Wow! This store and owner brings joy and smiles to kids. Thank you for your kindness.read more

There are few stores of this kind anywhere, including my home state of Illinois, so when one is…read morefound it is a victory. My son is the train enthusiast in our family. He is always looking to expand upon his HO scale collection. We have visited Rodney's a few times. Each time, we are able to find a building or train piece to add to his collection. Rodney has always been friendly with us and thanks us for our business. It is true, many items are not priced but just ask and you are sure to find a fair deal.

Weather during our holiday break was dreary gray. But road conditions were good, so we looked for…read morenew experiences. K-10 Model Trains was at the top of our "to try" list. The approach is through what you might think of as a small "warehouse district" in Maryville. You park, walk through the front entry, and find a model train hobby shop on the right. The operation is "cash only," and looked like the hobby shop I remember from my hometown. Just beyond the store area is the doorway to a very large room in which a large model train layout has been constructed (dimensions are 60' by 70', according to the website). There's a little cash donation box, if you're motivated to contribute to the cause, which I was. But no one put any pressure on me to donate. It being the Saturday afternoon before New Years Day, the place was pleasantly crowded with mainly men and boys running the trains. We met up with a regular named "Jack," who gave us the history. We spent about 30 minutes watching the action. But if you were fortunate to control a train, considering buying one, or even dreaming about constructing your own layout, then I imagine you might want to stay a long time. Thanks, K-10MT, for a wonderful and unique experience!

If you are into trains this is the place for you! Sheldon Cooper would call this place heaven! I…read morebrought my little guy here to look around and he was mesmerized! I've never seen so many train tracks together...ever! This is also a store where you can actually buy trains and everything you need to go with it! This is like a professional train persons store; like seriously...serious train person! It's actually quite extraordinary and I'm not a train person. They have built up a high level stage that looks out over all the trains. I think on certain nights everyone gets together and runs all the trains. I would love to come back and see that! If you love trains you need to check out this impressive store!

Great customer service. They listened to what I thought I wanted and showed me what I needed!!…read moreGreat recommendations and very knowledgeable of their inventory. Will Be coming back for more comics in the future.

I've never had a bad experience at this place and my boyfriend and I stop in every now and then to…read morelook at all the stuff they have. The majority of comics you'll find inside are DC or Marvel but they have a lot of small Instagram artists comics and a fair amount of anime action figures and manga inside! I usually lean more towards anime manga and figures but this store has always been entertaining enough for me and the people that work there are super friendly!

I am not one to usually visit specialty shops because they are so pricey. However, this one is an…read moreexception to that thought. The prices are very, very reasonable (better than any local store or Wayfair online buying). I was very surprised at the amazing selection. I fell in love with so many things. And, since I am not at all artistic, nor good at decorating, and I am a bit intimidated by decorating my home, I really appreciated the helpful owner. She shared her inspirational rooms and pics that looked they they came out of a magazine for little money. I never thought I could imitate such a thing in my own home, and I was quite skeptical to try, but, she helped me find some items to fix up my oldest daughters room. Wowee, with her help, the room completely transformed into something that looked like it came out of a magazine, for a little more than a hundred dollars. With that succes, I came back a second time for my youngest daughter's room (wanting to give her a room transformation for her 13th birthday). I gave the owner some pictures of the room with a small budget. Watching her put things together is inspiring and fun. She is truly talented and gifted, and she shares this gifting with those who shop in her store for FREE!!! I have been learning a lot from her, as she teaches how to put different things together. I need to post some pics of these room transformations. It truly does something therapeutic to have rooms transformed in your home. This is the most amazing shop!!!!! I highly recommend making the trip to this shop.

I highly recommend Mdrf for your Ffl transfers. I bought my first new guns through them. Kenny is a…read moredown home kind of guy and really knows his stuff. I have to admit I was apprehensive about buying a new gun over the internet but it was really a snap! If you're thinking about buying a little heat for the home or to carry, just give them a call. I understand they also handle estates as well in regard to firearms. Give them a call!

Kenny Moore offers friendly, personal service in an FFL transfer. Unlike many FFL experiences I've…read morehad, Mr. Moore was professional and swift but without the too-common condescension and gun-bro vibe. I appreciated that he spoke with me affirmatively about my purchase, offering counsel about upgrades (only when I asked for it) and recommending (with directions) a highly-rated gunsmith, and expedited the check process with a very reasonable fee. The office building isn't impressive, I'll concede, but I'll be going back.

Having only been in a few times, this is the place if you're looking for a HUGE variety and very…read morefair on pricing. The owner will give you a reasonable offer , compared to many of those "retro" tv stores that think "age" = automatically means expensive. And even better, if you see something on his e-bay store, visit him in the mortar building and get a better deal! With Toys of Our Youth no longer around, Retro TV is my new GOTO place for all sorts of toys and collections.

The owner is very knowledgeable and helpful. I'd be shocked if you didn't find something you…read moreremember from being a kid.

Rude as hell. Crew cut guy. Never again will I give them my money. For a business to act this way…read moreis just wrong. My neighbor and son have had rude experience with this same man. Then the other guy tried to lie to me about the laws and thought I didn't know better. He told me "they just hung up on me" so you'll have to wait a week. He first said when I went in to tell him i'm here to pick up two guns he said "if you get on now and come back in a week for the other I won't have to fill out paperwork for the police for two or more guns". I told him I'm ok with that. Now I know all about the two gun rule as well as my rights.When I called him out and said "I would love for anybody to infringe on my civil rights, suddenly my guns went from a week hold (72 hours) to instantly ready to go. They were too lazy or didn't want to fill out the form for St Louis county for a purchase of two or more guns and tried to gaslight me. In business since 1889 and with his attitude they won't make 2029! Send your weapon somewhere else. saving $10.00 and because they are close is not worth dealing with those clowns.

I found this place by accident. Really close to home too. It's like a very small army surplus…read morestore. Crowded full of old uniforms and things that were either donated to them or they found someplace from an estate sale or something. I tried to find some of my old ribbons or medals that I was awarded during my time in the service and I did find a few there but not much to go on. They were able to replace my dog tags that I lost at a very decent price of only 15 dollars. They are old so expect that kind of atmosphere when dealing with them.

I really like this place. The fella that runs this place is super cool, just a really nice dude,…read morewhich you don't always find in businesses that are built on collectibles. From what I personally looked at while I was in, he has an amazing selection and the prices are really good from what I could tell. I had reserved a hobby box of 24/25 extended series online for $140 and then found the same ones here for a $114 so I think it's safe to say that, he's very competitive. I will definitely be back and definitely recommend you check it out!!

We just started going to card shops with our kids and this is the only one in the soco area. The…read moreowner was very friendly and knowledgeable and passed along tips to our kids. Card prices were a bit higher than other shops but we'll be going back.