RE: towerhobbies.com good?
Towerhobbies is awesome. About a year ago I bought a Bolink Digger 2, 3 motors, an ESC, complete radio gear, paint, 2 bodies, and some Masher 2000's. Get here in under a week and it only cost like $8 s&h. I dont usually like dealing with my LHS because of their ignorance. All of the guys their are addicted to HPI and Traxxas, so when I ask for a XTM part, they got no clue what to get. Example, I asked for some ROD ENDS. The guy searched for like 2 minutes and then handed me the FWD/REV Tranny linkages for X-factors. Then he hurries up and runs over to the guy who just walked in with his Revo. I was thinking.... "What the hell?".
In my opinion, its easier to just order online. Shop around and get EXACTLY what I want for lower prices than my LHS.