ianmacc Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 13/01/2020 at 15:54, Ross34 said: They do indeed - my shop of choice when buying Australian models. Lucky enough to have been a couple of times too - well worth it. What a picturesque shop Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken.W Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) On 28/12/2019 at 14:51, Worsdell forever said: Don't think I've ever been in a model shop in 'our' Newcastle. Unfortunately, that would be rather difficult On 30/12/2019 at 09:25, jacko said: We used to have a brilliant 'traditional' model shop just off the Westgate road near the central station - 'The Model Shop' on Blenheim street. Sadly long gone (both the shop AND the street). I haven't been down to newcastle for many years so I've no idea whether or not there are any model shops in the town now. When Blenheim Street was demolished to make way for the St James' Boulevard dual carriageway, The Model Shop moved to the corner of Marlborough Crescent / Scotswood Road. Didn't last very long there though. No, not been a proper model shop in town for many years now. Seems insignificant to most visits mentioned on here, but in terms of a trip specifically to visit the shop, I did once visit Crownline Models in Maidenhead(?) from Newcastle (though a BR pass did help). They were of course, the biggest supplier of detailing parts and conversion kits at the time and I was also a regular customer of Dave's at the shows. Edited March 10, 2020 by Ken.W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted March 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2020 How about Hawaii? One of the islands in fact . I think its Kauai in fact . Wondering along road came to small shopping centre and there in among all the beach apparel is a small hobby shop. Lots of American trains . You do wonder what the market is out there and how he made a living Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted March 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 10, 2020 Chan’s Trains in San Francisco for me I think. Curious little shop! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldgunner Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 Not exactly far away from point to point, but still a bit of a trek: Located in Vienna near the Technisches Museum Wien and Schoenbrunn palace. Nice little shop, chap only knew a little english but helped a lot. Pickoed up a Piko Hobby Taurus for €64.99 http://www.modellbahntraum.com/ Wedel - Hamburg - There was a small model shop nearby, picked up an N gauge Flesichmann 0-6-0, couple of 6 wheel carriages and a luggage van Nederland Spoorwegmuseum in Utrecht - picked up a Piko Hobby 0-4-0 tender loco, couple of 4 wheeler carriages and a baggage van The Piko Hobby range, being an equivalent to Hornby's Railroad, is really good quality stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 10/03/2020 at 17:52, njee20 said: Chan’s Trains in San Francisco for me I think. Curious little shop! Is it still open.I went there in the summer of 2000 and what amused me was that it was open but the door was locked and he had to size me up before he let me in. Bought a San Francisco Cablecar. You're right though a curious little shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium njee20 Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 14, 2020 A quick Google suggests it closed about 4 years ago. I went various times between about 1996 and 2008, and every time you had to be vetted at the door before being allowed in; bit weird! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 It didn't seem to be that bad an area but perhaps he had some bad experiences. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 On honeymoon in Vancouver I abandoned my bride in a downtown shopping mall for a couple of hours (she wasn't complaining!) whilst I took the metro out to Renfrew station to visit Central Hobbies http://www.central-hobbies.com/ where I scooped an armful of Proto 2000 boxcars that although brand-new were in the secondhand section and marked down to only $9.99 each. "These are cheap!" said the guy at the till, wincing, as he rang them up. Not to add insult to injury I thought it best to keep the "I KNOW!!!" yell and victory jig to myself until later... :^) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) I picked up a Brazilian, in a model shop in Curitiba, Parana back in 2007. still runs nice now, funny thing I went to Johannesburg and picked up the same model, by the same Brazilian manufacturer, but SAR livery a year later. i used to frequent Lee kwon hobbies in Kowloon, Hong Kong quite often, was very good for Having stock of items often sold out elsewhere. The night market close by used to produced introducing factory rejects too. Edited March 15, 2020 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2020 1 minute ago, adb968008 said: I picked up a Brazilian, in a model shop in Curitiba, Parana back in 2007. That got my attention! But I think you are talking about Frateschi. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Joseph_Pestell said: That got my attention! But I think you are talking about Frateschi. Quite, for some reason in the Southern Hemisphere it seems in many countries there is only one manufacturer making just one loco class.. This is my 3rd Frateschi model, imported from Rotorua in 2008. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Joseph_Pestell Posted March 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2020 Just been looking at their website. Many more products than they used to have. Only European distributor seems to be in Switzerland. But site not updated for a long time and the online shop not working at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium kevinlms Posted March 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2020 On 12/12/2019 at 04:26, irishmail said: I think mine must be George's Trains in Toronto. That was back in 1996! I think I went there on my trip to Canada in 1985. So with your distance and mine, that makes a big triangle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold adb968008 Posted March 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) On 15/03/2020 at 20:16, Joseph_Pestell said: Just been looking at their website. Many more products than they used to have. Only European distributor seems to be in Switzerland. But site not updated for a long time and the online shop not working at all. Nothing changed in a decade there then. Each one Ive “found” by accident. I think they do contract production work for a US model company , maybe thats a bigger market ? Edited March 18, 2020 by adb968008 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
40F Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ostrava in Czech . It on the mezzanine level in the main station. Biased towards CD and ZSSK but a good little shop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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