Hong Kong Park with Lake (1 Viewer)

[Iron Brigade]

I just recently set up a diorama of a park in the Hong Kong, China area in circa 1900 using King & Country's Streets of Old Hong Kong (SOHK) sets that I already had on my main SOHK display with a harbor area. I also made use of some "Magic Water" I obtained from Treefrog Treasures recently to make a lake as part of the park. Diorama is on a wooden table that has display space of about 22 by 16 inches which also has a border enclosing the top sides of the table which made it easy to contain the Magic Water when I poured it on the "Lake" area of the display. The transferred over SOHK sets were HK45, 51, 85, 86 & 111 representing #8 people figures plus the HK74 Pagoda. There are #10 model trees and the land dry land area consists of play box sand with "grass" on top of it from a local hobby store. Please see #3 photos below.
"iron Brigade" / Gary

 

[Mitch]

very nice pictures.
Mitch

 

[glossman]

Dear Gary,

Thank you for sharing your new lake in the park display with the kids' playground. It is very nicely done. I see that you have diligently covered the bases of the figures. The old man sitting in the Pagoda looks content.

By the way, Bill and I concluded a very smooth transaction. His postage is very reasonable. I hope Karen and your good self are keeping well.

Best Wishes, Raymond.

 

[Iron Brigade]

Dear Gary,

Thank you for sharing your new lake in the park display with the kids' playground. It is very nicely done. I see that you have diligently covered the bases of the figures. The old man sitting in the Pagoda looks content.

By the way, Bill and I concluded a very smooth transaction. His postage is very reasonable. I hope Karen and your good self are keeping well.

Best Wishes, Raymond.

Dear Raymond:

It is very nice to hear from you again and thanks for your kind comments about my newest vignette diorama. I now have #3 displays/dioramas based on K&C's Streets of Old Hong Kong (SOHK) sets. I had thought of using the "Magic Water" for the harbor area of our major SOHK display, but decided that this might be just a little too big of a project for me. And I found out that getting an all water mat made by Build-A-Rama (BAR) was just too expensive! I have recently replaced the light blue felt material in the harbor area with a new more darker blue piece of felt and it looks much better than the old one and the cost was only about $3.00!

Some years back I gave Bill S. advice on eBay selling and he has certainly become a big time seller on eBay of late. I now see he is selling some early issues of TS&MF magazines including the April/May 1996 issue that I had my first article published in. I offered to sign the article so he could get a higher price, ha, ha!

Sorry to hear Singapore has air pollution problems which I trust will get better soon? I hope you and your family are doing well.

Warm regards, Gary

 

[ROUGH RIDER]

Another good one Gary. I've said it many times your Hong Kong series is an amazing display. I didn't think it could get any better. The water effect is spot on. Thanks for sharing and hope to see you and your wife the next I'm up that way.

 

[Iron Brigade]

Another good one Gary. I've said it many times your Hong Kong series is an amazing display. I didn't think it could get any better. The water effect is spot on. Thanks for sharing and hope to see you and your wife the next I'm up that way.

Hello John:
Thanks for your very nice comments & I would be glad to see you again in Wisconsin when you get up this way again.
Gary

 

[valmy33]

I just recently set up a diorama of a park in the Hong Kong, China area in circa 1900 using King & Country's Streets of Old Hong Kong (SOHK) sets that I already had on my main SOHK display with a harbor area. I also made use of some "Magic Water" I obtained from Treefrog Treasures recently to make a lake as part of the park. Diorama is on a wooden table that has display space of about 22 by 16 inches which also has a border enclosing the top sides of the table which made it easy to contain the Magic Water when I poured it on the "Lake" area of the display. The transferred over SOHK sets were HK45, 51, 85, 86 & 111 representing #8 people figures plus the HK74 Pagoda. There are #10 model trees and the land dry land area consists of play box sand with "grass" on top of it from a local hobby store. Please see #3 photos below.
"iron Brigade" / Gary

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Hi Gary,

It's really a good idea to show this kind of figures. It's different of other military subjects and I like that. I like the scenes of life in streets, markets and others places. It's really ineresting to show other civilisations like chinese here.

Thank you very much
Faithfully
Valmy

 

[Beaufighter]

Bravo!

Words like aesthetic and peaceful/tranquil come to mind at a first glance. What a great display that is just fun/relaxing to gaze at. Thanks for sharing.

~Marc