December 2025 Catching Up on Things, Christmas, and the New Year are fast approaching, so I have decided to catch up on various things. First, I have a few more photos from the German Plastic Show. Next, Brian has clued me in on a video of some 3D vehicles you can buy. Also, I have a photo of Ella in the snow.
December 2025 Catching Up: German Show Part Two
I have a few more photos from the German Plastic Show, this time from my friend Detlef. Here he is pointing to a castle made in Hungary.
This is the castle that Detlef was pointing at. It was made in Hungary. Detlef got it from his friend Tamas from Hungary, who had the table next to him. Tamas was also selling some of the Russian figures. The prices were not cheap.
Tamas is on the right.
This table had a wide range of figures, including some Heimo/Marx Vikings.
I found these figures interesting. I don’t know if these figures are originals or conversions.
Detlef and another person are getting a kick out of another friend, Andreas Dittmann, deciding which figures he is going to keep.
One more photo, this is of Andreas, Patrice of France, and Detlef. From what I heard, everyone had a good time. I thank Detlef for the use of these photos.
Another friend, Peter Bergner, the promoter of the show, sent me a link to the photos he took. You can see them here.
3D Military Vehicles
Brian Johnson alerted me to a video from Paul Knapp. Paul is doing many videos on YouTube. This one is of his unboxing of the vehicles he got from the War Prints Store, which is on Etsy.
Here is the video from Paul Knapp.
Ella Mai in the Snow
I was curious about how Ella would react to snow. Some of my previous dogs hated the snow; Ella likes it to a degree. We got about five inches. She found it fun and was bouncing and jumping in it. She does not stay out long. Next year she will start her training.
Ha! Great pic of you and “Santa” on your landing page. Cute pic of Ella in the snow, too.
Iim glad to see you getting out visiting and photographing the shows that I won’t ever be able to attend.
Stad’s Stuff: still the best site for the hobby! I hope eveyone has a Merry Christmas. If we reallly look inward, many of us have many blessings to be thankful for.
Thank you Gary,
You should planned to go to one show. For the states, Chicago is the best one as you spend a weekend in toy heaven. For Europe, I would start with PW. They speak our language, (The other foreign show many of the people speak English as a second language.) It has easy access to the show.