A Love Letter to Local Game Stores

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[@AtilaCXL]

"Every hobby store has a section like this" *cries in small Australian town*

[@HeroesBosses]

I hear ya brother :) I live in a little town surrounded by forest in Canada. I need to drive 100 km before I see a hobby shop, and it's a small one.

[@godwishyoutube]

I feel ur pain xD

[@kieranmcgovern8485]

same here in newzealand

[@sigmatus303]

I was going to say my nearest (decent) hobby store is two hours away one way

[@jaydenhansord8336]

AtilaCXL I feel you man

[@fokin_skaven]

My creativity has been M O I S T E N E D

[@MidwinterMinis]

0:08 OH IT ME. Really awesome video, matey :)

[@jacobhoekman6865]

It literally every big craft channel here? This is getting crazy.

[@jsizzlesaurusrex]

Jacob Hoekman they really are

[@GoobertownHobbies]

This is glorious. So many little details that all WORKED. Me thinks you had fun with this one Scott :-)

[@Miniac]

yes! I had so much fun!

[@BlackMagicCraftOfficial]

A+ video Scott. I could watch you shop all day long. I just found a new hobby store in town I didn’t know about that I’ve been meaning to check out....now I’m really itching to.

[@perotekku]

Same! Just found Hobbysense on Dakota, great selection, free local pickup from their website!

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

Such a great topic! So hyped to watch this mate :D

[@bluesheepminecraft]

God you're a quick one!

[@Xaltotun]

hi Emil, I live in Norway and our hobby stores are not as great as what Scott is showing us here. (We do have a few model train stores which are quite great though) Do you have any tips from Sweden to find a similar kind of store? Or different places to finding some of the great products?

[@SquidmarMiniatures]

@@Xaltotun there are plenty stores, but if you look at train diorama stores you'll find lots of these things :)

[@maxtowers9769]

You, midwinter minis, and scott are the youtube miniature painting trio

[@middy3765]

'Whenever you take something and you make it tiny, it just makes it better' I can think of at least one instance where that is not true.

[@solarflare3382]

Username checks out.

[@Xeviar339]

Paychecks

[@n1elkyfan]

Beer

[@mugmadness]

Orks

[@Tobbns]

@@mugmadness Snotlings are awesome!

[@Miscast]

That piece has so much character, its super lovely. I'm super jealous of your local hobby shop too

[@kirksabio2382]

Man, seeing Scott's pale legs is like viewing a portion of the Ark of the Covenant

[@aaronbono4688]

Don't look at it, your eyes will melt!

[@dvandenhove]

These are America's knees.

[@alphabassist]

“The Haul from Hub Hobby” sounds like a 50s pulp book title.

[@RoseBee]

"I think I need to have this" - me at everything...

[@MuShinnen]

Probably my favorite bit of the whole video. The entire definition of my hobby experience.

[@TheNorthernRider]

I wish people were as passionate about life as Scott is about his hobby so wholesome ❤️

[@catnium]

not being poor so we could afford a hobby might help

[@TheNorthernRider]

Catnium yeah it’s an expensive hobby, I’m poor but I save up as best as I can if I want something bad enough I’ll not let anything stop me but you’re absolutely right it’s an expensive hobby!

[@colmbright9822]

Catnium I disagree. You can make most of this stuff from material at the dollar store but I would suggest paying for a better knife . You could make it all from scratch or pay for premade stuff. Which is what what the point of this video is.

[@roninomalley1766]

Can we talk about how satisfying the wash looks when it's being put on the bricks!

[@LouieLovesMinis]

He was a lost astronaut who finally found his way back home only to discover that all life has been obliterated. He now spends his days looking for signs of life and drinking beer!

[@legromancer3509]

Dude, thus is like the perfect Store for me. Gundam, FlameToys Transformers Models Kits, general hobby supplements, GW....

[@DudeMinis]

Reppin these small game stores was a really considerate thing to do in these hard times props to you my man! Gonna have to run down there soon! Only an hourish away!

[@element4studios]

As someone who works in one of these local shops, want to say thanks for the promotion! We love seeing what our customers (hell, they're friends actually) come up with! Glad to see you have a great shop locally Scott! #shoplocal

[@jrdchemist]

I LOVE Hub Hobby! Been going there since I was a kid. Sadly, I don't live in MN anymore and there really isn't an equivalent store near me. Whenever I return to the Twin Cities I always make it a point to stop by HH at least once. :)

[@RealTerrainHobbies]

That was a great video Scott! I really need to up my painting game with my modelling so it’s really interesting to see the effort you put into your dios. Great piece overall! And, man that hobby store is a beaut! Great job supporting them guys and hope you pull in a bunch of business for em!

