Two-wheeled French supply wagons

[Bill Slavin]

I was inspired to tackle this two-wheeled wagon build last week. I had two extra draft horses from the Italeri Supply Convoy set that I had built last year along with a couple of seated figures in greatcoats left over from the same set, and had wanted to take a shot at scratch-building some more wagons for my French.
Full disclosure here - I honestly have no evidence wagons like these were ever used by the French in the Napoleonic Wars! It was just that I only had large wheels, and most French supply wagons I have seen have smaller wheels at the front.

I've included a step by step of the build along with a few more photos in my blog if anyone is interested.

https://tinywarsplayedindoors.blogspot.com/2019/08/two-wheeled-french-supply-wagons.html

[Wiking]

Nice build, paint. And with a wooden structure.


Supply is now on the way.
Ammo, food, young girls ( ) ...

[Bill Slavin]

Supply is now on the way.
Ammo, food, young girls ( ) ...

I will have to leave it up to you to tell that story, Wiking!

[Bluefalchion]

Sorry, I am sure they are very nice wagons, but I can't stop looking at the horses! They are flat-out lifelike.

[Susofrick]

Agree with Erik and Aaron! .... Wait now ... not the young girls!

[sberry]

I'm not seeing any girls in this scene; perhaps because I'm too focused on the very well painted figures and waggons. And we shouldn't forget the ruined church in the background - it also looks really good!

[Paul]

Full disclosure here - I honestly have no evidence wagons like these were ever used by the French in the Napoleonic Wars!

And no one can give any evidence they never used them so it´s perfectly fine for you to do so

[C M Dodson]

Hi Bill.

Very nice as always.

Presumably once the advance got going an army would requisition any useful vehicle and stock it came across.

They certainly look the period.

Best wishes,

Chris

[Bill Slavin]

Presumably once the advance got going an army would requisition any useful vehicle and stock it came across.
Chris

My thoughts exactly, Chris. I mean, we're not talking about anything as well documented or important as the colour of the piping on the drummer's coat in the second regiment of the Loyal Royal Grenadiers of Abyssinia here.

[Kostis Ornerakis]

Wonderful job!

[Graeme]

Various types of two wheeled carts were common in Portugal at least. Why wouldn't the French requisition some and perhaps adapt them to their needs? Very nice scratch builds.

[MikeRC97]

Historically accurate or not, those are wonderful scratch builds, great stuff Bill.

[Peter]

Excellent work Bill!

I've been looking for two wheels wagons and I found something:





And here is someone who made some Austrian scratch build wagons with two wheels:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=10982

Seems to me that there where various two wheeled wagons in the Napoleonic period.

[FredG]

Isn't Bill's cart the same type the Viviandieres used?

[Peter]

Isn't Bill's cart the same type the Viviandieres used?

Bingo! Three cheers for Fred!



on the road on the right side!

And from our friend Francesco (Franznap)

[Paul]

Isn't Bill's cart the same type the Viviandieres used?

Napoleonic, ACW or norwegian blue?

[FredG]

Napoleonic, ACW or norwegian blue?

As the subject period is Napoleonic, naturally it's a Norwegian blue (Ex or otherwise)

[Bill Slavin]

You guys are the best! I need to edit my blog now with all of this new support material...
Build it and the evidence will come.

[Beano Boy]

https://youtu.be/6SeZe1CKRv8

Lovely Conversions and Presentation. Well Done BB

[Bill Slavin]

https://youtu.be/6SeZe1CKRv8

Yeehaw! Git along little doggies.