W-409 Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 I'm going to visit in Rome, and I'd like to know about the model shops located in Rome. Any help and information would be very great to have. Only bad thing is, that finding American cars is almost inpossible... Well, Rally car then... But any model shops, where are car models, are very interesting. I've found these three already. -Modellismorossi Largo Leonardo Da Vinci 2A Rome Very much stuff, car models too. It's bit far away from the hotel, but subway is coming very near, or then take a taxi... -M5 Modellismo Via Gela 35/37 Rome Mostly trains, but I think, that it's so close that I'll visit there and watch if I can find any interesting subjects there... Giorni Modellismo Via De Gracchi 31 Close to Vatican (or what ever is it.)
Harry P. Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Hey, your vacation is your vacation, but man... if I ever got to visit Rome, going to a hobby shop would be the last thing on my list of things to see or do! I mean, hobby shops are everywhere...
SuperStockAndy Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 (edited) I mean, hobby shops are everywhere... Not quite...closest hobby shop to me is about 15 miles and I can't drive yet Thus I have to order on the internet, and pay a stupid shipping charge Edited June 15, 2011 by Android
Harry P. Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 Not quite...closest hobby shop to me is about 15 miles and I can't drive yet Thus I have to order on the internet, and pay a stupid shipping charge Buy at the store, pay for gas to get there and back, plus sales tax. Buy online, pay shipping. Either way, you pay. That's life.
W-409 Posted June 16, 2011 Author Posted June 16, 2011 My closest hobby shop is about 40 kilometers, and some driving on the traffic jams... And of course, the model kits there are really expensive... I have bought kits lately from internet only, much more cheap and no driving anywhere! And of course, if there are hobby shops, I'll visit them... And there are at least those three in Rome, so I'll visit them. Of course, lots of things to see in Rome, but those are on the list too.... I've bought a model from a vacation EVERY time, I have found a hobby shop. Last time I visited two in Daytona Beach...
Junkman Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Hey, your vacation is your vacation, but man... if I ever got to visit Rome, going to a hobby shop would be the last thing on my list of things to see or do! I mean, hobby shops are everywhere... Hmmm... Wherever I go, the first thing on my list to visit are model shops. And in overwhelmingly many cases, they turn out to be the most interesting thing there is to visit.
Harry P. Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Hmmm... Wherever I go, the first thing on my list to visit are model shops. And in overwhelmingly many cases, they turn out to be the most interesting thing there is to visit. If you find that the hobby shops are the most interesting thing to see, you're obviously visiting some very boring places. Hobby shops are everywhere, and then there's the internet, where you can find just about any model in existence. I guess I don't see why someone would go to Rome, or Paris, or New York, or wherever, and put "visiting the hobby shops" on their list of things to do. It's like going on vacation to some exotic foreign destination and making a point of visiting the Walmart or McDonald's there! Heck, I can do that at home! I don't need to go abroad to see that! But that's just me. Just my opinion, nothing more...
SuperStockAndy Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Buy at the store, pay for gas to get there and back, plus sales tax. Buy online, pay shipping. Either way, you pay. That's life. I guess you got a point there.
Junkman Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 If you find that the hobby shops are the most interesting thing to see, you're obviously visiting some very boring places. Very true. Rome, Paris, London, New York, yawn... Well, actually I don't travel to those places anymore, since they do bore the life out of me. Seen one, seen them all. Which can absolutely not be said about model shops, especially when they are in the middle of nowhere.
Harry P. Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Very true. Rome, Paris, London, New York, yawn... Well, actually I don't travel to those places anymore, since they do bore the life out of me. Seen one, seen them all. Which can absolutely not be said about model shops, especially when they are in the middle of nowhere. Well, all I can say to that is that you have a very... um... "unique" perspective on travel. You're bored by Rome, Paris, London, New York and all that they offer... "seen one, seen them all," as you say. Yeah, the Louvre, the Coliseum, St. Peter's Square, Notre Dame, Statue of Liberty, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, House of Parliament, Broadway, Eiffel Tower... yep, nothing but cheap tourist traps, one and all. Not really worth the bother. Gee, I guess there really isn't anything to see or do in Rome, Paris, London or New York, right? Yet a hobby shop excites you? Do you also get a charge out of visiting laundromats, gas stations and grocery stores?
sjordan2 Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) If you MUST buy a kit in Rome, I'd track down the rare-as-hen's-teeth Italeri Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing in 1:16 (rare in the US, anyway). The roadster version is readily available here, as are the Minicraft/Entex Gullwings. Good luck on how you handle your baggage coming back. It's pretty big and not a particularly solid box. Edited June 16, 2011 by sjordan2
Keef Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Not quite...closest hobby shop to me is about 15 miles and I can't drive yet Thus I have to order on the internet, and pay a stupid shipping charge 1 word for you..... Bicycle
SuperStockAndy Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 I have one, but I'm not allowed to ride on roads for some stupid reason
Harry P. Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 I have one, but I'm not allowed to ride on roads for some stupid reason Geez, that really puts a limit on where you can go... Why not ask your mom or dad to drive you?
