I seem to have had a whole series of games where wagons were crucial to the plot and first I could not find my original model, made quite a while back now, and then I realised one was not enough.
So last week I set about creating another 2 to complete the set. I think the pictures pretty much say it all, the wheels are always the part that take the longest and are the least fun, so I got them done early on.
The actual wagons were based on the one I made earlier, it seemed to work OK, so why change it.
I have some toy cows to use as pack animals. probably a bit large but close enough and very cheap.
I have some GS work to do to strengthen joins, especially the wheels, but then its just painting, which is simple enough.
I used wood glue for some parts, superglue for others when I needed something glued immediately and when I put the wheels on the cart, not done yet, I will sprinkle Bi-carb over the superglue join to strengthen it. If you're not aware it creates and chemical change in the glue which sets hard immediately, the Bi-carb forming a solid with the superglue. Pictures when I post about this next.
Those are going to look great once finished!!
ReplyDeleteTa Riot much appreciated, will get them painted soon :-)
ReplyDeleteNice build! Not sure about the wheels though, it can't be that comfortabel to have these on your wagon. Why didn't you just leave them round?
ReplyDeleteOdd aren't they? I think its a throw back to when I made some Ork warbuggies about 15 years ago. Whenever I construct a wheel it has to have the lumps, terrible habit to have got into. Perhaps this is the time to remove them!
DeleteI think the wheels will look better and more realistic without the lumps :).
DeleteEnded up adding more to fill out the outer wheel so they looked more substantial, will post when painted now.
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