Trying to find out name of tacky ornaments

[theplayingmantis]

that always used to be in cornish gift shops when i were a kid in the 90's. they were a crystal ball (small thumbnail size id guess) with like a wizard or dragon with it a few inches high in metal of some sort. i always thought they were king arthur related but not sure. i was never allowed one as was told its overpriced tat.

they came in all sorts of different guises/scenes, but since visiting in recent years as a n adult ive not noticed them.

something reminded me of them just now (we were discussing then googling the film trog at work and somehting came up under image of an image... )and i wondered if anyone remembers or knew what they were called?!

[steveatesh]

Cornish Tatsie? 😆

[Fitz666]

I think they were from the Myth & Magic range of dragony type pewter figures.

[bigandclever]

Like this monstrosity?



Tudor Mint Myth & Magic Pewter Figures

[TooMany2cvs]

theplayingmantis said:

i was never allowed one as was told its overpriced tat.

Your parents sound very sensible.

[theplayingmantis]

bigandclever said:

Like this monstrosity?



Tudor Mint Myth & Magic Pewter Figures

the metal was similar but the ball was much smaller and not a ball! like a multi faced crystal. and the dragon was like protecting it sort of, or was part of the merlins staff or Arthur's sword.

[theplayingmantis]

Fitz666 said:

I think they were from the Myth & Magic range of dragony type pewter figures.

yes these look similar upon googling...although from memory they looked a bit less sh*te!

[Getragdogleg]

theplayingmantis said:

Fitz666 said:

I think they were from the Myth & Magic range of dragony type pewter figures.

yes these look similar upon googling...although from memory they looked a bit less sh*te!

The rose tinted spectacles of time ?

[cootuk]

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[theplayingmantis]

cootuk said:

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

i shall peruse that thread on the train shortly. i wonder if anyone discovered the danbury mint last of the summer wine collection.

The compo coffee table brought great mirth when we discovered it (that it was a thing) at work.

[Dibble]

cootuk said:

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

14 years ago!!

[wildoliver]

Dibble said:

cootuk said:

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

14 years ago!!

That really is scary. I can't believe it was so long ago.

As for the ops question surely you aren't looking to buy said that? Usually found adorning council houses with lazy bad back claiming benefit tennant's who like to wear black velvet and claim they are white witches?

[theplayingmantis]

wildoliver said:

Dibble said:

cootuk said:

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

14 years ago!!

That really is scary. I can't believe it was so long ago.

As for the ops question surely you aren't looking to buy said that? Usually found adorning council houses with lazy bad back claiming benefit tennant's who like to wear black velvet and claim they are white witches?

not buying, just wondered what it was....honest...

[Rawwr]

I believe they all come under the umbrella of 'shíte'.

[Occam's Razor]

Dibble said:

cootuk said:

The Wing'd Horse of ChavTat..what a thread

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

14 years ago!!

Blimey, that makes me feel old. I remember the day it was originally posted! Shame the link to the picture is broken. Happy days...

[bigandclever]

Occam's Razor said:

Blimey, that makes me feel old. I remember the day it was originally posted! Shame the link to the picture is broken. Happy days...

Fortunately, the internet never forgets (it just shrinks images a bit) ...

[Ayahuasca]

bigandclever said:

Occam's Razor said:

Blimey, that makes me feel old. I remember the day it was originally posted! Shame the link to the picture is broken. Happy days...

Fortunately, the internet never forgets (it just shrinks images a bit) ...

Where is the original Vixpy thread that preceded the Wing'd Horse one?

[bigandclever]

Ayahuasca said:

Where is the original Vixpy thread that preceded the Wing'd Horse one?

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=141&t=138583&h=0

[FredAstaire]

I had two or three of these dragon/crystal things, when I was just turning teen-aged, probably 12-14 or so. Picked up in souvenir shops whilst on holiday. I thought they were the bees knees and the height of adult taste and sophistication