I was driving through a little suburban town this morning and suddenly I saw this storefront:
An old school hobby store! As a boy I remember seeing these all over the place, but they are all gone now. But here was a survivor! I learned that Ron (of Ron's Hobbies) passed away some years ago and his grandson bought and runs the store now. The young man working this morning was his neighbor and loves working here (he's into modeling train layouts).
The store is mostly trains, rockets, and plastic models (planes, tanks, and a few ships) along with all the associated paraphernalia. There was a wall display with some basswood/balsa panels and a long wall of paints and painting supplies. Oh, and about every size and configuration of Evergreen plastics you could imagine...
I bought a micro knife and a supply of brass rods and related bits and baubles. I needed none of these things, but I wanted to support this small business in some way. I was feeling pretty good about the state of the world when I left
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An old school hobby store! As a boy I remember seeing these all over the place, but they are all gone now. But here was a survivor! I learned that Ron (of Ron's Hobbies) passed away some years ago and his grandson bought and runs the store now. The young man working this morning was his neighbor and loves working here (he's into modeling train layouts).
The store is mostly trains, rockets, and plastic models (planes, tanks, and a few ships) along with all the associated paraphernalia. There was a wall display with some basswood/balsa panels and a long wall of paints and painting supplies. Oh, and about every size and configuration of Evergreen plastics you could imagine...
I bought a micro knife and a supply of brass rods and related bits and baubles. I needed none of these things, but I wanted to support this small business in some way. I was feeling pretty good about the state of the world when I left
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