Posted By:	Chris Sweetman
Posted On:	Wednesday November 4, 2009 at 6:01 PM
Message: Local stores that sell model/toy cars ............... I live near the City of Nottingham in the UK and I am lucky to have a number of outlets that provide me with model cars. In the city centre there are Gee Dee Models. This store has had a presence here since I can remember - 45 years! Also there is TMC in one of the shopping centres (malls the other side of the pond!). And just outside is GT Models. A shop I like very much is a traditional toy department store in nearby Leicester - Dominoes Toys. Reminds me of Hamleys but without the gliz or inflated prices! Then in Stratford-upon-Avon there is a collectors centre which has a stall that has a range of hand builts and diecasts. There is also Much Ado About Toys near the bridge. Going back to Nottingham it is worth going into TK Maxx and Poundland! So there is still life left regarding traditional retail establishments supplying model cars. Cheers Chris

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Local stores that sell model/toy cars ............... by Chris Sweetman #8425

Chris, I remember back when I was alive and growing up in Massachusetts by David Knight #8425.1

Hi David, I pass by the old Raleigh factory on my way to work .... by Chris Sweetman #8425.1.1

Maybe, Chris, it's those memories that make those models so special. by David Knight #8425.1.1.1

Well David, when the time comes to go to one of those places .... by Chris Sweetman #8425.1.1.1.1

Raleigh by Paul Normand #8425.1.1.2

+ (EOM) by Paul Normand #8425.1.1.3

Brody's Stork Nest was the great toy store in Asheville, North Carolina, by David Holcombe #8425.2

My wife bought a couple of Brooklins at Asheville Diecast by David Knight #8425.2.1

Asheville Diecast by David Crowe #8425.2.1.1

David, we sure can't do it in Atlanta any more. by Dick Browne #8425.2.1.1.1

I bought a few things from Asheville Diecast over the years, mostly cheaper by Harvey Goranson #8425.2.1.1.2

A man could go right off you Chris :) by Lee Tracey #8425.3

Lee, I know a few traders that go to Japan on a regular basis .... by Chris Sweetman #8425.3.1

My son was in Japan this summer and took a pic of the shelves in one of those stores by Harvey Goranson #8425.3.2

Model Shops by Maz Woolley #8425.4

Maz, I remember the 'Cars Only' shop in MK a wonderful place ..... by Chris Sweetman #8425.4.1

In the US there is the HobbyTown chain by Harvey Goranson #8425.5

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