Best and Worst Stores to Buy Model Airplanes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Where should you buy model plane from, and what store should you avoid? Today's video will be the definitive guide on which model airplanes store to and to not buy from!
Great Model Store List:
Alaska Airlines Company Store
companystore.alaskaair.com
Aircraft Model Store
www.aircraftmodelstore.co.uk
DG Pilot
www.dgpilot.com
Midwest Model Store
midwestmodelstore.com
Panda Fox Toys
pandafoxtoys.com
West Coast Diecast
westcoastdiecast.ca
Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
Criteria - 00:31
Airlines Company Stores - 01:39
Aircraft Model Store - 04:11
DG Pilot - 04:20
Midwest Model Store - 05:15
My Hobby House - 05:54
Panda Fox Toys - 06:46
West Coast Diecast - 08:05
Stores to Avoid - 09:09
Avoid The Airplane Shop - 09:25
Avoid Amazon - 11:09
Avoid Diecast Jets - 12:09
Avoid Eztoys - 13:15
Avoid RM Model Store - 16:00
Other Stores of Note - 17:36
Waffle Collectables - 17:57
eBay - 19:19
New Setup - 20:41
Outro - 21:52
- For your viewing pleasure, the video can be watched in full 4K 30fps.
- Camera used:
Screen recorded from 2018 MacBook Pro 15"
iPhone 11 Pro
Sony FDX-AX53
- I hope you guys enjoy this video, and thank you for watching. May God bless you!
- Copyright 2022 Citrus Aviation - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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Very good video Citrus. I like your new setup with all the boxes on the sides!
Glad you like them!
I’ve been buying from EZ Toys since 2010 when they were a brick and mortar store known as Horton toys. Never had a problem, they paid return shipping on a model I didn’t want and always work with my orders. Plus they are the only store I know where you can pre order models such as future releases and JC wings models without charge till shipping, this is a great option. My go to for the last 4 years are DGPilot as I’ve traveled solely to the store just to meet Donnie. Customer service as you mentioned is the best and very competitive pricing. A new one that has offered amazing 15% discounts and 5.00 UPS shipping is the Texas airplane store. Two orders In and Nick Is awesome! Even offers to split your order and ship in stock for 5.00 flat. Good video review.
Thank you so much for sharing your experience and insight that is very helpful!
Good thing to see Rm in the bad ones now.
One of the primary reasons I made this list.
Great video good info Citrus
Glad it was helpful!
Ive gotten a few model airplanes my dad got for me,specifically the Embraer E-175 from american airlines by gemini jets,and the Boeing 787-9 from United Airlines from gemini jets too,and now that i can buy some model planes i think DG pilot is gonna work well for me as shipping can be cheap or expensive from 6 to 50 dollars
Those are nice models to start a collection! DG Pilot is an excellent store!
I’m from Canada but I typically buy from avworld. Haven’t had a model come broken from them in the three years I’ve been collecting. They have a store in Toronto (close to Pearson) and an online store
I've heard good things about both Aviation World and Threshold Aviation up the in Toronto.
Have you considered a green screen for your video backdrop? You can customize it with your logo or specific aircraft that you are discussing. BTW…great review of the retailers and their strong and weak points!
Thank you so much! I defiantly will consider using a green screen.
I live right next to the Alaska Airlines company store so I've been in the physical store. And it blows me away every time
That is so awesome! I defiantly plan to go there sometime.
I got my Southwest 737-700 by NG Models from eZToys in the mail yesterday. Came with a detached wing
Mot surprised.
Always good to see DG Pilot I actually met the owner he is a really nice guy and he’s the one who gave me the idea to go to Airliners International and also met MSP at DG Pilot
That is awesome! DG is awesome. I currently have not meet the owner, but heard he is a nice guy and hope to meet him at Airliners International.
@@CitrusAviation yep it is and he is nice and hope you meet him at Airliners International
@@OrdAviation Me too. I plan to go to the Dallas show so we’ll see how it goes.
