Menards New Tanks

Good eye Bob!

Bob, are the turrets just different or are the main bodies too...................Paul

Bob,

Can you post a pic of them on the longer mernards flats?

paul 2 posted:

Bob, are the turrets just different or are the main bodies too...................Paul

paul 2 posted:

Bob, are the turrets just different or are the main bodies too...................Paul

The bodies are totally  different, zoom in and you can see.

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

Bob,

 

Can you post a pic of them on the longer mernards flats?

I'll  be gone for the weekend,but I will when I get back

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

Bob,

 

Can you post a pic of them on the longer mernards flats?

I reached for my closest 14", but am in the process of prepping the 'freebie flat' for a wooden Deck...

Gonna  be a great car for abouts $6  !

Are those M1A1 Abrams tanks, or are they based upon another model?

About what scale are they....I know Menard's say they are NOT 1/48......

are they the same ones/size that they sold on flatcars?

TShearer posted:

Lehigh Valley Railroad posted:

Bob,

 

Can you post a pic of them on the longer mernards flats?

I reached for my closest 14", but am in the process of prepping the 'freebie flat' for a wooden Deck...

Gonna  be a great car for abouts $6  !

The hunt is on... now find the other version.....

AMCDave posted:

About what scale are they....I know Menard's say they are NOT 1/48......

Dave : I can't say what scale they are, nothing is written  on the box..sorry

rtraincollector posted:

are they the same ones/size that they sold on flatcars?

Bill.no, they are smaller

jay jay posted:

Are those M1A1 Abrams tanks, or are they based upon another model?

AMCDave posted:

About what scale are they....I know Menard's say they are NOT 1/48......

Well,  I did some homework and figure they are sized between 1/64 & 1/87, using a basic M1 ( not sure on exact model ) at 26ft.    It was either that today or work on of all things,  Taxes.

Did I mention this was all for $6 !!  And includes a brake wheel !

Nice work for $6!

They do look like they are supposed to be M1A1s.  The real thing is 26' long, 12' wide, and 8' high.  I have a 1:48 scale M1A1 and on an Atlas or Weaver flat car the tracks overhang the sides of the car just a bit.

Rick

cabinet Bob posted

The hunt is on... now find the other version.....

Done !  Taxes won't be getting done this weekend.  

TShearer posted:

cabinet Bob posted

The hunt is on... now find the other version.....

Done !  Taxes won't be getting done this weekend.  

 

Time for you to go to a meeting !!

TShearer posted:

 

Well,  I did some homework and figure they are sized between 1/64 & 1/87, using a basic M1 ( not sure on exact model ) at 26ft.    It was either that today or work on of all things,  Taxes.

Did I mention this was all for $6 !!  And includes a brake wheel !

Looks great.  I bought 10 tanks to do the same thing.  Where did you buy the break wheel?  I need 5 of them.  I'm also adding Bull Rings to the front & rear of the tanks to attach tie-down chains & binders similar to pic below.Thanks for posting the pic.  BTW notice the 6 wheel trucks on the flat car?  Another project for another day.

Speaking of meetings, you missed one this weekend, Mr. I have to go to a train show Bob!! LOL

You should wait till he goes to the next one on the coast, that way you can help him carry back some Menards stuff! I know there are ports on both east and west side! LOL

Well, the chassis looks like it's of an M1 Abrams (could be an A1 or A2 variant) but the turret is definately not that of an Abrams.  Those look like turrets of a Leopard tank

Additionally, the turret is not sized proportionately to the hull, not even close (based on these pics anyways). 

I spent 7 years scouting for M1's and I'm not sure what this thing is.  But they definately should not call it an M1 Abrams.....

Just sayin.

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

 

I spent 7 years scouting for M1's and I'm not sure what this thing is.  But they definitely should not call it an M1 Abrams.....

Just sayin.

I think if we accept 1/64 scale tanks on semi scale flat cars running on 3 rail track.....Turret accuracy is the least of our worries!!! The tanks kinda look cool with the big turret.....and by mix and match you avoid licensing possibility! 

Menards NEVER said it was a M1 Abrams.  Come on guys.  It's listed as a Denver Die-Cast Camouflage Tank and sells for $2.99.  For us guys that aren't counting rivets it's a great deal for a flat car load.

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

I spent 7 years scouting for M1's and I'm not sure what this thing is.  But they definately should not call it an M1 Abrams.....

Where did you scout?

Anyway .... tanks on trains are definitely cool.

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

I spent 7 years scouting for M1's and I'm not sure what this thing is.  But they definately should not call it an M1 Abrams.....

Just sayin.

...and all you had to do was to visit Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.  Here's the proto type.

1/48  Abrams  exist about $17 die cast with sounds Search e-bay.  I am using 14'' flat to model and yes the real thing is 12' wide and overhangs.  I am not overly concerned with scale but these are too small for me.  Another version ( 25.00 ) has complete radio control.  Now you can drive your tank on the flat. Also has infrared gun allowing  you to  disable opposing Tanks. Another version is the Russian T-90.  Fun I will post when I finish model.

wild mary posted:

Looks great.  I bought 10 tanks to do the same thing.  Where did you buy the break wheel?  I need 5 of them.  I'm also adding Bull Rings to the front & rear of the tanks to attach tie-down chains & binders similar to pic below.Thanks for posting the pic.  BTW notice the 6 wheel trucks on the flat car?  Another project for another day

I re-purposed these flats from a prior Menards promotion.  

And now I have a flock of Military buses to convert into Sprinters.

here is source for scale  m1 Abrams : Hobbytron

EBT Jim posted:

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

I spent 7 years scouting for M1's and I'm not sure what this thing is.  But they definately should not call it an M1 Abrams.....

Where did you scout?

Anyway .... tanks on trains are definitely cool.

Korea (4/7 CAV), Bosnia and a bunch of other random places ..  I wish they made some Bradley's to go with the "M1's". 

And as everyone pointed out, the tanks are only $2.99 so yeah, kinda hard to complain about that.

Art Lites posted:

here is source for scale  m1 Abrams : Hobbytron

And for those modeling 1940's - 1950's, Tamiya's nice 1/48 Sherman and Pershing kits are often on eBay.

Jim

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

EBT Jim posted:

 

Where did you scout?

Korea (4/7 CAV), Bosnia and a bunch of other random places ..  I wish they made some Bradley's to go with the "M1's". 

I was a scout for the 2 Armored Cav in Germany, during the transition from the M60 to the M1.

Jim

EBT Jim posted:

Art Lites posted:

here is source for scale  m1 Abrams : Hobbytron

And for those modeling 1940's - 1950's, Tamiya's nice 1/48 Sherman and Pershing kits are often on eBay.

Jim

TrainGuyMcGee posted:

EBT Jim posted:

 

Where did you scout?

Korea (4/7 CAV), Bosnia and a bunch of other random places ..  I wish they made some Bradley's to go with the "M1's". 

I was a scout for the 2 Armored Cav in Germany, during the transition from the M60 to the M1.

Jim

 

Nice.  I was with 2nd Armored Cav when they were in Ft. Polk (late 90's).

Here's a scale M1 I built a few months ago.