The largest Hobbytown in America! Kennesaw, GA.

[@TorenMire27]

Oh i've been to this store, pretty cool!

[@PitstainHobbies]

One of the best hobby shops in the nation for sure.

[@TorenMire27]

@@PitstainHobbies yep

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Love going to this Hobby Shop!!!!!!!!!! 🤜🤛

[@PitstainHobbies]

Yup I am very lucky to live nearby.

[@bobrivett7645]

You all in the Atlanta area lucky to have this store. I live in Reno Nevada, the closest Hobby Shop/store is in Sacramento or Salt Lake City area's. Such a shame the little neighborhood hobby store have disappeared.

[@PitstainHobbies]

All of my hobbyshops in NYC I went to when I was younger have all closed as well.

[@bobrivett7645]

@PitstainHobbies I grew up in Palm Bay/Melbourne Florida. One of my class mates in high school was the son of the owner of a little hobby shop called Ernie's Hobbies. It was a really small space-building, but he had model kits, figure kit, HO & N scall train stuff plus diorama building supplies stacked so insanely high, the would use a ladder to get at top of stack. Long story short, that Hobby shop now run by Erie Junior survived till Covid. When he has to shut it down. So sad. What Covid did.

[@StryderK]

Blame Amazon.

[@bobrivett7645]

@StryderK Yup, at least a big part of it. Ran into a former hobby shop owner I use to frequent. He told me that while it was hard to compete with internet business. What really tipped his over was the landlord and rent, his lease on the building was coming up for renewal and the new lease almost doubled from what he was paying at present. He tried to negotiate but the landlord wouldn't budge. Had a firesale of merchandise and closing the doors. He told me another business moved in within a couple months. His old shop was now a mattress store. I couldn't believe it, so I drove by the old shop. Now this was about 2 or maybe 3 years since the hobby shop closed. And yeah it was a mattress store but it was closed too. Always wondered about that landlord, whether it was a greed thing or something else. A number of different business's operated out of the old hobby shop building none of them lasted more than a couple of years. While hobby shop had been there originally +20 years. Go figure.

[@haroldmordt4421]

I live in Acworth, Ga., 10 mins.from here. Saw Jurassic Park there when it was still a theater. 1993 I think.

[@PitstainHobbies]

That;s so cool, I wonder when it was converted into the hobby shop?

[@panamafloyd1469]

@@PitstainHobbies , can't recall the exact year, but I remember racing on that carpet in the RC room shortly afterwards. My daughter was about 6 or 7yrs old..would have been '97 or '98.

[@PitstainHobbies]

@@panamafloyd1469 Until fairly recently they still had a Mini-Z track setup in there, It wasn't there this last time I visited.

[@monsteralex_sculpts5370]

​@@panamafloyd1469 They were still at the corner store, where the Fried Tomato Buffet and pet shop is located, at that point in time. HobbyTown didn't move to this location until the early 2000s after the AMC 24 was built down the street.

[@monsteralex_sculpts5370]

Same here. It's always nostalgic walking through the doors.

[@StryderK]

Used to on there all the time. Unfortunately, after I moved out, I haven’t been to this place in forever cause my kids are growing, real life are catching up quickly and finally, it takes an hour just to get there. Otherwise, it’s a huge and great place to visit.

[@PitstainHobbies]

I know how life gets in the way, but it's so worth it to get here once in a while.

[@Barbaric8]

I was also there on Saturday for the Gundam Event. Arrived around 9:20am, and the line was already long, lol. Walked away with 3 Gundam Kits around 12:30pm ish. Drove from Hampton, GA (close by ATL Motor Speedway). Even tho the Kennesaw store is far, I LOVE this store and go all the time.

[@PitstainHobbies]

I'm happy you snagged some kits, this place is so great!

[@Jon-fm2ne]

I haven't been to that aquarium store or this HobbyTown in more than 10 years it's great to see it alive and busy I love how the front looks like a movie theater still

[@PitstainHobbies]

It is indeed a treasure of the hobby to have here, as well as Kevin and Bert in the model department. I stay out of the aquarium store out of financial self preservation instinct.

