted to bad judgment", but it is not meant to be. He was
a man owning up to a mistake and I appreciate that very much. It also turns
out that Mr. King is not a flier which may have played a part in his decision,
meaning he was not familiar with flying issues.

The long and short of this whole note is Hobby USA's reaction to my letter.
I find that they took a genuine concern for the points I raised and were
more than willing to do something about it. They took the time to respond
to me personally and not just by mail. They allowed me a gift from the store
to make up for the mistake, and they are doing what they can to get that
channel 20 radio back. To me, anyone can sell you something. Anyone can
put something on sale and give you a decent price. What makes or breaks a
company is what happens when there's problems. That's when the true
mettle of a company shows through. In my opinion, Hobby USA went above and
beyond what was necessary and I would not hesitate to do business with them.

    I find Fisher RC has Sig balsa for half the price that Hobby USA
    wanted (Midwest Balsa).
    
    ajai
    

    Ray's is on Sherman St in Worcester which is near Cambridge Street.
    It's on the first floor of a three decker. He's currently only open
    weeknights from 6-9pm. No weekend hours. Pack a lunch and expect a LONG
    conversation ;^)
    
    Ray's R/C Specialties
    12 Sherman St.
    Worcester, MA 10610
    (508) 757-5883
    
    Directions:
    
    Coming down Rt 290 from the Marlboro direction towards Auburn you get
    off at the Rt146 exit which puts you into the rotary. Cambridge St. is
    the road just before Rt146 in the rotary. You go under the railroad
    bridge and two streets up on your left is Pitt St. Go in Pitt and
    Sherman is the back street parallel to Cambridge St. Take a left onto
    Sherman and Ray's is in the brown three decker on the left surrounded
    by a chain link fence. No sign but there's a card on the door and
    modeling decals on the 1st floor windows.
    
    Coming towards Worcester on Rt290 from the Mass Pike (Exit 10) you want
    to get off at the College Sq. exit and get onto Southbridge St. At the
    Second set of lights (I think) you make a right onto Cambridge St. This
    corner has Polini's Bakery and an Indian resturant (Annapurna?) on it.
    You go down a ways and on the right you'll see a bug church and Pitt St
    is the right just after the church. Head in as above.
    
    If you're in the area, it's worth the stop. Friday nights tend to be
    busy with and active BS session in the front room and coffee and chairs
    for participants. Several local clubs have impromptu meetings there so
    there's area info available most friday nights for CMRCM, Worcester,
    Oxford, Brimfield, and Ware clubs.

    Kites of Boston
    North Market
    Faneuil Hall Marketplace
    Boston, MA
    617-742-1455
    
    Kites of Boston sells kites and building materials for kites. Of
    particular interest to those who read this notesfile are fiberglass and
    graphite tubes of various sizes.
    
    Call before going down or to ask questions. Ask for Don McCasland. Don
    is the owner and knows the most about materials.
    
    If you can't make it into Boston, then let me know. I'm into Don's shop
    fairly often and I can pick things up for you. Of course, you would
    have to pick things up from my office ZK, which might be more difficult
    than going into Boston. :-)
    
    	Marty Sasaki

    in 737.69 Al Ryder mentioned yet another reason why I wanted to check
    out Hobbies Plus in West Nashua, cheap JR prices. Well, I went saturday
    and they've got a good selection of glider kits and can get the JR 
    systems in about a week. They also had one other feature that really 
    helped me spend some time looking around. They have an indoor R/C car 
    track (carpet) and run races on saturday night (when I was there). 
    Watching the races kept everyone else busy while I shopped. I hadn't
    seen the florescent Coverite before but it leapt off the shelf at me.
    They also had several rolls of my favorite, Metallic Plum monocoat ;^)

    
         Its funny, I have generally avoided that store, even though I
      live in Nashua, because of high prices. I guess it would warrent
      another look. That is the last place I would have thought when
      I was looking for my JR radio. Just goes to show you!

    Just as an update, $399 didn't mention the $15 JR rebate that Hobby USA
    in Westford mentioned. Nashua also could get the Max4FM I'm looking at
    for my son for $137 (which isn't great but is competitive). I've seen
    it for $129 mailorder but I haven't seen a better mailorder price for
    the 347.
    
