Steven Hurd Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I have just tried to access their website and it looks like the shop has closed for trading. I am absolutely gutted that they have had to close. Their dedication to the trade over the years has been fantastic , and their customer care was second to none I’ve experienced. I had always enjoyed visiting the shop and on most occasions I was greeted with a smile, a friendly chat, which was often followed by an offer of a brew. When I was unable to visited the shop, their mail order was seamless and efficient, usually arriving next day in an elegantly wrapped box. I will miss the family run business and all Steve Webb and the crew did to promote the hobby at club and personal levels. Whilst I consider this a bad day for British modelling, I would like to extend my Best wishes to Steve, Ann Louise, Ade, and of course the family who made this business what it was. All the best to your future endeavours, and I will remember the Centre of excellence with fondness Steve Death by Umbongo …… 4 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmaz Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 What a shame, bought quite a few items from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 14 minutes ago, Steven Hurd said: I have just tried to access their website and it looks like the shop has closed for trading. I am absolutely gutted that they have had to close. Their dedication to the trade over the years has been fantastic , and their customer care was second to none I’ve experienced. I had always enjoyed visiting the shop and on most occasions I was greeted with a smile, a friendly chat, which was often followed by an offer of a brew. When I was unable to visited the shop, their mail order was seamless and efficient, usually arriving next day in an elegantly wrapped box. I will miss the family run business and all Steve Webb and the crew did to promote the hobby at club and personal levels. Whilst I consider this a bad day for British modelling, I would like to extend my Best wishes to Steve, Ann Louise, Ade, and of course the family who made this business what it was. All the best to your future endeavours, and I will remember the Centre of excellence with fondness Steve Death by Umbongo …… I'll second that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Elam Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Very sad news if true. This may explain why I recently purchased an NX10 from them for around £55 cheaper than anywhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 That really is a great shame and they will be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Green Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 5 minutes ago, David Elam said: Very sad news if true. Their website confirms closure: https://www.stevewebb.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban8 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Yes, agree it's not good. Used them quite a bit as well as their Servo Shop. A victim of the wider issues facing the hobby itself and for Bricks and Mortar small retail businesses in general - even one with a well presented on-line option as Steve Webb had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I was greatly saddened to hear that Steve Webb Models and Hobbies, plus the ServoShop website was closing. Steve and his family have been a constant, integral part of my return to modelling thirty something years ago. We used to lived just half-a-dozen houses from their family home, so Steve, Anne Louise, Fred and Marie and the staff. have been staunch friends of my family, so today is a really sad day, both for modelling, but also for Frodsham and the surrounding villages. Lots of modellers, in the North West especially, will miss the great service, superb stock and overwhelming helpfulness of the best model shop that I've ever been in. I'd already missed our memorable Friday late night specials, since those stopped ,and more recently greatly missed the frequent visits to both of the Church Street shops over many years, since moving north. The Servoshop mail orders continued to be best in class, but there's nothing to match what was proudly billed as The Little Shop With The Big Stock. I wish Steve, Anne Louise, Ady and their families all the very best wishes for the future and hope that they carry forward those happy memories of coming up to forty years of serving the modelling community, during which time they made countless friends. Thanks for everything, Webbies - you're the best.😎 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 I have just discovered that they have ceased trading and any enquirers are to be directed to www.parkinsbooth.co.uk. I was only in there shop the other week buying covering film and the like. Very sad news Steve 😩 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Bullit Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Sad news indeed. Just received a Dragon Flite 95 sailboat this afternoon that I`d only ordered Sunday evening. Exemplary service to the end. One of the lads from our club is proper gutted ,as he made regular donations on Saturday afternoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Can only echo what's been said, we've lost a good un. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilC57 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Worst day, Steve Webb Models have closed. A very dark day and can't see much hope for modeling now. https://www.stevewebb.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Very sad. I put off buying four Savox servos last weekend until next weekend because I was compiling a list of other items I needed. Darn it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Well it's sad, but to predict the demise of the hobby is rather..... over dramatic I think. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 It's very sad news and even worse that it's so sudden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Speculative and potentially libellous post removed. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan W Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Blimey, what a shock is that! I've had excellent service from them over the years, both in person when passing by the area and by mail order. Surely that's a big hole to fill for the remaining traders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 If it hadn't been for local model shops within easy distance of home ( 4 or 5 within an easy bike ride and a few a bit further away) I probably wouldn't have taken up the hobby when I retired (early) in 1995. One in particular gave me a lot of help (Wayland in Heanor). They've all gone now. The sad thing is, whilst the loss of Steve Webb's probably won't affect established modellers, it just adds to the disincentive for newcomers to give it a try. Those shiny boxes were always very tempting. I haven't bought a huge amount from Webb's or Servo Shop but I was a regular, though not frequent, customer and I had confidence in the service I expected (and got). A sad day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 Being a southerner, my only contact was mail order but I’ve lost count of the number of positive comments about “Webbies” I’ve seen both on this forum and elsewhere. They will be missed. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis 2 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Oh no. I have always had good service from "Webbies." I was going to buy an Enya 15 from them as a Christmas present to myself for my winter project, no-one else seems to stock a two-stroke of that size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Thomas 2 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Sad that a well respected shop has gone ,it's all about that interaction you get from the face to face contact . Lets hope all the staff find new jobs and look back to all the good times that they had . Barry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Chaddock Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Oh dear! What a shame. As I live close enough to drive there that's my only supply of full size Depron sheets gone! 🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Z Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Sad indeed, my favourite “go to” for all things Futaba ! S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 6 minutes ago, Simon Chaddock said: Oh dear! What a shame. As I live close enough to drive there that's my only supply of full size Depron sheets gone! 🙁 Depron or something very close is available from B&Q... https://www.diy.com/departments/diall-polystyrene-3mm-insulation-board-l-0-8m-w-0-6m-pack-of-8/1906879_BQ.prd It's available in 3, 6 and 9mm thickness. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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