EotD - Coaches and Carriages - review

[psyberwyche]

That review was great. I haven't assembled my omnibus yet, so it's great as a head's up. Definitely not going to buy the hansom now - I didn't realise it had integral passengers - and ugly ones at that! Still, the foot figures I got from the kickstarter are awesome :-)

[gatetraveller]

Great review! 

I didn't realize that anyone made an Omnibus!  I'll have to pick up one!

Thank you!

[Booboo]

Great review! 

I didn't realize that anyone made an Omnibus!  I'll have to pick up one!

Thank you!

There was a post on the WW forum where someone added some extra passengers to the top, makes a world of difference.

http://www.westwindproductions-forum.co.uk/index.php?topic=3902.0

[Agamemnon2]

For me, the biggest issue with the Brougham has been moving the rear axle back far enough to give the side doors clearance to open, which I finally accomplished with the aid of some heavy duty brass rod. I'm also pinning every single wheel to the axles, which is a lot more work, and the horses need to be pinned into the cobblestone base I'm using. At my current pace, it will be finished by the summer.

[Booboo]

I would have much rather paid a some extra bucks and had it include a base that was designed around the cab. i.e not just textured, but had a spot for the horse bases to fit it, and have the cobble texture carried over to the hose base, and had pegs on the wheels and holes in the base for where the wheels go.   I was just about to order a Brougham though, how far off do you have to move the wheels for perceived "door clearance", curious.

[Agamemnon2]

About five millimeters. I did this by severing the vertical brackets of the rear axle, and instead gluing in a pair of L-brackets made of heavy duty brass rod, to which I also rigged a small "shelf and a sideways brace of the same brass, and finally, I glued the original axle to THAT. I gave up on any representation of the rear springs, but instead went for a very, very sturdy arrangement.

I too would have preferred the arrangement you describe, sawing off the integral horse bases has been horrendous, and the legs are so spindly I don't know if they even can be pinned to the base, or whether I should just replace the equines outright.