Fantastic sized hobby shop with a good selection of boardgames, and an incredible select of gaming…read morefigures! Staff members are all knowledgeable in what they sell! If one doesn't know something the others will!!!

From the owner: We are a hobby gaming store selling a wide mix of wargaming, card gaming, model paints/tools and…read moreboardgaming products, along with model kits and comics. We also host regular gaming nights for wargames and card games.

As the name suggests Collectors Corner sells all manner of collectable items, although confusingly…read moreit isn't on a corner. Whether you are looking for coins, stamps, medals, postcards, old train sets or jewellery you'll find it here. I suspect you'll find a lot of this stuff cheaper on Ebay these days but at least you get to see exactly what you're buying and you don't have to worry about your purchase not turning up.

After visiting this shop a couple of times recently I can say that I am shocked and appalled by…read morethe way this business is run. The shop is dark and smelly and has a terrible atmosphere. The man who works there is rude and condescending and offers no or little help when asked for advice and I am made to feel very unwelcome. The shop offers a very poor selection of goods with too much emphasis on warhammer and not enough real hobbies. I find it hard to believe that a shop can operate like this in this day and age and get away with offering such awful service and shopping environment. I can see many people will be going to the nice modern and friendly hobby shop down the road over this place.

Model Zone is a geek's heaven, situated within St. Johns market this is the kind of place where…read moreyour typical nerd can go and spend the day marvelling at the products within. There is nothing at all wrong with this but it just so happens that I am more of a games console man and as such I didn't really understand the fervour surrounding these types of products. This place as the name suggests sells models for war craft games and other related activities and to be fair the range of produce is quite astonishing. As well as this the quality of the products is fantastic and there is much attention to detail here. I was also very impressed with the staff who worked hard to help out each and every customer so they get much kudos for customer service. On the whole a well run establishment which does its best to draw you in to its slightly nerdy world and if we are honest there is a bit of a geek within all of us.

I've never made a model of anything before I don't think, but we used to come here a fair bit when…read moremy brother was a toddler because they had loads of cool trains and cars and he was interested in collecting them. Then, as he grew up and became interested in the RAF, the family would generally call in here if at a loss for presents at Christmas or birthdays, and get him a model aeroplane set. This is quite a fascinating shop if you like geeky things (or at least appreciate them, like me). You can get all the Thomas the Tank Engine trains from here, you can get Meccano sets and Scalextric and even Star Wars, Star Trek and Dr Who collectibles. If you're at a real loss for inspiration for presents, it may be worth while looking round here for ideas, as more often than not you'll see something that you know someone will love. The staff are eager to help and even if you ask them random ambiguous questions they eventually find out what you're talking about and sort you out. It's on the same avenue as the 99p shop so you know you're going for guilty pleasures (ie stocking up on £5 worth of sweets) if your feet take you in that direction.

Wow, found this model shop today, had a look around at the large selection of models. Les, the…read moreowner was very friendly and helpfull with my questions about airbrush painting. Definately on my map now :)

Though the Modelzone chain went into receivership some years ago, the Chester shop was one of the…read morefew that has passed on to another model retailing business. The same premises now trade as the Chester Model Centre. There is a web site as well.... The current shop is well worth a visit. It is now the only model shop in Chester I believe...Hobbycraft down by Sealand Road don't now stock so much in the model area...