Shop tour of the biggest, littlest, bestest hobby store around!

Welcome to Avalon hobbies! My home shop located in in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada! Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

[@tracynation2820]

An excellent shop. I wish I was there. Hello from the Tracy Mountain Railway in Colorado. 💙 T.E.N.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Hello to you as well from Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada…yes we are pretty lucky to have such a nice shop locally

[@enley782]

Now THAT is a model shop! Wow

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes I am quite fortunate to have it near me for sure

[@joelbrower8635]

Amazing to see any hobby shop these days, much less one with such a large selection. Wish I wasn't so far away!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

It’s a great shop for sure! And the device is top notch...a rare bird these days

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Ya it’s a luxury for sure...amazing shop and owners! If your ever in the area please stop by!

[@steveskuras2515]

Man, that place has everything! It's a big store trapped in a small building. LOVE IT👍👍

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Bestest store around!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great Mom and Pop hobby shop!! 👍👍

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Indeed it is!

[@MuttModeler]

Wow what a great classic mom and pop style hobby store thanks for the tour!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Anytime!

[@lotso69]

Great selection! I’d love to have one like that near me!! Especially with a model club meeting room in the basement!!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes we are lucky here indeed!

[@coreyseals4269]

I have to say! I sure wish my hobby store had the 1\16th scale tanks in stock! This is definitely a hobby store with a great feel to it. Nice to get a chance to see Aaron in real time. Thanks for the video Robert Adams 😊 it sure is great to see a real hobby store!

[@jamesmurray8558]

Spivey's Birmingham, Alabama. Had a large selection of model.Plane, fuel railroad. He caught fire burned down, but he build a new shop.I miss him.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

That’s a sad tale indeed...glad he was able to rebuild

[@bingode1646]

Congratulations on the store guys!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Wish it was mine lol...alas I’m just a customer but believe me it’s a great place to have readily available

[@markborutski5643]

Great lil store...they got it all.great service very helpful

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

One of the best for sure!

[@KHKH-os6kt]

I use to love going to that shop when I was in medicine hat.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Come on back next Time you’re in town!

[@sremu]

Very impressive, I had no idea the store is in Medicine Hat….will stop in…

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Definitely! A great shop owned by some great people!

[@58hilld]

Wonderful tour! I can't wait to see it in person...once the "plague" is over.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Awesome!!

[@tommilroy4555]

Man, that place is packed! Very nice...

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

They treat us locals very well! My dream shop teally

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

we have a shop 5x that size that barely has that much stuff and theyre mostly rc which is much more common than models nowadays lol

[@ryans413]

This shop has almost everything from model trains to RC cars electric and gas. Model kits galore to some toys and tones of products for building stuff like clue scenery tape all that. Every time I go there I’m surprised all this is in that tiny shop.

[@rishacrow99]

this is a great toy store....i`m a collector my-self....already subscribed to ur channel

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Thank you very much!

[@albertadrones2279]

Been Shopping Here Since 1998! Support Local!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Awesome man! Couldn’t agree more! We are very fortunate to have a great shop like this at our fingertips

[@davidjohnmiller4849]

One of my favourite HobbyShops in southern Alberta , been there many times !

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Awesome man! Glad to hear! Thanks for sharing and let us know when you’re in town again! Be cool to meet up

[@johnschober1819]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na Where in Alberta is this,Im in Calgary. Thanks

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Medicine Hat! Not too far for you at all

[@thomashaupt79]

awesome store! There is no place like this in my area in Germany which sucks. I love browsing through shops like that for hours, and mostly likely losing all selfcontrol and spending far to much money. nothing is better than spending a Saturday morning in a shop like that and disapearing with all the loot youve got in the man cave. It is such a shame that stores like that slowly die out :(

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes it’s too bad for sure…the hobby is far from dying but brick and mortar shops are having a hard time keeping up with the internet

[@paulgertsch7105]

Great shop

[@blucklightfoxartinnovation9357]

great video well done keep up the good work model makerts uinion

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Thank you! We are doing another one here very soon

[@jeffleduc1398]

Drooling..... hobby stores are becoming extinct It’s great to see them alive ❤️

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Totally! I consider myself quite lucky to have this one to go to whenever I like

[@saywhat951]

Because kids today want to play with tablets or gaming not sitting down and using their fingers to create something...

