For the flats, one of Atlas 50ft ones may have to stand in. Trix used to have a trailer flat with sideboards. Atlas also used to have some 40ft flats, perhaps in their A1G line. They may have been updated with a bulkhead for the lumber flats. It may be a worthwhile project to get some stock cars & cut them down to the flat, then put in a new "lumber" floor.
The German armour is a sp gun called the Wespe (wasp) and carried a 105, roughly the same as a canadian Priest. The 68 ft flat has been around for some time, I use them from the early 80's but when I get home I will try to find out how long. Mini Figs has been mentioned, they do good work. Another modeler mentioned casting off of a commercail piece, watch out for lawyers, that is stealing. I have about 120 pieces of armour. The GHQ M1 is the best but I could not afford a train of it. Mini figs were 1/6 the price. My 89's have 2.5 ton trucks with towed arty on it. Some have 113 and 577's on them. I end the train with a Santa fe open bilevel with Jeeps and pick ups because I saw about 10 trains with that set up in Texas. The best m109 is the roco piece based on detail and price, found 6 of those at a rail meet. Any one know when the US started to use Hummers?
Mid-'80s (1985, IIRC.) Of the three most prevalent types, the M998 was first, then the 1025/1026 series. The M1114 came about in the mid-'90s, and the M1151 is almost identical (the only difference I've noticed is the shape of the roofline as it meets the sides.)
Inkaneer has hit the mark on this one, additionally we used to put Bradleys, M109s and MLRS on 89'ers all the time. Also keep in mind when doing your train all exterior weapons are removed, including the Bradley's main gun. Someone wrote that the ROCO M109 is the best, I have both it and the Dragon M109 and the Dragon models version blows away the ROCO. They may be a bit out of scale, but for your money the Dragon models are the sharpest in detail, and prepainted and lettered. Also operational Helicopters either fly on their own or are flown inside large transport aircraft like the C5 and C17, I have never seen a Helo on a DODX car, nor have ever had instruction on how to do so, On your four MT's cars you could easily fit an artillery Battery of 6 M109 Howitzers or MLRS Launchers plus support equipment like M577, HMMWVs, Trucks, and HEMITs.
2nd Series Classic Armor Tanks! At my W-M, they had a box of new WW2 Tanks. It appears New Millenium issued a repainted version of the 1st Series & a Second Series. Most of the 2nd series are German tanks. For the US, they did a M7 Priest in a Anamae paint scheme. It appears the Priest was sold to the British in 1941-2, then used by many armies till the 60's. Same $2.00 price, hard to beat.
Charger-- as an ex-artilleryman, I'd love to put together a couple arty batterys on a train (even would fit my layout as I model Philadelphia, one of the designated strategic ports! I could have em' coming down from Indiantown Gap), but where can one find M109's, Hemmits, duece-and-a-halfs, and Hummers? my best, Jan
Jan, I have a set of M109's from the Dragon CanDo line which I've used for my train. This line is, to my mind, great stuff for us as most of what they label 1:144 looks dead on for N scale. Specifically, I've used their Paladins and Bradleys, though to my mind the M-1 series they make is too big.
IMO the Dragon M109s are the best, google search and you'll find them... HEMMETs, deuce and a halfs and HMMWVs are hard to come by. I dont think a HEMMET has ever been made in 160 and cant find one in 144. Deuces you might have to supplant something like these Wiking models: If you wanted to go more modern, this could easily pass for an LMTV: Someone used to make hummers it was either GHQ or lineside I think, I have also see people use micro machines but they are obviously not scale. Last don't forget a 577 for the FDC Which is available from lineside! What was your MOS? I used to be a Redleg as well and TB Member TonyHammes is one as well. Eagle2 was a 19 series Armor guy, but We'll let it slide 'cause we were actually in the same unit together.
13B-- canon crewman, 1991- 1999- ARNG, must admit, hated the M109, much preferred my years working towed pig 155mm howitzers!! Rather ride the back of a 5 ton than in a light steel can!!
Along the same lines as this thread, on Friday as I was leaving my office, some Strykers were passing by on flatcars. Due to the angle, I couldn't see what type of flats they were, but what was interesting is that the Strykers were shrink-wrapped in white plastic on everything above the wheels.
Shrink wrapped, east bound or westbound? My guess is they are either new form the factory or are being prepped for overseas shipment. I am leaning more towards the formere though cause shrink wrapping is usually only done on Aircraft before being placed on ships and then only done at the port itself... There are some new variants of the Stryker that are still being fielded, most notably are the NBC and MGS versions.
I am the exact opposite I started in M109a6 Paladins and then went to towed M119s. I loved working with the Paladins, and missed their responsiveness and accuracy when I was with the towed unit. The MicroTrains Tarped military loads seems to have a neat tarped M59 Long Tom. :thumbs_up:
They were heading west on BNSF through St. Paul--most likely coming from London and going to Ft. Lewis.
Old thread but just thought I'd add in case any one is looking there is a new line of 1/144 models called "World Tank Museum", by Takara. Fairly inexpensive on Ebay and they make takes applicable to all eras from 1940s to present. http://www.world-tank-museum.com/
Yes for modern tanks this and Dragon models from M.B.K**** would be best option for a tank with very little weight to not over load a long train of military equip.
