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#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
 
#29 ·
In Massachusetts add Duxbury Green, The Brass Caboose, Piano Works, Bill's Friendly Train Shoppe(Maybe). Trrain-Li (No retail locarion but people do pickup at his location.), Hogie's Hobbies (Mainly on consignment.), Poneer Valley Hobbies, probably a few others.
LAO
 
#30 ·
#32 ·
California - Clovis - Roy's Trains (in Old Town) - Roystrains.com for phone and directions
 
#33 ·
Calif. for G-scale.
Railroad Hobbies.... 119 vermon st. Roseville.. Fair stock..
Bruce's Train Shop... 2752 Marconi Ave. Sacramento.. Some stuff.
R/C Country Hobbbies .... 6011 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento.. Best stock for around here.
 
#35 ·
Greg-

Some I have visited and/or ordered from with good service:


Watts Trainshop, Zionsville, IN


G Scale Junction, Newark (Granville), OH
The Pizza & Pasta Express and Train Shop, Cartersville, IL

Brentwood Station, Pittsburgh, PA

There are a few others, but they had limited supplies/secondhand only that I will not post.

There are also a couple other good ones (Davis Electronics in Cincinnati and Ridge Road) that have gone....
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#36 ·
Posted By noelw on 16 May 2011 02:47 PM
Calif. for G-scale.
Railroad Hobbies.... 119 vermon st. Roseville.. Fair stock..
Bruce's Train Shop... 2752 Marconi Ave. Sacramento.. Some stuff.
R/C Country Hobbbies .... 6011 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento.. Best stock for around here.


I think a few additional words or a one-liner for each of the shops listed would really help people decide which hobby shops in an area to visit.
Something like Noel posted above and I added to some of the Canadian hobby shops.

I find many shops that claim to carry G-scale have only very few items in stock.........but they can order everuthing is what I'm being told.

Trouble is that this doesn't do me much good if I'm just passing through.

Knut
 
#37 ·
Guys, please check the link before submitting duplicates...

Knut, agree completely, already stated earlier in the thread... contributions welcome, and also stated on the site...

Greg
 
#38 ·
Sorry Greg, did not see Watts in the thread above and not on your list until after submit....also, it looks like Brentwood (Pittsburgh, PA) got tacked onto the end of G scale Junction in the Ohio section.

Another one I rememberd and have had good luck with is RLD Hobbies from Albion, IL. They list an address, so I assume they have a storefront, maybe someone else can verify?
 
#39 ·
Updated, and thanks for the correction. Yes, Robby has a storefront... requirement for certain products he carries.

Greg

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona
[*]Tucson - Ace Hardware @ 22nd and Kold[/list]

Arkansas
Jacksonville - Rail and Sprue Hobbies

California
[*]Anaheim - Milepost 38 [*]Burbank - Train Shack[*]Clovis - Roy's Trains (in Old Town) - [url]http://www.roystrains.com[/url]
[*]Costa Mesa - The Train Crossing [*]Culver City - Allied Trains[*]Escondido - Value Craft, all hobby shop and crafts[*]Huntington Beach - Morgan's Big Trains [*]La Habra - Narrow Gauge Junction [*]La Mesa (San Diego) - Reeds Hobby Shop - mostly trains, all scales[*]Novato - Dollhouses Trains and More, 300 Entrada Dr, Novato, CA 94949-5520 (415) 883-0388 Good selection of LS & the smaller scales. Great general hobby shop with everything from plastic kits to dollhouses.[*]Pasadena - Original Whistle Stop[*]Placentia - Bridgemasters [*]Roseville - Railroad Hobbies, 119 Vermon St. Roseville - Fair stock[*]Sacramento - Bruce's Train Shop, 2752 Marconi Ave. Sacramento - Some stuff[*]Sacramento - R/C Country Hobbbies, 6011 Folsom Blvd. Sacramento - Best stock in Sacramento area[*]San Dimas - Train Stop [*]San Mateo - Talbot's Toyland, 445 South B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 (650) 931-8110 http://www.talbotstoyland.com/ [*]San Rafael - Dollhouses Trains and More - 1295 Northgate Dr., San Rafael, CA 94903 (415) 499-3576 Good selection of LS and other scales. A very wide variety of all kinds of hobby items from plastic kits to dollhouses.[*]Santa Clara - The Train Shop, 1829 Pruneridge Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 296-1050 Good selection of LS and other scales. A great RR book section.[*]Upland - Upland Trains[*]Ventura - Gold Coast Station Trains [*]Westminster - Arnies[/list]
Colorado
[*]Denver - Caboose Hobbies[*]Westminster - Mizell Trains[/list]
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida

