Mottitalkoot : horse carts, milk wagon and nameplate.

Finnish-style horse carts

horse carts

I have one horse carts , but its  middle-european style horse carts, so i use only cartwheel and bottom of  carts. Rhe sides of the carts I made of veneer and other parts its wooden stick.  its paint lifecolor wood set.

 

Nameplate

Name plate its made from little  wooden stick.

 Milk wagon

Milk wagon is made from tin wire and veneer 

 

Backround History

During the war years 1942-1944 Finnish civilian cut firewood about 3,4 million Cubic metre for, because in Finland have fuel shortage. Some cars use wood gas, industry need woods,, etc
Civilian not got salary for  cut firewood , only they got medal


1 x Stere wood = iron  medal
4 x Sterer wood = silver medal
16 x Stere wood = gold medal
52 x Stere wood = great axe medal

medal is like this 

I have this medal's replica . it becomeson nameplate.

Next coming all figures....

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Mottitalkoot : details part two some progress.

Figures

At the moment dioramas include  4 x man figures and 2 children. I must found 1-2 women figures.

 

 This figures face is almost done.... still need some details.

 

Children faces.

this two are only  base color.  First one hair and beard are made from green stuff.

Horse

I must make horse to finnhorse. So must sand all details away. horse collar are used i Finland  so i must chance rein style.Lot of work here too.

That kind horse carts are not used in Finland .. so i must make that too scratch. Only juse wheels and bottom.

Tools and etc..

These tools are currently a work in progress and many more.

• Bark spud (tool)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bark_spud_(tool)
• Drawknife
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawknife
• Harrow (tool)  Risukarhi
  This tool are used  slash-and-burn farming.
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTwdpKZABf0

Milk churn.

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