Hobby Lobby Shop in Lahore

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Hobby Lobby Shop in Lahore

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My parents are going to pakistan on 6th january from LHR TO LHE with PIA and they wanted to know which aircraft will they get?

and also is they any shop where you can buy models from in Lahore as i can remember that there was a shop in the old lahore airport called "Hobby Lobby" is this still there or where is it now? does this shop sell models like GJ PX DW...etc?

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there's a hobby shop in Pakistan????? WHEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE?????????? :shock: :shock: :shock: If there is then plz tell me so i dont waste my money here in Canada......
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Last time i was in Lahore i went to Liberty Market as it was there few years before when i went, but no to be surprised it was closed and i don't know if they relocated or just went bankrupt, i also located another Hobby shop in "C" Block market of Model town at one time, they were manufacturing there own designed Radio control models (RC), but again i don't know if they exist still or not. Just so you all know last time i went to Lahore was in 96 so its been 10 years now.
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Yep, it closed down many years ago! It had RC (Remote Control) aircrafts, other aviation memrobilia. Abbas, help me out here it was you who I asked about this?
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I went to Hobby Lobby I think about 3 to 4 years ago and all they had, which I got for around Rs.500 was a Hasegawa 1/200 JTA 737-400 kit.

On one of my trips here to the UK I went and purchased a set of 1/200 decals for a LOT 734 for this kit as I don't plan to make it JTA.
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does anyone know if there are any Hobby shops in PAKISTAN outside of Lahore, maybe Islamabad, Karachi or Multan..... anyone??? jus curious.... :?
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Mohsin,
There used to be RC Hobby shop in Karachi on Tariq road, i think its called Hobbyden or Hobbyhut i don't remember now as its too been many years now, i remember at the time i was there they had RC F16 kit in General Dynamics colors...don't know if its still open or not for business
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do ISB duty free RC shop have good stuff? I remeber going to one and my dad bought me an RC 4WD for my 8th birthday in 1998 :lol:
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guys, I dont know about a hobby shop, but there are alot of professional RC shops in Lahore, knowing a very expensive and good quality RC plane warehouse I think in Lahore Cantt and alot of shops in Shalemi :lol: Shalemi has good RC stuff....
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umm hobby lobby is still open but now an exclusive club for remote control airplane flyers.
you only find tiny plastic military airplane models there, seriously over priced.
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Ahmed, isn't there a RC plane shop in Cantt?? I heard that there is, my bro went there. It was either Cantt or the new colony in Pakistan and i forgot the name! :lol:
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Post by Abbas Ali »

These days Hobby Lobby shop is in Centre Point shopping plaza on Gulberg Main Boulevard. They deal in RC aircraft and their accessories. For PIA enthusiasts they don't have anything to offer.

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You guys should get together and open a hobby shop in Karachi.
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hello everyone. I got some good news. Hobby Lobby is still open in Lahore in Defence and Gulberg III main beulavard. Hobby world located somewhere in Karachi and about 3 hobby shops in Isloo and RWP!!! will provide full details soon!

Also, I love airplanes but this new hobby took over my heart!! :lol:

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Some OK ones....
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you better hope I dont get my hands on you.......
by the way, a couple of years back I ran into a Paki guy doing model sales through the net....though I dont remember the name of his site, but it did show up in google when I searched for " Model Aircraft " or something. Might want to try that.
Anyways, the models were around 600-700 not sure what of though. He had some TWA / Pan Am jets and I think a PIA 707 too.
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