Rob Hall Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 When I was in Rome a few years ago, I literally stumbled upon a small hobby shop near the Vatican..it was pretty much all 1:43rd diecast, but also had Tamiya 1:24th kits IIRC. I bought a Minichamps 1:43rd '69 Mercury Marauder there and a couple Alfas...
Junkman Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 Well, all I can say to that is that you have a very... um... "unique" perspective on travel. You're bored by Rome, Paris, London, New York and all that they offer... "seen one, seen them all," as you say. Yeah, the Louvre, the Coliseum, St. Peter's Square, Notre Dame, Statue of Liberty, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, House of Parliament, Broadway, Eiffel Tower... yep, nothing but cheap tourist traps, one and all. Not really worth the bother. Gee, I guess there really isn't anything to see or do in Rome, Paris, London or New York, right? Yet a hobby shop excites you? Do you also get a charge out of visiting laundromats, gas stations and grocery stores? Do they sell model kits in the the Louvre, the Coliseum, St. Peter's Square, Notre Dame, Statue of Liberty, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, House of Parliament, Broadway, Eiffel Tower? Nope. They charge me model kit prices just to see them, but I leave empty handed. I am the author of a travel guide called roughly translated into English '1000 places you can skip'. Currently, I'm working on the true English translation. Here is my take on London (as a preview): The last school trip isn't too long ago. Nonetheless, meanwhile London became still more congested, dirtier and dowdier. Cheaper too, since inflation is passionately pushed in Britain at all cost. "This city will never be like it was back in the Fifties", Queen Elisabeth sighed recently. She did not only refer to her coronation, but also to the economical collapse, which started with the loss of the colonies and is making rapid progress ever since. London only grew in size: Since Margaret Thatcher's abdication, half a million immigrants from Commonwealth countries moved there. Meanwhile the majority of London's population belongs to some ethnic minority. Globetrotters, who are starved for cash and time, take a ride on the London Tube. It is the quickest and most colourful journey around the globe. In contrast, the historic places of the city seem like rotting dinosaurs. Most visited flops: The Tower This massive fortress is nicely centrally located on the banks of the river Thames. And that's about it. For a thousand years, it was used to hold ransom, torture, and murder by the order of the Royal Family. Now, the proceeds of these efforts are on display there - the Crown Jewels. After queuing for an eternity, visitors are transported past the bullet-proof glass display cabinets on conveyor belts. "The most tedious trip of my life" noted author Frank McCourt. Westminster Westminster Abbey is a Gothic cathedral, in which English kings were crowned, before they were beheaded by their successors in the Tower. Most of them were subsequently returned to Westminster Abbey and buried there. This is why the floor consists mainly of tomb slabs. Around the building, the City of Westminster, drowned out by Big Ben, and the City of London are ailing. The latter is an economical crash-test-centre, filing more bankruptcies in any given period than the rest of Europe combined. Piccadilly Circus A common crossing, which was considered the centre of the world during the British colonial imperialism. Nowadays groups of tourists meet there, asking each other covertly, why they are here. Nobody knows. Anyhow, a huge Coca Cola advertisement can be seen (illuminated evenings). Buckingham Palace The palace, in which the Queen deposits her handbag, where her husband is fed three times daily, and where Queen Mom became an alcoholic. Visitors have to make do with the ritual of the changing of the guard. Mounted soldiers ride along the so-called Mall, scream something, and ride back, which goes on for roughly three quarters of an hour. St. Paul's Cathedral This domed church is considered a disreputable place, because Charles and Diana had their wedding there. On Walpurgisnacht it is ever since the meeting point of English wicca-witches. For a brazen admission fee, visitors can schlep themselves up the stairs to the Whispering Gallery, where whispered words can be heard across the dome. Some even make it to the Stone Gallery, from where one best jumps down. St. Paul's' architect, Christopher Wren, is hyped as London's last true master-builder. He died in 1723. British Museum America, Africa, Asia, and Southern Europe: Wherever British troops were able to conquer a country; they crated up the art treasures and shipped them to London. The accumulated proceeds are displayed in the British Museum. UNESCO-officials thus libel it the fence-cave of colonialism, although, the stolen goods are excellently preserved there. In their countries of origin, the goods would not have stood a chance to survive, according to the museum's management. Even nowadays, these precious objects would promptly be blown up for religious reasons in their home countries, according to the British Secretary of State for Culture, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt. The Empire hands back nothing. Annual Fair and Shopping For the Millennium, a ferries wheel was erected on the bank of the river Thames, the London-Eye. Countless travellers relinquish further sightseeing after they saw the city from above. The newer London Bridge Experience is a scream-laden ghost ride through history, approximately as exciting as the