[@Prowler2k]

Im so so jealous, what I wouldn't give to walk into a store like that where I live, my eyes are popping out of my head just watching this video ;)

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

We definitely love that store

[@Prowler2k]

​@@mrzzgo0ro0na I can see why, I miss stores like that, id spend all day just looking at the box art ;)

[@bengtwahlstedt1021]

Nice shop!!!🙂

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I love it!

[@NHseacoast]

It's good to see a brick and motor store I hope they are making it!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

They are doing just fine...we have a great and supportive community here

[@troublew1]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na how long has he been in business?

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

25 years I believe

[@ryans413]

@@troublew1 shop located in a small city with a population less then 100k. And they are doing pretty well still open today

[@neroharo7463]

Nice little shop good selcction of gunpla and mecha :)

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yup..something bandai for everyone!

[@finderskeepers5343]

We have a nice shop here in Rochester, NY Dan's Crafts n' Things. Good ole classic hobby shop. With knowledgeable people that work there. If they don't have what you want. They will find it and order it for you.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Same as this one! Great shops that I hope will survive

[@troublew1]

We have one here in Stockbridge Georgia about that size and he stays busy. If I am correct 30 years in business.

[@jamesf791]

I love hobby stores, they are great for children of all ages. Gets the minds active in so many ways. Wish this one had model trains, but I'm sure they do pretty well without them.

[@ryans413]

Such a good tiny hobby shop

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I definitely feel lucky

[@kennethmeyers5008]

Nice. I would spend so much money on the tanks and that tamiya tow truck

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I’ve spent a lot of money in that row too lol

[@scottlavoie1202]

What a show !! Thank you oh great God of Modelers . For there are still model shops

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes we are very lucky to have this one where I live

[@scottlavoie1202]

Thank you for your time ☺️

[@scottlavoie1202]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na hope that they do Mail order

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

@@scottlavoie1202 yes they will ship…they aren’t really an online shop but if they have it and you’re willing to pay the shipping they will send it out

[@scottlavoie1202]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na thank you for that

[@MojoDevirus]

Thank you sir for the tour =)

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

No probs...there will be an updated tour coming up soon!

[@mikekelly1091]

Great video hey Aaron you really make use of a limited amount of space wow did I see a 1/16 ma deuce buy Trumpeter???? Holy smokes nice shop. Great video Rob

[@averi9594]

Holy crap. Wishing I could visit from Minnesota!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

You are welcome anytime!

[@ryans413]

You have to come to Canada that’s where this is lol it’s a good store

[@modeltankguy]

sweet lil hobby shop i still have one in my area called J&P hobbies in Prince Albert sk i hope one day i can come out and see this shop keep them coming

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Come on down! Glad to hear that you have something similar...the Internet is just not the same

[@YdnarLah37]

We use to have two good hobby shops around here, but they both went out of business. Now we have one kinda not so great one. Appreciate what you have while you have it.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I do every time I’m in there...my money stays there

[@harley-ic6qg]

Awesome hobby store! And they don't gouge you and lock up the paints like Michaels does!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Best place around by far!!

[@bobneumann9781]

"Matchbox" Yesteryear Hispano Suiza from the 1970's in the die-cast display case towards the end of the video -in red and black. Omigosh

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Good eye!

[@bestamerica]

' wow that coooool nice hobby shop store... i have good R/C models

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes they have lots of that stuff too

[@moeskie]

I would be there buying things every day

[@c4zr-1justgiver30]

Great store . Shopped there often . Great pricing n friendly staff :)

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Where are you from?

