Menard's - Another real nice Piece of Military Rolling Stock

John in Lansing, Ill

The deck is 2 5/8 wide. I just measured mine.

I have one also, it is excellent and the copter is scale. I wonder if it comes in different numbers.

I sure wish there was a store around us. I don't understand their shipping policy???????? Seems to cost more than the product??

Unless I'm messing up trying to figure it out ???

  John, the add says yes different numbers.

• Super low, all-wood composite deck with all die-cast couplers and fully sprung die-cast trucks with a steel swing-type drawbar
• Uniquely numbered - no two are the same!
• 32 stakes included to secure your load
• Navigates O-27 curves
• For best results, lubricate all metal parts before running

John P Jr,

I was just wondering the exact same thing!  Different Flat Car Numbers with the Copter load would be a definite winner, course I would a have to have them both, same as the Box Cars and the Tank Flat Cars.

PCRR/Dave

I'm sorry, but NOOOOO way that copter is scale!!!!  The real thing is 64' 10" long and 7' 9" wide.  Correct me if I am wrong but that car doesn't look longer than 65' scale feet.  And, if it is, then that copter is WAYYY too short.

BTW, it is a nice car.

Rick

Ok maybe 1/50, I took a quick look at the Pilot area, doors,  windows , looks like 1" 1/4. 1"1/2 little guy would fit ok, No tools, no measuring stick, no data on the real bird, I have a scale Huey and it did and it fit on a 50' or 60" and it looked great on it, maybe the Huey was smaller then the Blackhawk.  A Huey runs a little over a 50'  and with rotor  included , O Well close enough for me.

I have had plans to model one of these for the last 6 years. I have a weaver army flat car, and a 1:48 h-60. 

I have worked on and flown on this helicopter daily, for the last 18 yrs, 11 months!

If you are diehard proto, the army would never ship these by rail! But let's just suppose they did. The stabilator (wing under the tail rotor) would be removed, the main rotor blades would be folded back down the tail cone towards the tail pylon (there are special brackets that hold them and provide stability.) They would also be wrapped in plastic (shrink wrap) to help protect them. 

Just sayin!  I have a boatload of Blackhawk's and will probably add this one as well!

These two are "M" models, the latest version, and have a folding stabilator. Spec ops, Air Force and the Navy have all used the folding stab for years, the Army has just started to on the regular Blackhawk's, and is now considering going back to the single piece. The folding one is 3x more maintenance intensive than the 1 piece. Plus , we don't "load them out" on a regular enough basis to justify the extra money, and man hours involved.

I did not order the military version but I did order 2 Coast Guard and 2 Canadian Coast Guard copters and my first word out of the box was wow! Talk about bang for your buck! Really love them!

You win, maybe it is a 1/72 model.