Model Trailways 1895 Horse-Drawn Hearse Wagon - 1/12 - by Kevin - Completed July 2021

[Kevin 2,437]

good evening everyone

 

doors

 

there was one one hinge supplied instead of 4, replacements come from the states, so i raided the wife dolls house spare parts found 4 and fitted, both doors open

just handle to fit

 

glazing

a simple job, but rather than paint the glazing strips black i did them antique gold, it looks ok

the very thin plastic film was protected in a p[plastic envelope, but for some reason it is marked by the outline of the photo etch decoration which was also in a plastic envelope - spooky,  i did to clean it off somehow

 

seat

wasnt happy about just painting it brown, so i covered it in leatherette, then put a piping around it to hide the white edges, this them made it to wide for the kit supplied back rest so made one out of brass

 

front suspension ongoing

 

decoration is now on, just needs tidying up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Mad Steve 10,394]

Ooooooh very nice Kevin 😬👍

[Grunhertz 12,968]

Wow that's good 

[Sprocket 2,753]

that's just galloping along, like your seat base, looks the part.

[Kevin 2,437]

6 hours ago, Sprocket said:

that's just galloping along, like your seat base, looks the part.

i think another kit like this could be adapted very nice into something else, 

[Sprocket 2,753]

9 hours ago, Kevin said:

i think another kit like this could be adapted very nice into something else, 

I bet the local undertakers would pay a premium for a model like that in their window, in a glass case, you could write your own cheque.

[Grunhertz 12,968]

13 minutes ago, Sprocket said:

I bet the local undertakers would pay a premium for a model like that in their window, in a glass case, you could write your own cheque.

Or get a very nice discount!

[Col. 3,484]

That's dead good

[Walrus 7,389]

20 minutes ago, Col. said:

That's dead good

Altogether now  a one a two a one two three four!

Oh the Deadgood stage is a comin' on over the hill! 

[Paul Brown 4,495]

I've been following this thread with the occasional giggle, because me old dad arranged his own funeral and organised a horse drawn hearse. It was typical of the old boy to embarrass his offspring right to the very end, it seemed like the whole village turned out to watch and every man and his dog was out in their front garden pointing at the old fashioned hearse, with it's black horses and ostrich feather plumes and pipers marching in front. People asked 'was he Scottish?' and we're going no, he just liked pipes. Very East End, except he couldn't have been more Essex if he tried. He would have loved this. 

[Kevin 2,437]

Good morning everyone

 

this little project is quickly coming to an end

the front suspension was made up along with the 5th wheel (steering head), primed and gloss black top coat

 

everything apart from the wheels is now finished and ready to be attached

my next post will be in a couple days with the final reveal

 

[Kevin 2,437]

On 26/07/2021 at 20:21, Paul Brown said:

I've been following this thread with the occasional giggle, because me old dad arranged his own funeral and organised a horse drawn hearse. It was typical of the old boy to embarrass his offspring right to the very end, it seemed like the whole village turned out to watch and every man and his dog was out in their front garden pointing at the old fashioned hearse, with it's black horses and ostrich feather plumes and pipers marching in front. People asked 'was he Scottish?' and we're going no, he just liked pipes. Very East End, except he couldn't have been more Essex if he tried. He would have loved this. 

thank you @Paul Brown

it made a change to do a kit with decent instruction in a couple weeks timescale, i will be doing another carriage after this before getting back to my long term build

[Kevin 2,437]

Good afternoon everyone

 

a final few pictures before the reveal

 

[Kevin 2,437]

well i finished it

 

an enjoyable build

kit quality 10/10

my effort 3/10

paints rattle can

glue was pva and medium C/A

sort furnishings by the wife, thank you

 

thank you for following, i have another ready to go on the build table

[Gorby 8,687]

That's excellent Kevin.

You should be dead proud. 

When are you building the horses?

[Kevin 2,437]

1 minute ago, Gorby said:

That's excellent Kevin.

You should be dead proud. 

When are you building the horses?

not found any yet,

[Grunhertz 12,968]

Drop dead gorgeous mate well done

[Kevin 2,437]

50 minutes ago, Grunhertz said:

Drop dead gorgeous mate well done

thank you

[skwonk 5,553]

BZ on an unusual subject. Still faster than a Jazz even without the horses.

[Kevin 2,437]

57 minutes ago, skwonk said:

BZ on an unusual subject. Still faster than a Jazz even without the horses.

thankypu, if i get an ose i will call it Jazz, just for you

[Mad Steve 10,394]

That really does look fantastic Kevin, seriously, very nice indeed*

 

 

* I must point out tho, Mr Freezer 👍, Mr Wheeley bin 👍 even Mr Desk👍, but that wally you hired as a model model, nah

 

[Kevin 2,437]

1 minute ago, Mad Steve said:

That really does look fantastic Kevin, seriously, very nice indeed*

 

 

* I must point out tho, Mr Freezer 👍, Mr Wheeley bin 👍 even Mr Desk👍, but that wally you hired as a model model, nah

 

some ugly old git i found behind the freezer

[Mad Steve 10,394]

😬

Big Floater, the Freezer Geezer 

[Kevin 2,437]

12 hours ago, Mad Steve said:

😬

Big Floater, the Freezer Geezer 

bin larden man

[Sprocket 2,753]

Excellent Horse drawn model Kevin, you've got the paint and decoration just right. The whole thing looks very dignified. I'd like to see how you're planning to display the finished model.