Good to see you found a way around Brexit problems, Job.  It's more difficult from here - my wife has a greenhouse collection of plants and sourced many of them from Dutch and German nurseries.  Costs, including CITES certification etc. have become prohibitive.  Your challenge models look splendid.  I'm pleased you are finding new sources of inspiration.

Mike

On 02/01/2022 at 12:44, Mikkel said:

Hi Job, very good to hear from you again. And with interesting news too. That house and its contents look like very high class modelling. I hadn't heard of Duncan Rhodes before, must have a look. 

 

Let me guess, is the shop Faraos Cigarer? (Cigars of the Pharaoh, named after the Tintin album). That enterprise has become a major institution for fantasy, role playing, comics, graphic novels and modelling in Denmark. Used to be one small shop, now owns several shops in downtown Copenhagen, including one on the main drag which is a good exhibition window for the kinds of hobbies that people normally think of as weird or niche.

 

Brexit has impacted my modelling too. One thing is the VAT, which many UK traders forget or refuse to subtract, so we pay double. But what really drives up the cost here is the carriers' fees for handling the extra admin. My plan is to save up for trips to the UK, which will then also allow for some exhibition visits. A certain virus has put a stop to that for now though, so am either accepting the extra costs or ordering from within the EU when possible.

 

 

 Hi Mikkel, thanks for your supportive answer. I'm glad I found something that I like. 

The shop I buy from is King Games, Urhøjvej 32, 4480 Store Fuglede in Denmark. Gave me some good support when I started, and they have a good collection of figures. I like their Dunkeldorf range. Here is picture with their female blacksmith situated in the diorama I'm building this moment:

The other figures are from a 3D supplier in the Netherlands.

One kind of paint that is useful to use in OO-gauge, I think, are the Contrast Paints from Citadel. Just give a colour a try. I use them now frequently.

Wish you a good modeling year and hope you can go the UK this year.

Thanks for your support.

Greetings,

Job