[@c4zr-1justgiver30]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na hey it’s brettlee. I’m on your Facebook n group .. 😉

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Hey man! Awesome!!

[@ashleyivy13_]

Looks likes a mini toys r us

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Ya it’s amazing

[@RD-ut2fy]

Man are you lucky. I live in Montreal, Canada. Big metropolis with NO hobby shop.....

[@slighter]

I spotted some Star Trek for me as well. Where is that again? Anything else worth visiting while already there that makes the trip from Europe even more worth?

[@dafalzonAUS]

My experience with hobby stores 85% of the time they never have the part you need they have to order!😭

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Hard and expensive for them to stock everything that’s for sure

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

Greetings from Monster Hobbies. You sure have a lot of inventory! I had to close my brick and mortar store and go strictly online due to the pandemic. Hope you're still going strong and will get stronger as the restrictions get lifted.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

That’s my local shop…not my own shop…I wish lol…and they weathered the storm quite well which is a good thing…I love that place and would hate to see it disappear…hope your online venture is working out well for you

[@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na Thank you...it's not so good, but I submitted my taxes for 2021 and hope that comes back with a good mark. I am now thinking abut how to rebound and get a brick and mortar store going again.

[@summerrose4286]

@@MonsterHobbiesModelCarGarage I am going to buy something from you and pass the word.

[@johnadams7899]

Watch it on the distain for model railroaders....

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I don’t have disdain on any modellers...that’s the purpose of the name...just that they aren’t as common any more...I apologize for my camera work but I never said this was an in depth review...it was a quick tour of one of my favourite spots in the world...thank you for the advice though...I really appreciate it

[@dwightstjohn6927]

I believe Chinook closed both their long time Calgary stores two/three years ago. End of an era. Scale modelling is going the way of tropical fish, my other hobby. We're dinosaurs. I like to ''splain the importance of knowing scale, math, low voltage electrical, and trouble shooting same to young people. It pretty much bounces off the wall for them. Where's the Twitter phone???!!!

[@moeskie]

I’m 16 and I wish I lived in your era. I would be at a hobby store like this 24/7

[@creightonleerose582]

JEEZ!?...>That place is PACKED!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Ya it’s awesome! I feel extremely fortunate to have that store 10 mins away

[@creightonleerose582]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na -Indeed you are Sir! Hobby shops USED to be a fairly common thing, usually 2 or more in a medium size city-(@ least here in Everett WA)- Those seem to be a getting more sparse year after year w/online outlets picking up the majority of the sales... -Within our hobby, if one is doing a fair bit of scratch building, it DEF assists in SEEING/finger flangin/size n' brand comparisons of the physical parts n' pieces sought after correct? VS. buying from online retailers w/often nothing but a singular poor photo of the example needed!...GGGGRRRRRR! -I'd $pend $ome $erious loot in that place!-(The folks down in AUS sure are LUCKY w/BNA ModelWorld!!;)- Great channel/work BTW! Thanks for showing zee honey-hole!...;)

[@creightonleerose582]

Dont mind my line-crossing EwwwToob censors work...

[@scottlavoie1202]

Well everyone!! Support you're local hobby store or even your not so local hobby store. They will Mail it.

[@abbush2921]

What piker gave this a thumbs down , go pound salt ! Great store and video !

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Probably the same one that doesn’t like any of my other videos either lmao

[@martinneps9387]

I am wondering if they have vintage RC cars there like the king Blackfoot please comment back thank you very much for this video

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I haven’t seen much as far as vintage goes but you could certainly enquire...

[@davidpeters2342]

Do you have any of the traxxis rcs? Hoss, rustler, maxx? Prices?

