Matt, Olivier, you came to totally opposite conclusions, LOL!

Thanks, Gents, I'll just have to try to get to both.

Isn't that always the way? LOL indeed. For what is actually on display, I think they are pretty comparable for AFV's. Saumur seems to have more items on display but a lot of those are field pieces and the like. Bovington edges slightly ahead because the museum is better lit, has more in the way of displays and full scale dioramas, and is a hell of a lot cheaper to get to from London than Saumur is from Paris. All of that said, Saumur feels more like an informal "see the tanks" museum than an event museum and I kind of like that. See both if you can, I will say that staying in Paris was noticeably cheaper than London and I truly love Paris and have for years. So there's that. . .

What you said....

I'll be there for a week starting the 23rd, but I don't think I'll have time to get down to Saumur.

[quote]Concerning the fee for taking pictures, you visitors must be aware that if the vehicles and the buildings are state-owned, the museum is run by an association without a state contribution. The association has a large number of volunteers (who maintain the vehicles in working condition for instance) but also some permanent staff to pay (secretary, shop keepers, cashiers ...).
Asking 5 euros for allowing you to take as many pictures as you want is not that high and it helps preserving the collection.

Olivier - I don't (and didn't) have a problem with the fee, just that I'd have preferred to have been told when I entered. Given how far I had come (from Australia!) I would have happily paid any reasonable fee, particularly as the better half wasn't there to see how much I spent.

Regards

Rob

Hi all, hopefully I will be visiting Saumur in June. I would also like to get to Azimut shop in Paris - can someone confirm the address for me plase?

Best regards

ian

Rob, I got your point(s) particularly the last one about SWMBO

Ian, their site gives their new address. The shop is in a yard (cour).


The circled Ms on the map are for the underground stations.

Olivier

Thanks Olivier - very much appreciated. Hopefully I will have a chance to get there.

Best regards

Ian

Wow, that's about 10 minutes from Blast Models.

Yeah, the one thing I wish I'd had time for was to visit those stores. Even more so, supposedly the publisher of Air Magazine is in Paris and might still have the 1/72 Cao 700 heavy bomber kit available. Someday. . .

Very interesting visit! What a shame I live in Paris and never went there yet :/ Have to consider going there soon

By the way, Bill_c and Ninjrk, you doesn't seem to be aware that Blast shop has closed last month (1st of march)... They are leaving Paris as much as I know. They say they will continue producing resin models soon though... See https://armorama.kitmaker.net/news/15991 for more info. Sorry for the bad news...