    BTW: the X-347 price was with 507 servos, not the 517s that had been
    shipping with it (and I don't know what the price difference is between
    the two servos)

    Jim,
    	The price difference between 507's and 517's is about $10 per servo
    so the difference per radio system is $40.  I think that they are
    playing a slick marketing game here.   Atractive price, but less for
    your money.  Personally, I'd pay the extra $40 for the 517's.
    
    Charlie
    

Hobby Etc. of Nashua, N.H. has MOVED to....Heritage Place
					   Rt. 101A
					   Amherst, N.H.
					   03031

From Rt. 3N, take exit 7W, in ~4.5 miles you'll see Heritage Place on
the left.  Hobby Etc. is in the lower level, back of the building.

Their NEW phone # is....603-595-8549

They specialize in RC cars, have a good inventory, and are very price
competitive.  PLUS...

************************************************************************
***They are adding an indoor track, racing should begin in early May!***
************************************************************************

Greg

RE: .55 (same place & map, phone number has changed)

	F I S H E R   R / C
	
			WE ARE GOING TO MOVE!!

		As of Sept 17 1990, we will be located at Claredon St.
		in Natick. There is ample parking across the street,
		and we hope that we can serve you like we did in the past.

`					For Fisher RC
					  Margaret Fish

	FROM MARLBORO:
	Rt 9 to Rt 27S, on Rt 27S take left on to Rt 135E, two blocks take 
	left = Claredon St.

		-------------------------Rt30-----------------------
			|
			|
		--------|-----------------Rt 9--------------------
			|
			|<--- Main st (AKA=Rt27)
			|
		----------------|---------------|----South Street
			|	|		^
			|	|		^<----Claredon st (ONE WAY)
			|	|	Library	^
			|	|		^
			|	|		^
			|	|	   FRC	^
			|	|		^ [Parking]
			|	|		^ [ Lot   ]
			|	|<Washington 	^
	Rt 135 West-----------------------------^-----RT 135 East---------
			|
			|
			|
			|<--- Main st (AKA=Rt27)
			|

						508-655-3888
					M-F	11:30am - 6pm
					M-W-F	    7pm - 9pm
					Sat	 9:30am - 5pm

There is a new store in Leominster MA. which seems to sell and rent everything
except planes.

	R/C World
	100 Crawford St. Unit 7
	9:00am-10:00pm Sat&Sun, 3:30pm-10:00pm Wed&Thur&Fri

They have indoor tracks (dirt and carpet), a tank for boats, and 'terrain' for
tanks.

You can rent (for use on the premises) boats, tanks, motorcycles, and cars.

They didn't have very many parts in stock when I was there (it was opening day),
but claimed they would increase the stock in the future.

	Ray

    Eric did get his Ultimate at Hobby USA in Ashland.  Their price on that
    kit is the best I've seen.  I also noticed their competitive radio
    prices.  I don't know how they do it but I hope they can stay in
    business.  I got a bunch of Zap on sale there at a good price.
    
    Charlie
    

Eastern Bearings
7096 S. Willow St.
Manchester NH
1-603-668-3300

The main bearing in my OS90 just went bad and these people had them in stock
for <$10 !!. There is a number stamped into the edge of the outer ring. That's
what they need to find the bearing. Don't talk to them about "model airplane
engines". They don't know that some of our engines use standard bearings and 
they'll say that they don't stock anything like that.

Glenn Schrader

    OK, here it is..
    
    R.C Buyers Warehouse
    99 Pine St
    PO Box 646
    Nashua, NH 03061
    800-258-5806
    603-595-2494
    
    Located at the end of Pine St., in the same mill building with the
    Silkscreen shop.  It is a bit hard to find though...  At the end of
    Pine St bear right and go down the steep hill.  Enter the building on
    you left, go down the stairs and down the hall...  It is on the left.
    
    If you are into Helicopters, this place is for you.  They are really
    specializing in choppers.  However, they also have some planes..  They
    are slowly increasing their stock..
    
    They do have some pretty good prices though..
    
