A dedicated shop owner continues to operate a 50-year-old hobby store with the primary mission of preserving the traditional craft of model-building. The establishment offers an extensive collection of scale models, including military vehicles and aircraft, catering to a community of enthusiasts who value manual assembly and painting. While modern technology has changed leisure habits, the shop remains a specialized resource for hobbyists seeking rare kits and a physical space to engage with the intricacies of the craft.
- The shop has served the model-building community for half a century.
- It focuses on scale models of various types, such as tanks, ships, and planes.
- The owner emphasizes the educational and patience-building aspects of assembling physical models.
- The business serves as a gathering place for long-time hobbyists to share techniques and history.
- Efforts are being made to attract younger generations to ensure the hobby survives in a digital age.
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I remember almost every year after final year exams in secondary school, my bro and I will go down to the Centerpoint model store to buy some. That were the times before the internet took over and it was really memorable!!!!
I still remember buying model kits from this shop. The bespectacled lady, Ms Jennifer was manning the shop. Till today I still kept a few Airfix model kits unassembled in their original condition. Junkers Stuka Ju-87 is my favourite model kit.
This needs to still be kept running,this is a national treasure.
I keep buying models from here especially in Sg and Im even building one now
We used to bring our boys down to Adelphi where there was a hobby bounty shop at B1. The boys will be playing Scaletric on a small track there and tricking us parents into 'i pay you back later at home' but never did…still the boys own a few but now in battered but running form. I used to operate my Maerklin ho guage setup set in a room and enjoy the doing the landscape and re doing up the layout once in awhile. Alas…that was then so good to watch Peter at katong shopping centre carrying on with the airfix models too. Thanks fornthe upload.
More power to him. Occasionally I build models. And nobody knows what kind of a industry this is, unless you've built something 😂❤
Omg i got lost and went into his shop oneday, it was damn vool!