Hobby People kicks ass! (In my limited experience anyways). Way back when, I started a thread looking for a good hobby store in the Anaheim area, since my wife was taking a trip down there, and my lhs sucks. I tried Ultimate hobbies, but the jackass on the phone wouldn't even check stock for me, let alone prices. Anyways, I sent my wife to Hobby People in Lakewood CA (at X's suggestion) and the dudes there were great! Answered all of her questions, had almost everything I wanted in stock, and at decent prices too. Anyways, just my 2 cents.