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new hobby town - 09-15-2005, 09:31 PM
i think im the only one in the area, but if not 159th and LaGrange. next to red wing boots. grand opening this saturday and sunday.

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09-15-2005, 09:40 PM
omgzzle!!! i need to go to a hobby town all i have is a venture hobbies and a small LHS that has very limited supply.
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omgzzle!!! i need to go to a hobby town all i have is a venture hobbies and a small LHS that has very limited supply.
All you have is Venture HObbies.....that place has more stock then any Hobby Town in the area. They also have more knowledge regarding everything R/C then any hobby town in the Chicagoland area.

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09-16-2005, 11:24 AM
I'm not sure how much knowledge certain people who work at Venture have? I had one guy telling me that the Revo was not a racing truck, but a basher. He said the LST was a race machine...LOL. Probably just trying to move thier stock of dusty LST's that have been sitting for a while. This was a guy in the rc department not a plane guy so I'd think he should know what he's talking about. Save the headache and go to Al's, it's worth the extra drive time.
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09-16-2005, 11:25 AM
Venture is certainly stocked. But really far for me to drive. I was also given the wrong parts for my RC10GT. I even made sure to ask twice if THEY were sure it was right, of course I was assured that the parts were correct. To my dismay when I got home. They were wrong. But other than that a great Hobbie shop. But I think I'll order my parts through Chicagoland Hobby and pick them up, its closer to my house.
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09-16-2005, 11:28 AM
Plus once Leisure Hours opens, I can get parts at the track. Once I get comfortable enough with my truck to race it.
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09-16-2005, 02:33 PM
yeah... i dont really like HobbyTown also.
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09-16-2005, 03:48 PM
I like hobby town in aurora. Sometimes one of the guys there gives some bad advice to some people (steel spurs, k&n filter, ect.), but he has always been helpful towards me, and so have the other employees.

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09-16-2005, 04:44 PM
Rob,

I have to agree. Friendly enough guys. Always generally have what I came in for, or are always quick to special order it.

It's WAY better than it was about a year ago........
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09-16-2005, 05:41 PM
Wait a minute... You guys are sayin aurora HT special orders your stuff quickly!?!??!!? Wow that a surprise to me!!! The same people run the one in st.charles and there not very good with special orders.... They only order on mondays so if you break on tuesday you have to wait (too long) to have your parts ordered...


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Maybe my expectations are lower than yours, Roc.
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09-16-2005, 07:12 PM
well at least the certain person i talked to had no clue maybe the good guys dont work on saturday. but i am hoping hobbytown will have more 1:18 cuz venture doesnt have much cept mini-t.
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09-16-2005, 08:07 PM
I ordered my Dynamite Mill from Chicagoland Hobby on a wednesday and they got it on Friday. The guy told me he can get most orders in a couple of days.
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09-16-2005, 08:43 PM
I was just at Venture a couple of days ago . They had the Mini T and the RC18, dont quote me on it, I would call first to verify. But I am pretty sure a salesperson was showing it to this guy and his kid.
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09-16-2005, 08:55 PM
I usually get stuff at Hobby town saint charles, AL's, or venture since they are all about the same drive from my house. By far I'd say AL's has the most stuff, Then Venture, then Hobby town but quality of people working there is a different story. That would go AL's 1st, Hobby town 2nd, then Venture. Venture has a bunch of.. umm.. (to say it nicely) morons working there.

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09-16-2005, 09:09 PM
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or are always quick to special order it

how are they on the price of special orders? I never had to have them do that.

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09-17-2005, 10:52 PM
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Venture is certainly stocked. But really far for me to drive. I was also given the wrong parts for my RC10GT. I even made sure to ask twice if THEY were sure it was right, of course I was assured that the parts were correct. To my dismay when I got home. They were wrong. But other than that a great Hobbie shop. But I think I'll order my parts through Chicagoland Hobby and pick them up, its closer to my house.
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