View Poll Results: A poll
Voters: 64. You may not vote on this poll
Your favorite online rc store
#2
#3
Moderator
RE: Your favorite online rc store
Hard to choose between tower and horizon simply because certain brands are carried by one and not the other. Generally if I have a choice I go with tower, but for anything horizon makes I use them or amain.
#8
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern California,
CA
Posts: 6,912
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
I HATE Tower, and really like amainhobbies.com. Horrizon is overpricedm but they have every part you can think of. Since they own Losi, they ship it right where Losi is and the charge tax (also get it in a day)
#9
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Scottsville , NY
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
I've been buying from Tower for about 15 years, and never had a problem....most of their prices are decent, but sometime their shipping is slow...I get Losi stuff from either Losi Parts House, or A-Main Hobbies....I can't get over how quick they ship..I did an order at LPH on a Wednesday, and my parts were in my mailbox on Friday....
#10
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: eastern,
IL
Posts: 3,951
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
My favorite shop is Stormer. They're out in Montana, yet they still get me my orders faster than Tower, which is in the same state as me. They also have more reasonable prices (both products and shipping) than tower. Great place.
#11
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Scottsville , NY
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
ORIGINAL: The Mad Modder
My favorite shop is Stormer. They're out in Montana, yet they still get me my orders faster than Tower, which is in the same state as me. They also have more reasonable prices (both products and shipping) than tower. Great place.
My favorite shop is Stormer. They're out in Montana, yet they still get me my orders faster than Tower, which is in the same state as me. They also have more reasonable prices (both products and shipping) than tower. Great place.
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Southern California,
CA
Posts: 6,912
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
ORIGINAL: Airbus 9e
I've been buying from Tower for about 15 years, and never had a problem....most of their prices are decent, but sometime their shipping is slow...I get Losi stuff from either Losi Parts House, or A-Main Hobbies....I can't get over how quick they ship..I did an order at LPH on a Wednesday, and my parts were in my mailbox on Friday....
I've been buying from Tower for about 15 years, and never had a problem....most of their prices are decent, but sometime their shipping is slow...I get Losi stuff from either Losi Parts House, or A-Main Hobbies....I can't get over how quick they ship..I did an order at LPH on a Wednesday, and my parts were in my mailbox on Friday....
#13
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Bridgewater,
NJ
Posts: 3,961
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
I really really like www.himotoracingusa.com for my himoto parts and www.towerhobbies.com seemed pretty good the few times I ordered from Tower
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: niagara falls, NY
Posts: 333
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
tower has been great for me for years and the shiping takes bout 3 days which is good enough for me. and they always have rebates and sales.
#17
Senior Member
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: South Park,
PA
Posts: 634
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
For me it depends on what I'm ordering...Parts form my mini-z or micro-dt I go to www.atomicmods.com for my Xray stuff www.rcxray.com I try to support my LHS for most everything else.
#18
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Barrie,
ON, CANADA
Posts: 1,934
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
Tower seems to be dominating so far. I think the main reason I love them and why they are so popular is that their website is so informative and organized. Tower seems to provide as much info as they can on everything they carry. Too many websites out there just list a product name and picture......nothing else! And they also tell you if it's in stock or not. I know I personally will never buy something online if i don't know if it's in stock or not. Why wait for it when somebody else has it in stock?
Kudos to Tower! If they opened up shop in Canada now i'd be in heaven!
Kudos to Tower! If they opened up shop in Canada now i'd be in heaven!
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Scottsville , NY
Posts: 746
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
Tower has a really good search....if you have a part number, or a basic description, it can come up with several choices....If you enter the name of the car, truck, aircraft, etc, it will give you most of their stock specifically for that RC
#22
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Some where in
Posts: 3,716
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
For me, it's Tower Hobbies, no if ands or buts about it, even if they are a little more expensive, they will always back you up.
My dad and me have been customers for over 15 years, and we have never, never had one bad experience.
My dad and me have been customers for over 15 years, and we have never, never had one bad experience.
#23
RE: Your favorite online rc store
I voted for Tower as well. Since the early 90s I have placed tons of orders with no issues and their inventory is fantastic.
Too bad McMaster is not a hobby supply! I could have stock in that place [:-]
Too bad McMaster is not a hobby supply! I could have stock in that place [:-]
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: SAN DIEGO, CA CA
Posts: 1,063
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Your favorite online rc store
Tower for me as well. My orders are very quick to arrive from them since they ship from Arizona. (depends where you are ordering from)
Ebay, (RCboyz) if tower doesnt have what I need.
Ebay, (RCboyz) if tower doesnt have what I need.