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Creating model horse miniature wagons is challenging because parts must be created, which takes some ingenuity and seemingly endless research. Sources include Bill's personal library, books, magazines and the internet. his customers often send him old family photos. He says, "Sometimes I copy things directly from movies, like The Quiet Man, The War Wagon, Stagecoach and several English movies set in the 1800's." Each model horse vehicle
takes anywhere from two days to six months to complete. Bill
especially enjoys For those wanting to try their hand at crafting a miniature cart, Bill says it requires "knowledge, ability, creativity, determination, and patience." He has recreated everything from a gypsy wagon, to a stagecoach, to a sleigh, to a hearse. he says, "Just about the time I think I've made one of everything, a customer comes along with a new one. Like the popcorn wagon I'm currently working on." When asked what he enjoys most about working on his model horse vehicles, he says, "The process of looking at an image and then creating it authentically in miniature." To see more of Bill's model horse wagon artistry, go to: http://bdwagons.com/fineryindex.html
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Bill
began by restoring full scale wagons and carriages. An 1887
Studebaker surrey with the fringe on top that he restored was the
subject of a photograph taken by a local newspaper that was
circulated all over the world. The vehicle was used for parades,
events and even appeared in a movie. After several years of working
on the real thing, Bill was ready for a new challenge, and turned to
miniatures.
replicating vehicles from the 1800's; of the American west, and
foreign countries. Collectors from all over the world own his
vehicles. He also creates miniatures for well-known artists to use
as models for their paintings including JonPaul Ferrara, who
illustrates romance novel covers, and Mike Wimmer, who is a portrait
and western artist as well as book illustrator.