Sheldons Hobbies

Category: Hobby store in San Jose, California

Address: 2130 Trade Zone Blvd, San Jose, CA 95131, USA

Phone: +14089463801

Opening hours

Sunday: 11AM–6PM

Monday: 11AM–6PM

Tuesday: 11AM–6PM

Wednesday: 11AM–6PM

Thursday: 11AM–6PM

Friday: 11AM–6PM

Saturday: 11AM–6PM

Reviews

Supple_Bun

May 27, 2022

absolutely love this local hobby store. ive shopped here for five years and am always happy to go back and meet with super helpful staff and amazing products!

D M

May 23, 2022

Complete waste of time and super unprofessional. Had my nitro car for a tune up for 3 weeks when they promised it would be done with 5 days.. when I went to pick it up they did not repair a broken wire that had to be ordered for quick start t Maxx glow plug.. also charged me for a rechargeable battery pack for truck that was never installed I found when I got home... so I had to pay 105$ to take home my truck that I could not run and still have to order parts for to make work... in my opinion their thiefs liars and complete waste of time don't waste ur time or money... would give zero stars if I could

Kenny Griffin

May 8, 2022

Super helpful nice enough and answered all my questions and this is a pretty cool place. Always loved RC stuff even as a kid. Wouldn't mind getting back into it some day. But I was really looking for drones though .

Johnathan Sykes

Apr 11, 2022

One of the best local hobby shops that has knowledgeable people and a RC drift track open everyday

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Questions & Answers

Can you guys order a rc car for the customer?

Supersuper_1 | Aug 22, 2021
Bobby Kinstle | Aug 22, 2021

Yes many different types

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Do you sell alclad paint?

Cole B | Aug 22, 2021
Steve Hays | Aug 22, 2021

They only sell a little bit of Tamiya. The best place to get Alclad is one of the Game Kastle locations. There's one in the Westgate mall in Saratoga.

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Do you guys have hot wheels

tyler laprade | Aug 22, 2020
Maria Frias | Aug 22, 2020

Yes . If you need something they dont have in store they can order it for you .

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Do you carry models of harley trikes.

Belene Gutierrez | Aug 23, 2018
D. Khoung | Aug 23, 2018

I believe they can order it but call and ask for AJ. He will take good care of you.

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Do you guys do repairs on traxxas xmaxx?

Lorreta Katoa | Jul 23, 2022
Sheldons Hobbies | Jul 23, 2022

Yes we do

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Do you guys buy Rc planes?

leonardo salas | Jun 23, 2022
Sheldons Hobbies | Jul 23, 2022

Yes we do

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are you open today?

paulo tiongco | Jun 23, 2022
SHADOWS GAMING | Jun 23, 2022

Yes thay r

does this store have syma helicopters?

Pedro Alonso | Apr 24, 2022
Roman Gomez | Apr 24, 2022

Don't 🤔 so best is to call see if they have it for you

Hi I just ordered some crystals and they came fast and were correct thank you. Now looking for Futaba type 72 MHz Dual conversion, Channel 34 RX crystals. Do you have or can you get for me, please and thank you. Krf. Peter

Peter Ackermann pig cuts | Jan 24, 2022
Bryan Francis | Feb 23, 2022

No

Do they deal in slot cars?

Carlos Alarcon | Aug 22, 2021
Abel Martinez Jr | Aug 22, 2021

I don't think so, but give them a call just to verify.

Is there low rider cars too

Joshua Rios | Aug 22, 2021
JONATHAN UDANI | Aug 22, 2021

I was there yesterday and seen that they did have a blue lowrider car (Impala?)

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Any rc rock crawling events coming up in CALIFORNIA??

Alexander Rivera | Aug 22, 2021
Sheldons Hobbies | Aug 22, 2021

Hello thank you for reaching out . Nothing scheduled because of Covid 19

Hi do you have battery drone dragonfly kk13 7.6v 3000amh

Kevin Do | Aug 22, 2021
Sheldons Hobbies | Aug 22, 2021

Sorry we do not

Do you guys have kites

Hue Nguyen | Aug 22, 2020
Richard Schlarb | Aug 22, 2020

I am only a customer but I did see that they had some kites there Saturday afternoon. I don't know what type or quality though. The one thing that I REALLY wish that Sheldon's Hobbies would change is the availability of information on not only their website but their phone answering service. He can be a little bit dry and sometimes short with people but in all honesty he means well and is unfortunately a little understaffed.. All in all though really good place to go to purchase hobby items that are more geared towards all things RC.

do you have traxxas maxx on stock and the battery 4s with charger combo? how much? thank you

Vince Virina | Aug 22, 2020
Richard Schlarb | Aug 22, 2020

I don't know if they have the maxx in stock however I thought I saw one on the shelf when I was last in there. They were low on the 4s batteries but he can get them for you they are NOT CHEAP ANYWHERE. I was able to order my X-maxx from them by pre-ordering it and giving them my card number. It came in 3 - 4 weeks later and I went and picked it up. They are pretty hard to get a hold of right now. Tons of fun.. Like I said though I had to pre-order it. The one thing that you can count on is that you will get good information and reliable help from them.

