[aerofan]

I was mulling around in Richmond last week and decided to drop in the LHS in the area. Wings corner seemed to have gotten some new estate/consigment kits. There's a number of cheap stuff so I picked up a few 1/72 WW2 aircraft for my nephew - around $5 each. However there is some bad news, Wing's corner hobbyshop will no longer sell model kits in the new year 2012 (about the 2nd week into January) due to the five finger discount shoppers (shoplifters as per the shop owner) and the owner's wife taking over the shop to sell ladies clothing. So if there is something you like don't wait as maybe the next time you show up it'll just be ladies clothing and possibly as waste of a trip.

This post has been edited by aerofan: 21 December 2011 - 07:22 PM

[Cusack77]

EX_Birdgunner, on 30 September 2010 - 07:06 PM, said:

BC Shaver & Hobbies in Victoria. Has anyone checked out this store? I will be in Victoria for three weeks in October and plan to visit the store, but would like to know any info about the store before I go. I don`t know if I will be able to make it to Vancouver but I will check out the other shops lister here if I can.

Cheers,
Denis

I just visited this shop a couple of days ago. They had a fantastic selection of kits but the prices were pretty high. They did have a pretty decent selection of decals at a really good price. I picked up a couple of sheets I couldn't find anywhere else at really low prices. Despite the expensive kits, it's well worth a visit.

[RiderFan]

BC Shaver in Victoria is very good. There's a Offshoot store in Kelowna too (owned by the same family) but it's selection is not nearly as good as the Victoria Shop. Yeah, their prices are pretty high compared to the mainland. But everything on the island is more expensive than the mainland so I guess you stop noticing after a while. Ferry Tax I guess.

[dkobayashi]

BC Shaver in Kelowna is now a "hobby and games" store. Not much to look at anymore there, I think it's a new owner? I was there a couple months ago and there was probably no more than 10 kits on the shelf there- just old stock. Kelowna speedway and hobby is down the highway a bit, but they have a pretty limited stock too I think (haven't honestly been there in a few years now).

As for the last time I went to a Vancouver shop..I like Magic Box (lots of OOP kits, some good prices too), Burnaby Hobbies, and Imperial (somewhat higher priced, but awesome selection). Apollo in Burnaby has a few kits, I think all Tamiya. They are for the most part an R/C store (bought a cool Traxxas RC truck there a couple years ago)