Skip,
Thanks for reaching out - I will contact you at some point in the future.
All,
I'm sorry I was just hoping someone knew of a really good hobby shop that I hadn't been to as of yet.
The reason why I was asking is because in the past year two hobby shops that were right down the road closed up.
The Simpson shop is pretty good and he has a good assortment of materials. He is getting older though and will not be available probably in 5 years.
I venture south and west for my hobby supplies typically. I do order from Sig and Brodak and I am online quite a bit. I also visit the RSM site as well as just about any others I can find.
I was in Erie Pa about 5 years ago for a work assignment and came across Maxwell's hobby shop. WOW!! he does have everything from Venturi's to needle valve's to a wide assortment of kits. Very much like the old Penn Valley hobby shop.
Anyway thanks all for the replies.