Houston Modelers Unite!!!

Do you live in Houston? Do you like to build models? Then contribute to this thread!

I figure this may be a good way to find out about deals on kits and/or supplies around the city, or to find out about meets, contests, whatever.

Anyway fellow Houstonions, let me know what you think about this thread.

i'm in houston(actually from germany)

living in clear lake right now....bay area and space center

Houston, this is Apollo 13....I think we have a problem.... :)



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(couldn't resist that, sorry ;))

Houston, this is Apollo 13....I think we have a problem.... :)



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(couldn't resist that, sorry ;))


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Houston, this is Apollo 13....I think we have a problem.... :)



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(couldn't resist that, sorry ;))

wrong: your ship is pollo13 ;) :D :evillol:

here

i am in houston as well!!!!

the hobby lobby near 610 east has good deals from time to time. like 25% off the models!!!!!!!!!!!!!

North Sider right now. Used to live by the Galleria. I am currently working In Clear Lake Just around the corner from NASA. Looking to move down here within the next few months. My boss and I are both modelers. He does a lot of figure work these days but is an excellent car modeler. I have done the club thing over the years around here but found it really didn't do it for me. The club is called H.A.M.S. They meet somewhere near I-10 and downtown I think.

Im in NJ right now but took a visit to Sugarland and Missouri City early this year. Planning to take another trip out there soon. We've been giving thought to move out there by next year.

Here... well not exactly in Houston, I live out in West Columbia, but commute to houston every day for work, 60 miles one way:screwy::banghead::disappoin

the hobby lobby near 610 east has good deals from time to time. like 25% off the models!!!!!!!!!!!!!

back then it used to be 1/2 :(

where are some good model shops around the houston area? i might be visiting there around the 4th of july from the neighboring state of louisiana...

The best hobby store in town, Hobby Island, closed early this year, so there isn't much left in Houston. I can get scratchbuilding supplies from Miniature Train Stores, but when it comes to Tamiya, Alclad, PE and detail parts, Houston isn't really a good place to shop.

Sometimes I go to M&M Hobby Center, but it's more like an R/C and diecast store with some model kits and supplies.

There's a Hobby Town in Sugar Land (@ HWY6 and W. Airport Blvd), and last I went there, it had a pretty good stock of Tamiya paints, but not for products like Model Car Garage or Scale Motorsports' aftermarketstuff, like Hobby Island carried.

>>D_LaMz
40% Internet Coupon is available (almost) every other week. That's not so bad.

hirfkd i could use some 40% coupons mind gimme a link? thanks!

The best hobby store in town, Hobby Island, closed early this year

What do you mean by closed early? Like are they closed forever? :( That was the best place to get stuff.

ok. i might stop by there when im in town, it is a plus that my uncle lives near sugarland.

thx

Also a Houstonian here....

Actually..... Spring, North Houston. I will agree with hirofkd, there are no good shops here anymore. I am a regular at Larry's, only because John orders anything I need, and he gives me a discount. Hobby Town In the Woodliands is Ok, but they charge full retail. I have been an aircraft builder, but I am currently an F1, Rally Car, Lemans series builder. I am ashamed to admit it, but I have more kits started, than completed. I chaulk it up to adult ADHD, go figure. You would think that they would make a drug for that. Maybe some of the other good Houston Modelers will chime in here, like Alex Hague, and Mark Havican.

RW

when i was over there i drove by the sugar land hobby shop, but i didnt get a chance to stop in. im hoping to go back over there next month as well

back then it used to be 1/2 :(

You can still get the coupons online for 40% off any item. Not quite 50% but a good deal to be sure.

Plus you can use more than 1 at a time now! (At least in WI)

just wondering, is there any place i can find gundam models in Houston? Hobby lobby used to have lots of them, but all of them are gone now... =(

just wondering, is there any place i can find gundam models in Houston? Hobby lobby used to have lots of them, but all of them are gone now... =(

check Asian shops

I R here. lol. Houston needs better shopss!!!

The best hobby store in town, Hobby Island, closed early this year, so there isn't much left in Houston. I can get scratchbuilding supplies from Miniature Train Stores, but when it comes to Tamiya, Alclad, PE and detail parts, Houston isn't really a good place to shop.

Sometimes I go to M&M Hobby Center, but it's more like an R/C and diecast store with some model kits and supplies.

There's a Hobby Town in Sugar Land (@ HWY6 and W. Airport Blvd), and last I went there, it had a pretty good stock of Tamiya paints, but not for products like Model Car Garage or Scale Motorsports' aftermarketstuff, like Hobby Island carried.

>>D_LaMz
40% Internet Coupon is available (almost) every other week. That's not so bad.Is that the one in the Krogers shopping center? If so, they closed earlier this year:frown::frown:, he sells exclusivly on evilbay now.