MOONBASE CENTRAL: WATNEY'S ANYONE?

Monday, 14 October 2019

Hello Woodsy,

Except for an Airfix Scammell, here is my custom Watneys delivery fleet.

Regards,

Terranova47

NYC

lewis p morley10/14/2019 9:15 pm
This is lovely work! The shiny finishes remind me of museum display models. I especially love the blue tinted windscreen on the big truck!
Not being a drinker (as a kid) I was fascinated by the Watneys contribution to popular culture. I distictly remember the little red barrel keyrings that people used to have.
I was also fascinated by the Bolland's animated scene machines, at Chessington Zoo -in particular "The Drunkard's Dream" which featured plastic Watney's (I think) barrels which hid various monsters from the benighted protagonist. Do you remember those?

In a similar vein, do you remember the 007 Vodka bottle top dispensers, in the shape of a hand gun?
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Paul Adams from New Zealand2/27/2020 12:12 pm
There is a similar barrel truck in the film Who Done It ? (1956), starring Benny Hill. This is involved in a wonderful car chase at the end of the film. It would make a very nice model.
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