[@BarokaiRein]

1:35 that moment made me so happy. The levels of relatability are just too damn high!

[@Chattycrafter2580]

I’m a 70 year old grandmother and a miniaturist also from Australia. I have read all the comments and I see some amazing opportunities to start up hobby shops around the world. Good luck everyone in your search for supplies and stay safe.🙋‍♀️🇳🇿

[@centerededgedesignusa7957]

I miss Hub Hobby! Thanks for reminding me of that amazing gem of a store! Who's Hobby in Rapid City is nearly as amazing!

[@philips.5563]

seeing the tracks racks of brass stock and then the Evergreen display brought me so many memories. I used to spend hours digging through the scratch building and forgotten cheap racks in the back of little shops like this.

[@Berserkerworks]

My "local" hobby shops are all atleast 4hrs away, whenever I visting one I will spend hours looking down every aisle. You see so many cool things you wouldn't necessarily find looking "online." I love the litle scene you've made and how you went about telling a story with the model, and a story about the the hobby experiance.

[@Ogre6972]

One of the BEST things about big ol' family O/O hobby shops is the ancient stuff, covered in dust, stuck way up on a top shelf, or tucked away in a back corner...stuff that would be 'rotated out' in a big commercial establishment...stuff that just sits there...waiting for YOU to find it...and give it a loving home...

[@braucsdaddy]

Me driving past our hobby store, “you know I think I need some more dull cote” and comes out with a bag the size Scott did...little shack is awesome man, almost as epic as your pair of jorts!

[@blobulord5467]

We need to force him to paint a gundam model.

[@brumach527]

THIS.

[@matthewlantz1677]

Fun!

[@jonesjangle9252]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssss

[@power_SERG]

Gundams are so goddamn badass.

[@Wardinson]

UC models only, everything else is LAMEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@MiniatureHobbyist]

Wish I had a local hobby shop i could just lose myself in.

[@AmateurBarbarian]

I like the tiny tool aisle as well. Holding them in your hands makes you feel like a giant.

[@jtwernbold]

LOVE Hub Hobby! I used to go to their original location in the Hub Shopping Center to get my D&D and model rocket fix. When they later moved to their current location in west Richfield when I was in middle school, I remember making the perilous bike ride down busy 66th Street, risking death just to get to the greatest Twin Cities hobby store. Good times!

[@verpine3534]

Next time you make a lawn chair, try using narrow ribbon you can get from either your hobby store, or a craft store like Jo-Ann Fabrics. It's thin, it will glue down with PVA, it comes in multiple colors, but most importantly it's flexible enough to make woven seating like a a lot of folding lawn chairs have.

[@rowenasimon]

One of my favorite videos from you! The whole process of geeking out in the shop, showing off your amazing basing skills and topping it with a cute little astronaut - this totally MADE MY DAY

[@mezmerizer0266]

This is one of my favorite episodes. Love strolling the local hobby shops. Really enjoyed the build! These types of videos are awesome.

[@ScytheNoire]

I work at a University. Overhead projectors that used the clear sheets aren't used any more. We got rid of all of them almost a decade ago, although there were some old profs who wanted to keep them because they don't like change. They've all been replaced by document cameras that can project normal print documents to a projector or TV.

[@y-adouradou446]

Loved the whole video, from the hobby store to the construction and painting. Wish you're doing more of those! Thanks

[@diSTUD013]

This is incredible!!! One of the most imaginative set pieces you've ever done!!!!

[@TravisLubbers]

That must be the Little Canada store. I'm at the Richfield location all the time. What an amazing set of stores we have in the Twin Cities. Here I was hoping I'd maybe run into you sometime. :-)

[@larrymanns364]

His enthusiasm is absolutely contagious in this video!

[@travisjohnson4286]

I just started getting into the mini painting hobby and I've been binging the channel in preparation. I had no idea there were hobby stores like this in my area! Thanks for the video and thanks for all the inspiration you've given me. From one Minnesotan to another, thank you!

[@austinthornhill7038]

Got to be one of my favorite Miniac videos. Well done!

