Any good Hobby Shops in the Orlando area for 1:18?

Fritzkrieg · Post by **Fritzkrieg** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:00 pm

I'm heading to the Orlando area this weekend. I'm wondering if any members from the area know of any shops that carry 1:18 products. Last time I was there I checked Sci Fi city they had a lot of Small Scale military, but know 1:18.

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:03 pm

Hey, I'll be in Orlando/Winter Park this weekend myself. I haven't lived there since '96, so I imagine many of the places I recall are long gone as I know some places were when I was down there last summer. I'm going to be looking for 1/32 scale kits myself, since 21st ain't helping me out any, so I'm hoping places like Colonial Photo and Hobby are still open. I know Sci-Fi City (which I much preferred when it was Enterprise 1701) sells some models so I guess I'll hit them up as well.

Stug45 · Post by **Stug45** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:52 am

colonial photo and hobby is still open, they don't carry any 1/18 figures but they have stuff to make 1/18 dios.

Heres their website. http://www.colonialphotohobby.com/

Acme Superstore has tons of toys, the last time i was there they had 21st figs.

Heres their website. http://www.acme-superstore.com/index.php

General Blasto · Post by **General Blasto** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:16 am

Huh, I didn't know about Acme

Guess I too will have to check that one out

For 1/18th, everything is bust around here. I'm sure most WMs are out of WWII fig.s(at least on the South and West side of town) and I saw a few Baboon fig.s at one WM. There's 1/18th size fig.s, mostly WWE Wrestling fig.s and some Marvel fig.s you can chop off their heads to use for other 1/18th Military fig.s But the 1/18th 21st WWII fig.s and most vehicles/planes have about dried up. Not sure about BratsRus, Haven't popped in there lately by FL mall, but West Oaks mall is about toast. a few BBI fig.s, but after that, it's GI Joe only.

Da General

[CAT]CplSlade · Post by **[CAT]CplSlade** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:49 am

Haven't been to Acme in a while - I was always put off by the prices they put on some stuff - kind of a Bad Cat situation except Bad Cat at least marks up stuff potentially worth the money.

I'm guessing Whiz-Bang Collectibles shut down. I seem to recall another shop in Fernwood near 436 and 17-92. Can't remember the name...

sdhenke · Post by **sdhenke** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:53 pm

Check out www.joedios.com in the forum section there's a user named vader9900 that's about to open a shop sometime soon. I can't remember any other details and their server's busy at the moment. Hope it helps.
-Scott