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

They have Traxxis and Maxx for sure…it’s not my store and I’m not much of an RC guy lol

[@map3384]

Can he get me a reasonably priced 1/350 Fujimi Kaga? The prices out of Japan are ridiculous. A thousand dollars for this kit is mad crazy.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I can ask

[@podnolej7784]

Need to check out hobbytown in baton rouge louisiana

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I’m a long ways from there lol

[@stephend4344]

Is this store located in The Hat? We passed through a few years ago on a Sunday. Stopped by but they weren’t open. But the store front looks familiar. Looked like a good store from the outside

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes it is...and a great store indeed

[@ryans413]

Yes on 5th street by the hospital

[@Nicholas-ut2wm]

Where is this located?

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

[@ronaldreaganrimjobs9327]

2:40 I spy a tallgeese Gundam 👍

[@johnpinckney4979]

Alas, off-limits to us south of the 49th...

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Ya and shipping between us is outrageous too

[@mudcat1622]

How can I get ahold of this kool store. I seen several models I'd like to purchase

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Look up Avalon hobbies in Medicine Hat, Alberta

[@rickallen9864]

That place is so cool. To bad it's so far from me

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Where are you located

[@rickallen9864]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na Texas

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Ya I guess that’s a little far...this is Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

[@takuache4692]

Yoo

[@jordanakin8953]

Can you order online say like from usa

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Yes they’ll ship

[@roostin]

Best hobby store in Southern Alberta

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Agreed

[@411maintainer]

What city are you in, and what is your address?

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I live in Medicine Hat Alberta, Canada What address are you looking for?

[@411maintainer]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na was just wondering in what city you were in....i thought it was leftbridge.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Close but no cigar lol

[@kenhorne5650]

Did not see any RC planes

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Parts but no kits

[@robofatcat]

Would never shop at a place that doesn't take a pandemic serious.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

All rules are followed to the T...gimme a break

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

You also need to remember that this video was made at the start of it all, not the current situation we are in now

[@robofatcat]

I was referring to the comments you to made in the beginning of the video. For you it's about politics but for a lot of us it about family and friends that have died.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I’m sorry to hear that that has happened to you

[@lawrencewehren8968]

do you have slot cars ? eh?

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

No slot cars there...sorry

[@georgelabue2042]

Definitely need to slow down

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

We are doing a remake to address past issues...thank you for the feedback

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

Fu-k the internet....support your LOCAL hobby shops.........so you pay 50 cents more......who CARES. If YOU take CARE of THEM...THEY'LL take care of YOU.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Agreed 100%

[@dancalmpeaceful3903]

@@mrzzgo0ro0na I don't know about you...but I REALLY like being able to physically handle the object BEFORE I buy it.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Totally agree man!! I also like being able to look In the box before I buy which is another luxury of this shop

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

@@dancalmpeaceful3903 I totally agree with you there!

[@jaystanley5351]

YOU NEED TO SLOW YOUR TURNS DOWN. HARD TO SEE ITEMS.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I’ve learned a lot since then…the next tour will definitely be much more refined

[@shiblyahmed3720]

..and almost nothing on scale model RC hobbies for model boats.

[@johnadams7899]

Camera is moving too fast to even allow the camera to focus enough to see the image when you pause the video to see what is interesting to the viewer beyond where you focus on what is interesting to you the camera man. Bummer.....wasted my time....

[@DM-ll7he]

It seems a lot of the product you have is geared toward males, do you have hobbies that are geared toward females. Please don’t hate me for the question.

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

It really depends what your’e into...like what sort of things are you talking about...I know lots of ladies that enjoy building models

[@arodrigues2843]

Lousy camera work. Nice shop.!!

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

Thanks for your input...it was a very early video so cut a guy some slack

[@ronaldheitkotter5253]

Where are u located what state😊

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

I live in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

[@scottrichards3299]

What no 1/64 diecast boring. Yahn

[@mrzzgo0ro0na]

If you’re trying to convey a point I’d say it’s lost due to bad spelling “yawn”😉🙄🙄