"Miniatures Stores in Cincinnati or Dayton Ohio" Topic

Are there any good miniatures stores in Cincinnati or Dayton? Historical, sci-fi or fantasy is good.

Thanks,

irishserb

If it's still around, the Crystal Keep in Kettering for the typical 40k, Flames of War suspects…

Newport Games just across the river in N. Kentucky worth a look.

Crystal Keep died a number of years ago.

There is a hobby store not far from the Dayton Mall called The Hobby Shop which carries model kits, FOW, GW stuff, X-Wing, a little bit of Bolt Action, Wings of War, and the like. Almost nothing for me in terms of historical gaming but, if you are in to fantasy and sci-fi, you will probably find a nice selection of stuff. They also have a great selection of paints.

Bell, Book and Comic in Dayton carries mostly comics and clicky/card game type stuff, but they do have a selection of board games.

Epic Loot is in Centerville. They are mostly comics and GW style fantasy and sci-fi, as well as card games. They do have a display case of second hand minis for sale. They also have a large selection of new and used board games.

The nice thing is that all of these stores are within a relatively short (less than 30 minutes) drive from each other. I'm heading out now to hit the loop.

The Bookery in Fairborn is more of a hike. They carry a lot of comics, novels, RPG gaming stuff, games, as well as a small selection of fantasy miniatures.

A couple in Cincy –
Eastside Comix & games – recently underwent ownership change
Yottaquest – Scifi, comix, boardgames, RPGs and some historicals yottaquest.com
Boardwalk hobbies – worth a trip if only to get a Zipps burger right next door.

I think there is another newer gamestore in the Milford area near Eastside, but unsure of the name or address.

Madcam

Way back when,Crystal Keep was an awesome store. Even though it was a 3 hour drive one way,it was worth it!

Boardwalk Hobby Shop, Cincinnati, Mt. Lookout Square:

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Mostly plastic kits & modelling supplies, Ospreys and boardgames. Stocks lots of 1/72 and 1/32 plastic figures and 54mm toy soldiers. Deals in collectible toy soldiers: Britains, Marx and others, old boardgames and other toys. No (0) metal wargaming figures in stock, but will order from distributor.

HobbyTown:

hobbytown.com/Cincinnati-OH

Carries model kits & supplies and some boardgames. Again, lots of 1/72, 1/32 and 54mm plastic figures, but no metal *historical* miniatures. I think I've seen boxed sets of science fiction figures such as 40K. Carries Wings of Glory and X-Wing. Also carries model railroads, flying, rolling and sailing RC models, and some cheap toys.

Eastside Games in Milford:

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Carries boardgames, lots of science-fiction miniatures, Flames of War, collectible card games, modelling supplies. Possibly the most historical-miniatures-friendly of the local shops, has a lot of game tables in-store and hosts whatever the customers bring, including one-off and campaign historical miniatures games.

If you have time to spare while you're in Cincinnati, irishserb, look me up. I'm on Linwood Ave., just a few blocks above Boardwalk Hobby. Email is zippy-at-fuse-dot-net.

Yotta Quesr is gone now.
You can visit the Iron Wind guys and buy direct!
They moved though so I don have an adress.
I do know they are off of Glendale-Milford Rd in Evendale.

When are you coming down this way? We are gaming Wings of War at The Hobby Shop in Miamisburg (south of Dayton) next Saturday, and I live two miles from The Boardwalk…no minis any longer, but they have Ospreys, paints, modeling supplies.

I also have a new shop (Arkham Games?) about a mile from me. Looks like sci-fi/fantasy from the window.

The Game Haven is a small comic/game shop near the USAF Museum. Some Flames of War and Games Workshop, lots of Star Wars X-Wing and Armada, board games.