Thread: Cow Boy Chuck Wagon

Love your work Gary fantastic model's, the miniatures are unbelievable, I still don't think you sleep it's 24/7 on your model's well done ,keep them coming.

Eddie

Thanks Eddie, good to see you on here...glad i could help you Bret,
Gary.....

i got a little more work on my base this is some what how they'll be i'm going to build a hard wood frame for the glass cover can't make up my mind on the paint for the horses tho...
Gary....

Can you look up what was the breed of horse most suited to that kind of work. Chances are they were probably Bay or Chestnut coloured.

The Diaorama your building is a great way to display your work. Rather than a wood frame for the glass, why don't you get the glazier to build it entirely of glass and only using clear silicon for the joins. This will give maximum viewing, minimal interference ?

cool bananas ... Greg

that was what i was going to do was have the glass shop make it like you said.. but there cost is a little high the glass is $100.00 cut to fit for them to make it is a nother $200.00 and i don't even know if it will sale i have a concord stage coach coming a long right behind this one i was working on it to day. and i was thinking the wood woulden't block that much and give it a west look thanks for your input tho...
Gary.....

It is possible you could buy a fish tank of the right size already made ... and cheaper than $300 as they are massed produced.

ummmmmmm .... I wouldn't be parting with any of your models for under 10,000-15,000, not while I had food on the table ... the glass is not much on top of that.

But you are right ... the wood borders could give it an authentic western look as well.

cool bananas ... Greg

G'day Gary,
This wagon just keeps getting better and better....
Just a thought; check out any of the plexiglass suppliers as you maybe able to buy "off cuts" from them big enough to suitably cover the unit.
Cheers, crowie

PS - Lexan [brand name], polycarbonate sheeting or even acrylic sheeting......

Thanks Peter, that was my first thought but talking with the glass folks that stuff will sratch with a papper towle and all the old cases you see in a Museums had glass with a wood frame and my thought on wood in the top can be rased so one could clean the glass where as with just glass it would be hard the glass will weight 70 lbs so a lid on top i think will solve that thanks for your in put i sure enjoy it...
Gary....

thank Greg, i'm allways forgetting to thank somone if i do i'm sorry i sure hope your right about the price, Greg, that would get the wife of my case LOL...
Gary....

Gary,
Your stuff just blows me away every time I see it.
Still need to agree that when photographed alone we get no idea of scale.
Do you put together all the information that you give us when you sell one, Not the WIP but like the frypan stuff, when they were made and for how long etc?

I've got to try one of your horses. Will go looking for a pattern..

Peter

Thanks Fly, theres a lot of horse photos on the net, what i do is find one i like then blow it up to scale and trace it of the plat screen on to paper then just transfer it with corben paper on to a 2 1/2'' thick block of wood then the hard part getting it cut out and the leggs in the right place... the pots and dutch ovens i'm not sure what you want?
Gary.....

You did it, oven! As soon as I saw the picture in Post #109, I immediately began to wonder what I would cook first. All the way from the washer to the mess kit on the tail gate. The lack of a cook is valuable = the viewer can imagine being there, not just wondering; "What is 'he' cooking?" Important concept in landscape decor photography.

The horses names are 'Strength' and 'Endurance.' Long, long, hot & dusty non-stop days and days and days. Colors? Brown and browner.

There are still cattle drives up here. Bringing the herds down out of the mountain pastures in the autumn. There is just one road, one lane, they are using it and it is now ankle deep. I got through one. Went another couple of miles as far as a washed out bridge. Turned around. Six hours later, the cattle were in a corral and off the road.

Gary,

Fantastic..........I'm speechless...........

Looking forward to your Concord Stagecoach.....

Cheers,

Jim

Thanks folks, i enjoy your coments i sure like the west i've lived here most of my life i came out here in 1952 from KC.MO. and it's in the med west... i would sure would like to see Australia, alot of it is like the old west i'm sure....

Gary....