Model Zone

Since my husband’s been painting miniatures, I’m here more often than I’d like to be.
I don’t have too much of a problem with it though, because it’s fun just to look in to all the cases. It’s almost museum like. They have everything from famous figures — Star Wars toys, then there are vintage-​esque models of cars and trains, and tons of showcases filled with small cars. Despite my ignorance of this hobby, I still have fun peeking into the cases.
While I’m wandering about the shop, the staff are happy to answer all of my husband’s questions about priming, painting, and finishing figures. They are quite knowledgeable chaps!

This place is special because for each area they have really knowledgeable experts that really know their stuff. You do need to ask for the advice, but it’s value is really high as some things need the help of someone who actually knows.
The prices are not cheap, but they have some amazing offers that unlike other places really are in stock.
A good model store, is not for every aspect of modelling like is amazing for trains but not really for remote controlled planes as I think they wisely stick to the areas they do best.

I have a secret love of Scalextric — and to feed my love I go to this shop.
Often got some adhoc sale on various bits n bobs. Worth checking out if you «need» to get something. I can only assume this shop, for me, is the equivilant to how a woman feels walking into a shoe shop ;-)
If you’re a fan of anything model like (no, not the skinny thing’s that adorn the cover of glossy fashion mags!) then this shop can probably resolve any of your problems. It’s a good size store, with a large selection of various model stuff. As usual for such a shop has a broad range of shoppers wandering through. I’ve spotted more mature gents amongst the train sets, young groovy types in the plastic model kit area, and even a goth in the sci-​fi, fantasy bit!

I walked in here, dragged by a friend in desperate need of a present for a rather geeky friend, and almost immediately walked back out. This is how i imagine the mind of a strange, terminally nerdy bloke to be. Lots of grey hair, cardigans and sallow faces.
Ok, I’m being harsh. But this is really not my scene. The shop is floor to ceiling covered in models. Cars, figures, kits. Fully grown men?! Seriously i didn’t see a child in the place.
If you’re into this sort of thing, then please go here and you’ll absolutely love it. Please ignore me being ignorant too, but i am still perplexed?!

Model zone is geekazoid heaven. It is the perfect toy store for adult boys. It sells everything from model cars, airplanes, helicopters, ships, train sets, superhero characters, puzzles, Star Wars memorabilia, little soldiers, and other fun little gadgets. Now, I am not a big fan of any of these things, and yet I still find this store quite fascinating. It has models lined up from floor to ceiling and there are items for all ages, from 3-​year olds to 60-​year olds. The prices range from affordable to very very expensive depending on the objects.
I doubt I would ever buy anything for myself from this store, but I think that I will be able to find the perfect present for my brother here. It’s definitely worth a look if you are a keen lover of little rare objects and putting things together.

Its not the kind of shop I would go crazy for, simply because I have very little patience when it comes assembling airplanes, cars, ships, castles, villages, etc. It is overwhelming to they eye as there are piles of stuff everywhere its like an Aladdin cave, and anything you want you’ll probably find. After all they are the largest retailer of the sort.
One thing I did enjoy looking at was all the Star Wars products (part of their Sci-​Fi collection), R2-​D2 was massive statue and I would have wanted it, of course it would have served no purpose what so ever so it would have been £200 down the drain.
Also, it just reminded of my brother as he was a Star Wars fanatic and this memory made me buy the perfect gift. A Darth Vader statue, collectors edition for £100, I know I am a generous sister.
The are also pre school toys but only a few in comparison, Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Tank Engine and Bod the Builder. Not the most exciting selection.

Model zone is every big boys dream. I say big as there are no children in sight in here, I guess the back to basic toys they stock just aren’t high tech enough these days. Think trains, cars, planes, battleships and make your own model kits. It’s a good find for any hobbyst though.
The staff are very sweet, all old men, who probably spend most of their time building HMS Victory’s and adding to their model train villages. The only model village I’ve ever wanted is the one from ‘Beetlejuice’, I just don’t understand how it can be so much fun, but I guess each to their own right? When I went in they were whistling away to ‘More Than a Feeling’ that was playing in store! You’re guaranteed good customer service as this is not just a job to them, but their favourite extra curricular activity.
I went to look for a radio control car for a gift and ended up buying a radio control plane instead that looked much cooler. I’m secretly hoping that I might get a go with it when the Christmas novelty wears off. I was quite tempted by a build-​your-​own glow in the dark ghost ship, but where would I put it??? Maybe this model business isn’t so bad after all.
(Don’t tell anyone I said that.)