'Steam Engines move 18" by rail or 6" cross country. If moving cross country roll as if detached [...]'
While looking for something totally unrelated to toy soldiers, I found this:
A beautiful Lledo model. A steam lorry, to be found on British roads right up to the Second World War. I've one or two others hiding in my loft. I would love to field them on the wargames table, but I just know that I couldn't respray and dirty down. Well, I suppose I could just go the whole toy soldier hog and field them as they are, in pristine, commercial glory.
Field it pristine and in all it's glory I say!
ReplyDeleteYes, I think I will! It can pull the artillery pieces, or supply 'em with shells. Mind that boiler!
DeleteExcellent stuff. I've been doing some research for steam lorries for use with my 'Funny Little Wars' army (as heavy artillery tractors). The cool thing is that the leaders in this area of transport were the British with companies like the Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co. (of Leeds).
ReplyDeleteThe other good thing is that these vehicles had a fairly simple layout that may be easily scratch built without too much bother.
Always nice to see these models. Nice find.
Yes, they're great things. And since the post I've remembered that somewhere else in the loft I have a bigger scale Matchbox steam lorry that will look much better with 42s. 'Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co' - now that's a man's name for a company, if you will. None of this blasted made up, means nothing and everything rubbish you see now! I hadn't thought of scratch building, but you're right, and there are plenty of sources for wagon type wheels. Excellent!
DeleteLovely models aren't they? Field them as they are sir!
ReplyDeleteI do think I will. A poor man's steam engine, but so nicely finished by the carriage builder and painter. Aaaah, the world we have lost - grimy, but impressive and shiny.
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