Re: What was your first hobby shop?
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2026 2:23 pm
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Re: What was your first hobby shop?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2026 3:19 am
After Two Guys went out the building became a Kmart and now it's a WalmartTojo72 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2026 7:49 amWow,I thought Two Guys was a Jersey thing,I loved their toy dept,and later on their $ 1.99 record sales in the mid 70'stempestjohnny wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2026 4:11 am I grew up in central Connecticut. We had Two Guys, Sears, Toys R Us. I remember riding my bike to TRU to get the Monogram Black Widow. My favorite hobby shop was War and Pieces in West Hartford. Even as a kid I was on a first name basis with the owners. It's been about 20 years since they closed.
Re: What was your first hobby shop?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2026 3:21 am
Here in Naples I've found Family Hobbies. Old time mostly R/C but have found a few kits and supplies
Re: What was your first hobby shop?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2026 4:28 am
Sadly so Bruce - I've not been back there for a number of years but it's quite sad to see. Even the old VHS rental place has gone and that was there for years.speedgraflex wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2026 11:41 am Thanks, Stuart. That would explain why all the photos were from years past.
Re: What was your first hobby shop?
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2026 4:29 am
M&S used to sell models - cool! They certainly don't any more - it's a poncy clothes, houseware and food shop now.tempestjohnny wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2026 3:17 am
I remember going to England to visit my Nana and grandad. Summer of 1983. Spent a lot of my money at Mark's and Spencer's