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Old Jun 7, 2012 | 12:55 pm
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dchristiva
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Originally Posted by martinfoss
Something like this? http://www.theredcaboose.com/

Never been there myself, though.
I've walked by this place a number of times on my way home. The website makes the place look like a pretty good hobby store. I stopped in the other night. What a disaster. If there was any organization to the store, I couldn't figure it out. They seem to focus on model railroading. It's in the basement of the building and they've done nothing to spruce it up. Bare concrete floor, stuff everywhere, a guy behind a counter in what looks like a small cave. Crazy. No one asked if I needed any help as I wandered around. Their collection of model kits seemed kind of dated, and I couldn't figure out any rhyme or reason to the way the kits were placed on the shelves. I didn't see any commercial airplane model kits - only military aircraft.

All in all, it was a very weird place. It looked like it had potential, but the disorganization and lack of customer service made it impossible to figure out whether the store was any good.
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