Edmonton, Hobby shops to visit?

Good luck in the Fort (AKA Newfoundland West)! I hear the rental fees are terrible!

When you get some R&R pop down to Calgary (AKA Cowtown) and visit John at Uncle Bill's Hobby, best hobby shop in Alberta. 

Good luck! I've been up there and it isn't that great a place for sure.

Take a winter scarf too No matter how you say it, -45 is dayum cold

*sigh*

I'm off to Fort McMurray (where the Oil Sands are in northern Canada), and with my job i will have little time to do anything be eat, sleep and work.

Thanks for your help guys, and i'll probably be back in anohter few months.

Well, i visited Hobby Wholesale today, and was totally disappointed. Sure, it had a crap load of RC/railroad/car models but when i went to the military section it seem to have been a afterthrough for the store owners.

They did have a nice selection of HUGE air/armor models, and a good boat section but this wasn't what i was looking for. In the end "Kights & other delights" had more of what i wanted.

Aside for all of this, thanks though for telling about the store, still a LOT better then anything back in Newfoundland.

I'll visite the other one some time later, after giving a call first.

Thanks for the reply guys, i'll have a look at the 3 stores that you've metnioned, eventually :-( .

Bgrigg wrote:

Here's a couple of recommendations from a guy I know who lives in that area:

Gee, I wonder who that is Ok, not really. I know

Here's a couple of recommendations from a guy I know who lives in that area:

Two that I use, both on the south side, are Hobby Wholesale on Gateway Blvd at 63 Ave, and Roundhouse Sales at 9532 87St. which is north of Bonnie Doon.

He also suggests Uncle Bill's Hobby in Calgary, which is a pretty good shop. Not quite as good as Drew's and mine favorite shop in North Van, but pretty close. He might even car pool!

There is one on the Yellowhead in North Edmonton and 140th st. I know the owner and it's not bad (was better when I ran it) Other than that, there wasn't very much. There may be new ones now so you will have to take you time and make a day and go hobby shopping

Do you live there now? Shoot me a PM and I'll get you in touch with the local club if you need.

I don't know any first hand, but I know some people who do. I'll ask and get back to you.

Haven't seen you for a while, glad to hear from you again!