As my layout is set in 1944 there wasn't a lot of combustion engine goods vehicles about in rural Suffolk.
I have purchase on of Ancorton Models Horse drawn coal wagon. It will be used to take goods from Shipmeadow station to the old workhouse, now used by a pig farmer.
The kit was straight forward to assemble. I used superglue. I left off the central rail so its just a flat cart.
The 2nd photo has the horse 'Sorrel' posing with the cart.
photo 2
That looks great - thanks for the post - I've found them on the WWW.
I've given the cart a basic paint job.
I primed it grey then gave the body a coat of green. The metal tyres were given a coat of metalcote polished steel which was then polished.
I painted the axle and underneath the flat bed a coat of wood colour then dry brushed over the bed with the wood to try and give it a bit of a weathered effect.
The tyres look a little thick so I will see if I can slim them down a bit.
I am quite pleased with it and will give it some more weathering in due course.
Greetings,
Your wagon looks great, a couple of questions coming from the other side of the pond (Portland Oregon), where does the driver sit? In England you would only use one horse for a wagon like this, over here we would have used a team for a wagon like this. As to the steel tire on the wheel what I was going to suggest is aluminum foil tape for heating ducts, it comes in a roll, is very thin, and the adhesive sticks like mad. I use it for all kind of things and the tire of a wagon wheel it would work perfectly. The only problem with this is that I don't know if it is available in your side of the world. Another thought that I had was to use .005 styrene plastic sheet or strips. If using sheets, cut it to the correct width, tape it to some card board with double sided tape so it does not blow off and then paint it, the side stuck down will not have any paint on it so the adhesive will attach it to the wood well and since it is already painted on three sides you will not have to worry about it being to thick.
Andre
Portland Oregon USA
Hello Andre and thanks for your comments.
I'm not 100% sure where the driver would sit, presumably on the front platform.
Thanks for the foil suggestion. There is modelling metal foil available which is mainly used by aircraft and vehicle modellers so might be worth a look. I think I may have some.
These wagons represent a saving over the H0 scale Preiser ones I usually use that are about
The driver would most likely stand, not sit.
Dart Castings (among others) will supply wheel sets for several types of wagon so scratch building is a darn sight cheaper and as they were not mass produced but built by small local coach builders would vary in detail considerably.
I was thinking 'stand' rather than 'sit'. If this were to be used for door-to-door deliveries of coal the driver would be spending more time getting seated and gettin up again than he would actually driving or delivering!
Nice model, nicely built! I guess the company name would be on the front of the front panel and on the side panels.
thanks for the info regarding sitting or standing.
The purpose of the cart on my layout is for the pig farmer who is now using the ex workhouse to ferry supplies from the station to the ex workhouse.
I have ordered - and received - two horse-drawn vehicles from Ancorton; a 4-wheel removals van and a two-wheel delivery van. In the process of making up the 2-wheeler.
Very nice little kits. I'll post some images sometime.
Look forward to seeing photos Hugh.
I've not had any time to work on mine lately
See my layout thread for a work-in-progress photo...
I like horse drawn wagons and drays. See http://www.nrm.org.uk/AboutUs/PressOffice/PressReleases/2011/October/drayhorseartofadvertising.aspx (http://www.nrm.org.uk/AboutUs/PressOffice/PressReleases/2011/October/drayhorseartofadvertising.aspx)
No seat for the driver there; other times the driver could sit either side with legs over the side.
Interesting, the only wagon that I know of that did not have a seat was the Conestoga wagon, they were usually pulled by oxen and the teamster had to walk along side to get the oxen to go where he wanted them to go. Maybe it had to do with the distance that they traveled in the US that made the difference.
Andre
Portland Oregon