SPRING IS HERE AND SO IS THE TOURIST SEASON: SO HOWZABOUT A MODEL-SPOTTING TRIP TO LONDON’S COVENT GARDEN?
A recent visit to the famed Covent Garden Piazza in London revealed that there are miniatures to be found in the unlikeliest places. SMN Report: There is one obvious place to track down, and that’s the Tintin shop in Floral Street . Packed to the rafters with Tintin stuff, it’s a Herge fan’s delight. For us, the red-and-white chequered Moon rocket from Destination Moon on sale in no less than three different sizes was a spoonful of cream on the cake. Add various 1:43 scale vehicles from the story, and the place became a graphic novel and model fan’s treasure-trove. As was the Forbidden Planet store , in Shaftesbury Avenue. Books, collectibles, comics, games, miniatures… if you like fantasy and science-fiction, the place is unmissable. Mind you, there are other Forbidden Planet stores spread around the UK, so one of them might be reachable if a trip to London is not on your itinerary. And in the Covent Garden Piazza itself? Well, we found no dedicated model or miniature store, sad to ...