RE: Fuel proof spray paint a thing of the past?
LHS might not have them, but Tower Hobbies and other online retailers still have Lustrekote.
I sure miss my old LHS. Just a guys garage out in the middle of nowhere. It was tough to walk around and there wasn't much reason to "shop" with the piles and piles and racks and stacks of parts. However if you knew what you wanted, he could find it, or help you figure out a way to make what he did have work.
He had 100's of kits. You ask for a 2 3/4" white spinner he had 6 to pick from. Wanted a set of 2 1/2" wheels, again he had 6 types. You wanted a new set of wheel pants, he had 3 in all the popular sizes. You wanted a .40 motor? He had Webra, Worlds, Fox, Super Tiger, OS, Enya, and probably a few others I don't remember.
Now I have to order nearly everything.