LHS near Nashville TN & Decatur AL

I have visited a few hobby shops around Nashville, TN. The first was Hudson Classic Hobbies on the southern side of Nashville. They were located in an industrial area right next to a busy CSX yard. They had some O-Gauge trains, Bachmann E-Z Streets, 1:43 scale automobiles, Woodland Scenics & lots of military aircraft & automobile kits. The owner was very patient & helpful.

Another store, Hobby Lobby for Men (not the regular Hobby Lobby) in Brentwood, TN kept showing up in the search results when I searched for train stores around Nashville. But they had no trains when I visited & were exclusively into remote controlled cars, helicopters, etc.

There was a unique train store called Thor’s Trains & Furniture in Murfreesboro, 30 minutes south of Nashville. The store was cluttered with trains & locally made furniture. I had to move some of the furniture to reach the trains in shelves around the walls. But the prices are competitive & they had a wide selection of trains. It is the only train store I visit when I am in that area.

Dixie Flyer in Wartrace, TN an hour south of Nashville had something in every scale but not a wide selection. I got some good deals on 1:43 scale die-cast automobiles for my diorama. The owner was very helpful. It is located in a small town in the middle of nowhere. They had a balcony outside the store facing a 2-track busy CSX mainline. If I had time I would have done some railfanning.

There was a train store in Franklin, TN that I used to visit. The last time I was there last December, they were closed for either remodeling or moving.

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

You are welcome to come to Clarksville Tennessee to see Leapin Larry's Looney Lines RR. 

Also, We run all Lionel Legacy.....Phillips Toy Mart, West End Ave, Nashville, is a Great Hobby Store to Visit. Phone--615-352-5363...i have shopped with these folks for over 50 Years....WOW.

Bought my Piper Cub in Decatur.  The thing I remember best (aside from this hauntingly good-looking blonde) was the barbecue.

I sent you some pictures of my RR. I live 45 minutes from Nashville, in Clarksville Tn.

Have a nice Vacation...

Would this be Big Bob Gibson's?  Hope you tried their coconut pie!!!

Brent

Fantastic!  Enjoyed seeing your great layouts. 

Anything in the Knoxville area?  There used to be a small shop in a strip mall on

the north side just west off I-75 as you left Knoxville, but I haven't thought to look for

it lately.  With the Smokies and I-75 to Fla. bringing through tourists, you'd think there would be something....

When I searched on Google for a hobby shop in Knoxville 2 years ago I couldn’t find anything interesting. I was driving from Central, IL to Charleston, SC. But Diecast Direct in Frankfort, KY (between Louisville & Lexington) came up. I highly recommend this store. They have an amazing selection of 1:43 scale automobiles & a reasonable selection of 1:50 scale construction equipment & buses. The showroom is neatly laid out like a jeweler’s showroom & there is a large attached warehouse that has a lot more models. The only drawback is that it is only open on weekdays. I have driven that way twice since but the trips were on weekends & I couldn’t shop there. They also have an online store.

Thanks,

Naveen Rajan

Thanks for the heads up. I did visit  Hudson Classic Hobbies and Thor’s Trains & Furniture, left a few dollars at both. Called Dixie Flyer but they were not open the day I had to visit them. Southbound Trains must be closed , I have purchased from them a couple of years ago but now the phone is disconnected.

Brent

Southbound Trains in Franklin closed 2 Christmases ago when the owner, (ex army special forces) received a job offer from a defense contractor he couldn't refuse.