Friends' Hobby Shop

Friendly and down to earth, with years of experience to share, a really cool cat one might say. The store itself has an amazing selection of tools/supplies/models and kits of all varieties~

Great selection, very friendly! Found some expensive kits I was looking for but didn’t mind supporting the guy running the place. Definitely plan on stopping in again sometime in the future!

I just visited for the first time with my husband, this place left us stunned and amazed at the vast array of items. We will be regulars for sure, we can’t stop talking about it all! Owner (s)? were super kind from the start.
I loved all of it, it was like walking into a treasure trove, i saw a review of dim and dark, it’s preferred over bright stores with less stock. I’m sad I didn’t find it sooner.

I was on my way to Hobby Lobby looking for model paints and found this store on google. I LOVED it. The owner Bob is an absolute awesome guy to talk to. I am new to models and he helped me find some very specific paints. The store is an absolute treasure trove of all types of RPG, Wargame, board games, trains, doll house, and planes trains and automobiles. Also he has tons of books and magazines. I could have spent hours looking through everything. I am very glad I stopped by and will be returning.

It was a bit messy inside, and the entrance door being on the bottom of a strip mall seems out of place, but definitely a great store for hobbyists. Not only did the owner live up to the title of being friendly, but was also excited to help me find the helicopter model kit I’d been looking for for years. I even dragged my girlfriend along with and she was interested in some Battlestar Galactica and Stargate stuff too.

Bought a 1/700 Tamiya USS New Jersey here. Was a little messy but overall, the store has everything you need. Be it models, model kits, other toys and tools and also, the owner was a friendly guy easy to get along with. I highly recommend visiting this shop if you wanna buy something hobby related.

Went there planning to only take 15 minutes ended up staying two hours+ just browsing through the selection. The owner is helpful, and the store is packed of awesome miniatures and models.

Bob is very helpful and friendly. Would reccomend visiting his shop for paints, wargaming miniatures and modeling hobbies.

Amazing customer service! The amount of knowledge is unmatched anywhere. Hard to find models and great prices! I was able to find a kit I thought I’d have to scratch build

One of the best hobby shops in Wisconsin. Great prices, and the owner is very kind and knowledgeable. I travel all the way from Green Bay just to buy my models and supplies here. Never once has Bob ever let me down. He has with out a doubt the best selection of 1/35 scale armor in the state.

A unique hobby shop with a large inventory and selection

A great store in a hard to find spot! The owner knows everything about everything, and has models and other hobby stuff I haven't seen since I was a kid! Highly recommend if you have time to stroll around or are looking for something hard to find.

Most awesome place and nice people. I used to go to his old store in Waukegan as long time ago. It was awesome than. Now it blew my mind. Wife is gonna hate him! Lol. Jk. I didn't know where he moved to.. I stumbled upon his new location. What a blessing. I love his cats, they make the store feel ,well so friendly!His prices are spot on to. Thanks buddy. See ya real soon.

I never did visit the store, I called and asked if they dealt with nitro rc cars, he said no they don't but spent a good ten min on the phone, gave me great advise and pointed me in the right direction. Super friendly. Thanks again from Jim! I appreciate the time you took to help me!

Friends Hobby ... back in business ... better than ever. Much better location, easy parking, lots of elbow room. Kind of a strip mall. When you turn in, off of Hwy 50 (75th Street) keep going around to the back of the building. Kind of downhill, big garage door, hard to miss. There's a nice comic book store up front ... but Friends is around back. Trains, models, books, games, paint, supplies. This is an extraordinary hobby shop.

This is an awesome shop! Stopped in with my brother and left with a bunch of cool Babylon 5 stuff. A lot of unique stock and super cool owner. Highly recommend visiting.

FYI the store in downtown Kenosha has relocated to 75th street (Route 50) East of 8 8th street (Highway H) and west of the first set of railroad tracks. Located on the South side of the street. Store has been renamed Friends Hobby (I believe). ***Update*** This has not been 100% confirmed as far as location as of 9/2018.

My nephew who is a fancy lad and has a pink RC car hates this place.

But I love it !

T = terrific
A = awesome
N=new tanks
K= killer tanks

The tanks here are great I have traveled to many tank stores but I always find my way back to this one this is the best store ever tank you for having such a great tank store

The proprietor is knowledgeable friendly and genuine
Great selection of plastic models gaming supplies and trains