A list and brief description of online stores that sells scale models on the internet:
Hobby Link Japan
One of the best out on the internet, plus the kits are cheap too. one downside though, is that it’s based in Japan. hence, shipping cost might be abit costly and time taken for orders to arrive might take up some time.
Hobby Wave
Your one-stop source for Gunplas. wide vareiety, earn credits with every purchase that can be used for your next order, plus flat shipping rates.
Gundam Store and More
Excellent US-based store with good prices. and a solid selection (albeit slow to update). it’s cheap and flat shipping rate. excellent service; rated 5stars for top service by Yahoo! shopping. orders usually arrived within the week you filed it.
Hobbysearch
Comprehensive website. used to be better than HLJ. lost it advantage when it adopted similiar shipping policy as the latter.
Rainbow Ten
fast shipping and dedicated customer support; enquiries submitted are usually replied on the same day. page layout uses frames which is kinda awkward and it’s sales item are displayed in a set of list. orders are submitted via emails[ Gmails are preferred for ordering because of their email filtering settings] instead of directly off the site.
GundamShop
Accepts credit card payments directly through the site.
Payments can still be made via paypal, as well as checks and money orders on all it’s instock products. Navigation for it’s updates is cumbersome where news and updates are housed inside a small frame/box at the centre of page.
ImageAnime
Another US-based Store. established since 1992. gonna relocate to 242 West 30th Street from its current Manhattan New York City 103 West 30th Street(between 6th & 7th Ave.), sometime on August 2007.
PlaJapan
US-based too plus international shipping provided.Price varies and fluctuates.
House of Anime
US-based. Great source for Hobby Japan & Dengeki Hobby. reasonable pricing plus free Standard shipping for all Domestic orders that total US$50 or more!
tisinc99
possesses a variety of everything(collectibles to games) from anime/manga. 100% secure shopping cart system with an inventory of over 6000 different items with new products added daily.
via & credits to [Plamo]
*Recently added [6 Feb 2010]
Has the above list prove useful to you for your online shopping needs? Have you done online shopping with any of them before aside via the popular HLJ & Hobbysearch, and what are your reviews and experience with them?
