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CMOT
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 05:37 AM UTC
MiniArt has released a new product into their impressive range of buildings which this time is a French Norman street. Take a look inside for details.

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If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 07:42 AM UTC
Thanks, Darren, for posting this. The building looks very good, but I wish MiniArt would offer us some different accessories- the doors, windows, etc. are identical for all their kits, as if houses and businesses from Normandy to Moscow all had the same fixtures.
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Posted: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 - 08:59 PM UTC
Hi
Another nice looking building from Miniart.
As Bill say's I wish they would change the Fittings for the doors & windows sometimes.

Shaun
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Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 03:30 AM UTC
yes nice building but .... seems to me that shop tittle is not so "real" !!!
In french language you cannot start a shop name like so !!! May be am missing something but I never seen before such name !!!
Can be : Economat = that means sort of grocery
Or : Boutique economique de Normandie
Or : Epicerie de Normandie

Ok .... never know ???? I will do some sourcing about this ( am living not so far )!!!

Edit; have done some recherch and I think am not so wrong : the only similar name I found is ; Comptoir moderne economique de Normandie that is a group of small companies of groceries and similar
I don't know who help them to find such a funny tittle !!!
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Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 04:00 AM UTC
Could it be a case of wanting to say "Normandy Grocer" and missing out on the nuances of the French language?
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Posted: Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 06:44 AM UTC
YES probably but it was very easy for such acompany to have some french dealer or modeler helping them to translate correctly !!!
Accuraty!!!! accuraty !!!
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