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Specialties
Our mission at King’s Hobby Shop is to promote and support hobbyists. Our staff’s cumulative expertise spans over 60 years of product knowledge and project know how. Our goal is to give our customers what they need to succeed in their hobby. We want our customers to enjoy their hobbies as much as we enjoy supporting the hobbies.
King’s Hobby Shop, your destination point for model railroading and plastic modeling. Enjoy!
*Plastic Models
*Model Railroding
*Model Rockets
*Modeling Supplies, Paints & Tools
*Reference Books
*Games
*Gaming Books
History
Established in 1973.
Bob King started King’s Hobby Shop in July, 1973. Mike Krazan was his first customer, and is still a customer today. Purchased in 2009 by Marc Hobbs, a long-time customer and local CPA, King’s is serving as a community resource and the hub of Austin’s traditional hobby community.
King’s supports the Austin Scale Modeler’s Society, Austin Armor Builders Society, Lonestar Military Miniature Society, Lonestar Military Vehicle Preservation Association, Austin Model Cars, Austin Slot Car Club, Texas Military Forces Museum, Capitol Area Council Boy Scouts of America, the local School Districts and the hobby community as a whole.
Meet the Business Owner
Marc H.
Business Owner
Marc moved to Austin in 1996 and began working as the controller of HMG & Associates, Inc. A lifelong hobbyist himself, he has worked with many organizations promoting plastic modeling and model rocketry.