G & G Model Shop
Info
- Name:
- G & G Model Shop
- Town:
- Houston
- Type:
- Hobbyshop (RC/Trains/Plastic) (Retail)
- About:
- 1997 - HOUSTON PRESS - Best Hobby Shop - If you designed the world, things would be different; you'd get it right. And even if you're only designing a world in miniature, you want it to be flawless. That's why you need G&G. Since 1945, the little shop in the Rice Village has been staffed by hobbyists, and their obvious obsession is all to the good. G&G excels at trains, from the large Lionel sets to the tiny N scale popular in Europe. The store also stocks toy soldiers from Europe and everything needed for architectural models - even the tiny trees. Plastic airplane models range from relatively inexpensive German and Japanese kits to the highly detailed varieties that command 40 and 50 bucks. Alas, G&G phased out radio-controlled planes after its longtime expert retired: If they can't do something properly, they won't do it at all. And that's a comforting notion. Because if you can't rely on the small-scale world for perfection, where else can you hope to find it? 2000s 2002 - HOUSTON PRESS - Best Toy Store - Stepping into this little orange-and-brown shop in the Rice Village is like stepping back into 1954. Makes sense. That's when G&G moved into its current location. The cozy, jam-packed store has an endearing, musty quality to it. But the selection is second to none. Anything you ever wanted in model trains, boats or cars is here, displayed on shelves or housed behind glass (check out the Johnny Cash railroad car!). There's also a fine collection of magazines and journals for the model enthusiast, not to mention the huge supply of craft supplies: paint, glue, wood, etc. Not into trains or cars? Never fear. You can always purchase the Giant Volcano. The packaging promises you can "build and erupt your own volcano in 20 minutes." Now, who doesn't want to try that? 2009 - HOUSTON PRESS - Best Hobby Shop - Hobby shops have become huge chain stores these days. Rice Village has become a charmless strip of overpriced Gap-like outlets. So it's a little bit surprising that tear-it-down Houston has a charming old-timey hobby shop, and that it's in Rice Village. G&G has been around since TV was new (it has the retro sign to prove it) and specializes in trains, airplanes and other modeling minutiae. Says one hobbyist we know, "Hobby shops, like the neighborhood drugstore, are an anachronism now that Internet stores can sell for so much cheaper. But what you miss by not supporting your local hobby shop is being able to hang around, swap tips with other modelers, ask advice from proprietors, that kind of thing." And that's just the "kind of thing" that G&G specializes in. Long may it do so.
- Homepage:
- www.gandgmodelshop.com/
Store
- Town:
- 77098 Houston
- Street:
- 2029 Southwest Fwy, Houston, TX
Opening hours
- Open on:
- Sunday Monday - Friday Saturday
11am - 5pm 11am - 6pm 10am - 5pm
Telephone: (713) 529-7752
- Closed on:
- Thanksgiving & Christmas
Color ranges
You can find following color ranges in this shop:
Product ranges
You can find products from following scale modeling companies in the shop:
Visitors
11 mates are shopping regularly at G & G Model Shop in Houston.
