Horse- drawn buses and steam buses in H0?

[TEP 60]

Does anyone produce any horse- drawn buses and steam buses in H0?

 

[Bill Nelson]

I am not aware of any, and something like that would be right down my alley.

Jordan Miniatures does make an exquisite stagecoach, but I'm thinking you are looking for something more like an omnibuss. Jordan makes several kinds of wagons, ans so they might provide some good parts for kitbashing.


Musket miniatures also has some wagons that might provide useful parts.



Bill Nelson.

 

[mdsohio]

Your looking for the line offered by Lledo, a UK based co. They sell HO scale horse drawn streetcars, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lledo


Mike

 

[toptrain1]

Here I am 10 years later on and still reading through old threads. I have a little more info to add to this on. When searching through info I found this Drawing oa a mysteriously powered streetcar in Jersey city I think about post-civil war period. It is the only drawing on this type streetcar I have stumbled upon. It is referred to as a dummy car

I made the pencil reference that is atop the drawing years ago. This line of cars went from Exchange Place Jersey City to the ferry that crossed between 1st street in Bayonne's Bergen Point section and Richmond Town in Statin Island. The line name is Jersey City to Bayonne Rail Road. Now examining the drawing shows no trolley pole to pick up power. No connection into the street that a cable car would have. No puffs of steam shown above the car's roof. It is called a dummy car in the text that came describing the drawing. What type of energy is powering this car? Anti-Gravity?
This car has climbed Montgomery Street in Jersey City. You can see a horse-drawn trolley at the bottom of the hill going off the picture to the right.
Big question! What is powering it?
frank

 

[zathros]

Here I am 10 years later on and still reading through old threads. I have a little more info to add to this on. When searching through info I found this Drawing oa a mysteriously powered streetcar in Jersey city I think about post-civil war period. It is the only drawing on this type streetcar I have stumbled upon. It is referred to as a dummy car View attachment 194357

I made the pencil reference that is atop the drawing years ago. This line of cars went from Exchange Place Jersey City to the ferry that crossed between 1st street in Bayonne's Bergen Point section and Richmond Town in Statin Island. The line name is Jersey City to Bayonne Rail Road. Now examining the drawing shows no trolley pole to pick up power. No connection into the street that a cable car would have. No puffs of steam shown above the car's roof. It is called a dummy car in the text that came describing the drawing. What type of energy is powering this car? Anti-Gravity?
This car has climbed Montgomery Street in Jersey City. You can see a horse-drawn trolley at the bottom of the hill going off the picture to the right.
Big question! What is powering it?
frank

Maybe the passengers in the back are pedaling!!

 

[toptrain1]

I like your answer. Comedy helps it removes tension from trying too hard.

 

[zathros]

If you look at the Trolley at the bottom of the hill, it's horse drawn, I just noticed that?!? Maybe they let them roll downhill, and braked, hooking up to the horses when they go to them. They'd have to use brakes, horses would have a hard time stopping all that mass.

 

[toptrain1]

A photo of a little trollie I have that looks to be just like the one shown here in a drawing I posted. Bergan Point Jto Jersey City.

 

[zathros]

This link has the only horses and horse drawn objects I've seen in HO.

HO scale Horse Drawn Trash Collection Wagon Kit

The "early years" of Trash pickup. This is a really cool old wooden trash pickup wagon FILLED with trash detailing. This HO scale kit includes the horse as well. Easy 1 night project to add this vintage Horse drawn detail to your layout scenes.

modeltechstudios.com

 

[toptrain1]

If your a model train person you'll find out that old toys from the 1950 up to now are out there, You need to look to find them. The coolest HO scale model of a street car I found is made by Jouef, a french model train maker. They made a #5649, 5 section passenger car having just 2 axels(4 flanged wheels). With roof seating accessed by stairways, front and rear mounted with this upper level having it's own 5 section seating, all bench seats running side to side. This upper level has framed but open sides conpletely covered by a roof that is 19' long,and over 7' wide. Not exactly where you would sit on a cold or rainy day. Scale length of the upper level seating section is almost 7' wide by 19' long. The lower 5 sections are 22' long and 9' wide which have 5 inclosed compartments that open on each side. The 2 sets of stairs front and rear have a common top step with A frame shaped stairways having 5 steps going down to a lower foot board that runs the length of the car, front to rear, giving access to all 5 compartments from the outside. Needless to say this a one neat looking well detailed passenger two level coach! toptrain1

 

[zathros]

Is it this one?