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Title: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: FramFramson on June 03, 2017, 08:12:10 AM

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.

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on June 03, 2017, 09:28:30 AM

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

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

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: FramFramson on June 03, 2017, 09:39:01 AM

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.

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: Mick_in_Switzerland on June 03, 2017, 09:51:49 AM

Front Rank make nice wheels in various sizes.
http://www.frontrank.com/product-category/18th-century/18th-century-equipment/ (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 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=78682.30)

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: Wirelizard on June 04, 2017, 10:00:47 PM

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

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: FramFramson on June 04, 2017, 10:26:43 PM

Anyone have any pictures of the drivers?

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: lou passejaire on June 05, 2017, 02:08:09 PM

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

lledo days gone , for exemple ...

(https://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/63/95/43/dscn2433.jpg)

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

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: tin shed gamer on June 05, 2017, 02:18:57 PM

Matt,

Just send me a pick of your favourite version!

Mark.

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: FramFramson on June 05, 2017, 05:29:47 PM

Favourite version of what?

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: tin shed gamer on June 05, 2017, 07:21:21 PM

Matt.

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

Title: Re: Anyone make a good 30's horse-drawn delivery wagon?
Post by: FramFramson on June 05, 2017, 07:32:39 PM

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.