Pics from my European trip 2024 (3 Viewers)

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Final pix to round off the Prague military museum.

 

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This is Vienna. Visited an old toy soldier shop Bohm in St Stephen Sq. I last visited about 40 yrs back. The shop is now operated by the son. Same friendly manner as his father. Old style model soldiers, toy soldiers and zinnfiguren.

 

[BHogan]

Terrific! I love seeing old toy soldiers on display in museums.

Brendan

 

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Naturally I had to buy some model figures. Besides the painted figures, He had a decent stock of model kits for me to choose from.

I got his own very ltd prodn of a Hapsburg officer. Also a mtd Gen Junot figure ( numerous parts) and two OOP polish coy Krakus figures. Decent very hard to obtain and unusual figs at a decent price.

 

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The Krakus figs

 

[Obee]

I hvn yet reached the Vienna military museum part yet….

rgds Victor

That Museum will need it's own thread if you have as many images as I took there !!!

Great to see you also made a pilgrimage to BOHM in Vienna, a must for us collectors

John

 

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Hi John

i had to watch the luggage allowance as I was dragging it around half of Europe. So I had to curtail the purchases……

Then I visited the Schonbrunn palace.

 

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Lots of great ptgs here.

 

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More pieces ptg of Marie Antoinette, ptgs by Velasquez, a fabulous cabinet and some excellent clay figurines

 

[OzDigger]

Nice pics, those women wouldn't fit through modern doors in those dresses, 'fashion victims', like guys that bought Hammer Pants and Skinny Leg Jeans {eek3} ^&grin

 

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Hi Matt,

no wonder those rooms were drafty, with wide doors. I do think that those panniers were very unwieldy. Hahaha

more pix. At some point, the pix are from the Vienna Natl Museum. Too many pie taken that day….

 

[panda1gen]

Thank you, very interesting!

 

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These pics are now from the Vienna military museum. Some toy soldiers, full size figures, and 18 inch statuettes impeccably made. I tk that the maker Krause was featured in an old JG Garratt toy soldier book for connoisseurs.

 

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