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melkig - 19 Feb 2008 16:05 GMT

I've been travelling to the San Francisco Bay Area from the UK for a
number of years now and have always taken a trip to the San Antonio
Hobby Shop down by Mountain view. It always had a superb array of
plastic models but looking at the web, it looks like the shop has
closed, moved to San Jose and now concentrates on RC modelling
exclusively.

Can anyone recomend a good shop for plastic models in the Bay Area?
I've looked through the business pages but it's always good to get a
good recomendation straight from the horses mouth so to speak.

Thanks

Mark

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MGFoster - 19 Feb 2008 16:24 GMT

> I've been travelling to the San Francisco Bay Area from the UK for a
> number of years now and have always taken a trip to the San Antonio
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> I've looked through the business pages but it's always good to get a
> good recomendation straight from the horses mouth so to speak.

Berkeley's Ace Hardware on University Avenue, 1 block west of the UC
campus, has a wide selection.

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Teresa - 20 Feb 2008 02:47 GMT

Mark,
Depends on what you like to build. Yannis Hobbies is a pretty good
model shop. It's basicly across from the shopping center that San Antonio
hobbies was, at 4846 El Camino Suite 10, Los Altos. There is also D & J's
Hobbies in Cambell and Hobbies Unlimited in San Leandro (but they are
suppose to be moving in a few weeks).
Eric

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Jonny B - 26 Feb 2008 17:42 GMT

is TALBOT'S in San Mateo still around? I used to go there when I
lived there 7 years ago

> Mark,
> Depends on what you like to build. Yannis Hobbies is a pretty good
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> suppose to be moving in a few weeks).
> Eric

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maiesm72@netscape.com - 27 Feb 2008 04:41 GMT

Yes, Talbot's is still there. They have a better than average plastic
kit selection and the best diecast selection around. Tons of Corgi,
Dragon, etc.Berkeley Ace Hardware is still the best, at least in my
book. Aside from all of the latest they carry a wide range of Eastern
European kits and they buy and sell collections. If you go there ask
for Bill and tell him that I sent you.TomOn Feb 26, 9:42 am, Jonny B
<jcb...@gmail.com> wrote:> is TALBOT'S in San Mateo still around? I
used to go there when I> lived there 7 years ago> > On Feb 19, 6:47
pm, "Teresa" <tmcclur...@comcast.net> wrote:> > > > > Mark,> >
Depends on what you like to build. Yannis Hobbies is a pretty good>

> model shop. It's basicly across from the shopping center that San

Antonio> > hobbies was, at 4846 El Camino Suite 10, Los Altos. There
is also D & J's> > Hobbies in Cambell and Hobbies Unlimited in San
Leandro (but they are> > suppose to be moving in a few weeks).> >
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