Are there ANY hobby shops in Washington DC?

Anonymous

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Are there ANY hobby shops in Washington DC?

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 7:47 PM

I've been trying to find if there are any hobby shops I could get to via Metro, but I haven't found anything!

Does anyone have any suggestions, or am I stuck with shopping online?

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 8:03 PM

There has to be at least one hobby shop in the DC area. Maybe try the Yahoo! Yellow Pages. I've found that they have a good search and can give good directions about location.

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BlackWolf3945

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December 2002
From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, June 24, 2003 11:27 PM

Is there still a Squadron Shop there, or is that LONG gone?

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 8:05 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by blackwolfscd

Is there still a Squadron Shop there, or is that LONG gone?

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closed six years ago Sad [:(]

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BlackWolf3945

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From: Pominville, NY

Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:31 AM

Man, Bummer. We've got a surplus up here, I'll send one down! Tongue [:P]

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 10:37 PM

I know that this is not in DC, but Piper Hobby over by Dulles international is the best shop around. Well, it was up until I moved from Manassas a little over a year ago.

Darren

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Bucksco

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February 2003
From: Bucks county, PA

Posted by Bucksco on Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:41 PM

I have a friend that lives in the Wheaton Md. area and when I visit him I stop by the shopping center where the Squadron shop was and observe a moment of silence- I really miss that place!
P.S.- A good shop in the Washington beltway ares is Grandad's hobbies on Portroyal road-I believe it is right off of the Braddock road exit off the beltway (see shop listings for Virginia in the back of FSM.It's a good shop for plastic kits,figures, etc..)

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Anonymous

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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 27, 2003 6:49 AM

Sorry to hear that the Squadron Shop in Wheaton is no more. I did a lot of shopping there when I lived in MD. They had a great selection of everything you needed/wanted and were always helpful to all modelers, from novice to old timers. I knew there was a reason I retired to Florida.
Dick McC