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My godson in Australia is currently in the middle of every 3 year old boy's "car daft" stage. I wanted to get him some nice model cars for his bedroom. You used to have places here like Beatties that did all these kind of 1/24 - 1/12 models, but those places are all gone.

Is anyone aware of anywhere that still does stuff like that? I've looked online but nowhere has that big a selection or they're fucking extortionate.

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The big toy shop? Hamleys?

I don't know if it's still there, but Hamleys opened a specialised model shop in London years ago - planes, trains, cars, boats... I could have spent days just browsing, but had to limit myself to two shopping trips a year, back in the day when I used to get free rail travel.

Also pre-internet, hence why I don't know if it is still open. Modelsforsale.com might be cheaper, mind, but it lacks the "experience". I think Mrs WRK feels the same way about shoes....

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modelzone? If so then it's shut down. It's now an American diner thing

What???? I was only in there a few months ago! That's a bit shit, it was a nice little shop. Still, St Enoch Centre really could use a few more diners. :rolleyes:

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There used to be some model shops down off the Trongate, but no doubt they're all gone now too.

I'm sure there's still one next to the Criterion Cafe, just before McKinnons. Pippins Toys or something like that?

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There used to be some model shops down off the Trongate, but no doubt they're all gone now too.

Don't know how much help this is but there used to be a model shop in Stirling called Pippens. It's boarded up now but there's signs saying there's a shop in Glasgow and that they have a website. There's always Aliexpress.com as well. Website as a whole looks ok but don't know what the quality of goods are like which has put me off buying anything from them so far.

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