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Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones?
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S. Busch <SCSBusch@...>
There is, or was a few years back at least, a great sort of Museum in the rough of full size, park train size, and O scale size locos and cars at the Crown Plaza Quaker Square hotel in Akron. I always liked to gawk and climb on everything when ever I stayed there. It was a Hilton hotel last time, so you might want to find out first if the stuff is still there
Here is a web site: www.quakersquare.com Steve Busch, Duncan SC |
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Schuyler Larrabee
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(hell, practically lived at) the original Reed's Hobby Shop in Oakland (yeah,IMHO<<, which is driven by once having lived in the Bay area and frequented back in the early 70's), and visits to Original Whistle Stop, Allied, and other REAL stores . . . Pickin's in the east are slim. >>IMHO<<. Here in Massachusetts, there are two and a half REAL stores. Bob Buck's Tucker's Hobbies out in the boonies in Warren MA (75 minutes from me with a lead foot), Bay State Hobbies run by Win Nowell in Groveland (60 minutes in the opposite direction), and I have to include Charlie Ro's in Malden, though that's more of a supermarket of trains than a Real Serious Model Railroad Shop. Now, there are some others which are pretty good, but which I have not visited, but generally, I think most modelers have much the same opinion as I do. For a city of Boston's scale, there are not many options. SGL -----Original Message----- |
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Dave & Elayne Siegfried <riverstyx@...>
Shawn,
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I meant to say The Train Station in Columbus. Dave -------Original Message-------
From: STMFC@... Date: 04/05/05 20:38:42 To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? Dave Siegfried wrote: The reports on the shops given so far are accurate-- for northeast Ohio(even South Jersey) and Newark/Philadelphia. Anyone not modeling modernrailroads can do no "window shopping" here. Thank God for e-Bay.I'm from Southern California, and I'll admit that I'm probably spoiled by the likes of the Whistle Stop in Pasadena and Allied Hobbies down in Culver City I was hoping that there might be at least one hobby shop in Ohio that I could escape to while visiting in-laws that I've never met up until now :-( I've been informed that we'll be in the Columbus area as well when we're back there. Guess I'll have to get hold of the local yellow pages and see what's in the neighborhood... Shawn Beckert Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Dave & Elayne Siegfried <riverstyx@...>
Shawn,
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Ah, Columbus-- now I can help you. The Train Store on Indianola Ave. in north Columbus is better than any of the shops in Cleveland/Akron area. Check Model Railroader magazine for their ad. Lots of car kits for HO-- all of the usual brands including lots of Bowser kits. Prices are standard-- no deals, but much to choose from. Dave Siegfried -------Original Message-------
From: STMFC@... Date: 04/05/05 20:38:42 To: STMFC@... Subject: [STMFC] Re: Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? Dave Siegfried wrote: The reports on the shops given so far are accurate-- for northeast Ohio(even South Jersey) and Newark/Philadelphia. Anyone not modeling modernrailroads can do no "window shopping" here. Thank God for e-Bay.I'm from Southern California, and I'll admit that I'm probably spoiled by the likes of the Whistle Stop in Pasadena and Allied Hobbies down in Culver City I was hoping that there might be at least one hobby shop in Ohio that I could escape to while visiting in-laws that I've never met up until now :-( I've been informed that we'll be in the Columbus area as well when we're back there. Guess I'll have to get hold of the local yellow pages and see what's in the neighborhood... Shawn Beckert Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Shawn Beckert
Schuyler,
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You CAN'T be telling me you east coast people don't have any decent hobby shops back there. Really....? Shawn Beckert -----Original Message-----
From: sentto-2554753-40252-1112749399-shawn.beckert=disney.com@.... yahoo.com [mailto:sentto-2554753-40252-1112749399-shawn.beckert=disney.com@returns .groups.yahoo.com]On Behalf Of Schuyler Larrabee Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 6:03 PM To: STMFC@... Subject: RE: [STMFC] Re: Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? -----Original Message----- Shawn . . . . You ARE spoiled. SGL Yahoo! Groups Links |
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Schuyler Larrabee
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-----Original Message----- Shawn . . . . You ARE spoiled. SGL |
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Eric Hansmann <ehansmann@...>
--- Shawn Beckert wrote:
I've been informed that we'll be in the Columbus area as well whenwe're back there. Guess I'll have to get hold of the local yellow pages andsee what's in the neighborhood...=========================================== In Columbus you have better luck. Check out the Train Station on Indianola Road. http://www.trainstationohio.com/ Good luck with the in-laws. Eric Hansmann Morgantown, W. Va. |
