ianmacc Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I was brought up in Cheshire and visiting York was very much school trip or railways excursion territory so I used to occasionally visit monk bar model shop with my family. The last visit was around 1992/3. I then moved to the area and worked in York so it became my new local shop and I started patronising it again in 2015. Well over 20 years between visits. After this weekend I topped even that. I visited B and H models in Lincoln for the first and only time at the circa 1989/90 Lincoln Christmas market. I visited it again yesterday (admittedly up the hill in a new location). Well over 30 years! Can anyone beat that? Does anybody even care? Lol PS both shops are traditional and well worth frequenting if in the areas. I also liked that the latter also sold child friendly items such as Brio to engage them early. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium cessna152towser Posted January 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 24, 2022 There are long gaps between my visits to Monk Bar model shop as I do not visit York often. Last time was November 2014. I have never been to B & H in Lincoln. Due to the covid I went over a year from March 2020 without visiting my nearest model shop, C & M Models in Carlisle. Definitely suffered withdrawal symptoms and glad to have been back a few times more recently! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomag Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Visits to Perorama/PECO shop have been 1977, 1983, 1999 and 2013. Nice shop for everything other than PECO; as expected their own products were RRP but you would expect them to have nearly their whole range in stock. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmacc Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 I’ve just been wracking my brains thinking of model shops I visited last many years ago to set myself a challenge of beating this. I think that all the ones I never went back to (such as childhood family holidays in Devon, Blackpool and the Lake District etc) have now shut so cannot be revisited. I took a break from 1996 to 2006 so any surviving shop I visited before and after automatically qualifies for 10 years… One of my hobbies within a hobby is visiting model shops when I get the opportunity in an area away from my usual stomping ground. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I haven't been to a model shop since before covid. I haven't been on a train or bus since before covid. I have only visited a supermarket a few times since covid. I did manage to go to the barber's for a haircut twice last year though. I have been to hospital a few times since covid though (the last time being this afternoon) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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