somniferous wax figures at Madame Toussaud. House dust allergists better avoid both buildings. Travel guides love to send their hoards for some rip-off shopping to the congested Oxford Street, or even Harrods. Whoever manages to transverse the latter's ground floor without being soaked with perfume, gets the Golden Pin of the travel agency. Notting Hill and Portobello Road Gabbling travel companions, who actually wanted to see the Queen, are best sent to Notting Hill. "Hugh Grant lives there and Julia Roberts owns a house. He really aged severely lately and she is always wearing sun-glasses". This is not entirely incorrect. "And should you not run into them, you can still visit the famous flea market at Portobello Road". Nowhere else in London tat is more expensive. London Underground "You get there quickest with the Tube! We walk". Infamous trick, since one is faster on foot in the city centre. The world's oldest underground, called 'Tube', has at the same time the most convoluted route layout in the world. The straight lines on the maps hanging around everywhere have nothing to do with its actual subterranean curliness. The traveller is supposed to find this out for himself. "Just switch at King's Cross". This is the most chaotic of all stations. Many travellers, who intended to switch there years ago, still live in the corridors, if they haven't been blown to shreds by bombs recently. London Pass This tourist pass for dummies comprises travel fees for buses and the Tube, as well as admission to the museums, which are free anyway. “You got to have it! We had it last year! You really get to know London with itâ€. Yeah right, but only such abdicable anomalies like the Battersea Park Children’s Zoo or the London Canal Museum, both of which would remain entirely unvisited if this ruddy pass didn’t exist. London Weather It is not true, that it permanently rains in London. It only rains, when you have no umbrella. The weather is more unsettled than elsewhere. The fog, which billowed around the backdrops in the old Sherlock Holmes movies, definitely doesn’t exist anymore. It was smoke from the factories, which, mixed with damp air, polluted the streets. London Filth Since there is no more fog in London, one can now see that the public cleansing service is permanently on strike. Londoners, like all other Britons, have a very straightforward view of waste separation. If they want to separate themselves from their rubbish, they throw it in the streets. The immigrants also only very begrudgingly give up their home country habit of dumping their waste in front of their homes. The hotels have long since assimilated. Cockroaches in the breakfast room, silverfish clans in the bathroom, chips from the last ten occupants underneath the bed, this is all part of the Five-Star Standard. The Londoner The picturesque picture of the gentleman, who drinks tea and chats about the weather, is hundred years old. Back then, slaves in faraway colonies mined valuable mineral resources and exported them into the country of their oppressors. Those acted distinguished. “From 1850 to 1950 we managed to appear courteous†explains theatre author Mark Ravenhill. “Before that, we were savage, and now we are savage again. A weekend in London: People are lying in the gutters, fight and pukeâ€. Insiders call this an ‘understatement’. London Food Nowadays, only prisoners are forced to eat traditional London Cuisine. Everywhere else in town, the recipes of the immigrants have taken over. The fish-and-chippers have been replaced with Indian takeaways. They offer dishes like a lentil-glue named ‘Dal’, or ‘Chicken Tikka Masala’, which is shredded chicken with curry sauce. These have a creepiness all of their own. Coffee is traditionally terrible; Starbucks is considered a gourmet restaurant. Since India became independent, tea consists of water and milk only. Bread exists in the form of soft white crumbs, or as ‘Plum Pudding’: Lard and syrup formed to a ball, which is non-perishable for twelve months and also useable as a weapon. Apart from breakfast bacon, mint sauce and fully synthetic Cheddar cheese, I must mention the delicious salmonellae, which lack in no self-respected London kitchen. Useful Facts for Conversations The foreigner first wonders, why rubbish bins are non-existent, second why there aren’t Bobbies anymore, and third that cars indeed approach from the right. The latter often occurs to him too late. In no other European city more tourists are killed in traffic accidents. Apart from this rather funny anecdote, one can mention that one’s grandmother had a grandfather clock with a Big Ben chime. The sound was considered fashionable during the founder’s days. Kaiser Wilhelm II was a grandson of Queen Victoria after all. The conversation will be elevated onto a scientific niveau if one mentions the zero meridian, which goes through a quarter called Greenwich. A British astronomer decided that everything is zero there in London. The time zones, the meridians, the existence of civilized life as such. What does this mean for the sunrise? Is the date line located exactly opposite? Evening saved! Experts on London “Since the bus drivers stop to pray, I’m confident that London is under Islamic right.†(Stanley Kubrick) “If you don’t live here, and never visit, it’s almost bearable.†(Judy Dench) “Never tell anybody you are German. Say you are from Austria or Switzerland, especially in places where beer is served. Otherwise you don’t get any and you’ll never make it out of them alive.†(Anthony Burgess)
Harry P. Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 I think you've just won the award for "Most Cynical Man Alive."