[@ElNick09]

I imagine that alien is just sitting atop one more human ruin, waving to another of its peoples colonization ships as it lands, ready to repopulate the barren world they stumbled across decades after the humans destroyed themselves. The beer laying around is enough reason to come to the planet on its own. Their species loves it skunky.

[@MrMagicchrisi]

My wife and I love love love this video! So much dedication, so much attention and thought to detail - we looooove it!

[@derxter2491]

Ive watched every video in your catalog and I enjoy this video the most. Seeing this entire creation process from material selection up to the final product coupled with the miniature display itself being a fun creative project as opposed to a more taxing and tedious one makes this video super enjoyable to watch.

[@TheAgentmigs]

Such an awesome store! They have everything! So lucky!

[@ramblingbadger]

I think I want to live in that store. Love your enthusiasm!

[@kevinvicks5349]

Honestly that little garage is amazing. The stories your brain can start writing for it...

[@jeremyjohnson9053]

Hey I am a brand new painter who actually lives near by to you. I am currently diving in deep painting up 32 Plague Marines. Its nice to know MN is rep'd well! I started watching your videos to get started painting before I knew you were local. Thanks for what you do!

[@johnbruce4004]

Nice job, both the lovely base and as a reminder that we need to support local shops. Or their online presence, when the bricks are 90kms away!

[@djdg1973]

My Favorite place ever since 'Woodcraft Hobby' on lake street closed. I go by hub hobby every day on my way to work.

[@godwishyoutube]

"Stores" how sounds beautiful. I have only 1 store and it's in İstanbul xD 13 hours away from me.

[@silverfischdotnet]

You have a store!? The nearest hobby shop to me is over 900 miles away and I'd have to take a boat or a plane to get there.

[@joshfoss7407]

Sound like both of you have a great business opportunity in your neighborhoods. Start getting the locals interested in model trains :)

[@godwishyoutube]

@@joshfoss7407 Indeed but i live in a touristic town i don't think youth will eager to buy miniatures :P

[@TheDaltonius]

I have a hobby store near me, but no table top hobby stores, the closest one is 1334 km away

[@AndICanTalk2]

Really awesome. So many good things here.

[@sourcedecay]

Went to Japan last summer and picked up a couple Gundam kits because they were in every single store you went to (sometimes even at 7-11) and dirt cheap and it kind of took over my mini painting hobby. I like building more than I like painting, so it scratches that itch.

[@BRBricks_Ben]

Hey hi sorry I just found this video! In reference to 11:58 what you may be looking for are cellophane sheets or ‘gel slides’ they are most commonly used to cover the hanging lights in theatre shows to create alternate colored opaque light! Love your builds!

[@connorslayman6957]

This mini is actually in my LGS, Game Kastle in the Sacramento area, really cool seeing this video and and can walk 5 minutes down the street and see this mini on display

[@bradleyhamilton4409]

This kind of improvised hobby work is really entertaining and inspiring. Hoping to see more in the future

[@jasonbolin151]

I get most of my inspiration from getting to look at the product on shelf displays. I find the tactile and visuals help flush out details in my mind that I can't get from the internet.

[@ntcraft]

Loved this! Can completely relate to this shop haul. Such a great time 🤤

[@seandavidr]

You're very fortunate to still have a nice hobby store like this locally.

[@Swigester]

my only local hobby store recently closed down after 65 years of family owned operation. this video made me miss it more

[@RolosReviews]

Love the finished piece!

[@GeekyMcFangirl]

I love the finished product, it is so creative.

[@Zadster]

Ah the nostalgia! Our only local independent shop here in the UK closed a few years ago when the owner retired sadly. Fortunately there are some small indie gaming shops around still, but nothing with the range of conventional models and crafting materials that your local has. Cherish it! I'm sure you do.

[@WolfGirl930]

Brilliant (as ever) worth watching for the "full Golum" at 4:36.... Scotty boy you've made a dull Sunday in England jus' a lil bit brighter !!!

[@mini-paintingpapa]

Well done! Love the deep-dive feel of the video. I had never gone into a true hobby store until a few months ago, and I was kicking myself for it taking that long. I'm kicking myself now that I didn't buy more stuff while they were open!!

[@Wallach_a]

This was one of your best vids. I could watch you explore that shop for hours. 👍🏻

[@ew1258]

So awesome you still have such a store where you live so! So few of them left. Used to spend hours in them back when I was young. Sadly there isn’t much within a reasonable drive where I live now

[@EricsHobbyWorkshop]

Wow that is like the Mall of America of Local Game Stores. I could spend hours in there.

