I just went to the shop for some paint. I had a great conversation with the shop manager, and ended up buying a few more items. I'll be shopping here again. Great shop. read more

Love the selection of paint at good prices. I like being able to see the cap color in person so I know what I'm getting. Good customer service! Looks like great selection of Traxxas parts for fixed and upgrades. read more

The owner is super nice and explains everything. He wasn't pushy or trying to over sell me on anything. I came in for a Traxxas slasher 2wd. I came back two days later with a few more questions and purchased an led kit made for my RC and he answered everything. read more

Love this place. The staff are all so helpful, knowledgeable and patient. I always feel like they take the time to find ways to help me solve problems; even when it would mean I'd be spending less money (or obviously just buying other stuff instead :) ). They have a variety of products in stock, ranging from "new hobby" beginner up to "second mortgage" mid-life crisis. They carry a lot of upgrade and replacement (#Bashers) parts in stock. I love stopping in after a session to pick up all the parts I need for a fun evening of repairs. I only wish they would sell beer, too. read more

Gearbox Models - Hobby Shops Near Me - Fullerton, California

This place is awesome! Owner is really knowledgeable and happy to help out noobs like me. We're lucky to have them in our local area.

Well, a friend recently started playing with small trucks that can go on rough terrain. The man who works usually on the electrical instead of the nitro helped us understand the little red truck a lot. He was helpful, showed us what to do, and how to manage simple tweaks to get it to work properly. Not to mention, A LOT of information that started out as overwhelming but since he explained everything, it made sense and was very helpful! THANK YOU!!! read more

Jack the owner is amazingly knowledgeable and has great customer service. My brand new truck's motor broke within 5 mins of running it. After he placed the gear, it broke again so he took truck back for full price. I got a better brand truck. read more

Very Bad service, owner is always in a bad mood. Today he tried selling me some tires that weren't even my fit . He should be thankful that his worker the one that always wears a hat hasn't left somewhere else to apply. He's actually the one that keeps his customers coming back. I got my 2wd slash, wide maxx, and a Traxxas pre runner for my nephew. Sucks this happened because this was my local shop, but this Will definitely be the last time i shop here. read more

The owner is super friendly and helpful. The staff is more than helpful. I've been looking for a RC hobby shop for sometime and glad I found this place. You can't beat that they are open 7 days a week. I will be coming back here for years to come. read more

This review is not intended for Sparky as you have always gone above and beyond to help me out! Called yesterday to find out if they could help install a motor and servo, and was told to bring it in. Tech rushed out and said he couldn't help me because a design flaw on a brand new rig? Then proceeded to say that he was too busy?? This is what I get for supporting small business? I've bought at least 4 to 5 RC's here. Countless parts and batteries to get treated like this? Last visit to this shop!! Should've just gone to ultimate hobbies! read more

Friendly place went in to get an RC starter race car for my nephew. Staff was helpful in breaking down the types available and was nice enough to walk through the best gift. read more

Always helpful! Would rather buy here then on internet. Very knowledgeable and will show you how to fix items on you RC.

They sell at full msrp who does that now days. Tried to deal but they don't well at least with me they didn't.

If you need remote control cars/planes/helicopters... Gearbox is the place to go. If you need airsoft items that are high quality. unique and realistic... Gearbox is also the place to go. If you are tired of sub-par service and indifference from other hobby shops and want top notch and knowledgeable service... Gearbox is the place to go. I have been in the RC hobby for over 20 years and into airsoft for 10 years. I have been far and wide to all of the hobby stores on the west coast and I can easily say that this store is probably the best all around store I have discovered. They may not be as big as some of the other big hobby stores around but they have an impressive collection of product. What really sets them apart is that they have the best customer service. Their employees are very helpful and will take the time to explain to you (novice and pro alike) the pros and cons of each thing. The experience I have had in other local shops has been bad because they are not helpful, knowledgeable, or nice and they make customers feel stupid and inferior. This elitist attitude is not present at Gearbox so this is why I would rather buy from them than other places. To me, it seems that they want to perpetuate and promote the hobby as they seem to enjoy it as well. Other places are very impersonal and are more concerned about moving product. I would rate Gearbox Models as... OUTSTANDING! read more

Gearbox Models - Hobby Shops Near Me - Fullerton, California

Jack (the owner) is amazing. He took the time to explain all the RC cars to me and the best value for the money. He's got everything that you would ever need for your RC cars, planes etc... all in his shop. If you ever need anything for your remote control vehicles, I highly recommend coming here!! Supporting local small businesses is great as well and he was very appreciative. read more

