Model Zone is located in the indoor Shopping Centre, Festival Place, Basingstoke. It is an…read moreattractive store from the outside and sells a wide variety of model kits, trains, fantasy figures, cars and they do sell some Thomas trains and a small selection of other Thomas toys for younger children. I would say though that this store mainly caters for older children or adults. The staff are very friendly and helpful and it is a relaxing store to shop in and has a nice old fashioned feel to it.

Rubbish! Phoned ahead to check stock of a product and when we arrived (after a 30 minute drive) the…read moreproduct was not in stock after all. Better off online!

It says hobby shop ,and that is exactly what it is. Model aircraft is their interest mainly. Some…read morewhile ago I was told about them and wanted to start a hobby of some sort. Unfortuneatly they banned the club from the Downs (Elf & Saffty Gnomes), and it spoiled my interest. Joy destroyed by factions.I know it is meant for horses to run and train ,but they are not there all day?

I like this shop. Good range of stuff. However, more importantly for me, as a relative newcomer to…read moreaeromodelling, i ask questions and get lots of good information, and am not talked down to. However, as some reviewers of model shops seem to forget, the shop exists to provide a living. I can understand why model shops get upset with people picking their brains and then buying elsewhere. As a customer i buy things but even when i am buying something small i am treated as a valued customer.

This shop is just too cool, you have to go it is like an Alassin cave of stuff. Go in and your in…read moreanother world I could spend ages here. It's brilliant but careful not to spend too much money LOL

i love this store the staf are polite and allways happy to talk a huge selection of commics every…read moretime i go there i feel like a kid in a sweet shop and all ways look foward to my commic book thursday i would recomend this store to any avid commic book fan or sci fi fan :) my life would be incomplete if this store was not hear

Not there any longer unfortunately being converted into some other new shops. Unfortunately I was…read morethinking of spending some time whilst I was waiting for my son to complete his university interview

I was there while on vacation from the States, After years of reading AeroModler, It is just what I…read morepictured an English hobby to be. Great place interesting owner. It is a lot like the hobby shop I worked in during my mis spent youth.

I love visiting game shops when I travel and this was the best one I've checked out in London so…read morefar. They have a great selection covering board games, RPGs (including some wonderful indie titles as well as a lot of D&D), tactics games, and hobby supplies. I had a lovely conversation with Winter while I killed time before a show. I own a game store in the US and they gave me lots of ideas for new things to try! There was a great mix of popular titles and more niche ones, all at reasonable prices.

What a lovely little D&D shop. This place is a treat. Great selection packed tightly into a small…read morespace.

This is a great little old fashioned toy shop. Crammed full of model kits - both the traditional…read moreand the modern with all the frills. Reminds me of my childhood - it's a shame places like these have been overshadowed by the huge impersonal toy warehouses.