Inspired by the work of Peter Bunce on this forum, I started building my horse drawn coal cart last March, using a Hobby's 'kit' (Peter's recommendation). I enclose 'kit' in inverted commas because the kit comprised a plan, five pieces of plywood, some stripwood, four wheels and miscellaneous bits of wire.
The kit took me a couple of months to construct and then I was faced with the problem of finding a suitable horse and then making a harness for it (there was no info in the kit as to what an appropriate horse harness looks like. As with a lot of things, now I've actually done this one, I now know much better how to do the next one. I've cut a few corners to make it work, but I think it's passable - as long as none of you are expert equestrians.
It's nowhere near the standard of Peter's wonderful models - but I think it will serve its purpose on the PLR.
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I've still got to add nameboards to the cart and a few more details such as weighing scales, a feed bag and bucket and maybe a few other bits and pieces, but it's beginning to look the part.
I'd have taken some photos of it in the coal yard at Beeston Castle Station - but true to form it's now chucking down with rain!
Rik
The kit took me a couple of months to construct and then I was faced with the problem of finding a suitable horse and then making a harness for it (there was no info in the kit as to what an appropriate horse harness looks like. As with a lot of things, now I've actually done this one, I now know much better how to do the next one. I've cut a few corners to make it work, but I think it's passable - as long as none of you are expert equestrians.
It's nowhere near the standard of Peter's wonderful models - but I think it will serve its purpose on the PLR.
.
I've still got to add nameboards to the cart and a few more details such as weighing scales, a feed bag and bucket and maybe a few other bits and pieces, but it's beginning to look the part.
I'd have taken some photos of it in the coal yard at Beeston Castle Station - but true to form it's now chucking down with rain!
Rik
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