I just happened to be walking past, and the title of the shop caught my attention. For a seasoned…read moremodel-maker like myself, it was a delight. I did buy one model kit ( for my birthday, of course), and a few paints. Apart from the giant selection of models to make, the shop stocks a very good range of both acrylic and enamel paints. The staff were very pleasant. I therefore highly recommend this shop. Robert Weissman.

My Old Toy box is a great shop inside the Smithfield Market shopping complex. As the name might…read moresuggest it deals in old fashioned toys, primarily as collectors items but there are also a few other old school products just for sale. The interior of the shop is packed with from wall to wall with classic car toys, action figures, planes and models of all kind. The time period it covers is so huge that it would be hard to find a living person of any age that wouldn't go into this shop and get nostalgic. Like anyone who would open this kind of shop the owner loves everything in there and has a great knowledge if you have anything to sell (that's worth him selling again!). If you are a collector, it's a go to shop or if you're just like me and wanting to take a trip down memory lane its a great place too. I may only be 23, but the original He-man action figure I dropped out of the car window when I was four, is worth so much now I feel the need to create a time machine and slap past Conor for ever taking it out of the packaging!

Atomic Collectables has a well laid selection of vinyl, magazines, comic books and various other…read morebooks dating back it seems mostly to the sixties and seventies. Sometime secondhand specialised collectors shops like these fail on the organisation front and can feel a bit dusty and stale, but this is not a problem for Atomic Collectables. Today I am full of praise.

Atomic is for the collector who wants to be a little more alternative and avoid Forbidden Planet at…read moreall costs. It holds a huge about of vinyl, magazine, comics, and little pointless figures that cost a lot of money an best left in the box if you ever want to make any of the money back. The guy behind the counter knows his locals well and it almost seems like a little bit of a hangout for the customers which gives it a friendly feel. Great little place for a nosey.

McCann's Army and Navy isn't a shop I go into to purchase all the equipment I need for when the…read moreRevolution comes or the first Nuclear bomb is dropped. It's wear I go when I want to dress like an ejit on Halloween or a fancy dress party. This store is filled with all the things you need to dress up as a soldier, fire man or police man for an occasion where you want to impress with the detail of your costume. You do find quite a few strange characters (who just might really be preparing for the bomb drop) wondering around through the aisles but they are harmless enough. They also stock a range of Air-soft guns; an out-door activity where people shoot pellets at each other across a field (yeah...really). The clothes are all very cheap, although the Air-soft equipment is quite expensive.

This place is really cool!…read more I have an impending 80's action hero party this weekend and we were really stumped for somewhere to get stuff that doesn't look cheap and perhaps might host replica guns of some sort. I was told that this place would be the best bet so off we went! It had it all. The most surprising thing has to be the prices. They're pretty good! We managed to get combats, belts, pistol holders and my partner got some kind of air soft pellet gun thing. So cool, it was only £25 too! They really have everything you would need to dress up as an army officer or police officer, or Action Hero! It's great! The staff are super helpful too, especially the two old lady's they're beyond cool!

An amazing variety of model aeroplanes, boats, cars, you name it! I dont think there is a model…read moreavailable that they dont stock or cant get for you.

The man in this shop knows what he is talking about. Even if u are unsure of the parts you need, he…read morewill be able to tell you and order them in for you if he doesnt already have it in stock.