"A great WW2 collection!" Topic
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05 Aug 2011 5:53 p.m. PST
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| GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES | 05 Aug 2011 5:35 p.m. PST |
This museum in Sintra Portugal,has a truly amazing WW1,WW2,Napoleonic,Interwar,etc. The Museum belongs to the town and the collection belongs to my uncle,Sintra and Estoril are very close to Lisbon a mere 20 minute drive so worth a visit to all of us who like this themes. Also I would really like to have a wargaming event here perhaps something I have been thinking about for years and now perhaps next year it might happen who knows?
Gui
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| Buzzkill | 05 Aug 2011 7:13 p.m. PST |
Cool pictures of Portugal…I miss it. |
| ataulfo | 05 Aug 2011 11:45 p.m. PST |
It's a very good collection of toy soldiers and bygone toys. I've been there for a few times but I don't really like the display organization, it's cramped – should have less minis and a more detail info. The bottom shelves are very hard to look at. None of the less it's a wonderfull collection well worth visiting. |
jammy four  | 06 Aug 2011 2:00 a.m. PST |
look incredible…………Portugal is on my list of places to visit next AND this museum is top of the list!! |
| GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES | 06 Aug 2011 6:06 a.m. PST |
Thank you all and if one of ever visits Portugal let me know via TMP email or the Gothic Line site: gothicline£sapo.pt
gothicline.webs.com
This museum is already old as it was an old XVII Century palace then an Fire dept. barracks and now a Museum. There was a lot of argument towards it“s architectural project it has some faults like displaying niches to low too deep and too high…architects…an I am an architect myself so believe me I would like to improve things. Yes the shelves are really cramped ataulfo,it was my uncle's choice to have them really loaded just like he had them in his home…so some of them are cramped but others are better. I can understand my uncle as he wanted to have all his troops on display and very little on "reserve",the matter is more an architectural option of having vast areas of white walls and as a result less space for the collections,and I know of the 4 stories the soldiers would need at least one just for themselves(but I am bias of course). |
| ataulfo | 06 Aug 2011 5:29 p.m. PST |
None of the less a great museum and collection and I think it would be a great idea to have a wargaming event with some of the minis with H.G. Wells "Little Wars" rules or some of that kind. |
| GOTHIC LINE MINIATURES | 06 Aug 2011 5:37 p.m. PST |
Exactly! I have an amazing article published in the old Military Modeling with that in mind,he uses wood blocks for walls,bridges etc.and looks great!
Next week I might go there again and take pictures of the non WW2 soldiers so you can have a more complete tour! |
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