G & G Model Shop

I didn’t know what to expect at my first hobby shop but the owners were very helpful as soon as I entered the door. Francis helped me get the my needed paints, primer and thinner. He even gave me tips on cleaning my dual action air brush. I’ll definitely be coming back to this shop in the near future.

This hobby shop has just about everything and I first started using it when I was a kid in the early 1950s. They are very knowledgeable and helpful, and are willing to refer you somewhere else for something you need that they do not have. I recommend G & G Model Shop without Reservation.

A bit pricer than Texas Art Supply but has alot more things for 3d models (like scaled people, trees, cars etc.). If you’re looking for smaller things to make or complete a model, come here. If you need large sheets or wood or plexiglass, it’s better to go somewhere else.
The workers here are usually really helpful and attentive but the old guy can be kinda creepy… He just stares at you while you’re walking around and doesn’t say a word. So I don’t really like to dwell inside although there’s a lot of cool things to look that. It’s more of a get in, get the stuff, and get out as fast as I can sort of deal.

I’ve been coming to G&G Model ever since I was a kid! Yes, I’m old and the first time I ever set foot in here I was probably about 8 years old or, about 1963 – 64! I was fascinated with this place from the first time I set foot in here and still am!!! They still have some of the same plastic models on display in their cases that were there when I was a kid! Back then my reason for coming was the plastic models which they still carry. But, now I come for model train supplies which now makes up a majority of their business. The have all gauges of trains from «O», «HO», and «N» scales. They carry track, electrical parts, scenery supplies, paints, balsa wood, and a wide range of other things, even architectural supplies! Still as fascinating now as it ever was! Hope it stays that way!

A link to many boyhood memories. G&G has been a Rice Village fixture for decades.
If you ever want to build a model this family owned & operated emporium of all things scaled down should be your first stop!
The staff is friendly and helpful.
Take a few minutes to marvel at the examples of expertise. These near perfect miniature planes, boats, and dioramas are very impressive inspiration.
Please don’t change a thing!

They always have what I want and are so helpful… a great local business worth supporting!

G&G has been a hobby store that has helpful people since day one. I have gone there many times since the early 70s.
Yes, some items are at retail prices, but as a past model train shop owner, I got talked into discounts, I lost all my savings and have major bills to pay because of giving discounts.
If I had to do it again, it would be retail with a few sale items. People are crazy in model train hobby. They pay the discount price on the internet plus shipping, but will spend the same amount with a local shop.
I HATE THE HOBBY due to the thinking of the cheap model train people in Texas.
I love G&G good people, and will since go and purchase items from time to time.

Great quality modeling supplies. They have all you need that’s not too big. A bit more expensive than Texas art supply, but they have things that TA doesnt.

A small, old timey hobby shop just like when I was a kid (I guess the fact that I’m here shows that I’m still a kid). It’s a small shop, so the selection isn’t enormous, but all the basics you could need are here. Everything for model kit building, model railroading, etc. The owners are as friendly and helpful as you could possibly hope for.
The shop has obviously been here since long before Rice Village got so stuck up and «richer than thou». If you’re into any hobbies of the kind catered to here, stop by. You’ll certainly find some things you need (or just really REALLY want).

Back before everyone had a Wii or a PS3 or whatever the new fad is, there was a hobby known as «Building Models.» And no, don’t confuse this with «Models of the Runway» or «America’s Next Top Model» — I mean building miniature scale models of planes, jets, tanks, cars, ships, etc.
Some people loved building replica cars, some people military aircraft, some people brutish armored fighting vehicles (that means «tanks»). Whatever your poison, you’d save up your lawn-​mowing money and talk someone into driving you to a «Hobby Shop» if you were unlucky enough to have one in your own town. And this «Hobby Shop» — if it was a good one — had shelves stacked from top to bottom with all kinds of wonderful models. Kids in a candy store. All kinds. And paint. Air brushes. Kid. In. Candy. Shop.
Eventually you’d make a selection (and make sure you had the right paint,) and then you’d be off — ready to spend days and hours making these eventually assembled pieces of styrene look as realistic as possible when compared to their full-​size brothers.
And so it was.
But with all good things, Time seems to try and bring them to an end — and the Death Of Hobby Shops has sprawled across this great Country of ours over the years. With mail order and the internet, the need for brick-​and-​mortar shops has dwindled, but thankfully — ever so thankfully — there are still a few Hobby Shops still going strong.
G&G Models is one of them.
Fast forward 22 some odd years, and when I set foot back into G&G Model Shop, it was like going back in time. The shelves were full of models from all brands. The shelves were full of models of all types. The wall behind the register was full of various paints. Books, parts for scratchbuilding — it was all here, just as it should be. I was a kid in a candy shop again!
The guys (and gal) that work there are ridiculously helpful — and that’s one of the best advantages of «old skool» Hobby Shops: being able to talk with other builders. If you have questions, they have answers — and they’re friendly and competent. Can’t find what you’re looking for? They’ll order it for you and it’ll (usually) be in next week. Live out of town but need some goods? Give them a call and they’ll set it aside for you, and you can pick it up the next time you’re in town.
G&G Model Shop is like a piece of the «Good Ol’ Days» brought into the 21^st Century, and it’s just a wonderful place for a hobbyist to visit, swap tips and techniques, and stock up the work bench. If you enjoy scale modeling and you haven’t been to G&G, you just don’t know what you’re missing.
And men, if your women-​folk just don’t get why you enjoy this stuff, G&G is in the West University/​Rice Village area with tons of shops — so drop her off and head to G&G.