Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?

[FramFramson]

I know there's a very crappy Lledo one and same again for Matchbox (only as a fire wagon or omnibus), but at the very least you have to replace the horses and driver, in which case you might as well buy a better kit if there's one out there.

I checked Sloppy Jalopy, Minairons, Dixon, Blue Moon, etc.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

If laser cut MDF kits are OK for you, both Sarissa and Warbases have horse drawn delivery wagons.

http://www.sarissa-precision.com/Carts___Wagons/cat1603369_2504955.aspx

http://war-bases.co.uk/ACCESSORIES/Carts-Wagon?page=3

[FramFramson]

As those are both very simple and don't come with horse or driver, I might as well make my own.

Several folks have horses and carters, but I wonder what the cheapest way to get some carriage wheels might be.

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Front Rank make nice wheels in various sizes.
http://www.frontrank.com/product-category/18th-century/18th-century-equipment/

I used them when I made these plasticard Medieval wagons.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=78682.30

[Wirelizard]

Warbases can also set you up with drivers: http://war-bases.co.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=131_160

...and horses in various sizes and poses: http://war-bases.co.uk/index.php?route=product/search&search=horse

I have their Standing Horses - http://war-bases.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=131_156&product_id=1222 - not painted yet, and they're nice solid clean sculpts, slightly bigger than Warlord's ECW/TYW cavalry horses, which feels right for cart/carriage horses.

4Ground has a sheet of lasercut wheels that could prove useful: http://www.4ground.co.uk/add-ons-19th-20th-century-wheels?search=wheel

[FramFramson]

Anyone have any pictures of the drivers?

[lou passejaire]

give a look at the die cast ranges ....

lledo days gone , for exemple ...



the onmibus are quite small, but the other horse drawn stuff are quite correct .

[tin shed gamer]

Matt,

Just send me a pick of your favourite version!

Mark.

[FramFramson]

Favourite version of what?

[tin shed gamer]

Matt.

I've a few civilian bits to add.So there's no reason I can't add a Delivery wagon.

[FramFramson]

Ah! Well, I'd definitely order one of those.

Wagon would be similar to the Sarissa one, only with a larger rear wheel/smaller front wheel (looks a bit better and more useable for different periods). One horse is probably plenty.

Driver with a deliveryman's cap and generic long coat.