[@renmomo3510]

when you see so many people talking about their local hobby shops, yet the only 3 around you are actually stores that pretty much only sell magic cards

[@CreationEdge]

Cheap, pre-colored, thin plastic sheets as desired for the lawn chair: Colorful Plastic Index Dividers from somewhere like Dollar Tree. They come in packs of 8 or so, and are super thin. Usually come in several colors like red, green, blue, orange, yellow, and clear.

[@TheGoodMood]

Awesome build! I wish I had a store this dope near me!

[@funghazi]

Washington, DC is lucky to have so many hobby shops nearby. One of many ways you can tell DC is one of the nerdiest cities.

[@Jude30]

My father recently passed he was a modeler from WAY back. I inherited all his stuff. Long story short while going through the boxes I found a little 3 inch anvil.

[@blacksheepboy]

Look forward to your videos all week.

[@cory5809]

We live in the same area, so its real nice to know about this store cause until now I never knew it existed. I know what my weekend plans are now.

[@dinosaoursmaydie]

This was such a lovely video. thank you sir

[@MSPaints]

If you combine all 5 hobby stores in York city centre, they still dont have even a quarter of the stuff in there! Amazing.

[@jostonpowell1346]

Good seeing you giving attention to local stores over online sites

[@DragonaxFilms]

This looks super cool, and the creative process behind it was great to see :D

[@fuzzythoughts8020]

Dude that store is gigantic, most hobby stores are nowhere near that big and well supplied.

[@SpenderMorechair]

I'm always motivated to paint my miniatures after watching your uploads. Thanks dude!

[@spqrromelord]

Excelent video! Full of nice ideas! Wished too have a nice shop like that one, back in Mexico. Just finished painting my first ever mini today! Based on your channel learnings! Thanks! Gracias Miniac!

[@patrickdillon500]

I got into gundam last year, they are a great palate cleanser and Bandai are a great model producer.

[@jonesjangle9252]

I want Scotty to do a Gundam

[@RLBndR]

Glad you are getting sponsorship from small businesses during the pandemic!

[@chandlercampbell3356]

Thanks, now I need to check out hub hobby

[@thel1chking]

Terrific work !

[@Ogre6972]

Loved the vid! Probably my fave of all the vids you've done. Not that I haven't loved so very many of your other vids but, this one...this one is special, as I used to wander the aisles of various hobby shops in and around Toronto with my dad. It was quite literally my favourite way to spend a Saturday. There was so much to see...so many cool things that sparked the imagination and creativity (the displays of plastic stock were my fave). My dad's been gone a long time now...ditto for most of the hobby shops that we used to frequent...but, the memories will never fade. Thank you for this awesome vid. It was a glorious trip down memory lane. :)

[@Miniac]

Thank you for the heart warming story.

[@wildgophers91]

Heyyyyy, Hub Hobby! That place is great!

[@shadowlord19]

One of your best videos yet dude! If only we had such shops here in Greece. Kudos!

[@boigeorge1149]

Thank you for supporting small businesses :)

[@tthyberg]

This was a GREAT video! Do more kitbashes! And I'm proud to see you go to the same hobby store as I do! There's nothing like browsing the aisles to inspire you.

[@shifthappend]

Thank you Scott!! I live in the cities andjust got into the hobby of miniature painting during the quarantine. Ive been wondering where some good hobby stores are.

[@TheBoj0]

Hub Hobby & Source Comics and Games in the cities, Phoenix Games and Tower Games if you're willing to drive a bit out of town. Fantasy Flight Games has their event center and storefront in Roseville as well.

[@Ninjon]

Well done, Roman will be proud!

[@bitzbox]

That looks like a great store! Also loving your display base. Been thinking about making some slums for Necromunda and this has been really inspiring

[@supermatt87]

Crouch walk Scott is such a mood I love it

[@KillerOrca]

Im just glad mines still open. It was close for a bit.

[@Ljaysauz]

Dude if I had a hobby store like that near me I would likely never leave. What a freaking gold mine

[@crazypicturedude]

You are in Minnesota. Sweet!

[@OdyMeister]

Omfg I love your outro so much I watch it till the end each time

[@FleurXedas]

Yes overhead projectors are still in use. I had 2 teachers use them this year, including durring quarentine

[@allencolwell3140]

Awesome build man!!