Completed my latest security project - Navy Rail car

jr

Nice piece of work.

Larry

sweet!  Love the moving turret.

That's some cool stuff, wow.

Richie

That's a sweet piece of work.  What TMCC element did you use to control the turret?  Where did the sound come from.  I'd love to engineer something like that!

Thanks for posting!

Jon

I love it!  gun turrets are so cool!  And nice movement, sound, nice muzzle flash.  

Here is my attempt: no motion, no sound or flash, but still fun!   Two of my armored War Train locos. 

Thanks Lee - I have to thank you extra because all of your posts on bashing locos and buildings gave me the courage to attempt this project.

Neat.

jr,

Great work!  You mentioned the moving turret was a challenge.  Could you share any details or pictures of the inner workings of the turret and how you synced the sound to the muzzle flash (unless it is classified due to being a military project)?  

Larry

yes, it was a challenge, I finally hit the solution after thinking about the clock in my parents living room back home.  The pendulum swing and a clocks hands rotating made me somehow realize I needed a teter/totter like arm that was moved up and down (or in this case left and right) by a cam on a motor.

in this thread the last post shows the inner workings of this car, well before paint, it is still a red bunk car.  That arm in the video pushes the turret back and forth.  I cut out a slot in the roof.

https://ogrforum.com/t...94#41130794902638394

Jr, That is super.  Nice, unique accomplishment.  And, it looks real good!!! 

  That makes for an interesting item on your military train.  Gives me an idea for a project I am working on...don't know if I will have room internally, but will take a look.  Nice job!

Very cool!! Great job.

We all feel safer with that thing riding the rails.

Room on the inside is always the issue!!  These cars seem massive till you start loading up the parts.  I had to drill and file out a hole in the bottom of this one for the motor to go through.  It was too tall otherwise.  And the inside doesn't light as evenly as it could due to a few circuit boards and wires and such.

Your layout is safer tonight. Nice job.

A job well done, how about a second one painted in "battleship gray," your effort would be a great seller at any train meet.

enjoy your trains...

Hmmm,

An Army tank turret mounted on top of a wooden Navy bunk car?  I think you have screen doors on that submarine!

Wow, that is really cool.  Nice job on it.

I was wondering if someone was going to say something about that.  To be honest, I wasn't sure it would turn out, and the bunk car was affordable with power pickup.  Part of my solution to the problem was the smooth plastic sides added in the rear where the turret is - those represent my steel re-enforced area of the car.

I did have an entire back story to the car, but I was so excited when it complete I forgot to write it all out.  The back story also covered the wood/steel issue.  But really, it is a toy train and will look great behind my lionel army engine that fires missiles

 . . . will look great behind my lionel army engine that fires missiles

Yes!  It will look fantastic.  Trains with turrets!  I love it.

jrmertz you have a sick mind...  but i love it. neat to say the least!!!