Going down to Houston next weekend. Anything worth checking out down there?
Thanks.
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Matt,
I would definitely check out G&G Model Shop located in "the Village" right next to Rice University campus. The address is 2522 Times Blvd Houston, TX 77005-3225. It's been about ten years since I went to medical school in Houston, so I don't know how the shop is now, but back then it was a scratch builder's paradise. The shop had all kinds of building shapes and different plastic sheets representing building materials because they catered to the architecture students at Rice. I saw scratch building stuff there that I have never seen since. Have a great time!
Price
Ya go down to the beach while the weather is still warm.
John
Matt,
G&G would be a nice stop. Here is the rest of the places that have O-gauge in Houston.
Papa Bens
| 4007 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77025 |
Larry's Hobby Shop
156 FM 1960 Road E Houston, TX 77073
My Toys
8058 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX 77063
If you are going to the beach on the Gulf Coast then you will want to see John at Riverview Trains this is a real old time Train store sells only O-Gauge call before you go to see if he open.
120 North Velasco Street Angleton, TX 77515
Originally Posted by The Shadow:
Matt,
I would definitely check out G&G Model Shop
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Wow - that is a great store that brings back many memories. I used to shop there when I was in high school and then at Rice and for about ten years after graduating - until I moved aw2ay from Texas.
My middle son said he was in G&G only last week looking at modeling supplies and told me over the weekend that it was still "the best I've seen."
G&G does not have the train stuff as in the 1970's, but for building materials and stuff for senery and diaramas, it is THE place to go in Houston.
I just spent a month working in Baytown. I visited all the stores in the Houston area and the only one worth visiting IMHO is Riverview trains in Angleton. Nice store,very friendly owner who is a Forum member,discounted prices and TCA members get an addtional price break!
Ricky
On assignment in Germany
If you do go to Riverview, DO NOT travel SH 288 during rush hours. It can become a parking lot sout of Loop 610!
Lived here for 30 yrs...still do. Take heart in what Boomer said.
If you have time on Saturday or Tuesday evening, visit the HTOS O gauge club layout located in Memorial Mall on I-10 West at Gessner. It's a permanent layout in the mall...ask directions at the mall information booth.