    	All engines priced at Tower prices
    	He carries Futaba and JR in stock.  JR X-347(FM) $369!
    	Fox R/C long glow plugs 6 for $8.99
    
    If you go down there, tell Bob I sent you...  
    
    (usual disclaimer that I have no financial interest)
    
    cheers,
    jeff
    

    Last night our local hobby shop, Hobbies and Stuff, had their 5 years
    in business celebration party. 
    They have recently doubled the size of the store, even so it was packed
    with several hundred people at times. No sales going on just food,
    bagpipers, and everyone standing around b.s.ing.
    Two Chamber of Commerce reps presented a plaque to Helen & Stan, the
    owners.
    
    Stan said he has 400 regular customers plus an unknown number of once-
    -a-year at Xmas types. This is enough to keep him quite prosperus and
    he is still expanding his inventory to fill up the extra space.
    One key to his success is that he has an expert staff in each area,
    planes,trains,boats,cars,helicopters,rockets, all of whom are hobbiests
    themselves.
    
    Several times I've seen guys come in with helicopter problems, Stan
    fixes it, then takes it across the street to a grass strip along the
    road, fires it up, flies it around, shows the guy what he's doing
    wrong, and sends him on his way.
    
    Several times I've gotten calls from total strangers asking some arcane
    glider question, and when I ask how they got my name they say, "Oh,
    Stan was helping me with some problems I was having with my kit and he
    said to call you to get some more ideas."
    
    This year he's given our club $300 to use as we see fit, prizes,
    raffles, etc. and he does the same for the largest power club.
    
    Here's hoping they'll be in business many more years.
    
    Terry

    We have a new hobby shop open here in Nepean Ontario.
    
    	Dynamic Hobbies Incorporated
    	21 Concourse Gate, Unit 6
    	Nepean Ontario Canada K2E 7S4
    
    	Phone 613-225-9634
    	Fax   613-225-1916
    
    They have everything you need for R/C planes, Boats, Cars, and
    Helicopters.
    
    There is an indoor carpet track and an outdoor Offroad track in the
    back yard.
    
    Prices seem very good.
    
    Check'm out.

    Last week I got back my membership fee and a letter from RC Buyers
    Wharehouse stating that they would no longer be able to provide
    service.  About a month ago they had joined forces with Ultra 5 RC. 
    Does anybody in the NH area know what happened to them?
    
    thanx
    
    Robert

    re -1
    They had a membership club, like Sam's and BJ's Wholesale.  Membership
    was for 39.95 a year.  It entitled members to discounts up to 40% off
    catalog prices.  There was a $15 pick fee so it was more advantageous
    to order large quantities.  Both numbers that I have 800-858-7278 and
    603-880-0276 have been disconnected.  A couple of weeks ago when I
    placed my last order was told that they (Ultra-5) were combining with
    RC Wharehouse to extend services for members.  The two people whom I
    dealt with names were Preston and I think Barbara.
    
    Note the membership club was with Ultra 5 and they called it RC Buyers
    Club.  Anyway, I've tried calling Hobbies Plus with no luck.  RC Buyers
    Warehouse is still going.  I just called them and ordered a couple of
    props.
    
    Robert
    

    RC Buyer's is definitely still going strong. They just did some new
    construction to open up a separate entrance into the store.

    re -1
    yep, I finally got the full scoop.  RC Buyer's tried to get RC
    Wharehouse to go in with them on the RC Buyer's Club since one was
    devoted to planes and choppers and the other to cars + misc.  When RC
    Wharehouse declined, RC Buyer's decided to stop the Club and just do
    normal mail order.
    
    Robert

Someone mentioned to me that this was missing from the file after I referred 
to it.

I've only been there twice so I'm not going to try to explain the directions.
I generally follow Rt83 south from the "X" in Springfield (Forest Park area)
but it's tricky to notice when you get to it.

Bill's Hobby Supplies
600 N. Main St. Rt. 83
E. Longmeadow, Mass 01028
(413) 736-7711
12-8 weekdays, 10-6 Sat. closed wed. & sunday.

