Shopping for a grandsons birthday gift at Target (Australian variety chain store ) in my nearby mall, I spotted what appeared to be a nearly 16mm scale range of farm animals of fairly decent manufacture. For some reason a Bull was on offer for just $A1 each !
My current project is to scratch build an I of M open topped stock wagon and the $1 Bull appeared to be the perfect cargo !
I have subsequently purchased another, and I think a Bull is a great item for your stock cars . They can remain on board for the outward journey, and the return, unlike other livestock, which once at the meat works, won’t require a return fare.
A Bull. An attend to business at the destination and return for a well earned rest to the home farm !
Standing roughly 5’ tall at the ear tip and roughly 8’ head to tail it will pass my muster as ‘stand off’ scale.
The regular price for the range is a low $5 a piece and there is a credible ram, a couple of horses, a dairy cow, donkey and an alpaca on offer.
If you allow a bit of flex on your livestock sizes, there may be something for your stock traffic.
My current project is to scratch build an I of M open topped stock wagon and the $1 Bull appeared to be the perfect cargo !
I have subsequently purchased another, and I think a Bull is a great item for your stock cars . They can remain on board for the outward journey, and the return, unlike other livestock, which once at the meat works, won’t require a return fare.
A Bull. An attend to business at the destination and return for a well earned rest to the home farm !
Standing roughly 5’ tall at the ear tip and roughly 8’ head to tail it will pass my muster as ‘stand off’ scale.
The regular price for the range is a low $5 a piece and there is a credible ram, a couple of horses, a dairy cow, donkey and an alpaca on offer.
If you allow a bit of flex on your livestock sizes, there may be something for your stock traffic.
