@texastrain posted:Yeah.... they look to be a little bit on the too large size from what I discern. Still looking nice, but perhaps need to be an inch, or so, smaller to look correct. But hey, it is model trains, not rivet counting scale trains.. right?
Jesse TCA 12-68275
Jesse,
The howitzers look to me to be 1/43 scale not 1/50. I believe the M1 Abrams tanks are 1/56. Both 1/43 and 1/56 are either on the larger side of 1/48 and 1/56 is on the smaller side of what is acceptable for O scale. I do think the M1 Abrams are less objectionable because the actual M1s are so large a slightly smaller 1/56 model is not that objectionable. Where as a 105 mm howitzer was not physically gigantic the 1/43 model really is a little too big. I especially would not have the M1 tanks on the same train as the howitzers.
Hokie,
MTH uses the same howitzers on both premier and Railking. The only difference is one vs two and the scale flatcar in premier. MTH is not that accurate stating scale sizes.
JohnB