I went there on Thursday 3/5, a guy named jack greeted me. I brought in my 1/5 scale rc car (losi DBXLE), asked to have soldering done for my lipo batteries and HW Max 5 ESC (uses standard 8 gauge wire). Jack: we don't work on rc cars that big Me: you sell these 1/5 rc cars though Jack: yes but actually I don't have time for this, and I don't think we have a soldering iron big enough for this and we need to order a soldering iron. Come back on weekend Me: I purposely came on weekday to avoid how busy it gets on weekend. So I called ultimate hobbies in front of jack, they said sure bring it down. They took care of it right when I walked in the door. Jack you probably won't understand this as you probably aren't the owner, but given the fact that brick and mortar RC shops are on their last leg, deflecting customers is probably the exact opposite thing you should be doing lol. Anyways good luck running that business into the ground pal. I can tell you for sure, your store won't be around much longer if your lazy ass continues to work there. read more

Very easy going and friendly owner and staff,purchased a few RC cars here and had a very positive experience.The staff is helpful and informative and does not pressure you to buy something.Prices are also competitive and they stock Losi,Traxxas,Arrma lines,would definetely shop here again. read more

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This shop including the owner are super helpful. They are informed and could not be any nicer. They have done repairs for me and I feel they charged me fairly and helped me. I cant say enough about the staff. I really appreciate your customer service. For this I give a 5 star rating and I buy anything I need from this shop. Thank you very much. read more

I know what you're thinking... A girl who's into Model Cars as a hobby. Oh, My! To be completely honest about it, I've just started getting into the whole craze. Hence, why I completely appreciated my time spent at this location. First of all, Gear Box is in a heavy industrial area, it kind of blends in with the office buidlings around it. Win - Lots of Parking on a Saturday. If we weren't driving a certain direction on the street, we could of missed it altogether. The shop is a decent size for it's particular and very cool merchandise. MODELS ONLY - they do not carry figurines, I know this, because I asked. The Staff was very helpful... Also, I think that it was just too obvious that I was a 'Newb' going into the store. They genuinely wanted to offer the best advice for getting my little Tamiya Mini-Cooper up and running. Amazingly - they are open 7 days a week people! So start your engines and take a trip to Gear Box to check out all their cool stuff. read more

Just purchased our second RC car within two days from this great place. The owner is extremely nice and provided us with honest and friendly customer service. I wanted to get an intro car for my 8 year old son due to my love of this hobby many years ago. I felt that I was NOT given the hard sale, or was pressured to be uphold. The owner was extremely price conscious and wanted my son to get the correct car for an 8 year old. In researching the prices I discovered that I was only paying about $10 - $20 more for the items I purchased which I feel is MORE than worth it because I had someone there to instruct me on what I needed to learn. When I returned today he matched the much more expense model I purchased today to Amazon prices. I feel like this store with be my "go to" store for this hobby! Thank you very much Gearbox! read more

Gearbox is a great store, and has very friendly staff. I recommend checking it out if your interested in rc cars and want to see them in person, not just on a website. They have several models out of the box you can see and handle. I hope this store is around forever. read more

Over five (5) years ago, I had found GearBox Model as a small shop and I started playing Airsoft because they have a phenomenal collections of a true craftsmanship of product. They are very knowledgeable on their stuff, very helpful. Everytime I go there, I feel like I just have to get something because now that they are at their new location, I fee like a kid at a Candy Store. I highly recommend you check out GB (I'd like to refer to) for any R/C products. Their store may be small, but don't let size fool you. They can get pretty much everything and I see them more as a Specialty Hobby Shop and not JUST a hobby shop. If they don't have it in stock, they will do their best to get it for you and still at a very reasonable price. read more

Great shop with really friendly staff. I broke a part on my RC truck and the staff member walked me through a few options and made a recommendation. I took his word on it and later verified his suggestion. Also, if they don't have the item you are looking for, ask them. They have ordered a few parts for me and had them in stock in a few days. I have already given their business cards to a few friends. Definitely worth checking out and they are pretty close to the 57/91 freeways which help save drive time. read more

After visiting multiple stores, this was the best place option. Owner was super helpful explaining the different types of vehicles.

