Hi, thanks for the reply, not really very helpful to me though I am afraid.
I spent nearly an hour last night googling and trawling the net looking for somewhere that is, 1.. in the uk, 2.. look like they are not internet fly by night cowboys 3 accept paypal and 4 look like they have an interest in model boats.
I couldn't find anything.
There are specialist shops out there, I've used BRC hobbies for electric flight items, Real Raptors for helicopters, both of those companies are absolutely exemplary, both accept paypal and both specialise in their field of interest.
There must be a good UK based model boat shop offering the same sort of service out there somewhere.
If anyone has any suggestions of actual shops or websites I would be very thankful.
Thanks again
Neil