[*]East Orlando - Ray's[*]Orlando - Colonial Photo and Hobby[*]Pinellas Park - H&R Trains - http://www.hrtrains.com[*] Winter Park - The Hobby Spot[/list] Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
[*]Cartersville - The Pizza & Pasta Express and Train Shop, Cartersville, IL [*]Albion - RLD Hobbies[/list] Indiana
[*]Watts Train Shop - 9180 Hunt Club Road, Zionsville, IN [/list] Iowa
[*] Ankeny - Kidman Tree Farm[*]Cedar Rapids - Box Karr Hobbies[/list]
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland

[*]Annapolis - Star Hobbies[/list] Massachusetts
[*] Duxbury - Duxbury Green [*] Malden - Charles Ro Worcester - The train Place [/list]
Michigan
Minnesota
[*]St. Paul - Scale Model Supply[*]Little Canada - Hub Hobby[*]Richfield - Hub Hobby[*]Duluth -Carr's Hobby in Duluth[/list] Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
[*]Albuquerque - Trains West[/list]

New York
[*]Hurley - Hurley Country Store, Hurley NY 845-338-4843[*]Brooklyn - Train World Brooklyn NY 1-800-541-7010 [/list]
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
[*]Newark - G Scale Junction, Newark (Granville), OH[*]Pittsburgh - Brentwood Station, Pittsburgh, PA[/list] Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
[*] Broomall - Nicholas Smith Trains[/list]
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

CANADA

Alberta
[*]Airdrie - Canadian Scale rail & Hobby[*]Nanton - Ultimate Trains Limited, Exclusively G-Scale http://www.ultimatetrains.com/[/list]
British Columbia
[*]Kamloops - Interior Crafts[*]Kamloops - Kelly's Kaboose [*]Langley - Eurorail Hobby Shop, all scales, European G-Scale only http://www.eurorailhobbies.com/ [*]Surrey - Art Knapp Trains, exclusively G Scale http://artknapptrains.com/[*]Victoria - B. C. Shaver & Hobby Shop[/list]
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland
Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Nunavut
Ontario
[*]Dundas - Dundas Valley Hobby[*]Goderich - Machan's Home Hardware[*]Orangeville - Hockley Valley Railroad, all scales but a large G-scale selection http://www.hvrr.ca/[*]Port Hope - The Doll House and Train Emporium[*]Puslinch - Winona Garden Railway, exclusively G-Scale http://www.wgrr.ca/[*]Streetsville - Credit Valley Railroad, all scales, some G-Scale http://www.cvrco.com/[*]Toronto - George's Trains, all scales, fair amount of G-Scale, http://www.georgestrains.com/[*]Toronto - John's Hobby, general Hobby shop, carries a fair amount of G-Scale http://www.johnshobbies.ca/main/[*]St. Catherines - Niagara Central Hobbies[/list]
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
[*]Montreal - Max Trains, G-Scale only, but is not very large, 4058 Monselet, Montréal-Nord, QC H1H 2C5 Tel: 514-322-8626 [*]Montreal - Udisco Ltd., huge wholesaler of hobby items including some G-Scale, Pricing is at MSRP https://www.udisco.com/index.php[/list] Saskatchewan
Yukon
 
#40 ·
Greg,
Niagara Hobby & Craft Mart in Cheektowaga NY (Buffalo Metro area and blocks off I90 and within taxi distance of Buffalo Airport) still does carry soem Large scale trains and some hobby supplies but is rapidly becoming more & more of a toy store.
Lantz's Hobby shop (Wholesale Trains) located in Horseheads NY (Elmira area) is not too far off I86/RT17. Beware however that a good share of the business is not in stocked trains and supplies but in drop shipping through the website.
I've visited BOTH Trainworld and Trainland in the past and they are neat trips if you are in the NYC/Long Island area.Trainworld easy to get to on the subway. Trainland not as easy, but i believe you could take the LIRR to get there? Both with decent stocks of the items they sell. I believe Trainworld in Brooklyn however is the main warehouse and distribution point?
There are a few other places in NY state that carry some Large scale but nothing I've found recently. used to be a place in the Jamestown area but eh retired and the other hobby shop focuses on RC planes, cars, & boats along with models. A small place I recently found locally specializing in Z-scale with some N-scale and airsoft guns. Not even a decent selection of hobby supplies. Used to be a really nice place in Batavia that carried large scale in some quantity but I beleive Ridge Road Station forced him out of business?

Chas
 
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