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Hobby Shops that sell G Gauge trains

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#1 ·
OK

I see threads every once in a while where someone is going to be in a area and asks if there is any hobby shops worth stopping at. SO, Let's create a thread with all the Hobby Shops that sell G Gauge Trains by state. Please copy the list in the post before yours and add your entries under the state they are in. Maybe we can get Dwight to make this thread a sticky so it stays at the top of the forum. Please leave the good or bad comments about the hobby shops for a different thread.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida

Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 
#2 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 
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#3 ·
If two or more are C 'n P'n at the same time there will be ommissions...
 
#5 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Denver - Caboose Hobbies
Westminster - Mizell Trains

Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 
#6 ·
uh oh.... looks like prople are just copying yours... you gonna compile them?
 
#7 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Denver - Caboose Hobbies
Westminster - Mizell Trains
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Albuquerque, Trains West
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 
#9 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold

Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida

Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Box Karr Hobbies
Ankeny, Kidman Tree Farm

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Trains West, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
 
#10 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold

Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida

Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Box Karr Hobbies
Ankeny, Kidman Tree Farm

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Trains West, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming



Alberta
Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby
Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited
British Columbia
Surrey - Art Knapp Trains
Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop
Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario

Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad
Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium
Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby
Toronto - George's Trains
Toronto - John's Hobby
Orangeville - Hockley Valley Railroad
St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies
Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway
Prince Edward Island
Quebec

Montreal - Max Trains
Montreal - Udisco Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Yukon




Man, this is tough.
I added the Canadian provinces and territories but every time I want to insert a blank line to separate the provinces everything below that point disappears.


So then I tried to edit my post later but all I ended up doing is automatically moving the entry where I wanted to insert a line to the bottom of the list.
 
#11 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold

Arkansas
California
Burbank, Train Shack
Los Angeles, Allied Trains
Pasadena, Original Whistle Stop
San Dimas, Train Stop
Upland, Upland Trains
Ventura, Gold Coast Station Trains

Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida

Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Cedar Rapids, Box Karr Hobbies
Ankeny, Kidman Tree Farm

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Trains West, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming



Alberta
Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby
Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited
British Columbia
Surrey - Art Knapp Trains
Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop
Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario

Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad
Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium
Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby
Toronto - George's Trains
Toronto - John's Hobby
Orangeville - Hockley Valley Railroad
St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies
Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway
Prince Edward Island
Quebec

Montreal - Max Trains
Montreal - Udisco Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Southern California checking in....I'm sure I missed a couple, hopefully other can add to the list
 
#12 ·
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona

Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold

Arkansas
California

Burbank, Train Shack
Los Angeles, Allied Trains
Pasadena, Original Whistle Stop
San Dimas, Train Stop
Upland, Upland Trains
Ventura, Gold Coast Station Trains

Colorado
Denver: Caboose Hobbies
Westminster: Mizell Trains

Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Box Karr Hobbies
Ankeny, Kidman Tree Farm

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Annapolis: Star Hobbies
Massachusetts
Malden: Charles Ro
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico

Trains West, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Broomall: Nicholas Smith Trains
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming



Alberta
Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby
Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited
British Columbia
Surrey - Art Knapp Trains
Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop
Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia

Nunavut
Ontario
Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad
Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium
Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby
Toronto - George's Trains
Toronto - John's Hobby
Orangeville - Hockley Valley Railroad
St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies
Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Montreal - Max Trains
Montreal - Udisco Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Yukon
 
#13 ·
The forum quoting mechanism is getting in the way...

I'd suggest a database.... or I can host a web page and update it so all you need to do is post the additions and I'll update the web page...

This kind of thing needs to be either a database, or more organized structure, and doing this here will be a huge pain (and soon lost)

Greg
 
#14 ·
As usual, Gtrg is absolutely right.

Maybe a database is overkill, but the way we're going right now isn't going to work.

One thing I would suggest is to add the hobby stores web address where available.

I could probably also add a category to the Large Scale database ( www.gbdb.info ) for hobby shops that carry G-Scale.

Knut
 
#15 ·
Even worse than the complications I pointed out early... I noticed a Typo! in my entry...oh dear.
 
#16 ·
In CA,
Narrow Gauge Junction in La Habra
Bridgemasters in Placentia
The Train Crossing in Costa Mesa
Milepost 38 in Anaheim
Morgan's Big Trains in Huntington Beach
Arnies in Westminster

BTW, Allied is in Culver City, not Los Angeles. Culver City is a city unto itself and is not part of Los Angeles.
 
#17 ·
Web page created:

http://www.elmassian.com/trains-mai...ere-to-buy

All updates welcome, but I request we keep it factual, saying nice things is always appreciated of course, but negative comments, even if true, really have to be substantiated as the typical... and even then, why bother to list them?


You can pdf the page or copy the text.

You can post here, or email me directly at greg@elmassian.com

As I get time, I'll add addresses, phone numbers and hours, but if you have this info, I'll gladly add it.


Greg
 
#22 ·
I'm not any good at qoute/copy/paste,
But for Minnesota you can add Scale Model Supply in St. Paul and add Hub Hobby in both little Canada and Richfield.
Also there's Carr's hobby in Duluth. There was another store in Fridley, but I think they folded just after I moved down here to Taco Land.
Besides, I do most of my buying online or over the phone. Price is better.

As for FL...
Randy, you forgot Ray's over in East Orlando. He still has stock at a great closeout price, due to his wanting to get out of the business.
I know that there was 2 shops in Ft. Lauderdale, but can't remember their names
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Rocky
BTW. Did anyone mention Watts in Indianapolis IN ???
 
#23 ·
I think it would help if there was some indication how much G-scale a particular shop carries, some of the shops in Canada that I listed carry only G-scale wheras others carry mostly H0 and N and only a little G-scale.
If the purpose of this listing is as stated in the original post that type of information would be very useful.

Knut
 
#25 ·

Alaska
Arizona

Tucson; Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold

Arkansas
California

Burbank, Train Shack
Los Angeles, Allied Trains
Pasadena, Original Whistle Stop
San Dimas, Train Stop
Upland, Upland Trains
Ventura, Gold Coast Station Trains

Colorado
Denver: Caboose Hobbies
Westminster: Mizell Trains

Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Orlando, Colonial Photo and Hobby
Winter Park, The Hobby Spot

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Box Karr Hobbies
Ankeny, Kidman Tree Farm

Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Annapolis: Star Hobbies
Massachusetts
Malden: Charles Ro
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico

Trains West, Albuquerque, New Mexico

New York

Hurley Country Store Hurley NY 845-338-4843
Train World Brooklyn NY 1-800-541-7010

North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Broomall: Nicholas Smith Trains
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming



Alberta
Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby
Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited
British Columbia
Surrey - Art Knapp Trains
Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop
Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia

Nunavut
Ontario
Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad
Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium
Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby
Toronto - George's Trains
Toronto - John's Hobby
Orangeville - Hockley Valley Railroad
St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies
Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Montreal - Max Trains
Montreal - Udisco Ltd.
Saskatchewan
Yukon