My local hobby shop
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- I quick musical tour of my local hobby shop, Hurricane Hobbies in Jacksonville, FL. A short interview with the owner's at the end.
Music:
The Right Stuff theme by Bill Conti
Song Car Toy by ddreamberry2 • Car Toy (CW McCall - C...
You are so fortunate to have Hurricane Hobbies! Most have gone the way of the dinosaurs and I miss them. When I come across one in my travels, I stop and buy a model. Not only to reminisce but more importantly to support that store. Great video,thank you.
That is awesome! I wish I had a local hobby shop these days.
It looks like he has the entire Squadron Shop and more. Good thing I don't live there or I'd be broke in a month. Thanks.
Beautiful Shop and look like great people !!! Tell them I said Hi from Fifer Hobby Supply.
Mike & Robin
Will do.
I live in SoCal and we have a few Hobby Shops left. One of the better ones that has been around for 30+ years is Brookhurst Hobbies and I swear I can go in there and it’s just like a black hole time warp! I can think I’ve been in there for 20minutes and in reality it’s 2 hours!!! Amazing!
Hello Max, thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed this video, especially the epic music you played as you gave a tour of the place. You are fortunate to have a hobby shop of this caliber in your area.,
I cannot believe my luck.
The building of model kits like this will become a lost art form thanks to the rampant technological advancements......... as an 80 kid going to my local Hobby store was my greatest joy......... I was always mesmerized by all of the cool and wonderful models that I saw.........
Having managed a Hobby Wholesale Distribution Company many years back, I remember working with Ron when he was just starting out. Ron is a very savvy buyer and knew his customers needs and the importance of a well stocked store. Glad to see he’s doing well, but not surprised.
We love his shop, an incredibly thorough mix
Great Shop! Nice selection, wish they were close to me. I didnt even know Estes still made rockets. I loved estes rockets, I made like 30 or 40 of them. My local shop has ZERO tamiya rc car kits, but about 300 RTR chinese trucks and cars, and 500 RTF drones, 100 RTF planes. They have 1 15ft shelf of plastic tanks, mostly trumpeter 1/35, 1 shelf of cars, 1 shelf of planes, and a few ships. They DO have a $5000 5cylinder radial engine for your rc plane.
That store is gorgeous!
It is. Thanks for the song brother.
You have a local hobby shop?!
LUXURY!!
All I have is cardboard boxes and I chew them 'til it's soft and then fashion things from the pulp.
The line in the song that goes "Max you big palooka" had me laughing! Fun video and that 59 Chevy kit makes me think of the one we built a million years ago. Testors model paint in the little glass jars, etc.
Hey, I'll take that Model Master rack once they're done with it!
Very cool, thanks for sharing Max.
I wish we still had hobby shops like that in my part of the UK
That is quite a nice hobby shop. A friend of mine opened a hobby shop in the early 80's and just a few years ago shut it down. it certainly takes a special mindset to have and run a successful hobby shop.
I sure miss the pleasure of shopping at a store like that!! I have nothing like that within 150 miles. You are lucky!!!
Up here in Vancouver Canada, we have 4 really good hobby stores, completely stocked with much of what these folks have.
One in the south is about twice as big as this store, and has an insane stock of stuff...
Ron and Nina, respect and best wishes for your business.
The few hobby stores in my Australian town closed down over ten years ago. The mainstream retailers stopped stocking kits and the nearest hobby store is nearly four hours drive away. i have to wait for once a year trips to Brisbane to find a good hobby store and browse the shelves.
You've succeeded in two things. One is making me dearly miss real hobby shops and two is now I've got to the movie The Right Stuff again!
All part of my evil plan for galactic domination
My bedroom sort of looks like that... Not as organized, but it does look like that... Thanks for your efforts with sharing the knowledge of this bit of industrial history...Looking forward to the secrets of mold making... I have met & spoken with Don Tichy of TICHY TRAIN GROUP several times & touched upon the subject of mold making... Don's response was, "I needed a part so I just burned a mold... That's how I got into the model making business..." Go interview Don Tichy!!!
wow
What a great shop. So much of everything! Song cracked me up at the end, great video Max!