[@Jon-fm2ne]

@@PitstainHobbies yes so true lol

[@stunsisacul]

I love this store. It’s near my hometown. But on the RC side they need to just put a small track in that area and all the product to the outside of the space. Their selection isn’t that great but the service I really good. They can fix anything my kid breaks that I can’t.

[@PitstainHobbies]

@stunsisacul they had a Mini-Z track for years but took it out recently

[@harrisonlorens3585]

I go to this store all the time! Love it, man.

[@PitstainHobbies]

It is so awesome!

[@johnorenski3659]

Love this store. Kevin and Bert are awesome to talk to. The Mexican place next door is pretty awesome too.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Those guys are awesome, I never tried the mexican place nextdoor, I'll make sure to sample it next time!

[@panamafloyd1469]

Mex food place was one of my daughter's faves when she was a kid. She's 30 now, we still go there a couple of times a month. She played D&D for awhile in her 20s.."Hey dad, Hobbytown? I need some new dice."

[@johnorenski3659]

@@PitstainHobbiespitcher of margaritas and poor decisions after!

[@robbylong2748]

Your kidding on the Mexican place next door, terrible, low grade dog food

[@PitstainHobbies]

​@@johnorenski3659 LOL😂

[@blodhemn413]

I visited last year. So much to take in. That gunpla section.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Yeah they got Gundam kits piled deep and high.

[@erikfinderup4503]

It's so wild, I've been coming to this Hobbytown since I was a kid, and even just stopped by today, but never had a clue it was the largest in the country! I must admit I feel quite lucky to have such a great resource so close to home.

[@PitstainHobbies]

You are very lucky, and I cherish having such a great hobby shop in driving distance.

[@masi_man_tony9503]

Love this store and sooo happy its a couple miles from my house !!! Love it

[@PitstainHobbies]

You are very lucky to be so close, I would be broke if I lived that close to the best hobby shop in the southeast.

[@jawjaboy58]

I met the owners at the little store they opened in Austell wayyy back in the 90's before they moved to Kennesaw. They were an older couple and were very sweet and excited to open their little shop. Little did they know then how successful and huge that little shop would be! Go by and say hey to Burt and Kevin! They've been at that store for many years and are experts in EVERYTHING hobby related. I moved away a few years ago (Used to live in Acworth, about 20 minutes from the store-they got LOTS of my money!!!) but still go by at LEAST twice a year to say hey to everyone..

[@PitstainHobbies]

Burt, Kevin and I are on a first name basis for quite a while now, they are amazing! I actually bumped into Kevin at Wonderfest 2024 in Louisville this year, he blew away my nerdy friend with how much he knows.

[@EdsAttentionToDetail]

I did a video on this Hobby Town a few years ago. This is an amazing store, great video and BTW, new subscriber here!

[@PitstainHobbies]

Thanks Ed for liking and subscribing, and I just love this place but my wallet hates it...LOL

[@scottmarticke6048]

My go to…and the staff is great

[@PitstainHobbies]

Kevin and Bert are the best!

[@jordanhall8739]

I’ve been going to that store since I was a kid. I remember when I first saw the add for the store and asked my mom to go. It was pretty easy to convince her because we used to always go to the mall a few miles from there.

[@PitstainHobbies]

You are very lucky!

[@craigfresch575]

WOW!!! Our Hobbytown closed over a decade ago :( we have one hobby shop left but its almost an hour away from me so i am at the mercy of Hobby lobby.....we once had many family owned hobby shops, they are all gone

[@PitstainHobbies]

Sadly the majority of family owned hobby shops have gone out of business but I really cherish the handful that remain.

[@theplastickrackstudio.5247]

I still drive up from Atlanta to get my hobby supplies from here. I used to live closer to it years ago and I’m old enough to have seen movies there when it was theater. Alien Resurrection is the one that is the last I remember watching there. So that would’ve been 1997. Hobbytown was originally down on left of where it’s at now kinda in a corner location before moving into the current one. I believe a restaurant or something is there now.

[@PitstainHobbies]

That is really cool to know you saw a movie there in the past.

