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Hi all,
I've uploaded a few new train cars to my WWII train. As soon as they're
available for public consumption, you can see:
(1) A Tanker Car based on Steve Barile's great design, showcasing a snot
walkway atop the tank,
(2) A generic freight flatbed car for hauling wartime materiel (accent on
the second "e"),
(3) A spotlight car, featuring a large searchlight/spotlight based on the
ingenious design of Klaus Dobisch, which was first showcased in his ISCC
entry in conjunction with Ben Beneke, and
(4) A car mounting a 20mm Flak 30 AA gun. These guns were used
prolifically throughout WWII, and were found mounted on a broad multitude of
vehicles.
All of these cars are not based on actual cars - at least, not to my
knowledge. However, they are all reasonable possibilities. An infrared
searchlight similar to the one in number (3) above was indeed mounted on a
few halftracks during the war as an experiment to facilitate night fighting,
and searchlights often accompanied artillery batteries. Similarly, the Flak
30 was found mounted on just about every type of vehicle, so it stands to
reason that at least one might have found itself in the role of train defence.
All told, the WWII train now stretches in excess of 16 feet! Three motors
seem to provide enough "oomph" to get it to chug along, but the coupling
need to be reinforced with LEGO rubber bands, as the magnets alone will not
support the heavy cars.
Any feedback is welcome!
-s
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| In lugnet.build.military, Shaun Sullivan writes: Major Oops (and a thanks to Larry for the immediate attention): (...) (URL)(1) A Tanker Car based on Steve Barile's great design, showcasing a snot (...) (URL)(2) A generic freight flatbed car for (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) Shaun, I saw you train at the last Greenberg show and I was very impressed. I brought my SD40-2 for show-and-tell, and the guys noticed that I wasn't using the magnetic couplers. I mentioned that I was having coupling issues, and they said (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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| (...) Forgive me if two of these messages come through. I sent one the other day, and it still hasn't shown up. So, I'll assume that I hit the wrong button or something. Shaun, I saw your train at the April Greenberg show, and I was very impressed! (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jul-02, to lugnet.build.military)
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