Nic C.D. Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Brussels is a city of over 1 million people and for the last 6 years, there wasn't a single modelshop, but this has now changed! A friend of mine, François Laloux has opened his own little modelshop and not only is it a great place to meet fellow modellers, he is also a highly experienced modeller himself, who is a wizard with paint, weathering products, an airbrush and different techniques. He really is a good guy and always takes his time to explain how to build your models in the best possible way. I hope it is okay for me to post some photos of the shop, which is called Track & Wings: He's got some big showcases in which he has displayed some of the models he has built. He's a very talented and most of all quick builder. He often builds in 1/32, and has kits like Italeri's Mirage III and F-35A, Roden's DR1 Triplane, or an IAR-81 from Special Hobby in the showcases. Ow and Wilfried's A-1E Skyraider from Fisher (which is in the RFI here on LSP) is in his showcase too! The photo to the right shows François, proudly behind his newly built desk. He designed the interior of his shop himself! He's got loads of material and paints, but he's only starting, so he'll probably expand the range even more. He's specialising in models of aircraft, military vehicles, figures and diorama products, but has some books and magazines too! And free coffee ! He's got some great LSP's for sale! I've bought the 0-2 Skymaster from Roden (quite a bit of flash there) and Revell's Hurricane (François is going to build one himself for the shop too!) But that 1/32 Liberator, Invader and Crusader are really tempting... Again, I hope it is okay to post this here, but I'm so happy we have a modelshop in Brussels again! Track & Wings is open on Wednesday afternoon, Friday and Saturday. Nic TankBuster, scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Great news! I wish we had a similar type smaller mom and pop hobby shop here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 great nose indood. I have a friend in Belgium who complained about the lack of model shops. Can you give us an address for me to pass on? Slainte, and all the best wishes to all for 2023. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Great news indeed! Alas I was in Brussels last September. I will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnyax Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Was there last weekend, great shop. The owner is a superb modeller, with very good advice. I bought two revell hurricane’s and the cobra. Going back there again. Thanks Francois for the lovely shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic C.D. Posted January 6, 2023 Author Share Posted January 6, 2023 The address of the shop is Rue des Alliées 40 in 1190 Brussels (Forest). I went by the shop today and saw the new Airfix 1/24 Spitfire. Ooowww, that's a nice kit! I'll probably take one home next week. Nic Landrotten Highlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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