What's In The Box? Imex 610 - The Wagon Train 1/72nd scale figure set - A Model Kit Unboxing Video
Channel: Monster Hobbies Online
Date: 2015-10-21

In the American West, settlers traveling across the plains and mountain passes in covered wagons banded together for mutual assistance.

On today's Monster Hobbies What's In The Box?, we are going to look at Imex 610 - The Wagon Train 1/72nd scale figure set. This is a model kit unboxing video. 

The Imex 610 - The Wagon Train 1/72nd scale figure set includes: 8 Conestoga Wagons, 1 Chuck Wagon, 1 Prairie Schooner, 50 Horses/Mules, 10 Driver Figures, 2 Oxen, 30 Figures in assorted poses, 5 Cows in 2 different poses, 6 Pigs, 2 Camp Fires and Accessories. Made of tan & grey soft plastic!

The Wagon Train from IMEX contains parts for eight identical Conestoga Wagons models, each with a driver and six-horse team. The body of the wagon is a good size for this type of vehicle. The distinctive curve of the bed helped to minimize shifting loads, and the characteristic curve was echoed in the bonnet, which protruded well over both ends, helping to protect the contents from rain and dust. All these features are faithfully recreated here, with good detail on all parts. The undercarriage is also faithfully recreated, with wheels that spin and a front axle that pivots to allow better maneuvering. The bonnet is a separate part and fits on the bed using a number of pegs, so the wagon could be shown without the covering, although the exposed holes for the pegs and the lack of hoops would mean this is not advisable.

Putting the kit together was a joy, with all the parts fitting together perfectly with no need for trimming or other work. There was no gluing as all joins are very secure apart from the driver himself who balances precariously on his mount and will require cement to stay on. Instructions are to be found in the lid of the box but the front axle is drawn upside down. Otherwise the assembly is straight forward.

The chuck wagon was never previously produced in 1/72nd scale.  This model certainly looks the part, and has many of the necessary features like the water barrel strapped to the side. The most important item is the chuck box, mounted at the back and had a hinged lid that swung down to form a work table, revealing a number of drawers and cubbyholes for various items that might be needed on the drive. This has been nicely molded on the model, though here it has been positioned well in from the rear of the wagon bed, meaning the lid, which is lowered, does not protrude beyond the back. However the cover does not attach to the bed, but merely rests on it. A peg going directly into the sides of the mules, Airfix-style means that there is no attempt at a harness.

The instructions for the IMEX chuck wagon are not particularly clear. Some of the drawings are at odds with the actual model. It shows the barrel on the other side, misrepresents the drivers seat and suggests the cover is the full length of the wagon, leaving the modeler to make more guesses than they should. The box artwork does not show a chuck wagon, making the task that much more difficult.

The prairie schooner is typical of the wagons used by the pioneers that wound their way westward in search of gold, prosperity, freedom or any one of a hundred dreams. As such this model is a vital part of any wagon train recreation. The fit is good except for the cover, which rests uneasily on the wagon. We found we had to trim part of the restraining pegs on this as without doing so caused the cover to flex to fit and spring off very easily. The general design is authentic, though like the chuck wagon it is missing all the many smaller items that would normally have largely covered every available space. This wagon has a large tool chest on the side - an item which by rights should be on the other side of the chuck wagon - the schooner would be more likely to have a plow or other agricultural equipment strapped to its sides.

The schooner is pulled by oxen, but the two provided are pretty small specimens and simply don't look capable of pulling such a vehicle, laden with large quantities of supplies, on the flat, never mind over the Rocky mountains. In fact there would normally be at least four oxen in a team, and often many more. These two animals are attached to the rest of the model by the yoke - a better solution than the mules suffer.

The other figures and animals in The Wagon Train by IMEX are well detailed and fit the diorama perfectly. 

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