Hi David, thanks for the tour. This is a great old time hobby store, to bad they are disappearing. I haven't been in a store like that in over 20 years. They sure have a bunch of great kits. Thanks for sharing. Jeff

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jeff. There is still more kits in the basement of the shop that I was not able to access since the owner was also at Mosquitocon.

One of my favorite hobby shops. I am a frequent customer. Whenever I stop in I never fail to leave with a few vintage treasures and/or new stuff. Highly recommended!

@davidchin350

Жыл бұрын

Definitely love the old style hobby shop feel, need to return to check out the basement.🙂

@robertbrodowski1379

Жыл бұрын

@David Chin I've been in the basement several times and I'm always thrilled to pick through old rarities, and I always depart with a boxful.

Wow what a cool little spot. He has some really cool kits for sale too. Thanks for taking us with you David!!!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason, I love these old time hobby shops.

I remember modeling with my Dad as a kid. I remember going to hobby stores with him. I’m glad to see the joy you take in the hobby.

@davidchin350

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear the back story Sean. My father was not a scale modeler but I grew to enjoy the hobby.🙂

Very cool to see an old shop. Thanks for sharing.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Vincent.

Nice tour of the hobby shop. Thanks

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rick.

Fun tour of a cool little hobby shop. Thanks David.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Skip.

I love mom and pop hobby stores. Thanks for sharing David.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

So do I Miguel.

Fantastic! It's like Aladdin's cave. 😁 I spent days in my youth in places like that. All gone now, sadly. Model shows are the nearest I get now to a good browse, and they've been greatly reduced of late! 🙄 I enjoyed that, David. Cheers. 😁👍

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video Andrew. Thanks for dropping by.

Nice hobby shop David. Thanks for the tour. I woke not to far from Ridgefield. Hobbies. I'll have to stop by

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, if you want to see the basement stash be sure to call ahead and confirm Jim will be there.

Thank you for the hobby shop David, I live in ridgefield nj and didn't know it existed

@davidchin350

5 ай бұрын

Have fun on your visit there.🙂

Looks like a nice hobby shop thanks David

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff.

Nice tour. I love the small mom & pop places.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

I love browsing these time capsule stores

Aww! Man looks like my old hobby shop I used to go to in Northfield NJ HR railroad hobby shop.... I love it man might just have to go and buy some thing there thank you David for sharing.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it John. If Jim was there I would have been able to go into the basement where there are more kits.

I miss hobby shops like this. Love the sportsman dirt track cars on the shelf in the garage. It’s just a long drive for me.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

A long drive means you will have to buy multiple kits to average out the transportation costs😁

Some really nice kits David ....thank you for sharing .

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Dan.

Very nice shop david lots of great kits thanks for the tour 👍🏻

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks JR, I love visiting shops like this.

Great tour. Thanks for sharing David.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Charlie.

Really cool hobby shop, some great kits! Thanks for the tour David.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Jeff, there is more in the basement that was closed off since owner was at MosquitoCon.

awesome store

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sean.

You are lucky to live in a large area like NY/NJ to have great hobby shops around. I have one in my local 20 mile area.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, what general area are you from?

Awesome tour!! Thanks buddy ✌️

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jared, great store.

Very cool. It’s nice to see shops like that, especially with the etail trade killing everything off. I’m going to have to track that store down to ask them about a kit I saw during your virtual tour. Thanks!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks David, you can call or email Jim regarding his kits. He was also at Mosquitocon so I could not access his stash in the basement of his store.

That is an awesome hobby shop David. Bet they are really cool kits in the basement. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week ahead buddy. Terry

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry, I think the bulk of the kool kits are in the basement☹

@HobbyBarn

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 Yeah, the good stuff is off limits. Lol

What a cool vintage hobby shop David........great video.....I only wish there were more of them around...especially here by me mostly!!!!!!!!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Reminded me a little of Bruckner Hobbies Chris. Love the airplanes hanging up.👍

That's a pretty nice hobby shop! Thanks for the tour David! Take care and keep up the good work my friend.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks George, do you have similar hobby shops in Greece or only mail order?

@ThatMofoDamon

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 we have only these types of hobby shops here my friend. And mail orders also. But mainly shops.