THIS is freaking Shangri-La! I've got so many models to work on, this makes my pocketbook hurt! LOL! If I ever make the trip up there, I'd do business in this awesome shop! Thanks for the tour!
Also, I'm digging the heroic music, it sets the perfect mood! I'd feel like a super hero just walking in with this music playing! LOL!
That song was incredible, stunning.
Read the book; re-watch the movie. Imagine a time when we had REAL heroes. Doing REAL things.
William Noll never managed to find the book version of Convoy, I know the film very well though. Got several versions of including the German release with extra scenes.
@@CycolacFan I was referring to "The Right Stuff".
Great store! Thanks so much for the video! Love the song! Keep 'em coming!
One might get cheaper prices online, but nothing beats handling the kits and speaking directly with friendly shop owners and fellow builders...enjoy! Nothing like that where I now live. Happy 4th!
For this video, that background music was really the right stuff. :)
😊
Nicely done Max, really awesome vid!
hooooo..the great intro score...............................The Right Stuff ................................great video ..great score
So, this is what Heaven looks like!
Never seen kit boxes stood up like books on a library shelf before......that technique doesn't seem to have crossed the Atlantic to Lincolnshire. I seriously like it. And The Right Stuff. Your music choices alone are always worth the watch.
Didn't make it north of the border to Canada that I have seen either.
The tour and interview made me cry. The song, dang, the song made me laugh and cry.
We had one customer who would often forget glue, thinner, blades, putty, et cetera. On many occasions I dropped the items off on my way home after I closed the store. He was a great customer, always paid his tab, and he was so patient with our young customers.
I miss that job, I miss being able to build. Your channel brings me so much joy!
Wow . That’s a well stocked hobby shop . Sadly we don’t really have any “Mall” type shops like that . What hobby shops there are tend to be smaller and just off city centre . There aren’t really any close to me in Glasgow , the nearest big one is Wonderland models in Edinburgh which is well stocked but I think still nothing the size of this . But it’s still a delight to go in and browse and come out with a new kit or train, usually not what you went in for! Ahh Convoy! 10-4 Max
I envy people who have shops like this in their city.
I have to buy everything hobby related off the web, because in my country of Romania most hobby stores are in the capital in Bucharest.
When I was growing up, every decent sized town had two or three great hobby shops like this. God, where'd they all go...?
Thank you! I live in Metro Honolulu and there is no hobby shops in town. [ At least none that I know about ].
Great selection and shop. Gives me inspiration on what to build to with my little shop I opened just before the virus. Sorry I dont wanna hobby town or RC only shop feel in my store.
The Hobby Town that I go to often, has a awesome selection of models. I don’t feel it gives the wrong vibe like some of the stores that sell hobby stuff. It covers just about everything hobby related. They are even expanding. I believe it’s all about the owner of the business.
@@kennethkwilinski4899 my local shop that I frequented closed last December which prompted mine to open, the next nearest one is a Hobby Lobby and a RC shop. Which doesnt carry nitro fuel. Or any models. The nearest Hobby town is 60-70 miles away which is a lot of RC and a few model rockets during 4h time. I think your right about the owners that choose what they carry.
This is in MY neighborhood. Never stopped in before.Will drop in for sure. Looks like a great shop
Thanks! Also CW McCall parody song was well done!
You have done it again Max. The song has brought a big smile to my face. Thanks a lot and hope you are well.
PARADISE COVE.
'The Right Stuff '.. 😁 brilliant!
😏it's 'men of a certain age' eh?
Well done Max! 😄 another nice
little film..
Andy (ex Halcyon)
Tell me an interesting story about Halcyon and I can include it in a video. You can put it on the Facebook page if you like.
