Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Holiday shopping

In late September/early October we had a couple of weeks away in the Netherlands.  While touring (in the Command Bus - as seen here) we again visited Den Helder.  This has nothing to do with the motorhome parking being (a) very nice and (b) bang next to the Dutch Naval Museum.
While there I felt it would be rude not to visit the rather good model shop.  Sadly this is now at the other side of town but we have bikes.  As indeed does everyone in that country.
A brisk 3km of pedalling duly brought us to the requisite emporium wherein I uncovered a few bargains.  Accustomed to the brand Marklin being a prelude to a ruinous price tag, I was pleased to secure the bridge above for a reasonable amount,
More so this even larger structure (c40cm long), seen here with a Solido Sdkfz251 standing in for Hauptsturmfuhrer Grabner's finest.  Did I mention I'd been at Arnhem and Oosterbeek a few days earlier?


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10 comments:

  1. Peter Douglas24 October 2018 at 13:59

    Good scores at the model shop Tim. The command bus looks to have plenty of storage space for hobby purchases.

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  2. John Armatys24 October 2018 at 15:36

    What a very fin bridge - I look forward to seeing it in action in due course!

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  3. Tim Gow24 October 2018 at 21:16

    Peter Douglas
    Small wife = the top shelves are mine!

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  4. Tim Gow24 October 2018 at 21:17

    John Armatys
    If only we can think of a scenario which involves bridges and halftracks....

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG24 October 2018 at 23:56

    A very nice find Tim!

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  6. Chris Kemp25 October 2018 at 00:46

    Not in flames yet? It can only be a matter of time (the SdKfz, not the command bus)
    Regards, Chris.

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  7. ian drury26 October 2018 at 08:26

    You should have parked 8 miles away and yomped in, if you wanted to get into the spirit of Market Garden’ :)

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  8. Tim Gow26 October 2018 at 10:31

    Geordie
    And all the better for being unexpected!

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  9. Tim Gow26 October 2018 at 10:33

    Chris Kemp
    That's probably down to the roof-mounted MG42. The Sdkfz, not the command bus. Probably...

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  10. Tim Gow26 October 2018 at 10:35

    Ian Drury
    No - I went for the KG Von Tettau approach, but rather more quickly. Park Command Bus (or halftrack?) outside Hotel Hartenstein. Stroll in to aforesaid building and order tea and cake.

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