San Antonio, United States
1029 Donaldson Ave
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+1 2107357721
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Kerbside pickupIn-store pick-upIn-store shopping
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Walking into Dibble’s, the oldest hobby shop in San Antonio - it’s been in this same exact spot in the Jefferson Village Shopping Center (which also just happens to be the world’s first L-shaped strip mall, according to Life Magazine) since 1957 (but started downtown in 1905 as a bicycle shop) - is just like walking back in time; very very little has changed at Dibble’s in those sixty three years. Inside, it looks just like how I always imagined the 1950’s would actually look, heck, it even sorta smells like the 1950’s in Dibble’s, hints of model airplane glue, slightly singed knotty pine, freshly printed mimeograph paper, maple syrup, moth balls in the ol’ cedar closet, and just a whiff of Vicks Mentholatum. Well, maybe I just imagined that last part. but either way, Dibble’s is magical (and that’s not a word I use lightly, mainly ‘cause it’s such a corny thing to say), and I’m so happy it still exists - I couldn’t imagine a San Antonio without a Dibble’s - not only the best hobby shop in San Antonio, the best hobby shop on the entire planet as far as I’m concerned!
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It was good. They didn't have alot of inventory in stock but its xmas time and everyone is buying up everything. We'll definitely go at a less busy time
Amazing little store. There are so many options here, from trains to cars, lots of planes, battleships, star wars, warhammer, paints brushes etc and they seem to be able to find hard to get items for you and some premade items if you don't want to do the work. Nice people too, very helpful and have a passion for their business.
Great people and an excellent selection. Reasonable pricing as well.
I have never been to a game store like Dibble's Hobbies. I probably will never go to another store like it, unless I'm in San Antonio. Dibble's Hobbies would have been an ideal game store 25 years ago, when serious tabletop gaming in America meant one of two things: Dungeons and Dragons (or other similar RPGs) and GMT war games. Walking in felt like going back to the early 1990s. There was an amazing selection of GMT Games. There were model trains, which, I assume, were of varied model and make. (I really don't know, to be honest, but they looked serious.) There were model planes and cars and, yes, starships. Of course, there were some modern games, too, but those were hardly the reason to go to Dibble's. The staff was friendly, too. That's a huge plus.
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