Wonderland Models

Excellent selection — dreadful customer service.
Ordered £60 worth of items on their website on the 23^rd April, it didn’t come until 28^th May! When I asked for the P&P to be refunded which totalled £6.95 — they refused!

Excellent selection of all things hobbies. Planes, trains, cars, you name it.
I’m a model train guy. The selection was ok. I really wanted a decent model of a UK train and they had several Hornby Flying Scotsman steam engines on sale for 60 Pounds and I snatched one up.
I’m glad I stopped by!

What a fantastic store — 3 cavernous rooms full of delights that the ‘grown up child with cash’ can splurge on — think remote control cars, train sets, model kits and a pretty impressive load of scalextrix — in fact one set was £500 — that’s a pretty impressive outlay but it did look awesome!
A great range of lego, models and toys in the back — the staff were super friendly answering my questions on the scalextrix sets (a future Xmas present… who knows… just sayin!) as I wanted to find out about their new digital range.
Also loved their Mario Kart range of big RC’s — £60 a pop and massively desirable.

It is like stepping back in time going into this shop, floor to ceiling class cabinets full of model planes, radio controlled cars, toys for kids and adults too.
I was on a mission to find a wee Christmas present for my friends two kids. They are animal daft and I remember having little figures of zoo animals when i was a kid and I was hoping that they were still available. They were, like a pick and mix stand full of them! Hurrah, so after picking up a few of my favourite ones I took them to the till. The sales person gave me a catalogue with all the animals available so if the girls wanted to collect more in the future, they would know what was available, very helpful.
This is no toys r us, there are no fluffy cuddly toys here, but there are many toys, models and kits to stimulate the imagination and bring out your creative side. Well known local place and I can see why it has stood the test of time.

Wonderland Models is probably Edinburgh’s best known & most established model toy shop. Ever since I was a kid visiting Edinburgh, I have always loved visiting the shop even just to gaze and the sheer amount of stuff they have in store!
A great shop and an Edinburgh institution!

Been there for years and you still get the ‘old style’ toyshop feel when you walk in. Ok maybe not a pure toyshop as it mostly stocks highly detailed models, radio controlled (everything), trains, scalectrix and the like.
However it loses a star for the range of BB weapons on display — last time I was in there was a crowd of teenage neds drooling over these. I don’t think anywhere should be selling this type of stuff.

Truly a land of wonder. Wonderland Models is one of the best known model and hobby shops in Scotland. Standing out with its big primary colours sign on an often dull Lothian road, this shop is appealing before you’ve even got inside. However once you ARE inside, you will be confronted with toy soldiers, dolls, air fix, model planes, remote control cars… This is a hobby shop for the real hobbyist.
I first came into this shop when looking for an airgun and got talking to the friendly staff at length about gun laws which perhaps reveals something unsavoury about my psyche.
There is nothing in here for me to buy in particular, I don’t collect or play with the sorts of models here anymore. But as a nerd who sometimes tires of onscreen media 24/​7, I have my own «real world» hobbies that share much in common with all these models and toys. I think there is something very honest. Despite the decline in interest, in favour of entrainment for a generation with less attention span than a goldfish swimming in a tank of Red Bull, I do think there is something timeless about children and adults alike playing with models and sticking things together.
There might not be much to buy here for the casual shopper, but there will be plenty to browse and entertain, and maybe bring back a few memories.

Ok I was a bit keen earlier. I came in here looking for a yoyo to send to one of my brothers and it was messy, there were boxes everywhere and the guy serving me was a bit rude!!! ok they were rushed off their feet but it was a bit crazy. i was left waiting at the till for 15 minutes before the guy walking around the shop decided to serve me. Hmm!!!