Pretty well stocked. This is where I found my Davis Deisel mufflers "on the 
shelf". I have no connection to this place other than having been a customer 
a couple of times. This is probably the best/nearest hobby store to the Nats 
(right Tom?)

    Just to let everyone know, Hobbies Plus is closed for the months of 
    July and August!!  They will be back on Sept 8th.
    
    Hope this saves someone some gas....
    
    Cheers,
    jeff
    

    Re.        <<< Note 8.87 by N25480::FRIEDRICHS "Keep'm straight 'n level" >>>
                   -< Hobbies Plus - closed for the season! >-
    
    Jeez, Preston (the owner of Hobbies Plus) must be doing alright $$wise
    to close that facility for a two month vacation!  And I thought there
    wasn't much money in the hobby shop/race track business.   >;v)
    
    Greg

I'm real surprised about this. This is prime selling time. Most of them take 
February off due to the after Christmas lull.

    Actually, I believe there are a few things playing into this..
    
    1 - I have heard that he is trying to sell the store/track.
    2 - I believe the summer is the "lull" period for Hobbies Plus because
        it really is not an airplane store.  They are focused on cars and
    	I imagine that summer is pretty quiet for cars.
    3 - I believe (my opinion) that the store is more of a hobby than a
    	means of earning a living for him.
    
    Oh well, I was going there less and less anyways...  He really was
    letting his stock of RC plane goodies diminish.
    
    Cheers,
    jeff
    

    
    Went to RC Buyer Warehouse (99 Pine St. Nashua NH) this weekend.
    
    Got to tell you about the great prices.  I showed him some Tower
    and Omni mail order prices for a Torqmaster Gel Cell, a Heavy
    Duty Starter, Royal Escort Field Box and a Control Panel.
    
    The Starter and Control Panel were by Hobby Dynamics which I 
    couldn't find in the Tower and Omni ads, but with every thing
    I bought, he matched Tower and Omin's mail order price or did
    a couple of bucks better!  With the Hobby Dynamics stuff they
    matched the prices or did better than those advertised with
    Royal or Hobbico in Tower and Omni...
    
    They'll see me again.
    
    -John-
    
    

    Does anyone have the address and phone number for Century Imports ?
    I belive there are on the west coast.
    
    Regards,
    
    Eric.

    A small basement RC hobby shop has opened in Sterling, MA.  Prices are
    comparable to those in the Tower catalog, but no shipping & handling
    fees.  Inventory is limited, but will order upon request. 
    
    Village Hobbies
    2 Elliott Road
    Sterling, MA
    
    (508) 422-7931
    

    Does anyone know if the Hobby USA stores in Westford and Ashland are
    still in business?  i just tried to call for the phone numbers and they
    didn't have a listing for either one of them.
    
    If anyone has the phone numbers for these 2 stores could they please
    post them here.
    
    	Thanx,	Chris.....

    
    Hobby USA in Westford is closed.

    Hobby USA in Ashford move to Bellingham.
    
    It is very easy to find.
    
    South on I-495 to the 126 exit. The mall is east of the 495 and
    contains a Wallmart. (Also a tempting place to shop. There is also a Mc
    Donalds there).
    
    
    The phone number is (508)966-3559

    I stopped in at Tom's last Thursday night to pick up a couple of
    things. Tom's is running a "free" raffle. The drawing is December
    20th and the winner get's a $100 shopping spree.
    
    By free I mean that for every $10 to $50 dollars spent, you get one
    raffle ticket. If you need $10 bucks worth of bits, it might be worth
    stopping by and getting a free chance on $100 worth of stuff.

    
    
    
    Does anyone know if Ray's in Worcester is still open? I heard he was
    looking to retire.
    
    Thanks!
    
    /Andy

    Ray's been looking to retire for a while 8^)
    
    He's still open but only 6pm-9pm weeknights

	He was still there last month, I bought some fuel from him.

			Larry

    
    thanks..........
    
    /acb

    Ok..I really need some stuff to complete my US60 so I figured I'd visit
    RC Buyer's for it (specifically because I need some JR stuff).  First
    off, I need directions...could someone post (from Hudson, MA)?  Second,
    what exactly is the deal?  Is it like a club that you have to join, or
    can anybody walk in a purchase merchandise?
    
