For most guys, me included cars have been a big part of our lives from the time we were little kids…read moreplaying with cars, to the time we could finally get a license and get behind the wheel of a real car. I personally have always wanted to own a huge variety of cars and like a lot of blokes have always secretly wanted to be a race car driver. Sadly things have not turned out like that and I am not a race car driver or own any of the cars I have dreamed about. For those in the same position as me there is one way u can start out by owning all the cars you ever wanted to. They are however scale models and Motorfocus has the lot of them. They have a great range of scale model cars of various sizes and have them categorized by the country they were made in, type of car they are and even races that the real thing has won. These cars are not just toys and some of them are rare serious collector's items that can cost up to 800 dollars so for these I suggest leaving them in the box and selling them off later on in life. The only trouble with shops like these is that you can easily waste hours in them, specially if you are a car nut.

If you like your collector locomotives, your collector cars, this is the one stop shop for you…read more They stock the biggest range of trains, cars, kites, model airplanes that I have ever seen. Walking into this place is weird because you feel that you shouldn't touch anything because you don't want to break anything but every ounce of your child within is really doing everything it can to not want to touch and play with everything within sight and within reason. With locomotives here going for over $1000 this is the real deal, not for the faint hearted but for serious lifelong collectors who are establishing their collection for grandchildren. The trains are limited editions sometimes and will only increase in value over time (they tell me), so you better be serious when you buy them and maybe just keep them in the box. Not the kind of stuff you buy for kids that are young. But kids that are old enough to appreciate a good thing and take care of a good thing when they see it.

I went into Hobbyrama for the first time yesterday to buy some glue (long story). Wow. I never knew…read moreI had an inner ten year old boy but apparently I do because I had so much fun looking around in here. Maybe I should start building model cars. They have so many crazy things that I would never have even known existed. Their range of model cars, planes, boats, tanks, trains, and insert any other mode of transportation you can think of here is amazing. The store is huuuge and literally packed to the rafters. As well as the model vehicles they have doll house kits, and little doors, furniture, etc. to for people who build dollhouses. Just seeing the little doors and windows in their packages made me smile thinking of Grandfathers making dollhouses for their grand-daughters. But now I'm getting emotional over a hobby shop. Hobbyrama has puzzles, crafts, kites, and countless other things you could do to entertain yourself or hone your fine motor skills. I've never built a model in my life, but this shop is full of so many things that even a hobby n00b like myself would love to try my (very shaky) hand at. I needed to buy glue for small pieces of plywood, and the guy behind the counter helped me out and was very friendly. He didn't even mind that I had my fourteen year old terrier in tow (who was busy examining the extensive range of matchbox cars down at his eye level). Hobbyrama is worth a browse purely out of interest. You'll be surprised by the kinds of cool things people make. You might even end up tackling something yourself although if you're anything like me you'll no doubt end up with pieces of aeroplane glued to your hands, but it's all part of the fun, right?

It's been a long time since I've had my hands on a remote control vehicle. I remember the cheap toy…read morestore one's I'd get for Christmas that would only last a week and then gather dust because I had lost interest in them. That is until now. I went with one of my friends, who's a big RC enthusiast, to Mild to Wild out at Arana Hills. I didn't really expect to have much of a reaction, but I tell you what, I did. It was like the awesome end of remote control. Slick looking cards for off road and street, planes, helicopters and boats, all of were of a high and expensive standard. There were cars there I was told that are for racing competitively and could go in excess of eighty kilometre's an hour. Right there and then I felt like a kid again, I wanted in. I asked the staff what should I get for a beginner and they helped guide me towards something more my level and explained the benefits and the extras I'd incur in the long run. They were awesome. That's when it hit me. I needed to save up. Sad panda.

I bought a SCX19 Rubicon after speaking to someone over the phone. He was great. Polite n very…read moreinformative n I got back on the net and bought it on the online store. Anyway I was in town and took it up to go and have a look at the shop and what else I can spend my money on. Heaps! They were again awesome dudes. I got some insights into Quadcopters, Losi Mini Krawlers and more parts for my Rubicon. What a fantastic bunch of young men. As a manager dealing with more than a thousand customers each week, I am very impressed. Great job guys.