Hobby Shops...Nashville? Atlanta?

[hotrod4ever]

Hi! I'm travelling to Nashville and Atlanta this Saturday for a week. Can anyone recommend any hobby shops in the general area. I'm willing to drive a bit. I don't get a chance to buy stuff from the US very often. (from Canada,eh!) Thanks for any advice!

[Austin T]

In Nashville there are none, but right outside of Nashville in a town called Murfreesboro there is a decent HobbyTown USA.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=hobbytown+usa+murfreesboro&fb=1&gl=us&hq=hobbytown+usa&hnear=0x8863f80e5b170141:0x850cb92ad6b577f6,Murfreesboro,+TN&cid=0,0,338752621363316982&ei=DjMUUfTFLqHi0gHmjoC4CQ&sqi=2&ved=0CIoBEPwSMAA

As far as I know Atlanta doesn't have any hobby shops for models, but some wheres outside of Atlanta in a place called Kennesaw there is a HUGE HobbyTown USA.

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=hobbytown+usa+murfreesboro&fb=1&gl=us&hq=hobbytown+usa&hnear=0x8863f80e5b170141:0x850cb92ad6b577f6,Murfreesboro,+TN&cid=0,0,338752621363316982&ei=DjMUUfTFLqHi0gHmjoC4CQ&sqi=2&ved=0CIoBEPwSMAA

[sjordan2]

The Nashville area Hobbytown USA is here:

Murfreesboro (Nashville Metro)
536 North Thompson Lane, Suite J
Murfreesboro, TN 371

There are 3 Atlanta Metro area stores:

Cumming (Atlanta Metro)
911 Market Place Blvd., Ste 11
Cumming, GA 30041 (770) 651-8170
htucumming@comcast.netGet Directions Duluth Store ProfileShop NowMap Duluth (Atlanta Metro)
3360 Satellite Blvd. Suite 14
Duluth, GA 30096 (770) 418-0850
info@hobbytownduluth.comGet Directions Kennesaw Store ProfileShop NowMap Kennesaw (Atlanta Metro)
840 Ernest W. Barrett Pkwy NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144

Use a map app to find them.

Just use Google to find any other area stores, or chains like Hobby Lobby, and what they offer.

[Ace-Garageguy]

There's also a Hobby Lobby within 100 yards of the Kennesaw Hobbytown mentioned above. The Kennesaw locations are a few miles north of the Atlanta city area, just off of I-75 and I-575, very easy to find. There is also a Michael's in the same area.

Edited February 7, 2013 by Ace-Garageguy

[camaroman]

JMTCW... but I think that the HobbyTown @ Duluth is the better of all of them although it is not the largest. Very friendly staff and fairly well stocked for a small store! Wish you could have visited back in the day when Auto Motif was in business! Now that was a Great Shop! and for what its worth there is a small shop in Blue Ridge Ga that is pretty good. Sorry I cant remember the name of it right now!

[flynstyrn]

Was gonna recommend Auto-Motif. Didn't know they closed. Great little shop,wide selection of 1/43 kits and lotsa rare reference books.Miss that place!!!!

[hotrod4ever]

Thanks for the advice, everyone. I'll try them out. Too bad about Automotif...it sounds perfect...unfortunately hobby shops seem to be a dying breed everywhere. Cheers!