Nice "old school" hobby shop, I love browsing through old shops like this. Thanks for the tour David.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, I love browsing these types of stores and seeing all the older releases. It's like going to a styrene museum.

Great tour thanks for taking us a long on the walk through ! Awesome to see a mom an pop shop so well versed with n the hobby ! Beautiful architecture of the old buildings love it thx for sharing this adventure!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Don, it was a modeling adventure indeed.

Really nice tour David, looks like a great shop

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

It is a very nice "old school" shop Tom, I restrained and did not buy anything.

David I enjoyed that tour very much and I miss mom and pop hobby shops!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

I love these stores Shawn.

@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 I bet you do and they had some cool older models as well!

Great tour

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Matt.

Nice. I wish there was a place like that near me. 👍

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Thomas, not much of these stores left.

👍😎 overhead train setup. Would be a great place to visit with alotta cash for me. We dont have any shops like this down on the Corpus Christi Tx coast. Tanks for the viewing 👍💀

@davidchin350

Жыл бұрын

Yes sir, lots of nice kits.👍

Thanks for the nice vidio tour David,I miss the old hobby stores, it brought back some good memories, I might have to take a road trip from Delaware!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You bet, I love old style hobby shops with early release model kits😁

@slowridemodelcars1687

2 жыл бұрын

Yes coming from Long Island originally we had great hobbie stores back then! Thanks again.

Great shop. Boy I wish I had something like that near me. If you are ever in lower Michigan you have to check out the Model Cave. Maybe a little bigger but nothing but models from floor to ceiling and wall to wall. The best selection of paints I’ve ever seen. Papadan

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Okay thanks Dan, I'll keep that in mind.

Cool David some cool stuff 👍Keith

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Keith, it is a cool place.

Thanks for the tour. Wish we still had one down this way. Last one around closed during pandemic.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Rick, I think it's mostly Hobby Lobby and Hobbytown near you...right?

Cool place, have a great day brother

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Duke!

@islandrc-duke1972

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 😁👍

I do much understand why you come here ! Must be a cool day . Greetings , Robert

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert, I had to stop by since it was on the way.😁

Cool!!!!!!!!!

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Right on Tim!

@THROTTLEPOWER

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 👍

Sweet didn't know about that place going to have to go check it out. Missed MosquitoCon this year :(

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Are you near the tri-state (NY, NJ CT) region?

@HobbyLinkInternational

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 i am originally from Queens, then moved to Staten Island, now I live in Central Jersey.

Thanks for sharing David

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

You got it Jamie.

@jamiegsscalemodelgarage3823

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 what motor do you have

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamiegsscalemodelgarage3823 I used to have a 1983 Yamaha Midnight Maxim XJ750MK. It was black and gold and I dressed it like a touring bike. Full clear windscreen, full KG backrest, crankcase guards, highway pegs, aftermarket Lockhart oil cooler and I had soft detachable saddle bags. I ended up selling it when I got married since I ended up riding it less and less.☹

Ridgefield Hobbies reminds me of the old Ed Shock's Toy and Hobby stores that were once opened in Indianapolis. Ridgefield is more extensive but eclectic just like Shock's.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Yes sir.I don't remember if they had Guillows balsa wood gliders and Gayla kites to round out the hobby shop 🙂

@mightylonesome9426

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 They did have the balsa wood aircraft kits. Also the balsa race car kits. The aircraft kits were pretty sophisticated and required tremendous patience. He had a wide variety of DYI doll houses as well. Shock's carried Corgi, Lesney, and Dinky toys too, plus a huge assortment of plastic kits.

👍

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Freeman👍

Thanks for sharing David. Great walk through. How was the price’s of the car model’s, I am about one hour away.

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Okay but things are cheaper at Jaxcon Florida. I still have to go back and check the basement out.

@jcsgaragejohnc.5027

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 thanks

Awesome. Some day we could hook up. I’ll pick you up from the train station so you don’t have to get a car next time. 🤘👍

@davidchin350

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds good Frank, let's do it!

@frizzosmodels

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidchin350 yea it’s silly to get a car when mass transit is easy for you. I’m really ok with that. So you can have more fun