Dibble's Hobbies

Jeff and his crew are very helpful and full of knowledge where model trains are concerned. Stop in and see what they offer to the model kit enthusiasts.

Traveled from Universal City because of research and let me tell you.. worth the trip. The folks there were great with my 5 year old who wanted to buy and touch everything. We ended up getting 4 new train cars to add to our little collection and it was wonderful father son time. Definitely recommend and will be back when it's time for more.

Nice little hobby shop located in a residential area. The staff is very friendly and was very happy to answer questions. The store is pretty well stocked. The plastic model section is not the biggest, but they have quite a few kits. The supplies such as paints, books, tools, etc are very well stocked. They have a large selection of trains and associated products. Very nice store overall

You can’t find anywhere else in marklin country5 stars

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.

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!

Hex games, Eurogames, Osprey, 25mm Perry, Tamiya and trains. What an awesome hobby shop. Trains are mostly N and HO, with a small selection of O. Tons of hard to find games. This is the kind of hobby shop I remember as a kid. Please support your local hobby shop!

Such a great hobby shop in San Antonio. Have watched my kids grow up here wondering around their enormous selection of model trains, planes and ships. Happy and friendly staff make it an enjoyable visit every time. Keep it up everyone!