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Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2023

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:52 pm
by GoMachV
Dangeruss wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:17 pm I very much like what you three are doing... didn't know you're behind 'Works. Great stuff, always was fond of A&L...
Thank you!
wrote:Shocking you don't have a forum in the business section, no?
Had one, didn't really find a benefit to it.

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2023

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:10 pm
by morrisey0
Virginia

https://www.facebook.com/acehobbiesrva/ 429 E Ellerslie Ave., Colonial Heights, VA (804) 447-8236

Small all RC vehicle shop, with not much web presence. All modern stuff of course.

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2023

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 6:49 pm
by Dangeruss
GoMachV wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:52 pm Had one, didn't really find a benefit to it.
That's a metaphor for life right there... or at the very least a really good bumper sticker. :lol:

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2023

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 7:04 pm
by Dangeruss
morrisey0 wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 5:10 pm Virginia

https://www.facebook.com/acehobbiesrva/ 429 E Ellerslie Ave., Colonial Heights, VA (804) 447-8236

Small all RC vehicle shop, with not much web presence. All modern stuff of course.
Yeah, facebook pages just didn't make the cut. But Ace is there. From the google pictures it looks like a well-stocked store too!

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2023

Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 11:51 pm
by mikea96
GoMachV wrote: Thu Jul 20, 2023 4:52 pm Had one, didn't really find a benefit to it.
Wife? :lol:

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2024 (list is post #1)

Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2024 3:56 pm
by Dangeruss
Happy 2024!

Went through and updated the directory. Changed addresses for shops that moved. Removed listings for shops that closed. Deleted a few duplicate listings. Even added some new shops to the list!

The number of new shops offset the number of shops closed so the list is actually longer than it was last year!

Also, I did some rearranging, stores are now listed by phone number in descending order, which should make it easier to find a places by scanning for area codes and prefixes.

And that about covers it... if you know of a shop you want added to the list, post it up. If you see an error, let me know. Have something good to say about a hobby shop? Feel free to share!

Happy Shopping!

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2024 (list is post #1)

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:38 am
by GreenBar0n
Excellent work!

I was looking at something I needed from a site called:
https://muddslidemotorsports.com/

I did all the normal checks, whois says the domain has been up since 2007, and their physical address shows a place called RC Hobbies. It passes all the checks that I can think of, phone number was listed and matched also.

I used Paypal just in case, but they had (2) vintage Bolink 63 Corvette bodies, like the one from The Dead Pool movie. It's hard to believe they were just sitting around there, but so far it seems completely legit, received a receipt immediately following. I really want this to be legit.

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2024 (list is post #1)

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 1:19 pm
by Dangeruss
GreenBar0n wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 4:38 am Excellent work!

...I really want this to be legit.
Thanks!

Mudslide Motorsports is legit. They're the current owners of RJ Speed, the successor to BoLINK... wait... did I not put them on the list???

Well that egregious oversite has been rectified... :lol: ...I don't think they have a retail showroom so I'll put them in online only. Thank you for that. :wink:

I wouldn't doubt they have the bodies... interesting will be if they show up in BoLINK packaging, RJ Speed, or someone else... BoLINK had a lot of molds that got bought by some very cool folks.

Re: Great American R/C Hobby Shop Directory 2024 (list is post #1)

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2024 3:32 pm
by GreenBar0n
So glad to hear I didn't discover another bogus site, and that https://muddslidemotorsports.com/ is legit!

I also didn't get an Out of Stock email regarding the bodies today, so I'll assume it's a go.

Thanks as always @Dangeruss!