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

My son and I were there on Saturday for the Gundam event, gave up when we found out we'd be waiting for 5 hours in 95F weather. Hobbbytown was really hopping that day, very busy. We left with 2 Gundam kits. It's a 50 mile drive for us, so we don't get there but a couple days a years. I wish it were closer

[@PitstainHobbies]

It was still worth the drive to such a cool place, also keep an eye on the P-Bandai website as they will likely be selling the same items on there once the tour is done.

[@antelopefreeway214]

Nice tour, thanks! I live near the store but until this vid popped up on YT I knew nothing about it. Say, early on in the vid you come across a big display of a dinosaur model and blew past it twice without a pause or a mention. Since this is a video I'm watching I was internally yelling "Stop Stop What Is That?!" But it seemed that I saw it but the camera operator didn't. It looked pretty darn photogenic to me; at least as much as the golden war rifle. And then you got a close-up of a small store sign and read it out loud to us -- but the big green toothy dino? Musta been a mirage. Enjoyed it, thanks again Pitstain👍

[@PitstainHobbies]

Sorry I missed the cool dinosaurs, but you should certainly take a trip here, they have a little bit of everything.

[@hedkase1313]

I grew up with this Hobbytown- back in the early 90s when it was a tiny little shop in Austell. Got the first Magic cards and Warhammer Rogue Trader there. Then they moved to Kennesaw (same strip mall as now but up in the corner) before finally taking over the old AMC after they moved down the street.

[@hedkase1313]

what's crazy, these days, as huge as this HobbyTown is, It's not a lone oasis , there are several other great gaming/geek store options in/around the same area.

[@PitstainHobbies]

I didn't move to Atlanta until 2017 and was so happy the first time I stopped in here.

[@hedkase1313]

@@PitstainHobbies it's a great store

[@paulgertsch7105]

I am very lucky to live only 45 minutes away from this awesome store.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Lucky indeed, there are very few hobby shops with this much variety and inventory in the country left.

[@Hero1117a]

Amazing

[@PitstainHobbies]

Thanks!

[@trumanbeal5668]

I live like an hour away, and had no idea it was here.. going to have to check it out

[@PitstainHobbies]

you will not be disappointed!

[@fatalisblack7213]

I go here often with my bestie, it's always a joy to go. The aquarium store next door, Optimum Aquarium is also a must visit as it's the best in the state.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Very cool, and I don;'t have a fish tank but if I ever wanted one I would go there as well.

[@ronstewart9792]

WOW!! What a place. Ron.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Yes Ron, Hobbytown's where I used to live in NJ were pitiful, this place is amazing!

[@mikerheathdragongora4281]

Have not been to Kennesaw in so long I probably can't remember how to get around. Awesome content dude

[@PitstainHobbies]

Thanks bud, I have only lived in Atlanta since 2017 and was expecting disappointment the first time I went as the Hobbytown's up north sucked, wow was I surprised!

[@miketimpe8770]

Impressive. Our HobbyTown can fit in the lobby area of this one. 😂

[@PitstainHobbies]

Yeah most of the ones I have been to can as well this was a 7 screen movie theater in the past.

[@whya2ndaccount]

Ian - Great restraint shown. I'm sure the credit card was whispering "use me" throughout the visit.

[@PitstainHobbies]

@whya2ndaccount oh yeah it's really hard not to spend alot of money there, I got out for just $38

[@RWHobbies]

Nice selection of kits, but if it is like my local Hobbytown they get the kits from Steven’s Internatonal Distributor and they are priced 30-50% higher than what I can find online. I can’t justify paying so much more to a local business unfortunately. Just not competitive.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Happily this Hobbytown is so large they sell everything at MSRP basically and are a Bandai flagship store.

