madcow Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Hi guys, I moved to Frankfurt two months ago and apart from some Revell stuff at Galeria Kaufhof (at the Zeil) I didn't find any other modeling store here. I know there's Hobbytreff am Zoo but since they close at 18h30 I didn't have time to go there yet (I'm working at Niederrad and I only leave around 18h). I did order some stuff at Modellbau Koening (online store), but I haven't got them yet. One of them is the new Revell 1/32 He111 and I'm not sure when it's going to be released. So, my question is simple: where do you guys get stuff like paints (other than Revell), models, etc.? Also, where can I get an airbrush here in Frankfurt? I'm looking into Iwata or Badger stuff. TIA, Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Hi, I'm not from Frankfurt but I would recommend to contact the local plastic model club. Plastikmodellbau-Verein Frankfurt e.V. 71 Stephan Eberhardt Lauterbacher Straße 20 60386 Frankfurt am Main Homepage: http://www.pmv-frankfurt.de/ More contact info: http://www.dpmv.de/vereine/mitgliedsvereine.html Hope this helps. Regards, Hornet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Not from Frankfurt either (I live about 150 klicks to the north of Frankfurt), but see THIS THREAD for some info on hobby shops in Frankfurt am Main and vicinity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madcow Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) Thanks guys! I'll try to contact the local club. Hope they speak English. Mein Deutsch ist nicht so gut... BTW, which are the best German online stores? I build mostly military aircraft (from 1/72 to 1/32, whether modern or WWII) and 1/35 AFVs. Ricardo Edited July 10, 2011 by madcow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 I heard these online shops are good: http://www.traudlsmodellbau.com/ http://www.haertle.de/ Viele Grüße, Hornet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thomas Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 (edited) I am living 40km west of Frankfurt in Mainz. I do get 99% of my stuff by mailorder. Frankfurt and the surrounding area is modeller´s wasteland. There´s a tiny shop in Lorsch, 60km south of Frankfurt, but he´s well stocked and the owner is an aircraft enthusiast. Worth a trip on a Saturday morning. The shop is: Take-Off Modell Shop Alexanderstr. 22 64653 Lorsch look here On September 17./18. is a huge exhibition in Mainz, look look here In case you are into armour too, this might be something for you, too. It´s on August 28. MBC Camouflage I attend both shows, in case you are interested, contact me via PM. Thomas Edited July 11, 2011 by Thomas Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hoops Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hobbytreff am Zoo is pretty small, and a lot of their space is dedicated to model train stuff. I stopped by because I was already Frankfurt anyway, but I'm not going to make a point to ever go there again. Take off Lorsch is pretty good, if I'm ever in the area again I would make the effort to visit again. Wilkommen in Deutschland! Hoops Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madcow Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thanks guys. One of these days I'll go to Take-Off then. I guess I'll have to keep ordering stuff through mail. One other think, completely unrelated: do you know when will the Revell 1/32 He111 be released? I ordered it in late June, thinking it would be released on July 5th, but so far nothing :( Ricardo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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