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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

S is for Shiny Shelfies!

While in TKMaxx the other day, I shot these ornamental lumps for two reasons, one being that they cover a subject we cover here, and secondarily to show how a lot of what might be appearing in local auctions rooms as 'apprentice pieces' might have been made five-minutes ago from recycled drinks cans in Mumbai!

Aircraft Models; Aircraft Ornaments; Alloy Models; Aluminium Alloy; Apprentice Piece; Art Deco Retro; Cast Metal; Decorative Ornaments; Decorative Sculptures; Die-Cast Aircraft; Die-Cast Alloy; Die-Cast Metal; Die-cast Novelties; Home Decor; Home Furnishings; Homeware; Indain Castings; Made in India; Ornamental Aircraft; Ornamental Castings; Retro Range; Retro Sculptures; Shelfies TK Maxx; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; TK Maxx Planes;
By far the better piece and at £12.99p affordable if it tickles your fancy that much, but not something I need, a vague Mosquito look, it would go well with Tintin figures in a display cabinet maybe? It had a stern label stating it's "...not a toy" and is "...for decoration only", which is probably to save TJX Europe from law-suits for broken toes!

Aircraft Models; Aircraft Ornaments; Alloy Models; Aluminium Alloy; Apprentice Piece; Art Deco Retro; Cast Metal; Decorative Ornaments; Decorative Sculptures; Die-Cast Aircraft; Die-Cast Alloy; Die-Cast Metal; Die-cast Novelties; Home Decor; Home Furnishings; Homeware; Indain Castings; Made in India; Ornamental Aircraft; Ornamental Castings; Retro Range; Retro Sculptures; Shelfies TK Maxx; Small Scale World; smallscaleworld.blogspot.com; TK Maxx Planes;
This was frankly ugly, and is the sort of hidiosity you might see in the background of one of those navel-gazing movies about the making of the movies where it would be owned by some unspeakable Hollywood mogul who's Bel Air mansion would have been entirely furnished by an 'interior designer' anyway, but then you can say that about a lot of the stuff in TKMaxx's home-furnishing section!

It also looks a bit like some of the designs in that movie with Jude Law I can't remember the name of (the one with the flying aircraft carriers - and Angelina Jolie as a pilot-babe?)? It had the better propellers though, the ones on the 'mosquito' are vary crude and heavy.

Both were marked 'Made in India' which is forth entry in the tag list I think, and reminds me there's still some 'India' in the queue, from Mr. B!
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2 comments:

  1. SpaceToyerFebruary 18, 2020 at 4:10 PM

    "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (2004) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346156/

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  2. Hugh WalterFebruary 19, 2020 at 3:51 PM

    That's the one SpaceToyer, and I agree with the critics, brilliant cinematography, poor scrip/plot, but it is a LOT of fun! And I met that Jude Law at a wedding, he's a really nice guy, genuine, if you know what I mean!

    H

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