@@CitrusAviation yep and we’ll see
nice setup! agreed with the shops you listed. diecastjets is shit. waffle is okay, My Hobby House has unbelievable pricing, I would only buy from them if you are placing a large order because shipping is a little pricy - very cheap models.
Great video!
Thanks so much for enjoying the show!
Die cast airplane store is a great one too
Yeah, I bought from them once before and seems to be good.
They only have fair prices for Gemini jets products, plus they tax. I wouldn’t recommend them
@@robbymahar1426 any experience was decent and I was buying three Delta Connection CRJ-900 which they were not able I deliver due to GJ not making enough so I swapped them for 3x new NG releases. It was a good overall experience, but I do understand and agree with the taxes for ordering and higher prices for brands other than GJ arguments.
Bro i wish I saw this vid sooner because I just ordered from eztoys yesterday😭
OOF
I have a question! I'm making a model airport but i have all kinds of airlines! Do you have any ideas of airports to represent that are mixed with bunches of airlines?
If you mean in the United States or Canada there are many options. One is Las Vegas which I do in my videos. Other great options are Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Los Angles, San Francisco, New York JFK, New York LGA, Boston Logan, Washington Regan National, etc.
O'Hare Terminal 5
Hi, do you revommend any others european model stores, cuz outside europe shippings are very expensive
I am not as familiar with the European market, but I have heard there are a decent number of good stores out there.
I recommend you the Scale Model Store, its in the Netherlands, low prices, decent shipping and lots of variety.
I bought from the UPS company store a few years ago. Great price but it was a cheaper version (older landing gear and no antennas). Gemini had a better version out same model #. So buyer beware
I know the version from the UPS store is technically inferior, but for the money you can't beat it. In addition the lack of those features means the model won't break unlike the modern Gemini Jets.
I ordered two Southwest models from Waffle Collectibles recently. Including the new NG Models Southwest Max 8 Retro Gold Livery, I hadn’t received them yet, so I emailed Waffle and he said they arrived to me two days ago, which they did not.
Hey, that is not great to hear. What does your tracking information say?
@@CitrusAviation they delivered the models to my old address by mistake.
@@mckeeboys8929 Oof. I would see if you can have the RJ forwarded to your current address.
Another two of them that I get from that are legit are flyingmule and spruebrothers
I have brought several used models throughout the years from Spruce Brothers. They are a store located in Independence, Missouri and are great!
When I was small I flew on a TAP air Portugal atr 72 500 and the plane was landing it did a fucking slam dunk on the runway my ass started To Hurt cuz the landing was soo bad
I'm glad to hear about an interesting flying experience. II thought only RyanAir did hard landings. ;-)
What's your accent bro? Chicago? I'm from England.
Eastern European
this dude got a stack of model planes I am wondering how much he spent🤔
A lot
How about eBay?
he already talked about ebay(its on the stores on note)
@@prussiandudeidk I just found it! Thanks😁
@@Arslantheplanelover ur welcome
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How about “diecast airplane store”
They seem to be fine. I ordered from then once.
To be honest i would refuse to give 40+ models if I was the only worker, I would refund, but RM Models didnt refund you and waste of $1,600
Yeah it was an unfortunate situation.
I would agree that waffle collectables has gotten better at customer service, It was a smart idea for him to hire someone to specifically aid that area. I had ordered the NG July 2022 releases from his website and when they arrived one was missing. So I contacted them via the “contact us”and the representative was very friendly and they shipped my model out fast. Even though waffle collectibles has had a rough past I would recommend them to other collectors.
It is very interesting to see how Waffle is turning it around and gaining a good reputation.
I never had issues with Waffle Collectables. He is my go-to. I buy from Waffle and Texas Model Airplane Store. Both have taken care of me when an issue arises.
Another great relator is Prarie diecast. All ways had a great experience with them, and they all ways have a 10% discount. Aaaa+++ relator
Because I have been in cont\act with the store for some time I have been able to recommend them as I am not as familiar with them rn.