scapilot Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 Fort Worth now has a hobby shop. Hobbytown opened a new store about a mile north of I-20 on Hwy 183/AltaMere Drive. It is tucked the shopping center with Target. Plastic selection is modest (not as good as Arlington). Good selection of tools/paints. No after market stuff. Good RC support. Sadly, I don't see this place staying open long with their selections . I go there often for emergency paints if needed, but I haven't seen their customer base pick up hardly at all, and their modeling selection is crap. Typical cliche Revell kits that you'd expect to find from someone who has no more insight than to order typical kits, and hope they sell. No doubt, I wasn't expecting any gems in shopping their, but it's almost a laughable showing as far as modeling stuff goes. In my honest opinion, if I was running a hobby town, I wouldn't carry any kit that Hobby Lobby or Michaels stocks in their stores, because it would be crazy to think that people would pay your marked up, nearly retail prices for kits, when they got the option to get the same kit for less, even without spending the 40% off coupon. Even their paint selection is modest, nothing at all compared to the variety offered at the Arlington location. I think they should have either started out with a bigger store so they weren't so pressed for space to make up the difference. Instead, they'd rather charge $69 for the Academy F-4B, and expect to keep their doors open that way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Updates on DFW stores: - Hobbytown (Walnut Hill/75- Dallas)- Just ran into this one by accident. Unlike the comment from above, I thought it was a decent store. Typical HT prices, though they have a good selection of kits. Looks like they do consignment as they have older kits (though may be a little higher priced). Good selection of tools and supplies. They have a "discount room" in the back right that may have a couple hidden gems. - Hobbytown (Colleyville)- Moved. No longer off Hall Johnson. They moved further south a few miles off of TX26(Grapevine Hwy) near Lowes. Same comments from before. - Hobbytown (Plano)- Formerly near Parker&Tollway. They moved over to HWY 75. Haven't been there yet. - MALs- Still kickin. I have to give kudos to Mr. Seay Jr. Very nice gentleman. He let me go in his "warehouses" to try to find an old KokuFan (wasn't easy, but we did). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) - Hobbytown (Plano)- Formerly near Parker&Tollway. They moved over to HWY 75. Haven't been there yet. . I've been to the new site a couple times now. It is a bigger store and they have quite a few more items now. The plastic model building supplies has gotten much better. They are now carrying mr. surfacer and tenax 7r (again), along with a lot of tools and supplies they did not carry before. It's my go to in Dallas. Edited October 3, 2013 by falcon20driver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 I'd love to go to Forth worth for one of their annual shows and to check out the hobby shops in the area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winnie Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 I just went to the Hobbytown in Arlington, off I-20 and I loved it, very good selection of kits in all different catefories. I ended up with three 72nd kits that I had been oogling for a while. Lacking in aftermarket, but otherwise a very good store. Also went in to Hobby-Lobby but did not end up using my coupon there, they only had one kit I wanted and it was not THAT high on the list... I also went to Wild Bill's last month and did have a haul from there as well! Thank cripes my job sends me to Arlington every year! Cheers H. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 Just discovered a Hobbytown in Lewisville (North DFW) off of I-35E and Highway 3040. Plastic selection is average, but they have an excellent supply of paints. Best I have seen in DFW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I also found that Hobbytown not too long ago. Its my go to for supplies now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AnthonyWan Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 So time for a 2016 update guys... I'm going to be in Fort Worth for a weekend. What's the one stop I want to go if I want to browse and hopefully find some hidden gems. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falcon20driver Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Still the same two HobbyTowns in the Plano area and Vista Ridge Mall area. Still both good for plastic modelers. Squadron does in store pick up now if you wanted something of theirs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 (edited) Those two are good. I would also add the Hobbytown in Arlington (I-20 and Cooper). I would also look at Wild Bill's; still a fun place for plastic. Edited June 3, 2016 by Chorse6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsman Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Short update. Wild Bill's is still alive, lots of old stuff and mostly old manufacturers(Hasegawa, Revell etc.) So-so on paints. Hobbytown in Plano: great on paints, to my surprise they carry Gunze Mr. Color line with great prices (2.69 a bottle) and other Gunze products. So-so on kits though. Hobbytown in Dallas: Large store, lot's of kits with good choice, usual suspects in paint and tools. Edited August 20, 2022 by Helmsman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Wild Bill's is dead...sort of. Owner decided to retire. Bought out by the owner of the Dallas area Hobbytown. Allegedly there was a large pile of estate kits in a couple storage areas. Speaking to some of the HT folks, they said the intent is to spread out those kits to those stores (Dallas, Plano, Lewisville and Colleyville). When I spoke to them, they were not sure what they were going to do with the physical "Wild Bill's" property. I need to drive over there and check. Hobbytown Lewisville is still pretty good; especially for paints. Same with Colleyville. The Hobbytown in Arlington and west Fort Worth are no longer. Ended up going bankrupt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okthree Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 I was in Dallas recently. I had some time to stop by the HobbyTown in Lewisville. They must have cut back on their supply of paints. The carry Tamiya, Mission Models and Vallejo. I was expecting more. Good selection of tools and okay selection of models. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 wrt paint selection the other HT in Dallas proper isn't any better. Any Hobby Lobby has a better paint selection IMO - and that not an endorsement for HL..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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