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In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes:
> Hi all,
>
> I finally completed my rendition of a German train from WWII. All told, it's
> over 12.5 feet long (over 3.8 meters - I believe this makes the double
> entendre in the subject heading perfectly valid :D), and comprises 11 cars:
>
> BR52 Steam Locomotive
> Tender
> K5 Leopold Railway Gun
> Freight Car
> Flatbed Car with Sd.Kfz 250 Halftrack
> Barracks Car
> Flatbed Car with 88mm Antiaircraft Gun
> Officer's Car
> HQ/Radio Car
> Freight Car
> Guards' Van (Caboose)
>
> Of these, the engine, tender, flatbed w/ halftrack, flatbed w/ 88mm, and
> railway gun are all models of actual German equipment. The remaining cars
> would technically fall under the category of "plausible", as I didn't have any
> basis outside of my imagination for their design and inclusino in the train.
> However, given that the railway gun itself required a significant contingent of
> personnel to transport and fire, I envisioned the entire train as being a
> somewhat self-supporting community, which goes a long way in explaining the
> assortment of cars represented. It's small by train standards, but conveys the
> hodgepodge nature common in many wartime assemblies.
>
> I've taken pictures of the cars that were heretofore undisclosed. They can be
> seen at my Brickshelf Gallery:
>
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=7086
Wow! That's stunning. I especially like the '88 car (I may have
said this before)--do you have any plans to put a shield on that
gun? I also wonder if the engine doesn't need a meatier cowcatcher.
But man! is that nice. So let's see, now we have a boat *and*
a train for BrikWars...:D
best
LFB
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| (...) Thanks Lindsay. I do intend to make a shield for the 88mm gun at some point, I just haven't gotten around to it thus far. However, I have already made one of the 4-pylon mounts[1] for it though, so it can be removed from the flatbed and set up (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains)
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| Hi all, I finally completed my rendition of a German train from WWII. All told, it's over 12.5 feet long (over 3.8 meters - I believe this makes the double entendre in the subject heading perfectly valid :D), and comprises 11 cars: BR52 Steam (...) (25 years ago, 1-Oct-01, to lugnet.build.military, lugnet.trains) !!
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