Best Model Shops In Seattle Near Me

Jasmine: Owner is v kind welcoming and helpful

Nyxole “Ruby Nyx Roze” White: I bought most if not all of my gunpla here and when I move back in a few weeks, it will be nice to stop in and see what's available. This place always had/has good grabs.

Juanted “chinowonder”: Me likey; acquired my gloss coat and panel liner, they have Pbandai and classic hard to find to kits. Highly recommend visit. I got lucky Parking in the front.

Dexter Santos: A great place to shop for hobby supplies as well as specialized hobby kits/collectible items such as Gundam, Gunpla, and Star Wars. The mostly specializes in Tamiya supplies. Mr. Tom, the owner is super friendly and super helpful. I sometimes go to him for advice on painting technique or general info/ recommendation on types of paint to use. He also does commission work and his amazing custom works are featured prominently in his shop, so it's like a bit of a museum. The shop is conveniently located in the International District. This is one of my go-to places for paint and brush supplies. A gem of a place in Seattle if you're a hobbyist, geek type.

Eduardo Moranchel: Little lovely place with a great selection of gunpla, tools and paint.It has some models in display that are amazingly painted and customized. It's worth the visit just to see this display.

Chance Hathaway: Possibly the best gunpla store in the state of WA. Highly recommend this store!

YAKNOW!: GO HERE DO NOT WAIT JUST GO!!!This place had my jaw drop because of all the cool Gundam figures! This is definitely my go-to Gundam place! The owner is such a nice guy also! Very knowledgeable about Gundams everything from painting and requesting a Gundam that he can order. The prices are very reasonable as well!

Michael Lysen: I’ve been a regular at this store since 2016 and have never had a bad experience. The owner, Tom is extremely friendly and helpful when it comes to gunpla or any type of model in general! He goes above and beyond to help the customer whether they’re a beginner or an expert.One summer I had a model that I wanted to paint and Tom invited me to spend the afternoon at the shop so he could show me the ropes! His passion for the art cannot be denied.

Michael Sullivan: Amazing store with a wonderful owner who is passionate about the hobby. Anyone looking for Gunpla should stop by to admire and support this business.

David Davidson: Without compare

Charlotte Alexander: The owner is very helpful and it is a fun space to visit.

Laizerdisc: I’ve bought models here on a number of occasions and they’ve always had a great variety of kits and supplies to choose from. On top of that, the owner is incredibly friendly and helpful, offering advice on what supplies you’ll need for more complicated kits. He also has some incredible dioramas he’s built and painted on display that are more than worth checking out. Love this place!

Richie Gowin: but sometimes they’ll do a quick look.Repairs ARE booked out a ways due to parts being back ordered.

Todd Jackson: Awesome staff and selection

Teresa Gowin: Very friendly. Lots to look at and items to choose from.

Carley and Todd Jackson: Great staff who were very helpful.

william dolezal: This place was amazing. I came in here with little to no knowledge of trains. These guys knew everything I didn't feel like they were up selling me. They just gave me my best options. I'm so grateful of this business

KerriLyn VH: Needed to replace a piece of my Dads 70 year old set. Staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Delight for train lovers of all ages.

Abigail Bentley: Awesome model train store. Great selection of N gauge related stuff.

R&R Adventures PNW: Been a customer here since I was 4, Johnny and all the others that run this place have been very professional with what they deal with, never had any sorts of problems with stuff I've gotten from them, they have a decent selection for S scale trains and N Scale as well as O and HO Scale locomotives.

Alec Hageman: The Best! They can do incredible repairs, have a wonderful store and very knowledgeable employees!!

Igor Khokhriakov: Awesome model train store. Great selection of N gauge related stuff. Nolan is a great person and has very deep knowledge into the field.

Ralf Braukmann: I like model trains

Adrian Langelo: This is by far the best hobby shop in the Pacific Northwest! The owner is very friendly and welcoming. He will help you out with anything. Whether you are just looking around or shopping, the owner will be more than happy to assist you! Their stuff is reasonably priced, and I could spend hours in there just browsing and chatting. I have gotten a few of my locomotives and rolling stock from them at great prices! Overall, it's an awesome shop in a great community. It's definitely worth your time checking it out!

Brandi Rogers: Friendly and knowledgeable!

Dan Allison: Absolutely the best model train store in Washington. So many parts, kits and knowledge. Reasonable prices and surrounded by great shops and restaurants. Parking is free! You could spend hours in here and never see everything. All scales are represented.

Km Hk: While looking for a model train store to buy a model to fill my schedule, I found a gem.It was also said to be a famous spot on someone else's blog.I managed to get a locomotive and rails for a good price by asking questions in shaky English.The owner is friendly and explains well when you ask questions. Coming to Seattle and taking the train here would be a great gift for both children and adults.I found this place just to buy some model trains and also fill gaps in my travel schedule, but this place turned out that it is a great place. And later I found some blog saying this shop is a good place to visit.I bought awesome loco and rail in good price even though i speak short englishOwner is very friendly and answers kindly if u ask something. If u visit Seattle and buy a model train as a gift, it would be grating for both child or adult.

Dan Lane: Excellent.

greenriverrider of Auburn Wa.: What can I say, I like this place. Lots of trains and a friendly staff.

Josh Buehner: An absolute gem. I could spend hours in there and I don’t know a single thing about trains, but if I lived in Burien best believe I’d be there every Saturday morning to pick some brains

Danny: Always worth the stop!

Tina: Great store with an excellent selection new and used.

Jacob Wright: Abolsolutly amazing price, great selection, all around just a great store.

