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Favorite hobby shop in North Carolina
Panther64
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Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 08:30 PM UTC
Here's a chance to put your favorite hobby shop on for all to see (and find!) in NC. I travel around and would like to know where a great hobby shop is .
My favorite is: Hayes Hobby House at Eutah Village North off of Bragg Blvd in Fayetteville. They have a website and a club, Lafayette Scale Modelers. Check 'em out next time you're in our grid square.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 - 11:15 PM UTC
Well, I'll chime in - Toms Trains in Raleigh is my favorite. It is a train shop so No model kits. But Tools, Woodland scenic, paints, glues, wood.
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 06:10 AM UTC
Cool Scott, I know I try and use model train scenics as much as possible because I'm terrible at making landscapes! Thanks for chiming in. BTW, very cool website too (ModelGeek.com)!
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Posted: Thursday, October 09, 2008 - 01:44 PM UTC
I'm with you on hayes hobbys but jacksonville has one called hobbychest across from the jacksonville mall and the club up thier is jacksonville plastic modelers club and website
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Posted: Saturday, October 11, 2008 - 02:49 PM UTC
Thanks JC for your input! My son is stationed at Camp Lejeune so I know where your talking about. I'll check it out next time I'm there, thanks!
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Posted: Saturday, October 18, 2008 - 10:37 AM UTC

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I'm with you on hayes hobbys but jacksonville has one called hobbychest across from the jacksonville mall and the club up thier is jacksonville plastic modelers club and website

I will dovetail off of JCCraemers post and say that I most frequently visit the Hobby Chest in Jacksonville. He carries a wide array of plastic models and has just about every hobby genre covered.
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Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2009 - 10:38 AM UTC
The Hobby House in Hendersonville, and Carolina Art, Craft & Hobby in Asheville. Both run by great folks and if they don't have it on the shelf they can get you whatever you need.
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Posted: Friday, October 23, 2009 - 12:53 PM UTC

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The Hobby House in Hendersonville, and Carolina Art, Craft & Hobby in Asheville. Both run by great folks and if they don't have it on the shelf they can get you whatever you need.


I've spent nearly a billion dollars in these two stores Joel. You're right about both owners being great folks. Lenny, at Carolina Art, Craft & Hobby has given me numerous tips and technique hints over the years. The Hobby House has a website too BTW.

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Posted: Monday, October 26, 2009 - 01:24 AM UTC
absolutely, Hermon, Lenny is my walking, talking modeling resource. BTW are there any modeling groups i.e. AMPS or IPMS in the Asheville, Hendersonville area.
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Posted: Monday, October 26, 2009 - 12:01 PM UTC

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BTW are there any modeling groups i.e. AMPS or IPMS in the Asheville, Hendersonville area.


Negative. As far as I know there once was a small group of guys that met once a month when Model Mania was still in business but I haven't heard of anything big. If anyone DID start a chapter locally I'd join for sure.

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