Hand Powered Cart
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2020 12:41 pm
It's been sometime since I built anything, think it was last June maybe. I saw a film on the TV last year on a heritage line and one of those hand powered carts was been used a lot, I thought, that would be a build I might try. So trawling the internet I came across this.
So I thought I would try to build one very loosely and I mean (Very Loosely)..
This is my attempt.
I just built a chassis and flat wagon out of 2mm Plasticard and put some Brandbright axle boxes on.
Then I put a gearbox on it, well it looks like a gearbox,
Next went on the levers and housing for the gubbins. I forgot to take a photo of building that, Sorry.
I then cut some 2mm Stainless bar and "Blackened" them with a gas torch.
Then the cart was painted with Vallejo mix of Burgundy and light grey for a more wooden look. I didn't spray it, hand painted....
I did say it was to be built "Very loosely"..... And the handles are a bit too long, but some of these carts were operated with four personal. I have yet to find any that would be suitable.
I made the little wooden step from off-cuts of left over Plasticard.
Hope you find this enlightening I have.
More importantly though, Anne loves it and it will now sit on the line when I can get around to building our new one. It may be sometime in the building of it though. I have learned not to rush it now.
But until the weather improves vastly, I am going to try another scratch build of something else. Don't know what yet..... And again it may be sometime before it gets finished, I do get very tired now and I have to pace myself.....
So I thought I would try to build one very loosely and I mean (Very Loosely)..
This is my attempt.
I just built a chassis and flat wagon out of 2mm Plasticard and put some Brandbright axle boxes on.
Then I put a gearbox on it, well it looks like a gearbox,
Next went on the levers and housing for the gubbins. I forgot to take a photo of building that, Sorry.
I then cut some 2mm Stainless bar and "Blackened" them with a gas torch.
Then the cart was painted with Vallejo mix of Burgundy and light grey for a more wooden look. I didn't spray it, hand painted....
I did say it was to be built "Very loosely"..... And the handles are a bit too long, but some of these carts were operated with four personal. I have yet to find any that would be suitable.
I made the little wooden step from off-cuts of left over Plasticard.
Hope you find this enlightening I have.
More importantly though, Anne loves it and it will now sit on the line when I can get around to building our new one. It may be sometime in the building of it though. I have learned not to rush it now.
But until the weather improves vastly, I am going to try another scratch build of something else. Don't know what yet..... And again it may be sometime before it gets finished, I do get very tired now and I have to pace myself.....