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And the final thread to the Chimney Sweep Cart. Complete and painted (although after looking at these photos I realized I still need to really weather and crud up the wheels....the bright red is way off base for this display) plan is to incorporate them into a street scene at some point. enjoy

The R9 figure you have above is very close to what I started with. I must of had a variant, as mine had no hat and stockings and shoes. Either way, they are a great base line for a conversion as far as next set…………I will let you decide1 choices are; -COSTOMONGER CART, with figures -ROYAL...

The Figures.....A chimney sweep and his son. Both figures by Phoenix cast about 50 years ago, right out of my grey army and ready for conversion. The father had his head replaced with the Andrea Zorro figure as I really needed the hat. Bent the rim up and added a plastic piece of...

The assembly went well using super glue and a bit of magic sculpt if a join still left a noticeable gap. There was quite a bit of pitting in this old casting. I did some filling in bad places but as it is a well-used and banged up cart, I left most of them as is and a sign of character. Primer...

Great job on the sweep. That wire brush must have been a bear. I ended up converting 2 Phoenix figures to form a sweep and his son. Ill have the details on these later in the thread. stay tuned

Love the produce and cart.

Again another piece from the Phoenix Model Developments Bygone Age series of 50 years ago.........The Chimney Sweep Cart. Ill document the construction in a few short threads to include the converted figures I made to go with it. These are well cast metal kits and serve any display of...

And as I finish up. While going through the gray army looking for suitable figures to display with the van, I stumbled over the old Irmie Risley figure of Matthew Brady. Admittedly not the best figure from IR, but the camera is a gem! so out it came and off for cleanup, priming and paint...

BRAD good find on the repackaging of the horses. I will now expand my search criteria, as I suspect some of the other Bygone Age issues may have also been repackaged...I have both of the ladies you picture here. one still in the gray army the other (with the parasol) has been painted up and...

As the wagon and horse were close to completion, it was time to search the gray army and showcases for some suitable figures to round out the display. First up was the 19th century photographer by King and Country, which plays the role of Brady. followed by an old subscription premium figure...

The Horse...There are 3 different horses in the Bygone Age series: The carriage, the cart and the plough. There are 4 poses of the carriage horse: A<B<C<D. This is carriage horse C the changes between the poses are leg and head, which work well when doing a 4 horse set up like with the...

Ah, different series than Bygone Age. Now I see why I didn't recognize but still interested, so send photo when you get a chance. thanks Walt

The assembly process continues. I use super glue to join the pieces. if any gaps in seams I use magic sculpt to fill them sanding as necessary, but over all the pieces fit as expected. photos below show the wagon on its way to completion to include the hand painting of the wagon side...

These metal castings are really fine for their time but still need a lot of casting line clean up.. needle files and a brass wire brush do an excellent job in no time. There is a lot of pitting however, but a light coat of primer will show these and the bad ones filled with magic sculpt and...

Jon love what you did with the delivery van, and especially all the produce. looks like a supermarket.. one thing i did notice is the blinders on the horse, which I forgot and will have to correct keep up your fine work

Glad the carriage horse came through, but no familiar with VC-15 horses.......any photos?? only other horses are the cart and plough horse but dont have product number on them

Over the next multiple sub threads I hope to walk through the construction and conversion of the 50 year old metal 1/32nd Light delivery Van kit by Phoenix Model developments into my interpretation of Matthew Brady's Civil War Photography wagon. This first thread gives you the beginnings of the...

Re: Bygone Age Hand Pump Fire Engine-the figures following describes the figures I converted to go with the hand pump fire engine A noted earlier the figures are from Irmie Risley Civil War. Generals Hooker and Beauregard. They are 54mm and fit the scale of the Engine. Both were...

Final assembly involved the under carriage, wheels, and Accessories (like water cannon, hose,Etc) Then off to piant, kit decals and some weathering from a fire last evening. Next day the village Vicar (K&C repaint) stopped by to thank them for allowing the pub to burn to the ground.

Re: Bygone Age Hand Pump Fire Engine-Part 2 Photos attached show the assembly process of the main body after clean up of the pewter. used super glue to join the pieces. the larger pieces fit very well together considering this is a 50 year old metal kit. Also first photo of the...