    Thanks,                       
    Andy

    
       Andy,
    
          No, you do not have to be a member. Bob will be happy to take
        your money :)
    
    
          Here are the directions.
    
           Pick your favorite route to Nashua. If you do not have a
         favorite route, I suggest 495 north to Rt 3 north
    
           Take exit 4 in NH off rt 3.
    
           Left off exit, over bridge
    
           Right at second set of lights
    
           Go by a Shell station, Holiday Inn on your right
    
           Bear right through next set of lights.
    
           RC Buyers on your right about a mile up ( Big Yellow Sign on
           Grass in front of building )
    
    

    Thanks for the directions, I forgot one thing though.
    Does anyone have the hours of operation for RC Buyers?  I was
    think about going tonight.
    
    Thanks again,
    Andy

    
      Open until 9:00 Monday through Friday, open until 5:00 on Saturday
    
    

Just got a call from Dan Snow who mentioned that Tom's Hobby Korner has been
sold (inventory only) to Bob Broduer of R/C Buyers in Nashua. Tom's stock will
become available in about a week and a half. The deal was signed last saturday.

Jim

    I ordered my new YS120NC from Tom last Thursday and the guy (not Tom)
    was intimating that if I didn't order it then, I might not be able to.
    I didn't think it was going to happen that quickly though.
    
    It's too bad another local is going out of business. You could always
    count on tom's to have some of the harder to find items, or at least
    be well stocked on the common items.
    
    I'll have to check and see if my engine will arrive at Tom's or R/C
    Buyers. Actually, I could save myself almost $20 bucks if it went up
    to R/C Buyers. (tax/notax).
    
    Jim, when you say (inventory only), does that mean he's staying in
    business in some capacity or just that he didn't sell the house.
    
    Steve

    Steve,
    
    Hi.  I'm actually the one who spoke with Tom on the phone and he told
    me about the sale.  He is not going to be in business as far as I could
    tell from what he told me.  He is going to work for his son who runs
    Northeast Hobbies ... the glue company :)
    
    Tom sure was nice to do business with.  We will miss him.
    
    Lin
    

Were you going to keep it a secret, Lin? 8^)

yeah, it's getting to the point that you need to call ahead to make sure
they're there when you leave.

Tom's son is making all the Tower epoxies these days. He's staying in the house
and the stock is moving is what I meant by "inventory only"

    
    
    
    :)
    

    Not that I don't appreciate RC Buyers, but Tom's was about 15 minutes
    closer than RC Buyers - and he is more "interesting" to talk with (sigh)...
    
    fwiw, Bob has about 1/2 of Toms stock unpacked and available (it's
    amazing just how much stuff Tom had squirreled away in that basement of
    his - it was occupying at least 2/3rds of RCB's warehouse area!). They
    may have to add-in another room besides the new heli section to put all
    this inventory on display!
    
    I was able to pick up some odds and ends that RC Buyers doesn't normally
    carry. The rest of the stuff should be ready to sell by the end of this
    week...
    
    The store was mobbed on Saturday - damn near had to park on the street!
    
    /dave
    
    (PS to Jim Reith: Bob wants those Gremlin kits! I went in for some
    Gremlin hardware so we can build our two kits, made the mistake of
    using the word "Gremlin" out loud, and caught a mini-coredump from Bob, 
    then spent the next half-hour talking with Gremlin-driver-wannabees who
    wanted to know more about them!)

    I stopped in at RC Buyers last night...  Wow, did Tom have a lot of
    stuff!  Bob said that they have already made a significant dent in the
    kit department.  He is still sorting out.
    
    FWIW - Bob does have a bargin table at the moment.  If you have an
    AM transmitter, there were 3 RCD - Futaba AM receivers on the table.
    Most of the rest of the stuff was odds and ends, but it is worth a look
    when you stop in.
    
    Cheers,
    jeff
    

    What is the RC Buyer's telephone number?
    
    Stewart

    RC Buyers:
    
    PO Box 646
    95 Northeastern Blvd.
    Nashua, NH 03062
    
        Tel: 800-258-5806 and 603-595-2494
        FAX: 603-595-2559