CENTRAL HOBBIES Closing Update

Reprieve! Central Hobbies will be staying open another year. Our new closing date is June 30, 2023.

Christmas and New Years

Central Hobbies will be closed Christmas Day Saturday December 25, 2021 and New Years Day Saturday January 1, 2022. We will be cloisng early Christmas Eve: Friday December 24, 2021 and New Years Eve Friday December 31, 2021. We will probbaly close around 4 PM.

COVID 19

As of August 25, 2021 Masks are Mandatory - Again! Central Hobbies is open. The door is open. We will lock it when we feel that we have too many people in the store. You can phone in an order (604-431-0771) or E-Mail an Order (centralhobbies@telus.net) for pickup at the door. We prefer payment by Debit or Credit but will accept cash. Mail orders always welcome. We are running short hours, closing at 5 PM Monday to Saturday. We expect to keep these hours for the foreseeable future.

Walthers 2022 Catalog

New from Walthers: the Walthers 2022 HO-N-Z Catalog. $ 24.99 CDN

2021 Canadian Trackside Guide

The 2021 Canadian Trackside Guide is in the store now. Price is $ 28.95.

2021 Shows

All local 2021 shows have cancelled. We do not expect to be attending any shows in 2021.

Collection

COLLECTION We are slowly receving a large collection of several scales (#1, G, HO, HOe and N) and many manufacturers (LenzO, Marklin, LGB, Pola, Preiser, Bemo, Roco, Kato, Brawa, KM1 and many others). The collection web pages are updated daily with new items.

Train Sets

Train Sets are for all year long, not just Christmas. Central Hobbies stocks Train Sets all year round. Some of what we have is stock is on our Train Sets Web Page.

RAPIDO TRAINS Announcements

Due to the large number of Rapido trains Announcements we now have a separate Rapido Trains Announcements Web Page.

Parking is available at the West end of the building and behind the building. You may use spots 1 through 20. If you do not want to drive in Vancouver traffic don't forget you can get here easily by Skytrain.

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