I loved this shop when I was 11 and I love it now. It really hasn’t changed a bit.
It really is a Wonderland, and stocks serious toys for serious hobbyists. I used to have a cracking RC car when I was younger that did about 30mph and while I didn’t purchase it from here admittedly, it’s always been a shop I could lose literally hours in.
The nitro and petrol engined cars are utterly mental, and very much the showpiece attraction. On top of that there’s airfix models, dolls houses, planes, soldiers and toy figures. Currently, there’s an exceptionally cool Tyrannosaurus Rex model in the window which I’d gladly snap up if I had a few hundred spare.
Great website too. One of the most fun and most interesting shops in Scotland in my opinion.

Ever since my dear grandfather made me an army base using papier mache, sand and some paint I’ve had a fond eye for DIY toys. Wonderland sells all the airfix kits, model trains and other classical toys any kid could want. Admittedly, I now never opt to give up my hard earned beer dosh for a toy car but the charm is still there and in abundance at Wonderland.
Usually packed with fathers and their sons, an idyllic scene for the modern parent child relationship. at least until some little brat smashes into the neatly piled boxes of airfix kits and screams accordingly.

Very much a toyshop with a Ye Old Worldy (the 40s) appeal, Wonderland is a hobby emporium.
With enough Airfix to get your fix of model aeroplanes, this place is packed with models, electric railway sets, dolls’s houses of every variety and even some modern toys like Nerf-​esque merch to keep kids (and adults) occupied.
I love how Wonderland sprawls made-​up planes and boats all around the shop… the jet fighters dangling from the ceiling would probably go against ridiculous, rigourous health and safety regulations in corporate stores. It’s for this reason Wonderland is bursting with personality and great for people who want to encourage their kids to actively engage with toys.
But I’m getting far too educational… I was a bit of a tomboy when I was younger and it was just fun to get tanked into a set of Meccano or chuck a Boomerang around the garden (they never came back, though!) For the adult collector, there is enough track and grass to create your own hobby railway world for the family to enjoy.
I love hobby shops like this and there’s enough in here to cater to adults and children of all ages. I like their timeless toy collections but they also sell more up to date trends that are in keeping with kids TV. Fantastic.

This shop is one for the boys who like their toys. On a Saturday afternoon this shop is chock-​a-​block with fathers and their young sons. This shop doesn’t exactly fit my interests as I’m usually tagging along with someone else, but I always wander around in awe at the stock and I can fully appreciate that this shop does its job very well. I always leave here with the desire to spend £400 on a dolls house for some reason.
As one of the biggest model shops in the country, this shop caters for any level of interest in a variety of hobbies. Their stock includes train sets, radio control helicopters, radio control cars, doll houses, BB guns and air rifles, Scalextric and Meccano as well as all the bits and bobs associated with each interest. I was particularly excited by the Scalextric! There is a huge variety of stock and it is literally stocked from the floor to the ceiling. You will most definitely find what you are looking for, and if not the staff are really knowledgeable and helpful.
I could probably guarantee that if you bring your kids here you will probably leave a little poorer.

Don’t order online they delivered the wrong item and it was packed badly. Not impressed

This has been a real kids wonderland since I was really little and as an adult I still get joy out of it! If you’re looking for model kits, of every possible size and shape imaginable, then Wonderland is the place for you. They have small pocket money model kits, and huge serious kits worth hundreds of pounds, with every possible paint option and accessory you could imagine. There are so many toys in here I couldn’t begin to list them all, and while they are mostly geared up for boys, with the models, scalextric and remote control cars, they certainly used to also have the most fantastic dolls houses and furniture you have ever seen. Wonderland — truly every kids dream! Easily accessible by bus as there are loads that go right past the shop.

Wonderland Models is one of the best known model and hobby shops in Edinburgh. Standing out with its big yellow sign on a grey Lothian road, this shop appeals to both children and adults (perhaps still children at heart).
The shop specialises in, you guessed it, models. From toy soldiers to remote controlled cars, the shop has a fairly wide range of stock leaning more towards classical models. It also sells BB and airguns, one of the few places in Edinburgh still to do so. One does get the impression that the shops glory days are past but it manages to sell itself on a niche market.
The staff are knowledgeable about the products and provide a decent service.
There isn’t much room for the casual browser but if models are for you then Wonderland Models is a must.