"Old west wagon in 28mm" Topic

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Hope it works for ACW also…

Amicalement
Armand

The box structure in back and the barrel on the side make me think this is intended to be a chuck wagon for a cattle drive. To the best of my knowledge, chuck wagons weren't used during the war. If those were left off, it would be a nice light wagon for your supply train.

Grelber

I wonder what you do for a wagon cover.

Also during the Civil War and well into the Indian Wars that followed, military freight wagons (and most civilian freight wagons) had no seat for a driver. That problem would probably easily be solved with the kit, but the chuck wagon box in the back may not be.

Military freight wagons were drawn by horses or (more commonly) mules, ideally six of either. The driver sat on the near wheel mule. That would be the mule on the left side, closest to the wagon. The driver controlled the team with a jerk line.

Civilian freight wagons were often pulled by oxen with the bull whacker walking beside the team. Otherwise, they were most likely as described for the military. Noncommercial civilian wagons would be the ones with a seat for a driver. Although many of the settlers traveling west used the jerk line or bull train method.

Try finding a 15mm or 28mm Civil War wagon with a cover and pulled by mules as I have described it.

Tom

Many thanks!!..

Amicalement
Armand

You could use paper, tissue or cretepaper for a cover. Or foil.

The boxes at the rear look easy to leave off as there are floor board etching visible, they must be seperate parts, I assume.

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