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I was wondering if anyone had a good source online for these? I have some Imperial Navy builds tbat desperately need engines. thanks.

try bitzbarn.com or ebay.

bitzbarn is a tad chingy, it seems, for what I want to do. Letthedicedecide.com seems to have a much better price but there will be trans Atlantic shipping as well. Requires more dialogue with both sitrs, but they both have answered their mail quite fast so far. Still exploring other sources. Thanks for the suggestions so far!

I buy most of my bitz from an ebay seller named hordeofbits:

stores.ebay.com/Hoard-O-Bits

Pretty good prices and fast shipping. Has reasonable buy it now options too, but sometimes you can get them slightly cheaper if you bid on them. Shipping price is pretty low too.

I've used Hoard-O-Bits before and second Lord Scythican's comments. They also package the bits very well. Mine came in a little snap lid plastic box, with everything bubble wrapped.

I will cruise their store and see what else he can get me to buy as well, lol. Thanks!

I've not had luck with Hoard'o Bitz. I've place 7 or 8 orders through them and shipping has taken longer than posted each time. The first order I placed through him was over $120 and I got nothing after a week. I e-mailed him and it took a few days for a response. Said the product was sent, but got the impression he had no idea about the order. He replaced/resent the order about a week later , but locked me out as a buyer until after I gave him a positive review . I ordered more product from him on other occassions, but the last one i ordered was packaged so poorly (as with most of the previous orders) that the parts ripped through the plain white envelope they were packaged in. When I e-mailed him again he didn't respond, but refunded the amount and banned me again. After a month of trying to contact him, he still has not responded.

Sorry to blast someone in an open forum, but I just wanted to warn you of who you are dealing with if you order through him.

On a positive note, I've had great communication through a e-bayer out of GA. Blackdagger Games or window-box (same company), great pricing and communications. I'd recommend him for parts.

Theophony wrote: I've not had luck with Hoard'o Bitz. I've place 7 or 8 orders through them and shipping has taken longer than posted each time. The first order I placed through him was over $120 and I got nothing after a week. I e-mailed him and it took a few days for a response. Said the product was sent, but got the impression he had no idea about the order. He replaced/resent the order about a week later , but locked me out as a buyer until after I gave him a positive review . I ordered more product from him on other occassions, but the last one i ordered was packaged so poorly (as with most of the previous orders) that the parts ripped through the plain white envelope they were packaged in. When I e-mailed him again he didn't respond, but refunded the amount and banned me again. After a month of trying to contact him, he still has not responded.

Sorry to blast someone in an open forum, but I just wanted to warn you of who you are dealing with if you order through him.

On a positive note, I've had great communication through a e-bayer out of GA. Blackdagger Games or window-box (same company), great pricing and communications. I'd recommend him for parts.

Well that is pretty much a given for about every seller. No matter who I buy from there are always those who have had a bad time with the seller. I try to find a seller who does not have reviews like this very frequently. When dealing with anyone who has thousands of transactions on ebay every month, there is always going to be a few people who did not have a good time.

I suggest going through the seller's feedback and see if this is a common thing. If you see a review like this once out of every 50 or so reviews then they are probably careless. Once every 25 or so and they are just lazy and inconsiderate. Once in a thousand is no big deal, because no matter how good a seller is, there is always a chance of something that will mess up an order whether is be the postman, hired help, or the weather.

Check the feedback and see for yourself and don't trust any of us based just on our word. The reason why is, I could easily be an employee of Horde'O Bits and I could just as easy write a review like what Theophony wrote except make it about Blackdagger Games.

no worries, due diligence preceeds my wallet every time. but thanks a lot for the open and honest opinions folks! I appreciate them all.

I've used hoard o bits on ebay, as well as wizard games.

bitzbox.co.uk is reliable, tho they tend to not restock so often. They just added free shipping for over 20 pounds.

I buy lots of bits from horde-o-bits on ebay, when I just want to order something up though and not wait for an auction to come along my first stop is Battlewagon Bits (www.thewarstore.com/battlewagonbits)

Ive used wizard games and window box on ebay, both are good. Macpac51 is good for full product, but Im not sure they do bits.