Well done on the song!
Looks like a great shop! I loved the tune at the end!
Sadly, Pioneer Valley Hobbies in Springfield, am just closed after 25 years. 200 mile drive for me but one of the last great Hobby Shops in Northern New England. A dying breed and you are lucky to have such an awesome place!
What a great shop! If I ever get to Jacksonville that will be a place to make sure I visit! The only thing I didn't see was miniature wargaming stuff but ya can't win em all! Thanks for the video!
Not like the old days but it will never be. You're lucky you have em. Looks like a nice place. Fun lil song. Thanks for sharing
Love the Song!
Nice. I have been buying all the kits that I made as a child.
Fantastic looking layout and good selection of inventory there. I hope they have continued success. No hobby store anymore in my area. Closest is 40 miles away. Miss having one close.
My hometown store in Pensacola closed up permanently after 60+ years recently. There is nothing there that fills the gap. I lived in Gainesville and Orlando and they have nothing like it either. I am outside Atlanta now and the best thing I have going is a HobbyTown USA that has a slowly dwindling kit section. Your LHS can pick them all up and smash them over its knee. I would kill to have something like that in NW Georgia.
One of the last true hobby shops in my area is Hayes Hobbies in Fayetteville, NC. Knowledgeable staff, model planes hanging from the ceiling, operating train layout in the back and a terrific selection of models and supplies.
Great for you to do a shoutout for your LHS. They all need it especially in these times.
The local Hobby Shop is disappearing sadly, I'm glad you have that great shop near you and it seems like the owners know their stuff.
Looks like a nice shop!!!! Nice Video!!!! Great Song!!!!
I remember going to hobby shops when I was younger. The one shop I went a lot closed down in 2005, which I was very disappointed with. There was also a smaller shop in my town but they didn't have the best selection. I usually just bought paints and supplies. Sadly, that place closed down earlier last year because of rent. Now it's either Michaels or Ebay for model kits and paints. I love your video btw.
I remember hobby stores from 40 years ago. There are fewer now but I still go to a happy place when I'm in one. Fun to look at all the new stuff but I can usually find some airfoil tubing, glue, another roll of covering. Support your local hobby shops!
Now THAT is a hobby shop, you lucky son of a gun. Our one and only hobby shop here in Brooksville, Florida closed way back in the 80's. It was a big ole place with one half of a double storefront being occupied by a slot car track and the other models and modelling supplies. It was always packed. The excuse the owner gave me was that he was tired of people.Having done my time in retail before going into construction I could see his point. I just don't understand why he just didn't sell it. It was popular. Now we have to travel 30 plus miles to the nearest hobby shop. We have a Hobby Lobby but among other reasons, they have a very limited kit selection. We won't get into the other reasons why I avoid them if I can. Besides, I love "Mom & Pop" operations. I'd rather support them. Thank you for sharing and God Bless from, well, Florida.
What a great shop. Nothing like that near me. One is a hobby/toy store, on is RC only and the third is mostly trains. And did I see a Ghidorah kit in the bunch. It would make a nice gift. :-)
Sound issues aside, that was most impressive sir. Please go easy on that new hip, and permit me to wish you and yours a very happy Independence Day.
Looks like well layed out shop.
I dream of having a Hobby Shop like that in my area. All I have is Hobby Lobby. The selection is limited and the prices are a bit high. I finished my Stuka Dive Bomber last week and a Corsair the week before. I broke the seal on an Easy Eight Sherman last night. My painting is getting much better. I've learned so much in the last year by watching all the pros. After this tank build I will go back to a car kit to change it up. I found 11 car kits that I had put away from 1984 to 1990 and they are all still sealed! I had forgotten about them. I remember buying most of them and never got around to building them. They include Dick Tracy's car from the movie. The Miami Vice car, and many others that I forgot I had. Well, I can finally get around to building them. Thanks for your inspiration! Model on!
