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For those of you who don't know, Kulmbach Show (every second year) is probably the oldest Toy/Model Soldier show in the World, having started in the early 30's.
Kulmbach is a lovely little north Bavarian Town dominated by an huge hill upon which sits the medieval fortress of Plassenburg, which now contains, among other things, the National Collection of German Toy Soldiers.
NO! it is not just flats! I estimate that 40% of the huge offerings will be "rounds", from a great variety of manufacturers from all over Europe. Guys many of you will never have heard of!
Figures are both painted and blank, in all sizes and descriptions.
This will be my 4th time at Kulmbach. Two years ago there was a fairly big UK and US contingent, who with the many English speakers in attendance makes it fairly easy for the linguistically challanged.
The great thing about this show is that it is over 3 days (this year 9-11 August) so one can take time out to have a Bier (or 2) and know it will still be there when one returns to the show. The second great thing is that it is free admission! (so you are not penalised for those periods at the Pub!)
Der Zinnfigur show is the second biggest event in the town's annual calandar. The first occurs a week before, it is the "Brewing" Show. Kulmbach is home to Germany's top "Brewing" University. It used to have 5 Brewerys of its own (not bad for a town of only 26,000 inhabitants)
Both shows are heavily supported by the town council, and the Burgomeister usually does the official opening. The venue for the TS show is the huge tent (bigger than the ones at Munich's Oktobar Fest) which is used for the Brewing Show.
If any of the "Kulmbach Team" from 2011 reads this, please let me know whether or not you are going this year. Maybe, we can do some "planning" so that we all get the most out of the trip.
"Gruss Gott!"
Bob
Kulmbach is a lovely little north Bavarian Town dominated by an huge hill upon which sits the medieval fortress of Plassenburg, which now contains, among other things, the National Collection of German Toy Soldiers.
NO! it is not just flats! I estimate that 40% of the huge offerings will be "rounds", from a great variety of manufacturers from all over Europe. Guys many of you will never have heard of!
Figures are both painted and blank, in all sizes and descriptions.
This will be my 4th time at Kulmbach. Two years ago there was a fairly big UK and US contingent, who with the many English speakers in attendance makes it fairly easy for the linguistically challanged.
The great thing about this show is that it is over 3 days (this year 9-11 August) so one can take time out to have a Bier (or 2) and know it will still be there when one returns to the show. The second great thing is that it is free admission! (so you are not penalised for those periods at the Pub!)
Der Zinnfigur show is the second biggest event in the town's annual calandar. The first occurs a week before, it is the "Brewing" Show. Kulmbach is home to Germany's top "Brewing" University. It used to have 5 Brewerys of its own (not bad for a town of only 26,000 inhabitants)
Both shows are heavily supported by the town council, and the Burgomeister usually does the official opening. The venue for the TS show is the huge tent (bigger than the ones at Munich's Oktobar Fest) which is used for the Brewing Show.
If any of the "Kulmbach Team" from 2011 reads this, please let me know whether or not you are going this year. Maybe, we can do some "planning" so that we all get the most out of the trip.
"Gruss Gott!"
Bob
Very good brewing town.
