I have been too busy modeling to post progress, but I finished a Mexican oxcart (called a carreta) and have a few photos to share:
The carreta is basically part of an old Revell western kit dating back to the late 1950s. I added scratchbuilt wheels, a hay bale load, and a pair of oxen.
The driver is from a set of figures from Buffalo Landing, I ground off the '40s American-style hat and gave him something more appropriate for my modeling era. The hay bales were made following the techniques in my article published in the current issue of the NG&SL Gazette. The 'stakes' are natural wood twigs I picked up while hiking in the desert.
The oxen are modified longhorns from Aspen Modeling Co., I shortened the horns to be more appropriate for oxen. These figures, like all of Alan's work, were a delight to paint.
This was a fun build, and will be positioned in front of my mission...the padre will be talking to Paco, the driver. I still need to add reins in Paco's hands, and the strapping they use to lash the oxens' horns to the yoke...details that can only be added once it is fixed in place.
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