townsville people

[DaWoOdMaN]

hey i am wondering is there any hobbie shops in townsville anymore to get an RC plane?......
i am a fresh newbie and i am looking for a trainer....any help with whats recommended or good deals are also apprieciated

[wickedweazel]

Mate pop in and see trent at Toyworld townsville on woolkock street, then round the back of there on Kean street is HERC hobbies, then theres Johns hobbies, use to be near stockland but has apparently moved. Theres two clubs, Tracs and mmmm, some other mob, both ok, the other mob seem a tad more casual, there out towards woodstock, see pete at toyworld for directions, Tracs is out near the new high way thats going in towards the port. there more heli orientated, you mite score a good trainer from some of the members too.

[DaWoOdMaN]

sweet thanks.....johns hobbies has moved to tasmania due to dangy fever or something.....used to be just down the road...got all my models there...so toyworld and hercs hobbies.....might go there on the weekend!

[wickedweazel]

theres another lad who is in kirwan, sells from home, near the shcool , cant remember the name of the road

[DaWoOdMaN]

sweet...also is there any magazines for this stuff?

[wickedweazel]

Air borne and RCM for Au. They can be found at most good newsagents, theres quite a few off shore ones that also reach au, then theres 3D downunder.

[DaWoOdMaN]

any good websites to buy from.....that don't cost too much for postage?

[wickedweazel]

an online search will pull up thousands!! here in Au theres a few good ones, like Dolphin co for gasser stuff in the near future!

Hobbyking is a big mob in Hk, there not to bad, heaps of gear, but not aussie, try http://www.rmms.com.au hes based in rocky. http://www.fxplane.com from brissy. daengines.com.au has some sweet gear, dlenginesaustralia.com.au aswell. Theres H-store, got alot of gear, stay away from the RC warehouse on the gold coast, they never have anything in stock, even though they say they do, takes months, nearly years for em to come through. Heli stuff, theres takeoffandland.com, fxheli.com and extremehelis.com.au. shop around and have a look.

[skywalker]

I dont think toyworld does hobbies any more. the other field is at oak valley. Treak air is good and herc hobbies.
But like all hobby shops in australia we cant compete with overseas shops on price so probably best to buy from hobby city so that all the local shops in australia shut down. So when new people need help they wont have any were to got to talk to someone.