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!

This is like a toy shop for adults. Do you have a man in your life who still thinks he is 8 years…read moreold? Do you spend time convincing your man that he doesn't need a toy hovercraft or a battery operate 4 by 4 car? Well I do and its an expensive nightmare. A few years ago now my fiance got it into his head that he wanted a remote controlled helicopter (?) for Christmas because they are 'cool' apparently - midlife crisis at 28? perhaps. Anyway I said to myself that it is best to get him something he actually wants so I went to Icarus in Bangor on the hunt for an inexpensive model. I was gobsmacked at the amount of models this shop holds.The very lovely man pointed me in the direction of a yellow helicopter - he then blinded me with science about the workings of it - I wasn't really listening to that part. He was enthusiastic and really into his job so I pretended to be. The price for a toy was over thirty quid though they stretch right up to the hundreds. I bought the blooming thing and it was played with for a while but it has spent the last year on the top of our bookshelf gathering dust. Boys and their toys! I would recommend this shop as I haven't seen any others like it anywhere else in Ards and Bangor and the staff are informative, helpful and enthusiastic about their job.

Would not recommend, very unhelpful and ignorant, there are other shops in the NI that will and can…read moreoffer a better service, a service that welcomes you through the door and doesnt keep their back to you, they wouldnt know what service is, nany more hobbyists feel the same about the service of this shop

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.

I'm not used to decorating homes and recently I have undertaken some redesign and decor of our…read morespare bedroom. I called in here to price curtains and bed linen as they have been about for absolutely ages and have a decent reputation. I wasn't that impressed. The stuff, I felt, was out dated and expensive. The staff weren't very helpful even though I very obviously needed help with measurements, colour schemes and the like. I personally prefer Dunelm Mill but I was in the centre of town and couldn't have been bothered traveling about the place. I don't think I will go in again for anything other than a definite item as I just felt a little overwhelmed at all the stuff but the lack of help.

I'm not really big into curtain / fabric / bed linen shops, since I don't have a requirement to buy…read moreany of these types of goods. However, when my parents were away on holiday last year, I decided I would venture in and purchase a duvet cover set for myself, having been in dire need of one for quite some time. Undoubtedly one of the most important days in a girl's life... I was fortunate enough to be in the shop during sale time, and was even more fortunate to find a blue and white barcode striped duvet cover for half price...£10 ("how do you do it?" is a frequent question asked by my mum). That usual jubilation that suddenly overcomes me the moment I find a bargain eluded me for once. I *had* to phone my mum and dad to ensure that my find was genuine and the bargain was good enough to warrant a purchase. A five minute phonecall later, and we established that this was the case. Phew. A year later, and my blue and white striped duvet cover is still perfectly intact, currently taking pride of place on my bed. Having had such a wonderful experience, when I went back this year to a newly refurbished Spinning Wheel, I was slightly disheartened to find no duvet covers on the bottom floor, despite the fact that this was indicated on the wall. Being in a hurry, I had to go, but I will definitely pop back in for a proper look very soon. And to get lost among all those curtains. Looks like such fun...