These guys are great, I Called earlier today and told him I was having a problem with my nitro RC buggy and they said they are in the process of moving and their service department is shut down, although if I bring my car and they would be able to help me out. I asked if there was a cost to have them help me out and they said no... Just bring it in if we can figure it out and help you out for 15 or 20 minutes there is no charge. I thought that was very thoughtful and I started heading over there. there was an elderly and very knowledgeable lady who asked me if I needed help when I was standing in line and she told me what was wrong and told one of the younger employees to take apart some sets Cruz and Allen keys on a dog bone gear and put it back together, after they did it for me... I asked him what do I owe them and they said nothing. Now I'm back up and running strong and I couldn't be more thankful. Great guys tons of accessories and a huge selection of anything you could want. Thanks again read more

Great place typically deal with Justin or Ty never really have an issue always over willing to help and always remember who you are great place read more

HobbyTown - Toy Stores Near Me - Corona, California

The crew is very helpful and knowledgeable! For being someone new at this RC hobby I have a lot of questions and the staff is always willing to listen and point me in the right direction. read more

Pretty large collection of Gundam/ Gunpla. Great for me and my boyfriend who are fairly new to it and I would recommend to anyone who is trying to get into this hobby. There was a great variety of large and small kits. The staff was very helpful and seemed knowledgeable about the kits. read more

The worst hobby shop ever customer service is rude they took an hour to figure out how much to charge me for a 3 cell Lipo battery then when I asked him what's taking so long they acting rude read more

Great store always communicating to me when I need a part very knowledgeable. Their prices aren't too high very clean store and very cool cars there. read more

This is a great store. Well staffed with knowledgeable people. Maybe different types of hobby supplies as well as a huge RC section. Great Christmas shopping spot read more

Rubbish! Ok so we paid $200 for a boat (rc) for our kid. We take it home. Test it. It works ONE time. We bought it to go to the river. NOW It wont run, start nothing. Now, we have had it one week. The staff here will not exchange the broken boat. The "manager" said it got wet so it cannot be returned! SHE SAYS "it had 6-8 ox of water in it! Complete lie. We were standing here. It was maybe 2-3 max. Then they find its a manufacturer defect! So they call them. They wont exchange it either! now they say take it back to the manufacturer. No. My bank card will reverse the charge. We will shop elsewhere and so should every one who wants any quality products and good customer service. This is outrageous! By the way, another guy is trying to get help with an RC car, they are treating him just as badly. read more

Great hobby shop! Was pleasantly surprised by the model train isle. I'll be going back soon.

I went in looking for mods and hop ups for my RC. Quite a few people working behind the counter. Not too many customers. One worker not busy at all. I was obviously in need for help, so I walked over to him and asked for it. He had very poor customer service. On top of that I waited 20 minutes to be rung up. There was clearly other registers open, but just so happen to be a long transaction ahead of me (literally a guy looking up stuff on his phone.) He saw me look at other customers being rung up ahead of me while I patiently waited. He didn't say anything. Enough was enough and I just walked out. Sure they have a decent selection of RC's, but other shops do too. Due to this frustrating visit, I'll rather make the drive to Mike's Hobby or Pegasus for any of my needs. read more

Great spot. Nice staff. I went for Japanese robot models, which they have a small selection of. It's a great spot for a quick fix, but not a hard core Gundam model spot. read more

Called about 10 different shops could not find the part I needed. Call them and they said they had it. I drove about 2 hours just to be told they didn't have it. Shows they have it on the website, and on his computer but said he couldn't find the part. Really disappointed since I don't get a lot of time off and I really wanted to drive it during the holidays. So I said forget it for the part and I'll take this toy for my 3 year old and was told I couldn't use my card at the register it had to be cash. I was upset and my kid was hysterical, not a good trip for us but they do have a lot of stuff and a good variety which is the only reason I gave 2 stars read more

I am from Los Angeles and drive here because of the customer service ! Jamie was very knowledgeable with RCs and even checked the battery for me to make sure it was working. Gave me tips on wheels and everything. Really appreciate the help! :) read more

Was looking for a RC plane and made a call to hobby town. Was told what I was looking for was available so I did the 35 miles drive each way. This was worth the drive, very helpful staff and great knowledge of their product. I wanted an extra battery and got exactly what I needed. Highly recommend this place. read more

Where I go for all kids birthday party gifts. I would much rather support a small family business than a Target, Walmart, Amazon or other large corporation. I have always been able to find a fair selection of options for every child ranging from one year old to teens. read more

This place not only has all the spare parts and upgrades in stock they also have an in store mechanic that was able to do some of my repairs needed from jumping my truck off a 12 ft jump. These guys are the chick fil A of Rc shops around Southern California. read more

Please update your hours on here. I just drove out from Orange County to a closed store. I'll take some blame for trusting your yelp page, but please fix it read more

