How many people out there in lala land that ever went into a Hobby Shack Store in Southern California? I lived in San Diego back in the 80's for a bit and I was so amazed at how much airplane stuff they actually had at the time and Yes they are gone now. Its a real shame because they where the first Big Box RC store in my book.Their catalog was so cool at the time and I bought my one only ARF, A purple Pilot 1/2a from them in 1977. I went to the original Hobby Town once in Lincoln Nebraska in 1978 and bought some model airplane covering from them. The store was so small and packed to the ceilings with merchandise. It was so hard to find what you where looking for. Hobby shops are dieing and this hobby is suffering big time.
Michael