model airplanes

[Dominicinco]

I am looking for a site or store that have cool model airplanes i can mess with. Anyone know a cheap place or site i can get some. Is there a hobby shop in NYC. I realy want the ones you can build yourself. HOURS of FUN, not to mention kill time.
thanks

 

[jn99_2000]

Try out this sight, I have seen starter kits for <$300 at a local shop here in Arkansas. This is a reputable major online hobby source.

http://www.towerhobbies.com/

 

[Dominicinco]

ahhH, cool site, but not exactly what im looking for, maybe i shouldve been a little more specific. I am not looking for R/C planes you can build but 'model' airplanes that dont fly but just look good like a Boeing 747. I've seen ads in print magazines for models but they are already assembled, i want to put it together myself with glue and sh*t like that.
thanks anyway jn99.
anymore suggestions?

 

[EagleRJ]

Have you looked in just about any toy, hobby, or department store anywhere in the country?

Are you looking for a specific aircraft type?

 

[Dominicinco]

ya, i looked at a few by 34th street in Midtown. buncha Bullsh*t, no model airplanes. any leads??
I want to get a Boeing 747 or maybe a Cessna would do.

 

[Dominicinco]

Nice! but i dont drive, im one of those lowly New Yorkers who take the subway everywhere. Can i order stuff online? If not, any other sites?
ahah, sorry to be a pain

 

[EagleRJ]

http://www.hobby-squirrel.com/

Also, you can run a search on Ebay for aircraft you want to build.

 

[starcheck1]

Check out a few at www.testors.com ....everything you need to paint and glue also. Enjoy!

 

[RightPedal]

http://www.plastic-models.com/air.html

 

[sky37d]

Tower hobbies,

There used to be a place down on 27th street don't know if they still exist, but they had really cool stuff. Can't remember the name.

found this place,


airplanes

 

[flywithastick]

ya, i looked at a few by 34th street in Midtown. buncha Bullsh*t, no model airplanes. any leads??
I want to get a Boeing 747 or maybe a Cessna would do.

midtown.... Nashville?

 

[skidbuggy]

I've been Willis Hobbies lots of times when I was based in JFK.... good selection of kits.

For those interested in airliners and some GA try these links:

www.airline-hobby.com

www.modelairliners.com

Also try:

www.hannants.co.uk

www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

 

[Dominicinco]

awsome, im buying a Revell Boeing 747-400 with Rolls Royce engines and British Airways decal model kit. cost me 18.50 plus shipping. the scale is 1/144th... BTW, what the hell does that mean?! its 1 144th of the actual size of the real plane?
any thoughts

 

[Typhoon1244]

...the scale is 1/144th...what the hell does that mean?

One inch on the model is equal to 144 inches on the real thing.

In other words, if your wang were 72 inches long, a 1/72nd scale model of it would be an inch long...