[@jamesmaroon6161]

Pitstain where is this place at?? Man I want to go there and go broke LOL

[@PitstainHobbies]

LOL it is in Kennesaw, GA

[@panamafloyd1469]

I guess YT didn't care for my previous attempt at a comment, I'll try again with a TL;DR: version. 😆 1.) RC room used to be an indoor carpet racetrack for cars. Much fun w/my Tamiya TA-01. 2.) Still flying model rockets, they still have a great supply of Estes products - and motors, but they're behind the registers. 3.) Tools/adhesive/paint, no matter what you're building. 4.) Staff usually knows what you're talking about/looking for. 5.) Saw "Jurassic Park" for the first time there, back when it was still a cineplex. 🤣

[@PitstainHobbies]

I had no Idea the whole RC room was a carpet track but it makes sense, until this last visit they still had a smaller Mini-Z track setup at the back of the room, I used to race my HPI Nitro cars and Ofna 1/8 Nitro buggy back in the day when living up north, it's how I ended up with this screen name. Keeping the combustible rocket motors behind the counter seems like a decent idea for safety sake.

[@ithink2ez]

Next time we should send him with a shopping list 😂

[@PitstainHobbies]

@ithink2ez I always have a list, and end up with twice as much.

[@Blaze_1961]

Our local Hobby Town lasted less than a year before it closed down.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Sorry about that.

[@MsPokey1234]

WOW~WOW!

[@PitstainHobbies]

Indeed, I am very lucky to live near this shop.

[@atldesigns]

Love this store. Any chance I get to stop in when I am around that area I take it.

[@PitstainHobbies]

As do I, this place is awesome!

[@mcseforsale]

Hmm...we were there on Sunday. Best hobby store in the nation.

[@PitstainHobbies]

It's so good and I love living near it.

[@TGSagitar]

When you randomly get a video of the hobby store you frequent while on break only to find out it’s the biggest one in the US and all you think to yourself is “wow I didn’t know that”

[@PitstainHobbies]

You are not the first person to say this, and I knew it was huge but no idea it was a record holder.

[@RobertoMartinez-pr9bd]

Where exactly is this place located in the USA 😅.

[@PitstainHobbies]

Kennesaw, Georgia about 30 minutes north of Atlanta.

[@-webster3120]

Sorry I missed you. I live right around the corner.

[@PitstainHobbies]

@-webster3120 sorry I kinda decided to go last minute.

[@kenj3420]

I went here a few months ago and didn't even notice the Warhammer room. Spent too much time in the fantastic paint section.

[@PitstainHobbies]

It's easy to miss things with how big the place is.

[@reijigamer]

I go to this location fairly regularly. I was there in that Gundam Base Tour line for hours.

[@PitstainHobbies]

you are braver and tougher than me! I hope you got something cool.

[@hankkaufman1900]

Where is this located

[@PitstainHobbies]

Kennesaw, Georgia about 30 minutes north of Atlanta.

[@divingadventures121]

Used to be a movie theater.

[@PitstainHobbies]

@divingadventures121 yes!

[@gregking7926]

Where is it?

[@PitstainHobbies]

Kennesaw, Georgia about 30 minutes north of Atlanta.

[@dorakid2008]

Have you been to Tamiya HQ in Tokyo?

[@PitstainHobbies]

@dorakid2008 not yet but it's on the list!!

[@MsPokey1234]

Where?

[@PitstainHobbies]

@@MsPokey1234 kennesaw, ga

[@johnparsons6860]

Where is it located at ?

[@bill7778]

Located in: Cobb Place Shopping Center Address: 840 Ernest W Barrett Pkwy NW Suite 650, Kennesaw, GA 30144

[@PitstainHobbies]

@@johnparsons6860 Kennesaw Georgia

[@BenzoBaggins]

I saw home alone 2 when this place was a movie theater.

[@PitstainHobbies]

That is so cool!

[@eddywells5689]

Wow !!!!!!

[@frankneher9192]

You didn't mention where it was located and she skipped over HO slot cars

[@PitstainHobbies]

Located in Kennesaw GA. sorry for skipping the slot cars.

[@va3xj]

Great tour….. why don’t you tell us where it’s located? 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@PitstainHobbies]

I totally brain farted, which is not uncommon, I have updated the title and description to say it is in Kennesaw, GA

[@RobertoMartinez-pr9bd]

Any Army Plastic Men.

[@PitstainHobbies]

I never looked for them but you could call the store and ask.