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Picked up a pair of Boerman Rollbocks last week.
General price is around 100 Euro per pair.
They come in black, brown, grey or PINK !!!
As I model Austrian outline in Epochs 3 to 4, the rollbocks made better sense than a rollwagen as the OBB used rollbocks up until 1988.
Pic shows the items available (Frank's Garten Bahn).

Boerman sell full sized 1:22.5 standard gauge wagons to use as a load, but at almost 300 Euro they are on the expensive side.
A compromise is to use the 1:28 scale PIKO box wagon and re-gauge it.
The difference is minimal and PIKO allow for the gauge conversion with pre drilled axle boxes. Detailing is discretional.

Some comparison sizes between a proper scale 1:22.5 standard gauge box wagon (available from Boerman for around 300 Euro) and the PIKO 1:28 scale compromise (around 90 Euro) ...
Length over Buffers: Boerman = 44.5cm / PIKO = 35cm
Length over Body: Boerman = 40cm / PIKO = 30.3cm
Body Width: Boerman = 13.5cm / PIKO = 11.6cm
Height from top of rail: Boerman = 18.5cm / PIKO = 16cm
Length between Axleboxes: Boerman = 24cm / PIKO = 18cm
Wheel Diameter: Boerman = 44mm / PIKO = 34mm

Photo shows the PIKO wagon rewheeled to 63.5mm gauge.

So, a quick photo (into the sun) of the rewheeled PIKO wagen sitting on the Boerman rollbocks ...

The PIKO wagen can be dressed up as required.
Brake blocks and screw couplings for instance.
Photo shows metal couplings that I added where previously there were none at all.

Boerman also sell an automatic loading ramp (around 150 Euro)
Demonstration in video from 4min 45 sec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... x12Np4XHPg