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Boston/North Shore LHSs
Posted by dstrebe on Monday, January 28, 2008 12:08 PM

I'm freezing here in Boston/North Shore for a business trip and am wondering where to find a good hobby shop to browse through. I'm actually in the Beverly/Salem area. Any locals have a favorite place to shop?

 

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, January 28, 2008 12:54 PM

Al will ba long shortly to give you the complete list, but one place you must journey to is the Spare Time Shop in Marlborough/Marlburo on Rte 20. Well worth the trip and among the best LHS I have visited in any state I have lived in.

There's also a nice shop called the Hobby Emporium in Tyngsburo, Mass. It is just south of the Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, NH.

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Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, January 28, 2008 3:26 PM

Sign - Ditto [#ditto], go see Paul at Sparetime and let him know that the Cowboys are America's team and New England are wanna be's.Shock [:O].

Thad

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Monday, January 28, 2008 4:08 PM

Yeah right, Paul is loud and boisterous when he likes you. Imagine how he would treat a Cowboys fan.

I found their website from my old IPMS club's site: http://www.sparetimeshop.com/

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Posted by KINGTHAD on Monday, January 28, 2008 4:59 PM

Ya I call on him once a week. Boy is he loud, he will wake you up on a monday morning. I would not have it any other way I wish all my customers were like him.

Thad

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Posted by DURR on Monday, January 28, 2008 10:53 PM

ditto on both places

the hobby emporium has 3-4 guys at any given time working  and they build while you watch

they know lots of info

its a big place too about the size of a cvs or walgreens   since he moved into his new location a couple of yrs ago

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Posted by ajlafleche on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 9:49 AM

The Hobby Bunker is "located at 33 Exchange Street in Malden Square (Mass.). It is accessible by Route One and I-93 as well as the Subway's Orange Line (Malden Station). We are just minutes from Boston."

This is the only other metro Boston shop I can add. Spare Time has a greater (in fact, just about overwhelming) selection.

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Posted by DURR on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:21 AM

i forgot about the hobby bunker  ilived in malden for 15yrs shopped there sometimes

   fairly  small selection of models

more than half his place  is for war gamers  and figures  lots and lots of figure models

( AL ) Wink [;)]

i used to shop him in the 70's  when he was in arlington

 

 

 

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Posted by dstrebe on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:08 AM
All:
Thanks for the replies. I'll stay away from the football discussion - they're as rabid here for the Pats as we are back home for the 'boys.
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Posted by DURR on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:48 AM
 KINGTHAD wrote:

Sign - Ditto [#ditto], go see Paul at Sparetime and let him know that the Cowboys are America's team and New England are wanna be's.Shock [:O].

Thad

 

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:03 PM
I believe Paul played for the Browns and is a football fan first and a Patriots fan second. He's probably a good guy to talk football with.
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Posted by KINGTHAD on Wednesday, January 30, 2008 3:19 PM

He still plays semi pro ball and he is pushing 60. He just got elected to the semi pro hof. Dont let him lie to ya he just stands there and makes em run around him to get to the QB.

Thad

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Posted by jadgpanther302 on Saturday, February 2, 2008 9:47 AM
the hobby emporium is the way too go beside the spare time shop!
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