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?
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.
This is lovely work! The shiny finishes remind me of museum display models. I especially love the blue tinted windscreen on the big truck!
ReplyDeleteNot 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?
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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