Been a customer for 2 years and very satisfied. Super knowledgeable and helpful! I have no clue about these things but my sons has a passion for it. They are very patient and walk you through step by step on whatever problem you encounter as well as finding the solutions without any pressure to up sell you or require a minimum dollar amount of a purchase in order to help you out. I love businesses with people like this!!! Definitely would recommend this shop to new buyers and anyone who is looking to get into this hobby. read more

Gearbox Hobbies of Fullerton California. I had ONCE recommended them but they have thrown parts at a friend leaving their store, have reneged on promises made to customers about the ability to return, and basically have become a place to avoid at all costs. Their prices have always been exorbitant, but the convenience of their location once made up for it. The way they treat customers that have spent thousands of dollars with them is inexcusable. read more

Staff was upbeat and helpful but the selection was slim. Not much to choose from here, mainly RC Cars, 1 or 2 planes and a couple RC Boats to choose from. read more

Home town shop, quality products , good range of price points. Jack and sparky are good people and will help you with anything you need.

Sparky there helped me make the best decision as far as buying the Blade 120 SR in their show room. I have had the most fun flying it and when i thrash parts, Sparky is always on top of it with having all the parts available and the know how to get it flying again. Super friendly service, and all kinds of parts in stock. The place is a kids candy store for hobbies. Prices are firm at retail for the convenience of them having everything but when the doo doo hits the fan and you need to fly or drive again, its sure worth the price to be able to count on Gearbox to have that you need. Again talk to Sparky in there he knows his stuff and is super cool as well as all the rest of the staff there. Being open 12pm to 8 on weekdays is pretty cool because I can get parts after work or on lunch break. read more

Buyer beware. Sketchy no-returns policy. They could have mentioned this before I walked out with $200 in servos I can't use on my robot.

Great little store. I was just reviewing Bookman when I started thinking about all the mom and pop shops that I want to support. My kids love coming here. The staff is very friendly. The prices are reasonable. I hope my kids kids come here. read more

Great customer service but I bought a mini drone here and the next day it started smoking I called them to let them know that happened since the bluest day I can come in is a Monday. I hope they just return it and give me a new one I will update this saying how it went read more

Bravo, guys. With a lot of knowledge, a good selection, and an inventory of small parts, you helped my son graduate from throw-away remote control toys. Thank you. For other readers of this review, I'd like to point out that everything we have bought or considered buying from Gearbox has been items whose prices are pretty well controlled by manufacturers or distributors. This means there's no screaming deal at Wally World (since they don't carry this stuff there) and even online, I couldn't find any discounts. So, you might as well give the business to a place that also provides tons of advice and suggestions. read more

Great little shop. They pretty much have it all in stock. Also very helpful staff. Will give honest you an opinion and steer you in the right direction. Don't hesitate to go there. read more

Came to this hobby store for a spare part I needed for my traxxas rustler. This place is not big but has lots of options and different styles of rc. The guy at the counter help me out with what I needed answered questions that I had. Didn't feel pressured on buying any of the upgrades that I was looking at. Thanks again see you guys soon. read more

Purchased a brand new Airsoft mask for my eleven year old son for Christmas and it was already scratched when I pulled it out of the OEM package. Never used with original packaging and receipt and they would not exchange or refund it. Avoid at all costs read more

My lovely wife went went in to this man's world of boy games to surprise me at Chistmas with a new RC car. Sparky really took his time to make sure that she understood what she was buying and treated her like lady she is. I have recommended numerous people here and I always here wonderful things. Thank you Sparky for being such a gentleman. read more

These guys were way helpful and informative. I'm new to the hobby and had some rookie mistakes/ questions. They saved me from getting taken for a ride and now they have all my business! read more

This place is the best toy car store that I have been to. It has many different remote controlled car models that range from race cars to monster trucks. The speeds if the vehicles are fast and they range from 30 Kilometers per hour to 75 miles per hour. I went there to get a few screws for my monster truck because I lost all my other ones. They didn't have any to sell so they owner gave me screws from his screw box instead. The great part is, all of it was for FREE! I was very happy with the place after I left so I will go back to this place every time I need a toy car repair. I will need many because I have 7 toy cars that I play bumper cars with. (That is why they break so easily) read more

This hobby store has the greatest selection of parts and complete cars. They especially have a ton of parts for the 1/5 scale HPI and Losi which is hard to find at most stores. I don't do planes or helicopters, but i know they have a large selection of complete models and parts. Gearbox also has a very large selection of airsoft guns and hop up parts. read more