Now that is a HOBBY SHOP. When I was younger, my friends dad did rockets. Had it down to a science. Have a HOBBY TOWN NOT EVEN A COUPLE MILES AWAY. Have a decent selection of kits. They have a display case for people to show their finished models in , working on one to put in it , a HELLER 1/72 Hawker Tempest V-1 killer. You know I didn’t see any MAXMODELS T-shirts available there. I think maybe for 19.95$ I would buy one 🤓. LOVE THIS SITE
Max! I second the other commenters! It is a great thing to see a Hobby Shop. Been a little while here since I have been able to make it up the one in Colorado Springs. ( Hobby Town! )
Thank you again!
Loved Car Toy Convoy....Keep 'em coming....
Tim McCoy wife's account. Great store! My local shop is similar . Smaller than, but good selection. That CW McCall parody is hilarious.
The "Right Stuff" music put me in mind of the time Gloria and l were watching the movie
on video and watching Gordon Cooper head for orbit, Gloria looked at me and said
"You want to be on that, you
want to ride the rocket,l can tell by that look on your face."
She knew then she was married to frustrated Space
Man." Why l married her.
Fantastic selection of kits.
You’re lucky to have access to such a great shop.
If you replaced the car kits with trains and removed three quarters of the supplies you’d have the state of most of the UK’s model shops.
Unless you're Games Workshop right?
Mr. Gunzaku yes, in that case more paint, no vehicle kits, lots more customers aged 10 to 40.
that was just fantastic Max, well done. The video in the shop was good and I liked hearing the comments of the owner. Just cant beat the good old
Ma and Pa shops of days gone by and the hobby shops seem to be one of the few remaining shops like that. Guess I am old school...well old period, but I like
those stores and it makes me want to stop by my local hobby shop real soon. Thanks for the video, the memories and the motivation, I appreciate it.
Take good care, be well and stay safe, and for Gods sake take care of that hip so you can heal.
Awesome Hobby shop ; i would love to have one in my area ! Your blue cabin is great too ! All the Best.
What a nice shop! 👍👍Great song parody at the end!
Actually, this vid is quite glorious.
Thank you, Max.
Chuck Yeager, 97 and still going strong. That's the right stuff!
Old pilots never die, they just smell that way.
@@maxsmodels like the aroma of JET--A...or 100 low led.. on start up...or maybe a small stack fire....on a war bird....bless yeager.
very cool tank you
This puts any and every Hobby Lobby in the nation to shame, I'd love to have a shop like that near me again. The last one in my area is long gone and a pool supply shop stands in it's place.
I think many modelers have stashes that put Hobby Lobby to shame.
Thr Right Stuff theme music--knew that in five notes :) Oh and Convoy, too!
What a fantastic store. It's so well stocked and organized. My local hobby shop has been around since the early 90s (or even late 80s) and I honestly don't know how they stay in business. The store is dimly lit, dusty and old. The models are slightly arranged into categories, (AFV, ship, air) but other than that, it's a mishmash of brands, eras, scales, etc. Also the boxes are stacked horizontally which results in predictable bathtub lids. The last time I was there I almost got a migraine due to the overwhelming confusion caused by looking for a specific type of kit within the store's disorganized selection of kits.
I went to my local Hobby store today for some paint and glue.I just got back into model building.I have only been a few times today I looked around more.I found the model rocketry section and saw a rocket I built as a kid now if I could just find a record store lol.
That's an awesome Hobby Shop! I would feel compelled to spend massive $ there just to help keep them in business. SO COOL!!! Yeah.
It's amazing to me to see all the model work through the years that you've presented and not one scale 1994 Toyota T100 can I find A.N.Y.W.H.E.R.E. (even after prominently appearing in a TERMINATOR movie).
I give up.
But that shouldn't keep you from enjoying your local hobby shop and all it has to offer.
Happy 4th!
was that the landscaping truck Arnie stole?
