On Friday, January 24, 2014 3:39:58 PM UTC+1, Jim Wilkins wrote:
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I lived in southern Germany in the early 1970's. You have some

first-class hobby stores there!



Not anymore!



http://www.yelp.com/search?cflt=hobb...hein-Westfalen



http://www.messen.de/de/13663/in/K%C...ogne/info.html

I'm not saying there isn't inspired modelling going on here, just no brick and morter stores which sell anything more than premade plastic train cars and stuff.
Check this out:
http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com/