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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

Conestoga wagon Mk2 (Imex)

You get two in the set but I didn´t want to just paint them both up the same...or even look the same so the cover was discarded, hoops for the canvas, brake, Jockeybox (Toolbox) and necksling added.
Here´s the wagon with the Johanssens as they take a dinner break on thier Long journey from Bodstown to the Great lake.
A bit of a Story and a "who´s who" HERE
Removing the Posts from the inside of the wagon was difficult and I broke two stanley knife blades before I came up with the idea of heating the blade over a candle. The Jockeybox is made from a lump of balsawood, the hoops from plastic Card as is the brake handle.
The female Johanssens
The male Johanssens.

The bods are from the Imex American Pioneers set.



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14 comments:

  1. Caliban22 October 2013 at 05:48

    That is amazing work - the hoops look fantastic!

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  2. The Angry Lurker22 October 2013 at 05:58

    Excellent work Paul on the wagon and family!

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  3. danny22 October 2013 at 08:09

    Hola
    Madre mía alucinante,gran trabajo
    un saludo

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  4. Phil22 October 2013 at 08:34

    Another great subject, I reall enjoy your work Paul!

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  5. F.Simon22 October 2013 at 09:41

    Excellent travail. Bravo

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  6. toma22 October 2013 at 10:29

    I like it. Nice job Paul.

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  7. lrqan22 October 2013 at 10:49

    Solid stuff.

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  8. Ian22 October 2013 at 11:07

    You always go that extra mile. Very nice work

    Ian

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  9. Michael Awdry22 October 2013 at 12:08

    Another cracking set Paul.

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  10. Jay22 October 2013 at 13:33

    Mr. Bods, excellent modeling work. I thought I saw an Indian moving in the background trees, but it appears to have only been a floater in my right eye.

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  11. Daisy Gowan Ditchburn22 October 2013 at 22:31

    great work Paul!

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  12. peter24 October 2013 at 03:13

    Fantastic conversion work again Paul! Also the bods are fantastic painted!

    Greetings
    Peter

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  13. Uncle Brian25 October 2013 at 02:58

    Wow! I can only echo what everyone else is saying: This is an amazing conversion! Great work as always Paul!

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  14. Scott B. Lesch29 October 2013 at 15:19

    Nice figures of my country's history.

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