Wednesday 17 July 2013

Ancient Roman Wagon

An Ancient Roman travelling wagon. It´s Roman (latin) Name ?. Odemars (constructed and painted HERE ) calls thier four wheeled wagon kit a carpentum but mostly,  a vehicle refered to as a carpentum are two wheeled affairs.
Whatever they were called, the one from odemars is a bit fancy looking for my liking so I´ve built myself a test Piece. The next one (when I get around to it ) will have suspension straps added to the cabin, a bit more decoration, curtains etc.

As usual and because I like the idea of having bods travelling /interacting with thier  vehicles and if they are added inside, then I want to be able to see them,  I´ve left the Roof detachable.
Re-creating the front axle was a bit fiddly. The metal rings I made following a technique used to make the rings for chainmail. Simply wrap wire aound a pole, then cut along one side of the coil..Hey presto!, lots of little circles.
This (below) is the sort of wagon that turns up when you search for Roman Carpentum. Two wheeled.
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  1. michigentilesmicroworld17 July 2013 at 05:10

    very nice wagon Paul. It gives me the desire to build something similar. greetings

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  2. Jay17 July 2013 at 05:51

    I like the four wheeler, better than the two wheeler. Mr. Bods. Nice work.

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  3. Phil17 July 2013 at 06:13

    Another great addition, love the details...

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  4. BigRedBat17 July 2013 at 07:16

    I really like that! Might try to make one, myself...

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    1. Paul´s Bods17 July 2013 at 08:49

      Thanks Simon.
      It´s not that difficult....quite a Basic shape really, only the axle was a bit fiddly.

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  5. peter17 July 2013 at 07:46

    Fantastic work again Paul! I really like this kind of work!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  6. The Angry Lurker17 July 2013 at 09:12

    Damn nice Paul, saw something very similar in the movie King Arthur with Clive Owen.

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  7. Michael Awdry17 July 2013 at 10:30

    Now that is a seriously impressive build Paul!

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    1. Paul´s Bods17 July 2013 at 10:35

      Thanks Michael...not bad for a test build eh? :-D Turned out better than I reckoned it would.

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  8. Markus Schenk17 July 2013 at 11:45

    Great model. Like a romen "Volkswagon". Great work. I bow my head.

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  9. Unknown17 July 2013 at 12:48

    You make this look easy Paul and I know it's not. Nice build!

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  10. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn17 July 2013 at 15:22

    nice wheels! though a little bumpy I'd imagine. good work on using the chain mail idea... did you know the guys at WETA workshop made so much chain mail for the LOTR movies that their thumb prints and their prints on their index finger were rubbed off? interesting, especially but for criminals, but I expect all the detectives have to do is round up the few people who have no prints, which might be easier in the end.

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