Flinters Roo: There are only two hobby shops left in the region. This one serves South of Seattle with a mix of old and used. Friendly owner, open to deals and eagerly supports new modelers of all ages. We need more real hobby shops like this instead of birthday gift strip mall places

Don Ide: Great shop, lots of inventory, friendly/knowledgeable service...

Stephen C. Hayes: Was looking for a sealer to finish the project of building model aircraft & they helped with the problem, also asked if they could find a model of the SR-72 Darkstar, for my TOP GUN Shadow BOX, a project that I'm working on.Stephen C HAYES 👍

Chad Garber: Great selection of gunpla. Ranging from PG kits down to various RE and HG. Pokemon and other Bandai kits as well as their other models and RC collection make them worth stopping by and chdcking out.Recently had an issue with a PG Astray Red Frame I purchased from them having wrong sprues and they exchanged it for a new one.

Patrick Prater: Great selection of car and truck models...

Luke K: Had a part I needed for much cheaper than online

Lesko Brandon: Reminds me of the good old days of hobby shops.

Silas Messer: Amazing place. Went to buy a new motor and esc combo for my losi mini t, and they were super nice about it. We bought it and then went to micheals for a quick pit-stop. After that i remembered that we needed to get a connector for the esc and went back to buy one. Before buying the employee working at the time asked if we have solder, and we don’t. He then told us that he could solder it for us. Super nice guy, he then soldered it for us and were able to go home and get it setup. I highly recommend to go to this hobby store. Will for sure be going back.

Torin Holmes: Great inventory and selection of products; ranging from paints, model kits, etc.

Adam Christopher Boyd: Solid place. Excellent help. Had about half of what I was looking for but supply lines have been hard on everyone. I was there because they are the only place to get Tamiya Fine Primer now that Online Railroads in Tacoma closed after 25 years so now this place is my "local" Tamiya slinger. Seemed to be really R/C car focuses or at least had a lot of stock related to it. The prices and organization of smaller things could be a little better but that is something you can fix in an afternoon. A lot of the painting stuff seems to be in the high traffic area at the front of the store which lead to me bumping into people several times as stuff was being unboxed and organized in the same isle. I would move all the paints for all hobbies into a middle aisle and organize it by usage. That would get it out of the traffic area and you'd have a hell of a lot more space to display it all and let customers easily access it. There are several sparse shelves. For lack of product or lack of staging, I don't know.Put it this way, I went there to get one bottle of Tamiya Fine Primer and I walked out spending $256. I consider putting some of it back but I'm pretty sure they need it more than I do. It was just impossible to price some things and I had already bugged and monopolized the helpers time so much that I felt bad asking him to price everything. So I took a gamble. Some things are priced fairly and some things are priced up and down. That's just how it goes and there are margins that stores have to have versus online. I'd happily pay a little bit extra to support an actual store that creates a space for hobbyists. It's just that knowing what that amount is and making sure it's reasonable is important. Ultimately it's on me because I purchased it but I would have felt bad having the guy need to go through item by item and void some stuff out. Oh well, it's just fine and I'm sure they would have if I asked but I was in a rush.I think with a little spring cleaning and OCD organizing, This place could be quite attractive to hobbyists. In the meantime, if you have any needs for something immediately, just go here and get it. I drove an extra hour back and forth just so I could get this damn primer and not have to wait.Nice people, customers are friendly. Hope that helps.

CroNick: Great store for dude hobbys.

Daniel Wu (Idkwhattoputhere): I went there and it was super cool it had a lot of stuff from rc to model kits and cars it’s really cool 10/10

Chris C: This hobby shop takes me back to when I was a kid.Plenty of models to build, planes, cars, trucks.Has a nice selection of model rockets.Also has anime models, hundreds of them. And of course, R/C cars and trucks and all the peripherals that are needed.O only a couple of train sets. Does have track and some crossings. Also has some nice AFX slot-car sets and extra trackNice shop.

Tanner Cline: Quick and professional service even on Black Friday. Awesome shop thank you. Even in the chaos the staff went out of there way to find a specific color in for my kid. Awesome job. Thank you again.

Jonathan Rivera: Have been there several times already and have had nothing but excellent experiences with everyone. Very friendly, everyone shares their knowledge, always give all types of budget options and best of all, always willing to help. Thank you!

Javier Lugo: Great place to get your RC's and parts, friendly and knowledgeable atmosphere.

James Lippert: Decided to build a drift car and luckily walked into this shop looking for parts. These guys know what they are pedaling and had the inventory to set me up. I normally buy online but am really stoked I found locals to give me advice. My wife ends up finding little puzzles to bring home while I'm nerding out on RC stuff.. win win

daniel Stearns: Good customer service was satisfied with what I got .

Stuart Kwan: A big store with an excellent variety of models, remote control cars/airplanes/boats, and more. It's where I go for model rocket supplies. The new store in Redmond Town Center is very clean and bright.

Ian Slutz: The number one reason I love HobbyTown is that it stocks Vallejo paints. If you find you need Vallejo Game Color or Air this is the place you need. Their selection of modeling tools is also excellent seems like they have every hobby product that Tamiya sells.I think I should also mention their R/C products. This isn't my speciality, but it appears to be nearly half the store and have a crew ready to engage on the topic.

Jayme Hill: Excellent experience

Collin Miller: Probably the best HobbyTown I have been in when it comes to friendly staff. Stock levels were solid with a large variety of RC, models, and toys. Loved the Mini-Z track and items they had in stock to support racing.

Linda Roberts: Helpful staff, lots of cool stuff. The new location is great 👍

Stephen C. Hayes: Went there to find Dremel X blades, also found CA KICKER. ALSO got a soldering iron for electronic wiring. The staff was very friendly and helpful 🙂 it was kinda hard to find, but I'm patientStephen C HAYES

Oscar Garcia: Very good quality

James Johnston: Good hobby store