Eric Paz, a Petaluma resident and RC manager at HobbyTown USA, recently took a fourth place at the North American Finals of the Tamiya Championship Series (TCS) held near Los Angeles. Eric has raced in the series six times and has continued to improve his finish at each race. "I really had a shot at [...]
No, not the catwalk strutting fashion kind. I'm talking about award winning models made by members of our local model building clubs. Recently two members of our local chapter of the International Plastic Modeling Society (IPMS) took home first place awards at the IPMS National Competition. Another member of the Redwood Empire Model Shipwrights won [...]
The North Bay Gaming Group from Cotati runs a miniature game day at HobbyTown USA in Petaluma on the last Saturday of each month. The most popular subject of late has been World War II battles but on a recent Saturday some Union troops encountered Confederates near a farm house and it was the 1860's [...]
Trying new things is always difficult and sometimes you just need someone to help you get started. HobbyTown USA has been hosting a free activities table at the Raley's Outdoor Thursday Market through the month of July. This is a chance for kids to try out fun hobby related activities with the help of one [...]
Model railroading is popular for all ages. Youngsters all become fascinated with Thomas the Tank Engine and spend hours building small wooden railroads and running their Thomas from station to station. Some stay fascinated with railroading and turn the hobby into a life long passion. The Sonoma County Model Railroad Society just had one of [...]
Wednesday, June 23rd, is the opening day of the Sonoma-Marin Fair. It is also Kids' Day. HobbyTown USA will be at the fair from 2-5pm hosting a free model building Make & Go workshop for parents and kids. Building model kits is a hobby your kids can enjoy for a lifetime. It's fun, it's [...]
There are a lot of racing events this weekend, befitting Father's day. For you full size race fans you can read about NASCAR and local Petaluma Speedway races on the Above the Brim blog. But this is a blog about all hobbies miniature, and there is some good miniature racing this weekend too. [...]
What do the power tools in your garage dream of? Those with a 2-stroke gasoline motor at their heart probably dream of being a racing buggy tearing around a dirt track and flying overs jumps on their way to victory. For some lucky engines, and their human drivers, that dream comes true at the Liberty [...]