My local hobby shop turns out to be Daniels of Windsor, the department store with the royal seal (actually i think it is a concession in the store). I really want to send my business their way at they are selling Losi 22 kits with parts support and Tamiya 201's in one of the most mainstream shops there is!
It came as a bit of a shock to me that this store existed, and only found out through sponsorship of the Taplow club. I think it is great to be able to buy a model in a high street shop that is raceable, and I think it is important for drawing in future racers. Their prices are at the low end, so I hope they survive.
I want to add another note of support for DMS Racing. 15 years agoI used to go to the shop all the time, on Saturdays with my mum! I got one of the first XX4's in the country from DMS, still race it and every spare part has come from DMS. They have always been great, and I buy from DMS when I can. It makes me a little sad that they don't open on Saturdays as through the week pretty late, but I don't begrudge a day where the shop is closed, and know that for a small business the day when the shop is closed is often the busiest with paperwork and things!
To be honest I'd rather that a shop was mailing out parts that I'd broken on a Sunday in time to race on Friday, than be open on a Saturday.
Ben
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