Schleich covered wagon

Post by **aferguson** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:42 am

http://tgftoys.com/store/large/1jwt9/Sc ... Wagon.html

1/18 scale. $40....coming this fall..

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:34 am

Wow, that's nice.

MK · Post by MK » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:59 am

With some modifications, that would look great with some German troops riding on it.

STUKA · Post by **STUKA** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:20 am

I agree - very cool.

Quixote511 · Post by **Quixote511** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 11:24 am

it shall be cool

ARMY GROUP 1 · Post by **ARMY GROUP 1** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 12:28 pm

Yes i think this would work with 1/18, but slightly concerned as i bought the ox cart for the same purpose & if anything its a little to large. I image the covered section comes off which will help it look not so much like a western wagon. Thankyou for the photo.

KAMIKAZE · Post by **KAMIKAZE** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:29 pm

Definate possibilities!

Mark

Post by **aferguson** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:49 am

i got one of these today. Very cool. Not sure what to do with it yet but very cool nonetheless.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Thu May 08, 2008 5:34 pm

In spite of all the hype (and frankly myth) about mechanization, the German army was a largely horse drawn force. I don't have any pics on hand but the schleich wagon might make a nice Wehrmacht chow wagon or other conveyance with a bit of modification. Nice find.

immeww2 · Post by **immeww2** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:05 pm

Gusthebus · Post by **Gusthebus** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:21 pm

Aferguson where did you find the wagon?

blurx7 · Post by **blurx7** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:08 pm

What was that line from Band of Brothers? The guys are riding in a truck, passing captured Germans, and one of the Americans starts yelling at them and says something like " You're using horses! What were you thinking?"
I love that scene.

Post by **aferguson** » Fri May 09, 2008 4:24 pm

i got it in a local toyshop here in toronto. They should be fairly easy to find, probably on ebay too.

The only problem i see with making it a german wagon is that the front wheels and back wheels are different in size, which is contrary to pictures of german wwii wagons i've seen. A minor point. It's also fairly large for a german wwii wagon, but also a minor point, i guess.

I think i'm going to keep mine as a western covered wagon; looks really cool and makes a nice change of pace from tanks and planes.

pickelhaube · Post by **pickelhaube** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:39 pm

aferguson wrote:i got it in a local toyshop here in toronto. They should be fairly easy to find, probably on ebay too.

The only problem i see with making it a german wagon is that the front wheels and back wheels are different in size, which is contrary to pictures of german wwii wagons i've seen. A minor point. It's also fairly large for a german wwii wagon, but also a minor point, i guess.

I think i'm going to keep mine as a western covered wagon; looks really cool and makes a nice change of pace from tanks and planes.

Surley you jest

Post by **aferguson** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:54 pm

Gusthebus · Post by **Gusthebus** » Fri May 09, 2008 6:55 pm

Thanks for the info Aferguson. If you do ever use it with Germans please post some pics. Thanks.

ostketten · Post by **ostketten** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:38 am

It's also fairly large for a german wwii wagon, but also a minor point

Yeah, the big "prairie schooner" top would need to be changed, and the wheels as you noted, but these should be pretty straightforward mods for some of our talented customizers, and we've got a bunch of em'