Chicago hobby stores

[ZTony8]

The D.A.A.M. club will be coming to Chicago(Rosemont) for the muscle car show this weekend and we may do some hobby store exploring.Any good stores we should try to hit?

[Exotics_Builder]

The closest to Rosemont is Des Plaines Hobbies, a few miles north at Oakton and Lee Streets. Although train focused, they have a large assortment of plastic, paints and some detail items.

There's Ron's Mundelein Hobbies quite a bit farther north that has train and plastics and paints, etc. Haven't been to them for about a year, so don't have current knowledge.

I have yet to stop at this one, but a lot of people like Forever Timeless Hobby Shop several miles to the east of Rosemont in Chicago.

A much farther run would be to Model Empire outside of Milwaukee in West Allis, but is easily 80 miles away.

[Joe Handley]

Not sure who else is close to Rosemont now that Al's is closed up beside the Schaumburg Hobby Town on Golf Rd. I work for the HTU in St. Charles at 2061 Lincoln Highway (aka IL Rt. 38, Roosevelt Rd, and State St.) And will be working 11am-7pm tonight (we close at 8pm) as well as 10am-6pm on Saturday (all day shift), and the store will be open 11am-5pm Sunday, but I have that day off.

[High octane]

Ron's Hobbies in Mundelein has a pretty good selection of model car kits, and although I haven't been to Forever Timeless Hobby Shop for quite some time, I did enjoy going there as well.

[ismaelg]

I haven't been to Chicago in over 6 years, but Ron's Mundelein was a sacred stop whenever I traveled there. Venture hobbies was another great place.

Thanks,

[High octane]

Venture Hobbies along with Al's Hobbies are long gone. Ron's in Mundelein is still around as I was just there two weeks ago and should get over there again real soon.

[Don Sikora II]

Haven't been there in a year or so, but America's Best Train, Toy and Hobby is worth checking out. It's just off Irving Park Road east of Rohlwing in Itasca. It's mostly a train shop, but it's a big store that's absolutely packed and there's a pretty good selection of kits. They aren't displayed very neatly though, and IIRC are more than one deep on the shelves, so plan on doing some digging.

[chitownbri]

theres a few in the joliet area, both on rte.30. leisure hours hobbies has a decent selection of kits but they cater mostly to rc cars

and rpg. walts hobbies has a better selection of kits and paints.

and theres also one in berwyn on ogden ave.

[DrKerry]

Also in Milwaukee area is Greenfield News and Hobby which has a good selection of kits, books, magazines, detailing stuff.. etc...