The crew is great But don't even waste you're time with the Manager Amanda the owners daughter. People like her shouldn't even have the ability to run a place. She has no manners or people skills. If she doesn't like your for what ever un professional reason she will make it known so please don't even waste you're time. read more

I love Hobbytown in Northbrook; whatever your hobby, Gary and Alex are really great to work with and they have a great inventory of parts. There is no reason to shop online as they can order anything for you and they have a great rewards program. Highly recommended. read more

My dad and I use to race RC cars 25 years ago until that fateful day when our house got robbed. Flash forward to now and I'm a dad myself who was looking to spend quality time with my kids by getting them into a real hobby (video games don't count). The goal was to break them away from a screen and get them outdoors. Technology and time have since brought the age of Bashers, and today Traxxas has helped guys like me easily get back into the hobby. Hobbytown in Corona has further made my experience pretty awesome. They had every car & truck we could ever want, especially in the Traxxas line up. In the first 30-days my kids and I have snapped, cracked, and broken just about every part possible on each car we've bought. The crew over at Hobbytown has patiently helped us get our cars back up in running in the same day by having everything we need in stock. They have also provided guidance on what upgrade parts we should consider to keep our cars intact even after we run them full speed into light poles (yeah, that happened). Justin, Amanda, and Joe have been particularly helpful and patient with me every time I come in with a new broken part of some sort. Justin has helped me with all of my initial questions about suspension upgrade parts, Joe helped me with extra batteries, and Amanda has a wealth of knowledge in her personal memory banks (like the entire Traxxas parts catalog - seriously! That's no joke!) so that she can quickly answer your questions while multitasking with other customers. #MindBlown at how quickly she can find parts! She has also guided us on buying a few more cars so each of my kids could have their own. At the end of the day, we can walk in with any problem or need and they have everything in stock, all the time! That's what you want in a hobby shop...great service and enough parts to keep you running! -Josh read more

I have always had a great experience here... When I need to get things right away, I can check their website to let me know if it's in stock at the local store here. The employees have always been super helpful and friendly, answering all my questions and getting me what I need. read more

I just had the worst experience over the phone with one of your employees he didn't give his name really rude and disrespectful not helpful he couldn't answer any of my questions read more

I went in to this store and spent 150 on a little rc crawler to then find out that the remote dosent even turn on... on the box it says ready to run obviously this wasn't the case. I called and all they had to say was to try Duracell battery's I then went back to the shop next day they basically just stared at the truck and said we can't do anything... and told me to email the manufacturer. if they really cared they would just swap out the truck for a new one but they just sold me a broken car and said they can't do anything 1/10 terrible customer service this is why the other hobby town closed down bc no one wants to deal with this bs I just don't understand how u are going to run a rc shop but not take returns on rc cars they don't stand behind there products at all never buying from them again. read more

Not Happy ! Beware they gladly take your money on a $1700 rc car and tell you to bring it back for repairs . So I took it back for repairs In December and the lady there I think she's the owner told me to bring it back in February because they were so busy with Christmas stuff and I said OK that's great and when I took it back today which is February 18 she pretty much told me that they don't want to deal with the repairs they're too busy. I would go somewhere more reputable if I were you it seems like this store just wants to sell you stuff for high dollars and promise you they will back it up but they just don't. read more

This is based solely on rc related anything, I don't write reviews but reading a lot of the bs ones here compelled me to write one and makes me wonder if because of the pandemic maybe a lot of people that would not normally be into RC are blindly going into it and blaming them for their lack of knowledge. Jamie and Adrian have both been incredibly helpful with helping me find what I need. If it's not in stock it's not the fault of either one or if they gave you what you wanted and it didn't work not their fault, when in doubt of what you need ask them they'll guide you in the right direction. And in terms of racism from staff I'm Mexican as f@$k they're not racist. read more

Very cute lil hobby store- not out in the open, everyone is superrrr welcoming and nice. They actually make conversation not like other hobby stores where they try to compete with what you know? So annoying! We'll definitely be back the service was well enough for me to return :) read more

HobbyTown - Fill a bag for only $10!! - Toy Stores Near Me - Corona, California

Very knowledgeable on all things rc, well Most of them. I love supporting local brick and mortar stores but I felt like I wasn't rc nerdy enough to waste their time. A little bit of rc snobbery. It happens in any industry when you get too much knowledge and not enough patients or humbleness to take time and explain stuff. I'd go more for my questions and wouldn't mind paying a little extra for parts verses online. But after purchasing a very expensive truck there I felt like I was wasting there time trying to get more info when I went back a couple Times for parts and accessories. It's all good same stuff is online and same info is online as well. Just got search it out. read more

The older gentleman at the front was extremely helpful and knowledgeable. I came into the store with a question about my RC car. He answered it thoroughly. read more

