Hobby Works Bel Air

The review that claims this place smells like cigarettes is not a review of this store. This store is bright, clean, and has a very pleasant smell. Also, this is a hobby shop above most hobby shops!
Everything on the shelves are well presented and relevant. The plastic models are a mix of new kits and the golden oldies that many still seek. Many popular and sought after paints, weathering products, glues, tools, scratch building items, etc are carried by this shop. This place is a model builders dream! The model kits are grouped together on shelves and are displayed for easy location and admiration. If you do not find what you are looking for the very helpful staff is more then happy to search for the item and order it for you.
If you are looking for radio controlled vehicles Hobby Works has shelves packed with them! From 100+ mph race cars to quad drones to tanks, this store has a huge selection. I have seen many demonstrations, at this shop, to show the capabilities of drones as well as other R/​C vehicles. There are also very capable employees that can help with repairs on vehicles.
There are also puzzles, Gundam, Sci-​fi, die cast, rockets, Pinewood Derby, kites, rubber band guns, etc to fill your every hobby need! This place is a kids (both young and old) playground!
This is a full hobby shop that has every item I could think a hobby shop should have. This is my second review since my first seems to have been flagged as not being a real review from a customer. I just recently moved to Maryland from Illinois. I have been coming to this hobby shop for years when I visited family. The employees have been very helpful and have always gone out of their way to make a customer feel like they belong and the employees are very, very friendly. Please take my word that the negative review is not a description of Hobby Works in BelAir Maryland. If you love hobbies or are looking for something to get your child away from their computer games give this shop a visit! I am sure you will love it like me!

The staff was friendly and helpful. I bought a train which had the wrong coupler. One of the staff spent about a half hour helping me swap it out with the right one. The parts were very tiny (N scale) and difficult to assemble, but he pulled it off. Talk about service! Also bought a quad copter drone which was very reasonably priced. I’ve had nothing but good experiences here.

The prices are a joke, go on
. The staff is rude unless you are a hobby novice. And worse, the place reeks of cigarette smoke.