Tom Clague spotted this window display for
'Bolly' Bollinger in a wine shop in
Oz, and managed to get a few shots off in passing for the readers of Small Scale World; a full-on HO-gauge
compatible diorama of a vineyard . . . after a fashion - I'm not sure how many
'Chateau' look like semi-detached, Victorian railway cottages!
I think we looked at the Preiser version of the little motorised
horse when I covered the carts and wagons (and nudes - as I predicted; the post
with the most traffic out of the series!) a few years ago, but there's some
pretty violent pruning going on - it has to be said, the lady on the right has
clearly taken against some sour-looking samples and is despatching them like
the grim reaper, with a scythe!
While Tom pointed-out the less than orthodox
pruning being employed by the chap in the centre here, indeed with the
exception's of the driver and 'bo-peep' with her rake, all the workers are wielding
scythes - clearly this is the new laurel-privet school of grape husbandry!
I had to cut someone's head off for this
image, but as he claimed to be 'no 007' he'll probably be relieved at the
retained anonymity. Although, if Bond's main role was spotting toy and model
figures while out and about, you'd be a shoe-in for the role Tom; thank you
very much, for a charming if anachronistic glimpse at viticulture Down Under!
I'm guessing Hornby resin for the cottages, Preiser
or Noch for plastic figures and accessories
and people like Noch, Beka, Heki or H&M for the
trees and landscaping?
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