I called before I got there said they know there stuff i need but I end up being told they don't know what's wrong...better off going somewhere else they don't have much for drone racing read more

HobbyTown - Toy Stores Near Me - Corona, California

This place has a nice selection and decent prices but ZERO common sense. I had two of their coupons, each would take $20 off a purchase, one specific for an RC car and the other for a purchase of $100 or more. I picked out a $200 car for my son and about $170 in other accessories .... The manager would not ring it up in two purchases to allow me to use the two different coupons, she said the owner wouldn't allow it and I would have to come in a different day ... Which I don't have time to do. The result, I bought only the car from them with the one coupon and left everything else, which I ordered on Amazon with 2 day shipping, and saved money to boot. They lost a sale and frankly a customer ... So much for trying to shop locally and help a small business. read more

Called this spot to check if they had something in stock and pricing. All I got was a snobby response of, "no, we don't carry that brand." So why the heck is it listed on your site a-hole??? I then asked what was the cheapest thing they had and he responded with a snobby elitist response of, "$100 is the cheapest we sell." Bleh. Suck it. Fyi, it was for a toy helicopter. read more

I'm really disappointed with hobby town they ducked me over numerous times but I wasn't mad but this time I came on a road trip and I tried to fix my rc car just to find out they gave me the wrong side !!! After I took my car in the lady looked at the parts that were broken but she was mad already because I didn't bring my owner manual soooo she gave me the wrong side and fucked my whole trip up !!!! MARRY CHRISTMAS read more

Middle age white woman had a crazy mad attitude and made the whole buying situation feel uncomfortable . Another guy worker seemed way more informative and chill. read more

If I could rate this 0 stars I definitely would. I went into the hobby store looking for a battery charger I picked up he battery charger and asked a worker what the exchange policy and or refund was for it. I went to go put it back because they don't exchange electronics and I didn't want to risk it especially because it wasn't cheap. As I walked out of the store, already in the parking lot, a worker came out and interrogated me, asking if I put the charger back. Being accused of a thief for no reason was the worst. They should pay more attention to their customers than talking their asses off to the other workers. Then as I got into my car the worker stays outside just staring at my car and then goes back into the store and comes back out with another worker just standing outside the store looking at my car. There are horrible people that work here, I would not go here again and I will not recommend this hobby store to anyone. read more

I bought a Traxxas for my sun for Christmas. The team at Hobby Town were very responsive, had the best selection around and walked me through the process. They really demonstrated passion for the products they sell. As a follow up, I was struggling getting the car to work with the type of battery. I called them and they walked me through the process on the phone. read more

I live in Long Beach but was in Corona to visit some family that live there. I love to check out hobby stores. So when I saw this place I stopped in. It is a very nice store. Even my wife was impressed as they have a nice selection of items that she can use to teach our sons since they are home schooled. They have something for everyone as far as hobbies go. They have trains, various types of RC subjects, models, etc. To be honest I did not have as much time as I would have liked to have taken to go through the place but from what I saw it is a great place. They have a great selection of paints and tools as well as a very nice selection of plastic models. I found tools there that I have not found at other hobby shops. I believe you can never have too many tools for model building :) If I lived close by I would be there all the time. You guys in Corona are lucky to have a one stop hobby shop right there for you all to enjoy. When I first walked in I was greeted by a gentleman who gave me a quick run down of the store. It was cool to be treated in such a friendly way. I was impressed with the friendly service even when I went to pay for my items. When I first walked in I was very impressed with the place. I look forward to my next trip to Corona because I will definitely be making a stop at Hobby Town. read more

I come here for my RC trucks. They have a pretty good selection ranging from lower end beginner vehicles to the advanced and pricey end of the scale. Good parts supply too for the vehicles that they do carry. I've browsed the store a few times and noticed they carry a wide variety of models, RC helicopters, science kits for the kids, all kind of hobby products. I don't understand the complaints on service, I'm always promptly greeted and helped, and phone calls are answered quickly. read more

This place has a horrible return policy meaning they won't return or refund any broken items even if it's within the 30 days .plus they have The worst customer service . I have never in all my time returning and exchanging things experienced this type of policy . And there rude about it . they take your money and tell you too bad . read more

This place is totally helpful extremely knowledgeable in their craft. All my questions that seem silly were common questions that they heard 1000 times and we're willing to help me. The staff assist me in purchasing my first car and show me everything I needed to get up and running to spank my homies on the dirt track. I would definitely go back, I don't see myself going to any other store for my race car needs. read more

Visited Hobby Town USA for the first time today and felt like a kid in a candy store! The store represents a wide variety of hobbies with a good selection of products, parts, tools and accessories and the ability to order what isn't on-hand. I loved browsing the aisles, looking at all the models and parts up close and in-person. The staff were all helpful and engaging as I explored my way through the store. I went to pick up some extra batteries for my plane and left with the batteries and a many ideas for my next project! read more