| robk98 | 25 Dec 2003 5:27 p.m. PST |
In London presently. Are there any gamey stores I should see whilest I'm in town?
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Wyatt the Odd  | 25 Dec 2003 11:28 p.m. PST |
Is Orc's Nest still in business? If so, they're worth a look. Forbidden Planet is/was a good Sci-Fi bookstore when I was there in '88. While we're at it, does anyone know if Mac's Model's is still in business in Edinburgh? Wyatt |
| Ian Newbold | 26 Dec 2003 2:43 a.m. PST |
I'll second Orcs Nest and Forbidden Planet. Both are still in business and going strong. |
| Guntruck | 26 Dec 2003 3:31 a.m. PST |
There is also Leisure Games, Ballards Lane, Finchley, which is worth a visit, albeit a bit out of the centre. Forbideen Planet is not big on games, but the new store in Shaftesbury Avenue is worth visiting if interested in Sci-Fi. |
| DemonEtrigan | 26 Dec 2003 3:31 a.m. PST |
Orc's Nest and Forbidden Planet are both okay, but the best gaming shop in Central London is Playin' Games on Museum Street near the enterance to the British Museum. It's about 5mins walk from tottenham court road tube station. Also remember that Forbidden Planet has moved from it's old site on New Oxford Street and is now in a 'Megastore' location at the top of Shaftsbury avenue. |
| Derek H | 26 Dec 2003 5:44 a.m. PST |
Wyatt the Odd wrote "While we're at it, does anyone know if Mac's Model's is still in business in Edinburgh?" Went bust years ago. Went completely to the dogs years before that. |
| Mapleleaf | 26 Dec 2003 11:31 a.m. PST |
I have been to London several times and always have found it tough to find gamimg miniatures, particularly historical, unless I want to go to a Games Workshop type place. For visitors the best way to buy figures is at one of the many gaming conventions. I usually send them in an order and ask to have it available for pick up at a convention. Saves postage and duty too. |
| KatieL | 26 Dec 2003 2:54 p.m. PST |
Playin' Games is cool, but the interesting bits (They would be the "not board games" bits) are absolutely not disabled accessible. |
| Conrad | 27 Dec 2003 3:17 p.m. PST |
This has come up in other threads and I don't think there's many games shops left in London - you could try Navwar, the 6mm people, based at Electric Parade in Essex, but you need to catch a train from Liverpool Street Station to get there. |
| alien BLOODY HELL surfer | 29 Dec 2003 3:49 p.m. PST |
Couple just outside of London - The Guard Room in Dunstable, the Model Shop in Harrow. |
