wm cheng Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 Hey fellow Torontonians and GTA MWers! Pacific Hobbies is gone - sniff... sniff... Man it was a good hobby store - now where can I go for models? I know about Animextreme on Spadina, they have toys, but the model selection is pretty dismal - lots of Gundam (like everywhere else ). There is also Fata models also on Spadina, but their model selection is really small too. I hate waiting for HLJ and paying the exorborant duties and taxes, but are there no more good hobby stores that sell Japanese models besides Gundam??? Pacific hobbies was the only store that I have seen that had almost the entire line of Hasegawa Macross kits in stock. Please let me know if there are other bricks & motar alternatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson72 Posted September 18, 2003 Share Posted September 18, 2003 You can get almost any Hasegawa model from online american stores at Yahoo Shopping. You can't walk to them but it's better than order from HLJ. Grayson72 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 18, 2003 Author Share Posted September 18, 2003 Unfortunately even US shipping still dings me with really bad customs & duty, then brokerage by the shipper, and of course 15% tax (PST & GST). We are taxed to death in Canada!! Any good Canadian online retailers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF-19 Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 Hmm... well there is one I can think of... http://www.modeledom.com/ Right now he's having a sale on macross stuff... Not much but there might be something you're looking for. He's based in Ottawa (where I'm from) and I've bought from him in the past. Of course, I didn't pay shipping (as I went to a pre-determined location to pick it up), but I don't think shipping will be too expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myersjessee Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 These guys are in Canada. I bought one thing from them and it came quickly. They dont have a huge Macross Hase section...but some...and I wonder if they dont have more that they just dont list on the website..they might be worth emailing. http://sakuramedia.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hingtgen Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 (edited) I've ordered from here once or twice: http://www.hobbyplus.net/shopping/default.htm No compliments, no complaints. Ordered stuff, it came. (Yes, they're in Canada and I'm in the US--but local places had jacked up the price so high it was cheaper to get it from Canada! ) Edited September 19, 2003 by David Hingtgen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel's Fury Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 I've ordered from here once or twice:http://www.hobbyplus.net/shopping/default.htm No compliments, no complaints. Ordered stuff, it came. (Yes, they're in Canada and I'm in the US--but local places had jacked up the price so high it was cheaper to get it from Canada! ) You got that right! That's where I bought my PG wing gundam zero custom model kit and some paints,etc. I'm glad to get that there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervin Posted September 19, 2003 Share Posted September 19, 2003 WM, Pacific Hobby moved back to their old store, Advance Hobbies at Sheppard and Midland. Mervin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicbookheros Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 Was Pacific Hobby located in Pacific Mall by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wm cheng Posted September 20, 2003 Author Share Posted September 20, 2003 Yes, they were at Pacific Mall. Oh, I didn't know that Pacific Hobbies were affiliated with Advanced Hobbies, I've been there once or twice, but found that they catered to the R/C crowd. Does this mean that Advanced hobbies would be carrying japanese models now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mervin Posted September 20, 2003 Share Posted September 20, 2003 The guy who owns Pacific Hobby owns Advance Hobbies. All their models from Pacific Mall were moved to the other store. Yeah, they still bring in new stuff. The owner says he left due to expensive rent. He's still hunting for a new place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
da_gremlinz Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 you should ask silver @ animextreme or rob to order kits for you. they are pretty good with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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