A confluence of events resulted in this post; first was an article by Mitch Albom in the Sunday Press Democrat back on May 2nd, next was the advent of the American Graffiti Pinewood Derby to benefit local scouts, and last was the monthly model build day at HobbyTown last Saturday. All of these events propelled [...]
Social media is all the rage with everyone pushing you to join Facebook, Twitter, and other such sites; but what about real social activity? Many hobbies involve frequent social gathering, railroad enthusiasts gather to run their trains, radio control flyers meet at the flying field, radio control drivers gather to race, and of course gamers [...]
If you enjoy motor sports you should check out The Redwood Empire RC Ground Pounders race this Sunday, May 2nd. Where else can you see F1 cars, touring sedans, short course trucks, and more all racing in the same place on the same day? Of course these are 1/10 scale vehicles running on batteries or [...]
The first Saturday morning of every month a group of modelers in love with ships and the history behind them meet to discuss their projects and share stories. The group is the Redwood Empire Model Shipwrights and for over 10 years they have drawn model boat builders from all over the North Bay. [...]
Here's a way for you to not just watch the Salute to American Graffiti but to participate as well and help local Cub Scouts at the same time. You can build a pinewood derby car to compete in the American Graffiti Derby on May 14th and donate it to the scouts to auction off. For [...]
A group of history enthusiasts meet weekly to reenact WWII battles complete with tanks, aircraft, and artillery. You may not be aware of these reenactments because they happen in miniature, in someone's garage, on a 6'x17' table top. Ron Hubbard is the founder and leader of the North Bay Gaming Group. Ron loves [...]
HobbyTown USA is hosting gaming, model railroading, and RC racing this week. See our full calendar at www.htupetaluma.com. Other local club events include club meetings for rc racing and rc flying, see details below. Monday, April 19th Warhammer 40K open gaming at HobbyTown USA, 6:00-9:00pm. Meet other WH40K players for science fiction miniature battle games. [...]
This past weekend the Coastal Valley Lines (CVL) model railroad club held a train run at The Lodge at Paulin Creek senior center. A train run is when members of the club bring track modules to a public venue and assemble them into a operating layout. They then run their trains and answer questions from [...]
HobbyTown USA is hosting gaming, model building, and RC racing this week. See our full calendar at www.htupetaluma.com. Other local club events include off-road rc racing, see details below. Monday, April 12th Warhammer 40K open gaming at HobbyTown USA, 6:00-9:00pm. Meet other WH40K players for science fiction miniature battle games. Tuesday, April 13th Yu Gi [...]