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

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!

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.

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.

If you're in Belfast city centre and you're a bit fed up tagging along and carrying bags for the…read moremissus while she shops, and you enjoy the occasional bet, this could be a nice place for you to pass the time (assuming that, for some reason, you can't pass the time in a nearby hostelry). This bookies is spacious and comfortable. It probably has the most screens of any bookies I've been in, ensuring you miss none of the horse-racing or greyhound racing. Screen after screen lists odds, results, special bets, and shows the racing. There's also a good bit of seating in here, with benches and chairs throughout the shop, and no shortage of newspapers for you to make your selections. This bookies is always busy, being positioned in a place where people going into, and leaving, the city centre can easily access it. There's many a punter in here just killing time until they get summonsed to go to meet the missus and carry the bags of shopping that've been accumulated.