Jonny Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) Hello ... Some time ago my wife and I were able to go on long weekend trips to Brussels ( a very much underrated city, by the way).. I managed on a couple of trips to convince her it was essential to visit the Royal Army museum there, and goodness me, we found that there’s a great Air Museum there, too. I was surprised having arrived to be told that they were about to close for lunch. What to do? Oddly enough, and as it happened, I had a note of a model shop called 16th Squadron (it’s much more elegantly expressed in French). So we went there while the Army Museum was enjoying its lunch. Question is - is the 16th Squadron shop still operating? Off hand I can’t recall exactly where it was, except it was more or less at the end of a Metro line. It’s not beyond the realms of possibility that I might be able to visit Brussels again, thanks to Eurostar. So if the 16th Squadron shop is still around I can put it in my MUST DO list. The Army Museum is still there - thoroughly recommended, by the way, especially but not only the Air Museum. Jonny Edited November 4, 2019 by Jonny Improved heading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 Well, I guess no-one subscribing to BM has come across the shop. I’ve Googled for it using different searches and it didn’t show up until just now. It’s described as an online web shop! Using the URL listed it came up with ... something best described as an adult dating site - NOT what I was looking for, and I doubt anyone looking at BM would want, so I won’t add the URL! Back in the day it was a real model shop that I visited. Oh well ... mystery over. Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 This from Scalemates.... https://www.scalemates.com/shops/shop.php?id=83 Passion 132 does sound like a dating site funnily enough. 🤣 Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 (edited) Sadly "Le 16e Escadron" ceased operations some years ago. 😪 But since December 3rd, 2022, there's a new modelshop at Brussels. Tracks and Wings rue des Alliés, 40 1190 Forest/Brussels - Belgium Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075841515786 Homepage (still in design) - http://www.tracksandwings.be/ Google maps - https://www.google.com/maps/place/Tracks+and+wings/@50.8158616,4.3263709,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xcee4c920ae6918fe!8m2!3d50.8158616!4d4.3263709 The boss, François L., is an architect by profession but also a talented modeller V.P. Edited January 4, 2023 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Not a hobby shop, but if you visit Brussels you just have to visit the Musée Royal de l’Armée. https://klm-mra.be/nl The aircraft hall could do with some de-dusting and renovation but the air craft selection is very nice and the museum all in all is great. Why I post this here is because of the museum shop: They also offer a good selection of kits - Revell, Airfix, Heller and even second hand kits at a good price from Matchbox, Heller and many others. You also get a huge range of books including Daco Publication and the like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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