I’m putting my kit together and I’m at step 10. It says “bend the toeboard up and glue it to the frontpiece.” OK, but where is the part that supports the toeboard? Pics show a line angled to the angle of the bent part of the toeboard down to the bottom of the front. The sheet says nothing about this nor do I see any part for this support.
Am I missing something here?
Hmm. [%-)] I just looked at one that’s been built and on the layout - the braces are in place. However, on an as-yet-unopened kit, there are no braces to be seen, and no empty spots on the sprues, either. It’s been a while since I built mine, but the braces appear to be about .010"x020" strip styrene, readily available from Evergreen. You could also use .012" or .015" wire.
Wayne
OK, so not just me then! I have Evergreen strip styrene on hand so that will do it. Is it two braces, one on each side?
Thanks!
Yes, one on each side. [:D] It took me a while to find this photo, but here’s my assembled wagon, which belongs to Hoffentoth Bros. Coal & Ice Co.
Wayne
Congratulations! This response indicates that you are beginning to think like a model railroader!
Oh a picture even! Thanks very much for taking time to find it.
I hope I can match that paint job! Did you brush paint it?
I love the white line on the noses.
Thank you R. T. Poteet![8D]
For future info–and to make your city boy roots less obvious–that
is called a “blaze.” Every blaze is singularly unique to a particular horse and coupled with a few other things it is the way a cowhand distinguishes a hoss in his string from a very similiar hoss belonging to someone else.
Thanks for the kind words, Zim. The horses, I believe, were airbrushed for the base colour and for the darker shading on the lower legs. I then used a brush for the harnesses, manes and tails, and the facial features. I have several other wagons, including a couple yet to be built - when they’re all assembled, I’ll add reins and traces, etc.
Here is a couple of other views:
Wayne