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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by orsonroy [ Royal sells at full MSRP only, and they're more geared towards wargaming anyway. I go there for tools, glue, paint, and an occasional raid on their Grandt Line and Red Caboose models (I'm the one that bought them out of Westerfield kits, as soon as they put them on the 1/2 off shelf!). Rail Hobbies is the other hobby shop I'm talking about. It's in the same basic strip mall as Royal (bad location!), around the corner from the Bally's (facing Elixur's side wall). The owner is a great guy and serious ATSF modeler, and is the vice president of the RRVD NMRA. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize that you have to spend money to make money, and so has a small inventory (but larger than Royal). He'll order anything you want, and does discount, but he really can't compete with the internet. The owner basically picked up where the Brass Whistle left off, but in a worse location. I don't even count HobbyTown in Machesney Park. Theis selection is tiny, and they really only care about R/C and plastic kits. It's a shame we don't have a more vibrant hobby shop in the Rockford area, considering all the big home layouts in the area (100+ and counting!) [/quote] LOL, agree on Hobby town and Royal, but never could find Rail, every time i go out there, I just can't find it. he has no signs out and worse, if you look at his website, the hours are horrid. I miss the old brass whistle, that was a complete store and in a perfect location too. Jay
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