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Tag: Lost Hobby Shops

Lockdown… but an upturn for hobbies?

June 8, 2020 R/C Toy Memories

It’s a curious fact that the tragic COVID-19 pandemic has triggered some tiny silver linings in unexpected areas of business. And one of those might be hobbies – and hobby stores.

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Lost Hobby Shops: Toyworld

February 22, 2020 R/C Toy Memories

A lot of Toyworld businesses are still going strong, but many of the stores in Sydney suburbs and towns have closed up over the years. Including where I grew up.

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The era of the vintage hobby shop find

June 11, 2018 R/C Toy Memories

There aren’t many old hobby shops around anymore. And visiting those stores used to be fun, especially if you were lucky enough to find old stock.

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Model Engines Hobby Shop, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia in 1987

Photos of Hobby Shops in the 1980s

October 3, 2014 R/C Toy Memories

Remember the days of the local Hobby Shop? Not only are there far fewer hobby shops around now, but it’s actually quite difficult to find

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Yennora Hobbies

Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies – Part 2

October 31, 2012 R/C Toy Memories

Part two about the lost Sydney hobby shop “Yennora Hobbies”, with information from former owner and co-founder Brent Fox, who ran the store for 30 years.

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Zig Zag

Lost Hobby Shops: ZIGZAG

May 20, 2012 R/C Toy Memories

ZIGZAG was a chain of toy stores that existed in Australia from the 1980s through until sometime in the 1990s. They seemed to be great little toy shops.

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Yennora Hobbies ad in Australian Models & Hobbies Vol.1 No.4

Lost Hobby Shops: Yennora Hobbies

April 29, 2012 R/C Toy Memories

Yennora Hobbies near Sydney in Australia was just one of many great, old hobby shops that have disappeared over the years. And I really miss those places.

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R/C Toy Memories. Since 2012.

This is a nostalgia blog run by a long-time collector. If you grew up with R/C cars sometime between the late 1970s and early 1990s, then you're sure to find something fun to read about here. I also write about other retro toys sometimes. Feel free to look around, participate in the forums, or leave a comment beneath any article if you have a memory to share.

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