Scale Model Horse Drawn Vehicles - Page 2

radish1us · 08-03-2005

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Originally Posted by adzam

awesome pictures jraah,
are the models built using similiar techniques to the real ones ?

any pics you have of these models under contstruction would be great if you could post them

thanx

Adz..

Hi Adzam, when making these models, I try to make them as close as possible to the way the original vehicles would have been made. Have a look at this webshots site, go to the bottom and open the last two albums and you should get an idea of how the models are made. EVERY item, including ALL nuts and bolts are hand made.

http://community.webshots.com/user/radish1us

regards radish

adzam · 08-03-2005

radish ... WOW !

stunning work, the time and dedication put into those models must be immense.
hat of to you,

some bueatiful work there.

Adz..

15-03-2005

East-Anglian Waggon of 1850

The actual vehicle was built at Maplestead in North Essex around 1850. A Mr. John Anstee found it in a farmyard in 1952, when it was in a very bad state. He purchased it from the farmer, a Mr. Beehag for £1. Anstee spent considerable time and money on restoration, with great care being taken to keep to the original construction. John Thompson produced a set of plans in 1975 when he measured it up at the Museum of English Rural life.
This massive and stately waggon was amongst one of the largest and heaviest ever built in England. A man of 6ft. 4in. would have had to stand on tip-toe to look over the side at its lowest point and the rear wheels were around 5½ft. in diameter.

The three pictures here show close up details of a 1/8th scale model and you can see here how a wagon wheel was constructed. All parts are scratch-built and the timber used is lime, spruce and apple.

jraah

**John** · 15-03-2005

The attention to detail that's gone in to them is amazing, a true craftsman

**wonwinglo** · 15-03-2005

These vehicles are a part of our social history and it is great to see them being preserved in this way,once more through the models the exact skills used in producing such items as the elaborate wheels live on,Jraah people like yourself with such dedication and skills are a credit to the hobby of building scale models,thank you for showing us all what can be achieved in miniature.

Faglionne · 10-08-2005

Hi guys
I'd like to know where I can obtain carriage/ horse drawn vehicles plans?
Thanks in advance

HillyBry · 13-08-2005

you will get some good plans at www.hobby.uk.com

radish1us · 25-09-2007

Hi to All, for anybody who might be remotely interested in Scale Model Horse Drawn Vehicles, the original website at - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scalemodel.hdvs/index.htm, has managed to disappear into the wilderness.

BUT, there is another site that has the same information, it has risen from the ashes like a phoenix, once again it is available for perusal.

http://scalemodelhorsedrawnvehicle.co.uk/

Please feel free to check it out, lots of good info available.

regards radish

jraah · 02-10-2007

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Originally Posted by radish1us

Hi to All, for anybody who might be remotely interested in Scale Model Horse Drawn Vehicles, the original website at - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/scalemodel.hdvs/index.htm, has managed to disappear into the wilderness.

BUT, there is another site that has the same information, it has risen from the ashes like a phoenix, once again it is available for perusal.

http://scalemodelhorsedrawnvehicle.co.uk/

Please feel free to check it out, lots of good info available.

regards radish

Thanks Radish for updating that link!

I hope to be back later and make a few more posts

jraah.

vicente · 10-10-2007

I can´t put pictures here what is wrong.Thanks