Where do you buy your paints, brushes, and consumables?
I know more or less what to buy, but I am struggling to find the best deals.
Any tips for a newbie?
Posted Sep 21, 2015, 2:43 PM UTC
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I buy as much as I can at my local hobby store because I like having a local hobby store. Only 2 left in town so I buy all my paints and consumables there.
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I try to buy local whenever practical to do so, but my local shop's prices are twice that of online, and the shopkeep is a grumpy, unhelpful bastard.
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We had one like that here. Great selection of kits in my genre, frequent stock renewal and just a great shop
Except
Both he and his wife thought people came to the shop to hear about their political opinions and views on the downfall of society. By the time they closed up I had the feeling that I was their only customer. Still, it is nice to have a local shop. They're a dying breed and I'll miss it when the last one closes.
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As I am active politically myself, that could either be very good (ideologically similar to myself) or very annoying (stubbornly ideologically different)!
That said, I think I'd tolerate it if it meant having a good hobby shop. I don't know why we don't have more than one, honestly... we have a quarter of a million people living here.
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Usually online is the best place to buy stuff. I like to buy my brushes at shops though. It lets me see if they're damaged or the right size.
Check Amazon. I got a W&N brüsh for $5 when it suppose to cost $56.
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As a Canadian, I am relegated to Amazon.ca most of the time, as most Amazon.com vendors do not ship cross-border. The deals aren't as nice.
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Amazon and Tower Hobbies. Glue I get at work, since the Testors orange tubes are stocked by pretty much every grocery store in the land with a toy department and I happen to work for the biggest of them all.
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Art stores are good places for brushes. Chances are they'll have some kind of sale on most of the time so you can shop around.
Paints and glue: Hobby shop, spruebrothers.com, squadron.com.