RE: congratultions, Tower Hobbies
Tower Hobbies has been around since the early 70's. If they weren't an upstanding company, they wouldn't still be around. As for the LHS, they tend to carry what is popular in their demographic locale. If cars are big, that's what they are going to carry. Just like back in the 70's and 80's when pattern was big. Anything and everything pattern could be found at my local hobby shop. It was the same for F-1 and Stand Off Scale. But as they have fallen by the wayside, so has their availability. Cars, trains and plastic models are a very big seller at my local shop.
Even though my LHS carries Foamies and ARFs, I don't see many of them moving.
Frank