Always good to see models shops open anywhere in the world and compare prices cant help myself cheers
Seeing this video makes me think of Universal Models in Waterloo Road, Mong Kok. Whenever I come to Hong Kong, I always make my trip there even if I don’t do modelling anymore, I usually buy books and magazines there. Last came in August and it was gone. I feel sad when shops likes these go.
Great shop! The only good shop left in SoCal is Pegasus. Wish I could visit your town.
Love the car toy (Convoy) prodigy.
I wonder if he’ll get the sim going.
🤔
My local hobby shop as a kid, Hanson Hobby in MA just closed a few months ago after over 40 years in business. It was a father & son operation that the son kept going for as long as he could after his dad died. I went there as a kid and was still going there decades later, even after moving an hour away. Hobby shops are few and far between these days and while Hanson Hobby was small, it was the only game in town and it had most of what I needed (I build wooden sailing ship models these day as opposed to airplane models with I was a kid) and I tried to support them whenever I could. Really miss just going in and perusing the stock to see what was new.....
What! No Model Railroading Section?🚂😁
Should have a soundtrack naming contest. Nice selection of The Right Stuff. Like that movie and soundtrack alot.
Thanks for asking those questions :)
That's a different version of that song. Where did you get that from?😂😂😂👍👍👍 There was a time that I resembled that remark - before I met my wife and we started a family. LOL
When I was single, I used to be the one in our club that would go out and get the donations for model contests. So I had made it my point to visit each of the stores every third or less weekend and buy something. Needless to say, that was one way to amass a large collection.
Currently in the GTA, we've got two stores (maybe three) that are as stocked for RC kits like what that store has. The stores that I know are stocked like yours are Hobby Hobby in Mississauga and SkyCraft Hobbies here in the city I live in, Burlington. Like I mentioned before, my city actually has a dedicated airfield park for RC aircraft and a city pond for RC ships. Now there may be ones in other cities but I've lived in many parts of the GTA and Burlington is the only one that has publicized having these facilities.
Anyways, again, well done. Take care and keep well.
I really enjoyed the interview. Your volume was a bit too low. Thanks for the great content.
Yeah, I wanted to hook up a lav mich but customers were still walking in and it near close. I just winged it but you are very correct.
Makes my local shop look like a broom closet, very nice.
Least you got a shop,I don't have one
Beautiful. I couldn't find a reason to leave.
I am soooo dizzy!
Nice Job Max. At least it shows you're on the mend.
Very good, thanks. Not one real hobby shop left in New York City. Boo.
I'd love a large scale Boulton Paul Defiant .. or Hampden.
Large Scale? There's 1/48th for the Defiant but nothing for a Hampden. There is the Airfix 1/48th Blenheim if you're looking for something in the same era.
@@charlesemerson6763 i was thinking more 1:1 scale. signed Tomkinson.
Thats a tiny shop- you have to get over to Palm Harbor, FL - check out the "House of Hobbies" it's been around since the mid 60's and about 10 or 15x larger than that place - with a lot more inventory (more than actually fits in the building, it's crazy)
Hmmmm....I have in-laws in Orlando which is not a bad drive to Palm Harbor. Now I have something to go do next time we visit.
Great looking shop
remember when all towns had a model shop back in the 1960s, Woolworths stocked them as well, AIRFIX kits being a weekend pocket money hobby for most kids, spitfires, thunderbolts, etc, paints brushes and thinners all in pocket money range, Christmas you might get a Lancaster bomber or liberator, perhaps the Bismarck or HMS hood, do kids still make models, with computer console games taking up so much time, model shops are becoming rare but the ones that are open seem to have massive selections compared to yesteryear, great time to be a modeller if you have the cash !
There was a chain in New England called Hobby Town that was great, there was one in the mall near me and as a kid I loved going in to check out the new stuff. The last one closed in the 90's I think...we had a small local store until three months ago, now nothing.
Tamiya Hornet.,,. That was my 1st RC car in 1985 from Tower Hobbies.