NEWS RELEASE
JOLLEY’S FARM TOYS DIORAMA COMPETITION
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Are you a toy collector wanting to showcase your toys? Or a carpet farmer?
Jolley’s Farm Toys of Alma is hosting a free toy display competition as part of their 10th anniversary Open House celebrations on Saturday July 6th. The activity is open to everyone – all ages. Entering the competition offers kids and adults a chance to creatively assemble and display their collection of toys. The fun begins as individuals craft and creates their own layouts. The dioramas can be crafted to be realistic display of a rural scene or a made-up scene.
The 1/64th scale is popular for making dioramas, noted Nicholas Grose, owner of Jolley’s Farm Toys. “The sky is the limit to what you want to showcase. Rural scene are popular dioramas and often include farm equipment and dealerships, family farm ranging (horse, dairy, beef, sheep, cash crop or mixed farm, tree farms or orchard.” Nick is a railroad buff- he sometimes sets up dioramas featuring HO scale trains with moving cars and trains. Creating a display is a great way to showcase toy collections and crafting diorama is a fun hobby and any age can participate. Folks can paint boards and apply material suited to create the look they desire ranging from grassed area, gravel, dirt field or crop. They can make various accessories and props ranging from model trees, and hydro poles, to complement their collection of toys and buildings.
Scale farming, or carpet farming call it what you like it’s a fun activity that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Nicholas Grose has been crafting and designing scale farm displays since he was 8 years old. He had the opportunity to travel to farm shows and steam shows across Canada and United States with his parents. As a kid he would sit and watch the exhibitors design and set up their displays. “It is a hobby that takes a lot of creativity, and patience,” said Grose, “you have to learn to pay attention to detail, how learn how to follow plan ahead and follow a plan – skill set that can be applied to my job today.” Visitors to Jolley’s Farm Toys Open House will get a glimpse of some of his private collection.
“I believe that toys are for big kids and little kids, so this is such an enjoyable activity because it tickles the fancy of all kinds of toy collectors,” said Nick Grose. “From little tots, to young at heart, what’s not to like about toys. Farmers, to future farmers to wanna be farmers to carpet farmers – crafting a diorama display it was something anyone can do. I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s entries on display during Jolley’s Farm Toys 10th Anniversary Open House.”
Other activities at Jolley’s 10th Open House include Touch A Tractors & Skid Steers, Ride N Drive Toys, Sand box test a toy,-Diorama Displays.
Jolley’s Farm Toys is hosting a free toy display competition on Saturday July 6th as part of their 10th anniversary Open House celebrations. The activity is open to everyone – all ages. There are 2 categories – Class 1 – under 16 years of age Class 2 – 16 and older. Top prizes for category include First place $100 gift card to Jolley’s and a hat, second place $50 gift card to Jolley’s and hat, third place – collector’s hat. Toy display – diorama competition is open to any theme and any size scales of toys but maximum display size is 8 ft by 4 ft per entry. Themes could include but are not limited to farming, equine, construction, cars etc.
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