Hobbies & Model Construction Supplies--Retail

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For information regarding hobbies and model construction supplies look under this Yellow™ heading. Few hobbies are as popular and widespread as model construction. Model construction encompasses scale model construction such as military vehicle replicas, aircrafts, boats, car, space vehicles, action figures, and vinyl or resin models. There are also scale houses and scale buildings, castles, science fiction, and fantasy scale models. There are literally thousands of model kits to choose from as well as hundreds of accessories such as model building tools, resin detail sets, photo-etched accessory kits, decals, all designed to put the finishing touches to a hobbyist’s models. Search with Yellow™ to find hobbies and model construction supplies’ retailers in all states in Australia.

In addition to model construction, retailers also offer diecast models painting, plastic kits and collectables covering motor sport, classic and modern cars, motor bikes, and model trains. Other popular items in hobby stores include jigsaw puzzles, doll houses, dollhouse kits, and dollhouse furniture, chuck gliders, kites, rocket motor, rocket spares, rockets, rubber powered models, war gaming, wooden ship accessories, wooden ships, and RC cars, planes, and boats. There are hobby shops that cater to the general public, stocking new toys and newly released model kits. However, there are specialty hobby stores that cater to one-off items and rare out of production models.

Hobby shops will also stock and sell model finishing supplies such as kit decals, and model car detailing kits, airbrushes, hand brushes, thinners, decal fixers, and compressors for miniature vehicle finishing. There are kit diorama, evergreen, flocks and scatters, glues, miscellaneous scenery, woods and timbers, putties, trees, model finishing paints, and citadel colour for creating dioramas to display a hobbyist’s model vehicles such as military or steam engines. Some shops also construct custom display cases for showing off completed models. There are also enamel sprays, polycarbonates, tamiya acrylics, and tamiya enamels, electric motors, and gearboxes for miniature car racing.

See also Hobbies & Model Construction Supplies--Wholesalers & Manufacturers or Crafts--Retail & Supplies



Refinement options may include:

  • Brand e.g. Burago, Hong Nor, Biante, Dinky
  • Material e.g. Plastic, Paint, Balsa Wood, Scenic Materials
  • Product e.g. Helicopters, Steam Engines, Cars, Earthmovers
  • Hours of Operation e.g. Open Monday - Friday, Open Sundays, Open Saturdays, Open Evenings
  • Payments Accepted e.g. Cash, Bpay, EFT, Mastercard

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