Coach & Pair

[Yankeepedlar01]

I've been celebrating the end of my SYW painting marathon by doing bits and bobs for fun. This is a coach and pair for our Astounding Tales Pulp Sherlock Holmes games. The horses and driver are from Dixon ~ the latter a gunfighter with added whip. The coach is a pre-painted plastic model by an Italian manufacturer, its 1/43rd,slightly overscale, and is labelled as a 'Brumm'. I got this and a second model in a Toy Emporium's January sale for £5.00. Not perfect, but they will do for some cheap period transport in the games.

[Malamute]

Nice model Dave. perfect for a carriage chase through Whitechapel

[Orctrader]

Looks great. 

[odd duck]

I LIKE IT!!I would'nt have noticed the oversize scale if you had'nt mentioned it.

[argsilverson]

Lovely!

what scale difference?

[joroas]

and is labelled as a 'Brumm'

In some parts of the Black Country that's fighting talk............... 

Nice model, by the way, some of these prepaints are quite handy. 

[War In 15MM]

Two weeks ago I came across this posting, and it sent me on a search to find Brumm coaches.  In that two weeks I have discovered that this Italian manufacturer makes a large number of historically accurate and beautifully made plastic coaches in 1:43 scale, and I have been able to purchase 5 different models including the one pictured above.  I was also able to discover that a company by the name of S and D Models (a UK company) holds the production rights to the Phoenix 43 figure line which makes three different horses in harness appropriate for pulling these coaches.  In the US the distributor for the Phoenix line is International Hobbies.   While the coaches can be quite expensive, a search can result in finding them at reasonable prices.  I paid between $5 and $20 per coach. That price range included shipping and handling. But I have often seen them priced between $30 and $60.  The horses are, to my taste, expensive but give the coaches the right look so I have purchased several of them as well.  If you are looking for coaches for your Victorian collection, these are the best I have found.  My thanks to the poster of the original message.

[Chairface]

Good to know. Thank you!

[Parriah]

Veery nice, sorry I missed this until now!
Got any new stuff?