The Hobby Bench

Their selection of models is fantastic. The internet is a bit less expensive, but sometimes I want to browse in an isle, and I’ll gladly pay a bit more for that opportunity. Plus, there’s the added bonus that I can go home and start building instead of waiting on shipping. They even have tons of Gundam models that are a blast to build. Staff generally keep to themselves unless asked a question, but everyone I’ve encountered has been very friendly and helpful.

Supoort your local hobby shop! Amazing selection of cars, boats, planes, doll houses, trains and unique gifts. Excellent help too.

They were very helpful and have a friendly staff. They didn’t have one of the parts I needed for my RC car but they special ordered it and got it within a week.

I went in here to buy my first ever electric rc drift car. Staff was helpful and sold me a great product for a great price I am back today the very next day to but another battery. They have a huge selection of everything ranging from rc boats, planes, cars, trucks to kids toys art and model’s. They have been very patient with as I am still figuring out what I am doing.

Don’t shop here if your preferred payment method is American Express. They don’t accept the card.
Just showed up with $ 150 worth of AMEX gift cards to do Christmas shopping for my kids. Not only would they not take my AMEX credit card, they also refused my AMEX gift cards.
Congratulations Hobby Bench on losing out on a sale of at least $ 150 and probably more.

Great little hobby shop. Been going there for years. Prices are competitive, can find stuff online a little cheaper but you get no support. Staff is friendly and helpful. Some of the guys are not the most outgoing but they know their stuff. I keep going back and will continue to.

Usually pretty helpful. They have parts for my quadcopter, which my wife bought me here. She also had very nice service from the staff. A little pricey, but to me, that is worth the convenience of it being close to my house.

Huge selection of different hobbies. Anything RC they have it. Very helpful staff and the store is always neat. There pricing is a little higher than pretty much every store in town but they always have what you need.

My son bought a remote control car online and immediately broke it. Since it was under warranty, we sent it to the manufacturer for repair. They fixed it, but it took MONTHS. He got it back and immediately broke it again. We sent it back to the manufacturer, and they sat on it for MONTHS. When they did send it back, it was out of warranty. He immediately broke it yet AGAIN. We couldn’t send it back to the manufacturer so it sat in his closet for over a year, a sad testament against the ‘unbreakable’ and ‘manufacturer’s warranty’ claimed when we bought his RC car.
Recently, my wife took my son and the broken car down to Hobby Bench. She did have the owner’s manual, which made things easier. The guy in the back diagnosed the issue right away. He told my wife which part to purchase. After purchase, the part was installed right on the spot. As in IMMEDIATELY!
It’s been a week or two since then. My son has been having a real blast with his RC car. I know it’s just a matter of time before he breaks it again. But I know that when that happens, we can take it down to Hobby Bench to fix it. No expensive shipping. No waiting MONTHS for the car to ship there and back.
My hats off to Hobby Bench for taking care of my wife and son, and fixing the issue so quickly!

My son and I went to pick up a few parts for our Traxxes Nitro car and truck. WOW! There personal attention was really great along with helpful knowledge. I ended up buying a new stadium truck as well and I went online in front of them to check their price. To my amazement, it was within literally a few dollars with others. Hats off to you guys @ The Hobby Bench for your attitudes and help. P. S. Your map location is off!

This is not the original Hobby bench, which is by Bookmans, but I find little to differentiate the two. A general service hobby shop, covering everything from model trains and RC to needlework and basic art supplies.
So, you aren’t going to find super specialized items, but you will find some of everything. If you need basic supplies — in my case paint, tools — this is the place.
Like an old time hobby store — you never know what you may find lurking on the shelves here. So, fun place to browse. We don’t have too many choices in hobby shops in Phoenix, but either Hobby Bench is worth a stop occasionally.

Need tiny safety pins, googly eyes or fimo clay? If you are a crafter, model builder or a kid of any size you might want to check out the Hobby Bench. Model Airplane builders, train geeks and little old ladies with dolls, have a super place to have their needs fulfilled.
This store has a wide variety of model building supplies, craft supplies and science materials. Who knew my ten year old would actually request to go here to browse? I was kind of shocked at how much there was and the variety. Great place to buy a birthday present that might actual make a kid use their brain.
The store seemed strangely busy for a Sunday afternoon. I guess I was shocked because with the economy being slow and all, I thought it would be near closing. but good news the economy appears fine in Hobby Bench. I watched a couple of large purchases of items I was reassured that hobbyists must make sure to budget to have their creative needs fulfilled.
Prices seemed reasonable and clerks helpful.