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Richard Hendrickson
On Apr 5, 2005, at 5:38 PM, Beckert, Shawn wrote:
I've been informed that we'll be in the Columbus area as well when we're backAbout the CXleveland area I know nothing. Columbus, now, that's another story. The shop I do most of my mail order business with is The Train Station at 4430 Indianola Ave. Owner Mike Flick is a good guy and an avid and knowledgeable Santa Fe modeler. Go see him and tell him I sent you. Richard Hendrickson |
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Shawn Beckert
Dave Siegfried wrote:
The reports on the shops given so far are accurate-- for northeast OhioI'm from Southern California, and I'll admit that I'm probably spoiled by the likes of the Whistle Stop in Pasadena and Allied Hobbies down in Culver City. I was hoping that there might be at least one hobby shop in Ohio that I could escape to while visiting in-laws that I've never met up until now :-( I've been informed that we'll be in the Columbus area as well when we're back there. Guess I'll have to get hold of the local yellow pages and see what's in the neighborhood... Shawn Beckert |
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Dave & Elayne Siegfried <riverstyx@...>
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The reports on the shops given so far are accurate-- for northeast Ohio standards (I am a native). I don't know where you are from, but Ohio standards PALE (to say the least) when compared to the shops in Jersey (even South Jersey) and Newark/Philadelphia. Anyone not modeling modern railroads can do no "window shopping" here. Thank God for e-Bay. Dave Siegfried (near Akron) -------Original Message-------
From: STMFC@... Date: 04/05/05 18:03:35 To: STMFC@... Subject: Re: [STMFC] Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? There is a good one in North Canton called, you will get a kick out of this, Nicks Lawnmower Service or some such. It is on Middlebranch in Canton. Last time I was in there they had kits and detail parts out the, well, you know where. DB ----- Original Message ----- From: Beckert, Shawn To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: [STMFC] Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? Guys, I'll be in the Cleveland / Akron area of Ohio visiting relatives this coming June. Are there any hobby shops, bookstores, RR museums, etc. worth seeing in NE Ohio? Thanks, Shawn Beckert ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Denis F. Blake <dblake2996@...>
There is a good one in North Canton called, you will get a kick out of this, Nicks Lawnmower Service or some such. It is on Middlebranch in Canton. Last time I was in there they had kits and detail parts out the, well, you know where.
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From: Beckert, Shawn To: STMFC@... Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:02 PM Subject: [STMFC] Ohio Hobby Shops - Any Good Ones? Guys, I'll be in the Cleveland / Akron area of Ohio visiting relatives this coming June. Are there any hobby shops, bookstores, RR museums, etc. worth seeing in NE Ohio? Thanks, Shawn Beckert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/STMFC/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: STMFC-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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Dean Payne <deanpayne@...>
Shawn,
The two shops that in the Cleveland area that I like are Depot Train and Hobby on W. 130th, and Wings Hobby Shop in Lakewood. I'll have to check out Stewarts in Willoughby on Eric's recommendation. Just West of downtown Cleveland is The Flats, where you can see a lot of lift bridges, and a swing bridge (auto, not RR). The Crawford Auto/Aviation Museum doesn't have any RR stuff, but is still quite interesting. Anyway, if you can make it to Depot Train and Hobby, talk to Jim, the resident RR buff. They have a few boxes of detail parts from Cal Scale etc., and some of those have been around for quite a while. Akron has a few shops that I just haven't been to recently enough to comment on. If I find myself down that way with time to spare... Dean Payne --- In STMFC@..., "Beckert, Shawn" <shawn.beckert@d...> wrote: Guys, |
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Eric Hansmann <ehansmann@...>
--- Shawn Beckert wrote:
=================================================== I stumbled into Stewart Hobbies in Willoughby a month back. This is east of Cleveland and along the lake. Nice store with some kits and detail parts. I picked up two of the new Walthers GATX express reefers, but they did not stock Detail Associates brass wire. They did have more Branchline kits than I have ever seen anywhere, and of course I bought a few. It's worth a stop, which is more than I can say for many hobby shops I've been in lately. Sad. Eric |
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Shawn Beckert
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I'll be in the Cleveland / Akron area of Ohio visiting relatives this coming June. Are there any hobby shops, bookstores, RR museums, etc. worth seeing in NE Ohio? Thanks, Shawn Beckert |
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