Are you open right now??

Steven Adams | Aug 22, 2020
Abel Martinez Jr | Aug 22, 2020

They are open. Call & ask for the item(s)you are looking for, cuz they are running low on parts.

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Do you offer repairs? I have an LST2 that has been in storage for years, need to get it looked at and I'm sure it needs work.

Dave Velarde | Aug 22, 2020
Adam Braun | Aug 22, 2020

Yes they do offer repairs.

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Do they have model trains

Central California rail Productions | Aug 22, 2020
Sheldons Hobbies | Aug 22, 2020

So sorry We do not offer trains .

Do you guys Fix traxxas cars

Leo Gutierrez | Aug 22, 2020
B Do | Aug 22, 2020

Yes.

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Do you guys ever carry Tamiya kits anymore? I remember back in the days I collect RC cars until RTR RC’s ruined it and lost interest. Tamiya seems the only company that remain a KIT version.

Richard Ledda | Aug 22, 2020
Anthony Hernandez | Aug 22, 2020

They do sell Tamiya kits as well as Losi kits, axial kits, and Yokomo kitA

will you guys ever have a touring track it would be nice there is lots of space in the parking lot on the left side of the building out side you should make a touring track.

Supersuper_1 | Aug 23, 2019
Juan Sotelo | Aug 23, 2019

That's a great question unless more of us get together and ask for it I don't know if that would be possible that is something that could be taken into consideration

i'm looking for a model car, RC or not, of a late model Audi S4 for a Christmas present. Can you help? One thought was to build an electric RC and then buy an S4 body for it. thoughts? thanks in advance.

John Wallerich | Aug 23, 2019
Juan Sotelo | Aug 23, 2019

I would suggest that you go into Sheldon's they have a variety of drifters rally cars trucks truckee's and also a variety of bodies the cars and trucks that I have bought there I usually go online and purchase the bodies and paint them myself. The staff is very helpful that it's a great place and going there for many years

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Do you carry plastic model spray paint?

John Dan | Aug 23, 2018
Bigdzl L. | Aug 23, 2018

Yeap

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What kind of battery charger should i buy for my electric hpi rc car

Sherwin Matias | Aug 23, 2018
Juan Sotelo | Aug 23, 2018

There are many different kinds of chargers it depends if you have LiPO batteries you're running brushless there's many different type of setup I recommend going in and speaking with AJ or any of the guys that work there they're very helpful and they will help you find what you're looking for

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Hey DO THEY TAKE TRADES .I. HAVE 2 TRAXXAS E MAX NITRO 4x4 I WANT TO TRADE FOR A BRUSHLESS 4X4 10 SCALE. ..

Larry Kamil | Aug 23, 2018
Herb Mah | Aug 23, 2018

Hobby world in gilroy trades and buys.

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What hobby shop carries red cat accessories

Serenity Lucas | Aug 23, 2018
D. Khoung | Aug 23, 2018

Online will be your best bet if Sheldons doesn't carry it but I'm sure they can order what you need as well unless it's a specialty part or an older part then eBay will have it

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What time are they open tomarrow

Serenity Lucas | Aug 23, 2018
B Garcia | Aug 23, 2018

Open Everyday 11am to 7pm Except Sunday 11am to 6pm

Does Sheldon hobby shop carry redcat acsessories

Serenity Lucas | Aug 23, 2018
D. Khoung | Aug 23, 2018

Yes. I believe so. They have a holiday sale now. And carry a bunch of redcat vehicles, so I assume they have accessories. Advice wise I would stay away from Red Cat. Arrma is a much better brand and similar in price range.

Do you carry multifunction battery charging cables

Steve Santos | Aug 23, 2018
Richard Ledda | Aug 22, 2020

Do you guys ever carry Tamiya kits anymore? I remember back in the days I collect RC cars until RTR RC’s ruined it and lost interest. Tamiya seems the only company that remain a KIT version.

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Is this place permanently closed?

Jennifer Hernandez | Aug 23, 2018
Sheldons Hobbies | Aug 23, 2019

They are still open 7 days a week .

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