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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Rogerc on 27 August 2018, 01:13:24 PM

Title: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 27 August 2018, 01:13:24 PM: So back from a Baltic Cruise and thought I might share some of my snaps from the excellent Swedish Army musuem, pop over to my blog for a raft more pictures and garbled narrative. http://gapagnw.blogspot.com/2018/08/swedish-army-museum.html

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1871/29363869027_40210d177c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/LJMveV)IMG_20180819_094314 (https://flic.kr/p/LJMveV) by Roger Castle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152172226@N06/), on Flickr
(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1875/30432607678_b7ea5f93e5.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/Nne51o)IMG_20180815_161439 (https://flic.kr/p/Nne51o) by Roger Castle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152172226@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: DintheDin on 29 August 2018, 10:18:03 AM: Excellent presentation!
One feels awe among these historical exhibits!
Thank you for sharing!
I'll be visiting your blog for extra material! Cheers!

(I think you found Tallinn interesting as well)
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: olicana on 29 August 2018, 01:04:15 PM: Book me in! ;D
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 29 August 2018, 08:40:53 PM: Cheers guys, Tallin next after some more painted Great Northern War Swedes.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: commissarmoody on 30 August 2018, 01:18:39 AM: Very cool. If I make it out that way, I'll have to pay the museum a vist.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 30 August 2018, 11:55:11 AM: Definately worth the effort and a quick walk to both the history museum and the Vasa museum (more of that in another post)
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Post by: M Blakey on 30 August 2018, 12:42:10 PM: Will have to go back just for this! Thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Hammers on 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM: I know one of the curators of the curators, she's is a real MÖP (martially overly interested person) and has shown me how they work at the museum. For example how they handle the delicate silk banners captured at Narva and other places. Wonderful stuff!

They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: DintheDin on 30 August 2018, 02:20:23 PM: Quote from: Hammers on 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM
I know one of the curators of the curators, she's is a real MÖP (martially overly interested person) and has shown me how they work at the museum. For example how they handle the delicate silk banners captured at Narva and other places. Wonderful stuff!

They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.

I am really envious and sure that you have participated in these sessions! :-* It would be great to know more about!
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Mark Strachan on 30 August 2018, 10:39:19 PM: Great post Roger. I had the pleasure of visiting this museum in 2016 and was really impressed by the displays. It is nice to see a museum that is not dumbing things down and excessively applying political correctness.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: fusilierdan on 31 August 2018, 01:58:17 AM: Quote from: Hammers on 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM
They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.

Do they do this every Wednesday? I'll be visiting the end of September and may have time.
Thanks
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Hammers on 31 August 2018, 10:15:33 AM: Quote from: fusilierdan on 31 August 2018, 01:58:17 AM
Do they do this every Wednesday? I'll be visiting the end of September and may have time.
Thanks

You better check with htem. I remember seeing notices about it but it was a while ago.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on 31 August 2018, 12:12:14 PM: TURN THE SHIP AROUND ROGER, As some of those pics need better focus! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thanks for posting this info. I will have to go there next time. Sometimes I see flights via Stockholm and think, what the heck would I do there on a 4-5 hr layover...now I have a purpose!
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 31 August 2018, 05:57:06 PM: Sorry I was on a deadline so not all of them are great shots, but it gives youa flavour. The Vasa museum is excellent too and walking distance from the army museum, I will do a short post on this over the weekend.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: ARKOUDAKI on 31 August 2018, 06:09:16 PM: I am of course kidding Roger....great stuff and makes one want to go there.

So where do the Swedes keep their AFVs, also in Stockholm?
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: AdamPHayes on 01 September 2018, 10:05:13 AM: I was there just last week, on Roger’s recommendation, but only spotted a solitary S-tank by the gate...
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 02 September 2018, 09:08:26 AM: I am really not sure where the AFV's are, as Adam says their is an SP gun by the gate but I assume thats because they consider it to be artillery as the museum is the old artillery barracks.
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Ogrob on 02 September 2018, 09:17:42 AM: Not really my area, but I had a quick google and from what I can find the tank and vehicle museum is called Arsenalen (http://arsenalen.se/) and is located a little bit outside Stockholm.
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Post by: Phil Portway on 02 September 2018, 12:06:40 PM: Looks like an awesome museum :-*

Thanks for posting, both here and on your Blog
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Post by: Rogerc on 03 September 2018, 02:45:03 PM: Just added a post on the Vasa museum too.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iM6HgjwCBTM/W4nBsIiFPQI/AAAAAAAAFPU/y9YdDXXsCpoucr8q6o-DHpY8BngtTuLngCEwYBhgL/s400/IMG_20180815_160416.jpg

IMG_20180815_160416 by Roger Castle, on Flickr
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 03 September 2018, 02:46:12 PM: (https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1850/42636822020_1c5d3b8839.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/27XERK3)IMG_20180815_160416 (https://flic.kr/p/27XERK3) by Roger Castle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152172226@N06/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: traveller on 03 September 2018, 05:17:35 PM: Here you have links to the AFV museum:

http://arsenalen.se/en/
Title: Re: Swedish Army Museum
Post by: Rogerc on 03 September 2018, 05:23:47 PM: Brilliant thanks Traveller
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Post by: fastolfrus on 03 September 2018, 11:55:27 PM: There is a good medieval museum too. Hidden away under a road bridge, but has some interesting exhibits. Including a medieval gunboat.