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Miniatures Adventure => Old West => Topic started by: Rich H on October 14, 2020, 09:04:42 PM

Title: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 14, 2020, 09:04:42 PM
Something a bit different for me... it's proving to be a bit of a pain to get the details right!

(random horses just for scale - and might be out of scale I know nothing about horses...)
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: tomrommel1 on October 15, 2020, 07:30:27 AM
looks very good Rich! I suppose I can guess who the customer is  ;)
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on October 15, 2020, 08:08:05 AM
Nice start.
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Digits on October 15, 2020, 08:21:30 AM
Always a difficult subject.  As a gamer, I want to be able to feel it’s a prominent piece on the table....sometimes good to put a mini or two in ,etc.....but the fact is, they really were very small.  I had a Dixon one years ago, lovely kit, but swapped it for a larger out of scale laser cut one purely for gaming reasons.

Nice to see another take on one though.
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 15, 2020, 09:48:18 AM
As it's 3d printed scale is easily varied.  It will be scaled to suit the aesthetic for the range so it should have a reasonable presence on the table.  But I too was surprised how tiny they are!
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Ultravanillasmurf on October 15, 2020, 06:56:14 PM
I am guessing about 1/50 scale.

I wonder about a steampunk variation....

Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 15, 2020, 07:03:16 PM
A stream engine would fit nicely on the back if I took the luggage rack off...
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 17, 2020, 04:30:28 PM
First print
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: gamer Mac on October 17, 2020, 04:46:51 PM
Nice job :-* :-* :-*
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: bluewillow on October 19, 2020, 05:29:16 AM
Nice work it looks the part, will it be commercially available ?

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 19, 2020, 08:33:01 AM
 Yes! 

Just need to work out how to split it up for casting.  It's quite a complex beast.

I'll probably lop the roof off, but the undercarriage is pretty flimsy and complicated.
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: flatpack on October 19, 2020, 08:35:11 AM
That does look very nice.
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 19, 2020, 08:40:23 AM
As soon as I can work that out and add the brakes (which I've just noticed I forgot...) It'll be on its way to Empress :)
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: tomrommel1 on October 19, 2020, 09:54:07 AM
That looks really nice indeed
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: fastolfrus on October 19, 2020, 09:56:31 PM
Probably needs more horses, 6 rather than 4

If in doubt look for an old (1960) TV show called "Stagecoach West", (appears on UK Freeview channel 81 on weekends) or even Doris Day's Calamity Jane
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 20, 2020, 10:31:44 AM
Yes that is the plan but it becomes extremely long so it will be in two versions 4 and 6 horses.

At some point there will be a covered wagon and buggy
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: princeman on October 22, 2020, 06:36:34 PM
Nicely done! Will you be selling this or Empress Miniatures?
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 22, 2020, 09:43:21 PM
Empress once I work out how to cut it up...
Title: Re: Stage coach
Post by: Rich H on October 24, 2020, 09:24:55 PM
Changed the boot and added the brakes.