An armored US war train it is then... | O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum

Burlington RouteOGR Forum Member

My son and I were talking about what he really wanted on the tracks and after showing him some of your pics of loaded flat cars, he wanted something more....and far better armed.......ok, so did I!

So, the plans are to amass the needed turrets{probably six}, long guns{figured two - one facing each way}, medium range guns{4?}, and anti aircraft gun pods{probably 4}. My problem is "scale" but since my son won't care and I happen to have a large stash of 1/35th scale armor kits, I think this can come together well enough for all.

I figure at least one armored diesel though two would be better and more prototypical due to weight{laughing at the whole prototyipical thing at this point!}....anyone wish to comment on consist...troop cars{1-2} tank flats on each end for mobility...anything? OD green with added color{s}...

7/6/131:07 PM

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Forrest JeromeOGR Forum Member

Missile car?

7/6/131:36 PM

POTRZBEOGR Forum Member

I just love the heck out of the K Line Iraq war cars some years back. I don't know how available they are now but back then I got my middle son a patriot missile launcher. Way cool!

7/6/131:55 PM

Lee WillisOGR Forum Member

I love the idea. I did something similar last year with my "war train," which as I say pays ? Of course. The inspiration for mine were those on the B-17 but they were scratch made not from kits.

Here is a link to a video of the whole thing. Good luck with a fun projects!

7/6/135:23 PM

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Cool train Lee, but it's not a video.

7/6/136:45 PM

Lee WillisOGR Forum Member

Oops! Here's the video link.

https://ogrforum.com/t...war-train-army-train

7/6/137:14 PM

gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Lee, that's a great job, I missed that somehow the first time around.

7/6/138:46 PM

RICKCOGR Forum Member

Lee, where did you get the white ARMY lettering?

Rick

7/6/139:48 PM

Lee WillisOGR Forum Member

They are white press on lettering applied after I painted them, and then oversprayed with clear.

RICKCOGR Forum Member

OK, nice job. Thank

Rick

7/7/133:16 PM

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