Best Model Train Store Hayward Near Me

4worldlovers: We now have new permanent business hours going forward from September 1st. We will be Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00am-5:00pm. Closed Sunday & Monday.

Our goal is to provide a vast selection of Plastic Models, Trains, Slot Cars & Remote Control Vehicles.

Hobbies Unlimited and has been a locally owned and operated hobby shop for over 60 years serving the needs of Bay Area modelers. We strive to offer the best selection of hobby products and tools as competitive prices.

4worldlovers: We offer an extensive range of wooden ship model kits which include instructions needed to complete a beautiful model ship. We also sell tools, ship model fittings, paints, book, accessories, and more!


Check out lines of replica swords from Marto of Spain, beautiful Mermaid and Pirate prints, replica cannons, scale model figures, architectural model kits, and more! These magnificent tall ship model kits include detailed instructions and rigging diagrams.


HISTORIC SHIPS • WOODEN MODEL SHIP KITS • RESIN MODEL KITS • CARD MODELS • RC BOATS • TALL SHIPS


For centuries, sailors on the high seas have told tales of a strange ghost ship, veiled in an eerie light, never able to make port, and doomed to sail the seas forever.


And, while legends say the appearance of the phantom ship portends doom, the sighting of the new Flying Dutchman kit from OcCre is a sign of many hours of enjoyment in store for you.

Ages of Sail is proud to announce that we are now a dealer of Aero-naut products from Germany. This a line of primarily RC boats and ships and related fittings.

The boat and ship kits feature either wooden or pre-made plastic hulls, and there is a wide range of models, from small harbor pilot boats to WWII battleships!

Get into the water with one of these great RC kits!

As the North American distributor for Amati Model, and now Latin America, we are able to provide our customers with replacement parts should you break or lose a part from your Amati model kit purchased from us or one of the retailers we supply. When contacting us, be sure to indicate the specific model kit, description of the missing or broken part (a photo or scan from the plans or instructions is helpful), and the purchase date and retailer name.

Sir Francis Drakes ship of exploration was a small English galleon called the Golden Hind. Drake circumnavigated the world in this ship between 1577 and 1580 (wikipedia entry). This sailing ship is a popular subject of wooden ship modelers, and Ages of Sail carries several different kits.

OcCre's wooden model ship kit is probably the most popular at the time. This plank-on-bulkhead kit is easy enough for new builders, but includes beautiful quality wood, and carries an affordable price.

Constructo makes a much bigger ship model kit, which features more cast metal fittings, which have a better, more realistic appearance, but it probably for more advanced ship modelers.

We also carry Golden Hind kits from Mamoli, Mini-Mamoli, and offer a Deluxe Combo Set that includes tools, glues, and more, based on the OcCre model kit.

HMS Bounty was an armed merchant ship in service with the British Royal Navy, and it was on a mission to collect breadfruit plants in the South Pacific, but the ship is most well known for the infamous mutiny against Captain Bligh by a crew led by Fletcher Christian (wikipedia entry). This 3-masted square-riggers is another popular subject among ship model builders.

Amati's kit may be the most beautiful of the available wooden model kits of Bounty. It is one recommended for advanced ship modelers, though a careful intermediate modeler might build a successful model

Amati's First Step kit is a small, solid hull, wooden model ship kit designed for the first time ship modeler, young or old.

Artesania Latina's kit as well as OcCre's kit actually have one side of the ship open, showing the framing and life aboard. This is a more expensive kit, and far more challenging, but it's fun and interesting to look at when it's done.

Other Bounty kits include ones from Constructo Jr., Constructo, Mantua, Caldercraft, Billing Boats, and more!

What ship modeler doesn't dream of building a model of Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar? (wikipedia entry) The Victory was a 100-gun first-rate ship of the line that is one of the most complicated ship model builds available. Kits of the Victory are available from many manufacturers, and some of them are simplified versions of the ship, so you to choose the complexity of your build. Any version will still be a serious challenge.

Caldercraft makes what is currently the largest and most detail wooden kit of HMS Victory on the market. This 1/72-scale plank-on-bulkhead wooden model ship kit is highly prized among model ship builders.

4worldlovers:
In today's world of virtual everything, we are still a real brick and mortar, hands on, local train store in the San Francisco Bay Area, with more than 3000 sq. ft. of retail space dedicated to railroading in all scales. .

For more than 35 years, we have been providing our customers with friendly help, service and information to build their model railroad vision.