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June 2024 by William Voss
The best model train shop in the entire valley. They carry a wide range of inventory that covers all the different scales of trains with related products, such as, scenery materials, buildings and information. If you like to see what you are buying before you buy, then this is your store. Operated by friendly and knowledgeable people who enjoy the hobby themselves.
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May 2024 by Michael Mycek
Nice guy and great inventory!
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April 2024 by RJ Hamster
This place rocks for HO Trains and so much more….in a great location in Apache Junction…Obies rocks…
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April 2024 by Clifton Grilley
It was the best place for buying model stuff there is so much there I had a amazing time there!
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January 2024 by Joseph Conant
They have great service and staff!
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December 2023 by Dan Sheppard
Such a fun store!!! Very friendly and willing to help you out. If you want to feel like a kid again come to this place!!
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December 2023 by Ryan N.
Owner was very helpful to me and my son. I am pretty ignorant when it comes to trains, scale type, track type, etc. I know there are diesel engines and cabooses lol. My son loves trains and the owner was kind, explained everything to me in layman's terms, and gave us a first time discount. My son bought his first train and as soon as we walked out, he asked "when can we go back, they were so nice"
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December 2023 by Jon S.
Not the greatest customer service. I am not an expert and when you try and explain to them what you are needed you are pretty much looked down upon for not knowing every detail about toy trains. However it is a nice store with a good selection.
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November 2023 by Anthony Stram Jr
Tons of stock on N Scale and HO Scale trains. Lots of track for both. Some selection of O Scale trains.
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November 2023 by Jaxon Bryl
Great model railroading shop with great inventory and products from floor to ceiling. The owner has anything from Bachmann starter sets to Lionel locomotives. The first time I came into this train store it took about 15 minutes to even process everything the owner had in that relatively small store. The owner was very helpful and even gave me some advice about model railroading since I was just getting started in my new favorite hobby. Going to his shop has been a great experience every time I’ve been there.
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October 2023 by Mr. Critic
Your one stop for everything trains! The owner was very courteous and helpful and informative about recommending which scale of train would be best for the limited area that we have. Our son wants H and I want N scale, lol. Once we decide on what scale we’re going to build, we’ll definitely be a regular customer here! Oh, they were nice enough to run the N-Scale set for our son! This is a place where an adult can be a kid! ?
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October 2023 by Nick McConnell
This is a local business that is jam packed with hobby train items, ran by the owner himself, he has just about every model of train on the small scales you can think of, every wall has trains and train accessories.There is a massive selection of terrain options here, paints, miniature cars and items that you would put on your train table(s). They have some sets that you can run, I asked the owner if I could see one of the sets run in the middle of the store and he turned it on for me and we spent about 30-45 minutes talking about his store/his life/life in general/pursuit of happiness/things like that, it was a wonderful experience.With all of that being said, I am sure the prices are a little higher here than you could get elsewhere, although I am not sure the selection is as large as here. This place has products from the floor to the ceiling, it is packed and displayed well. You'd be supporting a local small business owner if you came here. And like the owner has said in previous reviews, call ahead, it sounds like he's a one-man operation right now and life can be tough on a person so just call ahead and make sure- if you have to drive from far away.Very cool train hobby store, would recommend.
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October 2023 by Sabina B. M.
I went to Obie’s Trains today for the first time, and I was quickly overwhelmed with the amount of locomotives and cars stacked to the roof. The owner is always there and really seems to enjoy his job, as he was extremely kind and understanding. It had been my birthday recently, and the owner let me pick out any car I wanted for free. So, I bought a Bachmann 4-4-0 and an NCE Powercab, and the owner explained how everything on the DCC system worked. Truly the best model shop in the valley.
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October 2023 by James Laffoon
Greatest toy train shop. Definitely the best in the Phx. and surrounding area. Staff is very friendly and helpful.
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August 2023 by Doug Kunz
Fred is very knowledgable about hobby trains, has a tremendous selection, and also is an amazing human being. He went out of his way to spend time with my young family and share his knowledge and kindness with them. I highly recommend Obies