W-409 Posted June 17, 2011 Author Posted June 17, 2011 Well, some people are going to Rome, Paris, New York, etc. Then they go shopping and buying clothes, lots of them... Huh, BORING! So it's my way to do the "shopping", going to the hobby shop and buy some model kit(s) from it. I've bought two model kits from Italy before, one Lancia Stratos and one Renault Alpine, both rally cars. Then I've bought many many kits from Sweden, like '67 Impala, '57 Ford Fairlane, '57 Nomad etc... I've bought three from Florida, Kenworth, '65 Stepside and Jeff Gordon's NASCAR. I've bought one '67 Corvette from London, and one Revell Chopper too. And now I'm looking for hobby shops in Rome, so I can continue from the list of my models, bought from different countries, at vacation. That's just my style, of course I must visit in the historical places, like Colosseum etc. But it wont take too long time for visiting in one or more hobby shops... And of course, MUST VISIT IN HARD ROCK CAFE! It's very close to the hotel, where I stay, and that's great.
Junkman Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 (edited) I think you've just won the award for "Most Cynical Man Alive." I can top it. Win a Trip to London! 1st Prize: 3 days in London 2nd Prize: 6 days in London 3rd Prize: 9 days in London Edited June 17, 2011 by Junkman
Harry P. Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 I can top it. Win a Trip to London! 1st Prize: 3 days in London 2nd Prize: 6 days in London 3rd Prize: 9 days in London Consolation Prize: Keepsake London picture book!
Erik Smith Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 grocery stores? Actually, one thing I like doing when I travel is visiting grocery stores. The differences in products and observing everyday lives is interesting. It's not the only thing I do and I don't plan vacations around it, but I still make a point of stopping and looking.
Rob Hall Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 Actually, one thing I like doing when I travel is visiting grocery stores. The differences in products and observing everyday lives is interesting. It's not the only thing I do and I don't plan vacations around it, but I still make a point of stopping and looking. Groceries can be interesting...I've been in Tescos and others in the UK...actually ate a meal on Thanksgiving Day 2001 in Harrods' food court/grocery area..lol. I found myself wandering around a drug store and a grocery in Milan one year trying to find laxatives... (10+ hr plane rides tends to clog me up--funny I brought plenty of Immodium and antacids, but no ex-Lax)... Though I always visit the big tourist draws when I'm on holiday in Europe (The Louvre, Rome's Forum and Colleseum (saw a blue Chevy Tahoe parked across the street in '04), British Museum, Westminster Abbey, the Vatican, Brera Museum, Tower of London, Stonehenge, etc) I do try and find the local non-touristy restaurants, cafes, pubs, shops, etc.. I've been in London 5 times--1st trip was for 5 days, second for 7 days, the rest have been 1-2 days as layovers between flights to/from Rome, Paris, Milan, etc. I've always enjoyed London.. I'm planning my next trips across the pond to have more motorsport and auto-related sights...Goodwood Festival of Speed, Donnington Park F1 museum, Monza (I saw the train stop for Monza when I was going from Milan to the lakes a few years ago) and Imola, Porsche Museum, Mercedes Museum, etc..
Junkman Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 I'm planning my next trips across the pond to have more motorsport and auto-related sights...Goodwood Festival of Speed, Donnington Park F1 museum, Monza (I saw the train stop for Monza when I was going from Milan to the lakes a few years ago) and Imola, Porsche Museum, Mercedes Museum, etc.. Go to a banger race instead. They don't smash up the cars in museums which I find slightly tiresome after a while...
Rob Hall Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 Go to a banger race instead. They don't smash up the cars in museums which I find slightly tiresome after a while... Meh...not my thing..I'm into F1 and endurance racing...the 24hrs of Le Mans, British GP, Monaco GP are on my to-do list...
Harry P. Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 I found myself wandering around a drug store and a grocery in Milan one year trying to find laxatives... (10+ hr plane rides tends to clog me up... Let's file that under "T.M.I."...
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