The wife and I were walking around Japan town on Saturday and I poked my head into one of the…read morestores there looking for a new Gundam kit but there was only one. I asked the owner and he mentioned Tatsu hobby as it wasn't far away. First off, this place is kind of hard to find as it is in a completely nondescript industrial complex and far back from the street. There is no way you would just be driving around and come across this place, you have to be searching for it. Also the layout of the store is weird. You first enter into a small room with a couple of display cases, (nothing you can buy I think), with a small desk and a cash register to the right. There was a small man sitting there having a conversation with a person so I wasn't quite sure what to do. My first thought was, "This is it?" But then I noticed there is another room through a open door in the back, so I proceeded through. This is where the kits actually are. The main room is pretty cramped with a few shelves of kits and a table that 3 people were sitting eating at and having nerdy discussions. I wanted to ask a question but I wasn't sure if they worked there or not. I didn't really see that there was really any sort of organization to the store other than the Gundams pretty much seem to be along the rear of the room and other types of kits are near the front. My biggest gripe is that none of the boxes have a price sticker on them. You have to ask the guy up front. Lame. And the couple of kits I asked about were priced higher than other places I normally buy from like Newtype. I'll just stick with Newtype in Union City from now on. Unfortunately they are only open M-F but they do ship and I usually get my orders in a day or two. I wouldn't bother going to Tatsu again.

Great place for hobby. Cozy but very packed and easy to find items, they have large range of…read moreselection. Prices are comparable to online

My buddy and I were in the area and were looking for some diecast places to visit, came across this…read moreplace on Yelp and decided to check it out. The shop the tucked away in the back of a plaza, not easy to spot. The shop itself is pretty small, not much of an options and most of the HotWheels are overpriced. Regular HotWheels are $5 each, HotWheels premium/ boulevards are $20plus. They got some jadatoys 1:24, limited options for miniGT, but of course they are overpriced!! But most of the overpriced die casts are nothing special, you could probably find them in your local Target, Walmart, DollarTree or even Amazon for way less. The dude who works behind the counter ignored us the entire time, even when we greeted him. Definitely not worth the visit, will not return.

If you're a hot wheels person then this is the store for you. I seen someone cars here that I…read morerarely get to see in stores. Picked up some skylines

I had the pleasure of connecting with Will regarding getting my sons started with RC planes. Will…read morewas very knowledgable and informative. He wa very patient with us and told us exactly what we need to get started without trying to sell us. I would recommend Will for anything RC related!

Had an awesome recent visit to NorCal Hobbies with my son. I hadn't been there since 2015 after…read moretaking a long hiatus from the hobby, so it was really cool to come back. My 4-year-old is obsessed with anything with 4 wheels, so getting back into RC with him has been such a blast. We came out to get my 2WD buggy on their awesome indoor carpet track and let my son check everything out. The whole experience was great. The track is fantastic, and the shop had such a welcoming vibe. One of the highlights was their indoor rock crawling area. We had been wanting to try crawling, and Will was kind enough to loan us a crawler to test out. Needless to say... we ended up leaving with one! Overall, we had an awesome time. Everyone was super friendly, helpful, and made us feel right at home. Can't wait to come back for more track time and check out some of the upcoming events. Be sure to support your local hobby shop!

Cant believe I only found PokeVickie now. This shop is located on the 2nd floor of the…read moreiTea/Mikono's Grill plaza. Take the stairs and make your way up. We came on a weekday late afternoon and appreciated that they stay true to their business hours. They closed at 7 and we came around 6:30 ish. Eric is super knowledgeable and friendly. We were able to get an etb, booster box and some singles all at reasonable prices! Thank you, PokeVickie! We will definitely coming in a lot more!

From most card shops I've been to, this would be my least favorite. What threw me off was this box…read moreof bulk on the counter, I had asked one of the workers if I could look through it, he said yes. After 30 minutes of looking through the box, I was about to finalize what I wanted, but then a different worker came up to me and said he was still looking through the cards. Out of consideration, I apologized and told him he could quickly look through the cards I was interested in. He then took about 80% of card from my stack for himself. Honestly, it felt extremely scummy and inconsiderate. Taking advantage of my politeness and leaving me with maybe 7 out of the 30 I had originally wanted. I understand that they'd want to look through the bulk before letting their customers to see, but I was told that I was allowed to look through the bulk?? And on top of that, they don't price the cards in their binders and go by tcgplayer pricing, which makes it difficult to determine what cards are worth buying. And their bulk is extremely disorganized. I had asked if they had any vintage pokemon cards and they told me there might be SOME in the 5 bigass boxes of bulk they had laid out. I had asked if they would ever organize the bulk, but they never gave me a clear answer, leaving me a bit peeved. They take the more valuable and prettier cards for themselves. Go to a different card shop that's better organized and fair.

Great selection of vintage baseball cards! Great selection of products in general. Very helpful…read moreservice and advice. They also went above and beyond when I accidentally left my credit card in the store. Given that I lived over 100 miles away, they dropped it in the mail the day I called them to report it missing. Will return and buy again!

We loved this bright store and very nice people. It's easy…read moreto find sports memorabilia and collector cards. This is a really nice activity for kids and so fun to have the great memories to share. We love shopping here! Highly recommend!!

Awesome prices and great consumer service, cars in great condition thank you so much!!!read more

- Nice and well organized shop filled with a wide variety of Pokemon products and singles…read more - Workers are very welcoming and fun to chat with as well. Everyone there is dope. - Great place to look for singles you need, but also to sell any of your own as well. They bought my cards at around or even market value, and provided either store credit or cash for me to choose from. If you are looking to sell your cards you should come here. I think their prices are the best compared to other local card shops around the area.

Good selection of kits with decent pricing. Not a huge fan of their $9.95 shipping charge but since…read moreI am in the Bay Area, I receive my orders within a couple of days as they usually ship the day after I order. Good help on the phone when I have questions. I once placed orders with Newtype and USA Gundam store on the same day and I received my order from Newtype before USA had even shipped.

Newtype has a great selection of kits and building supplies! One thing to note about this business…read moreis that even thought they have their warehouse address listed here, they are not a walk-in business. The way it works is, you visit their website first and place an order there. You can choose whether to have your order delivered or pick it up yourself from their warehouse. I buy from them often. If you place an order for pickup early enough in the day, they may have it ready on the same day. Otherwise it'll be ready by the next day except for they don't do pick ups on weekends. So if you order Friday afternoon then you'll most likely have to wait until the following Monday. I live fairly close to their new location so I can avoid the delivery fee and just go pick it up myself. They also almost always have items on sale, I would definitely recommend checking them out!

So awesome this place is still around. Went here as a kid. I do not have time for model railroading…read moreanymore. But if I did, I would go here. It is an awesome shop.

The train shop was not nice to us owners were grouchy, and disregarded the fact that my kid loves n…read morescale.