MODEL WORLD

1 Michael Rolls - a month ago

I don't know if the person at the store is racist or not . The guy there was very very rude and was not willing to assist me with anything. The fact that this store is still open is the 8th wonder of the world. They should just close down because honestly it looks like a store that does not cater to "everyone".

5 Aaron Foster - 2 years ago

Probably the largest and most expansive model shop when it comes to RC cars, Trucks, Planes, Helicopters as well as stationary models for display purposes in the Durban Area. Definitely the largest in Westville and it's possibly the only one within a reasonable distance from Durban itself unless there's some smaller shops I haven't seen yet (Denkit in Umhlanga and Springfield plus another in Gateway are all closed leaving this the only big one I can find).

When it comes to RC the store specializes in Traxxas vehicles due to easy availability of spare parts to get into the country. There is also a significant amount of Tamiya kits and parts for those in stock. Arrma, ECX and Axial Vehicles (plus any others from Horizon Hobby) are currently encountering massive issues with delivering spares to South Africa so parts aren't readily available however there are some vehicles available here if you like. The shop has a variety of types of RC ranging from semi-trucks, planes, cars, rock crawlers, monster trucks and short course trucks so whatever you're after you'll most likely find it either Ready-To-Run (RTR) or in a building kit. Accessories and other components such as transmitters and batteries are also available including the unique Traxxas batteries or adapters for their ID plug so no matter what brand you run you can most likely find batteries and chargers for it plus some other accessories.

When it comes to display models the shop has a wide variety of plastic model kits from brands like Tamiya which you have to build up along with the required paints, glues and other construction materials. There is also a very large selection of prebuilt diecast models that come in boxes that cover topics such as racing, street cars, exotics, military and industrial/logistics heavy duty machinery. If you're into building scale dioramas then there are scenic pieces available to purchase such as houses and landscape features along with figures and general infrastructure.

There are also model train sets in stock and they're predominantly from Hornby although the range is nowhere as big as the plastic models or RC Cars. There are a few options available though and a large amount of other items that you may like to use as accessories for your model railway.

The staff here are very friendly and knowledgeable and Neville and Cayleen in particular were of great assistance when we purchased a Traxxas Slash earlier today. Cayleen was a great help when it came to checking through their stock and helping us with the different models availability while Neville is very knowledgeable on RC and what's worth spending money on. I definitely recommend giving this shop a look if you're into any scale hobby related things or if you're planning on taking the plunge because I'll be spending quite some time here in the future.

Also a very big thank you again to Cayleen for assisting my grandmother in and out of the shop since she's in a wheelchair and the extra hands were much appreciated.

1 David Baker - 2 months ago

Nothing has ever changed over the years, the owners attitude stinks as does his shop assistants. Very unfriendly and unhelpful, customer service means nothing, always the same 1 liner - its arriving next week. Neville you need to catch a wake up!

5 Dwayne Coomber - 2 years ago

Awsome shop got loads of different goodies and i got plenty help and advice.

1 Peter Ekhoff - 3 months ago

-10. Shocking attitude....at least 3 times now....this guy gets arrogant and rude if u ask questions or need help.....he even tried to mimmick an afrikaans accent ( I'm not afrkaans) please God may I never have to go back into that shop. Poor angry man.

5 Micheal Robberts - 4 months ago

This store is a hidden away gem were the owner and staff are always ready to help and advise you so check them out guys

5 Louis Kruger - a year ago

What an awesome experience. The shop owner is very knowledgeable about RC cars. He was super helpful and gave me very good advice. He went so far as to demo and show me how to operate the RC car. He also charged the battery for me so that it was good to go. I highly recommend this store for your RC purchases. I'm new to the RC scene and I was guided very well.