Let's See Your Military Car Loads

Here's one that was pre-assembled, but may give you ideas.

Added three videos of some of my military loads, what type of military loads are you looking for?

@Ulus Ekerman posted:

Wow, fantastic military train.  Where did you get the tanks and other military loads??

@FrankRazz posted:

Wow, fantastic military train.  Where did you get the tanks and other military loads??

Tanks are sold by MTH, Jeeps are solidos, and Oshkosh ones are from Sword diecast.

Corgi hardware on various K-Line, Weaver and Lionel flats.

And in the lead the Lionel UP Desert Storm Tribute.

Here's a fighter plane on its way to a museum.  If you think the plane looks familiar, it's one of those K-Line "airplane kits" you see on the tables at train shows for $10 to $20.  The flatcar is one I found laying forlornly on a train meet table, just looking up at me silently crying, "I've got a lot of good layout running left in me!"  Five bucks later, that flatcar was heading home with me for this kitbash project!

Great stuff!

Peter

@Pat Shediack posted:

Here's a fighter plane on its way to a museum.  If you think the plane looks familiar, it's one of those K-Line "airplane kits" you see on the tables at train shows for $10 to $20.  The flatcar is one I found laying forlornly on a train meet table, just looking up at me silently crying, "I've got a lot of good layout running left in me!"  Five bucks later, that flatcar was heading home with me for this kitbash project!

I am definitely going to try and build a flat car with a plane on it. Thanks for this!

Greg

@Ulus Ekerman posted:

Added three videos of some of my military loads, what type of military loads are you looking for?

Although I model only steam and WW1/WW2 flat cars, I enjoy looking at the modern stuff as well. Thank you for sharing! That was an awesome video.

Greg

@Doug W. posted:

Corgi hardware on various K-Line, Weaver and Lionel flats.

And in the lead the Lionel UP Desert Storm Tribute.

Thanks for sharing, these are great!

Greg

Two of my flat car loads that a member of the Detroit Three Railers built for me. On display in my little town.              He knew I was a Huey mechanic, Cobra crew chief,  and the little vehicle in the front looks like the real one in my garage. The M-60 is part of the Calvary unit I was assigned to. There is another Huey flat car in the display case next to a Cobra AH1g.

Thank you Andy and crew.

Clem

Something a little different.  I built this to include in the Bush 41 funeral consist.  He flew the TBF Avenger in WWII so I thought it would be a fitting salute to his service.

H-34 hulk in transit to Davis-Monthan.  John

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@Engineer-Joe posted:

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From 2012 with no new replies allowed.

Anyway, here is a load of He destined for the Navy's blimp operations in Norfolk, VA (when I get a layout built):

OK, remember you asked for it....

3 Jeeps, Tamiya and Bandai

Sherman in Free French colors, Bandai

Soviet SU-85, old Tamiya

Soviet BA-64B scout car x2, Tamiya, 37mm AA gun, Ace

Italian Semovente SPG 75mm and command tank, Gasoline

Italian AB 41 and German Sd.Kfz 222, Tamiya

German V2, Pegasus

Soviet SU-122, Tamiya

German Sd.Kfz 232

German Panzer IIIL and IIB, Tamiya

American 2.5 ton trucks, Tamiya

German Wespe 105mm SPG, Bandai

Soviet JS-2 (IS-2), Tamiya

German Schwimmwagen, Citroen 11cv, and Kubelwagen, Tamiya

American M8 Greyhound, Tamiya

German Stug IIIB, Tamiya

Soviet T-34/76, Bandai

German Krupp Protze trucks, Tamiya

British Valentine, Bandai

Soviet KV-2, captured and modified by the Germans, Hobby Boss

Soviet SU-152, Bronco

British Churchill VII, Tamiya

American Sherman, Hobby Boss

This represents little less than half of the cars that I've made over the years.  The others are still in storage.  I think that if you look hard enough, you can find a really varied supply of models to place on flatcars to get the variety you seek.  Thanks.

The Shadow...OK, remember you asked for it....

Then drops in the mother load of all military load posts!!! Amazing collection. Seeing those all running together would be impressive!!!

humvees

M1 Abrams

M2 Bradley fighting vehicles (awaiting  camo paint)

M992 Faasv and M109 paladin (awaiting paint)

Here are some of my projects; I’ve been told by a few here on OGR that my models are grossly incorrect, for example paint colors incorrectly placed or used and other issues like inconsistencies in timelines, a 1941 tank load next to a 1942 version. Anyway I don’t really have the time or for that matter care to get that thorough they are after all just toys and the kids adore the train when they saw it run at the shows. I’ve packed it up and shelved the project over advice from some of these guys here but I still enjoy it very much. And seeing this thread and all the wonderful models it renewed my interest a little, thanks guys!

Aurora Long Tom 1/48 kit on an ancient Westbrook cast flat car (1950’s)

many many kit builds, tried extremely hard to keep everything 1/48 and avoid the 1/50 stuff but I had to fudge a little.

running on a friends layout, the High Plains Route which will be on the layout tours next Summer at the O Scale National Convention in Denver. 3 railers welcome! One of our sponsors is the RMD TCA.

shot this on my module outside added some smoke!

my favorite are these Long Tom guns.

Trying hard to locate military equipment was part of the fun.

finding enough scale flat cars in o scale not so easy a task.

lots of kits, several years of building kits.

I’ll add a few more

couple more military trains

A friends train

Couple of more military trains I ran at Fullerton railroad day's, Hope we will be able to run in the future.

Here are some of my Military on flat cars.

Thanks for sharing everyone

The one thing I wasn't real happy about is that the barrel was fixed in that one position. It should have been down and locked into the carriage.

Thank you to everybody who contributed; I learned a lot!

Greg

Greg,

If you need help locating a kit for a specific prototype, please let me know.  I have almost 100 kits waiting to be assembled and can probably help you find what you’re looking for.

Price

An oldie but a goodie, from seven years ago here.  Still got the entire train although I have not set it up and run it in a while.

Big Kahuna is still the pride of my Army train cars and locos.

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

@The Shadow posted:

Greg,

If you need help locating a kit for a specific prototype, please let me know.  I have almost 100 kits waiting to be assembled and can probably help you find what you’re looking for.

Price

Hey Price,

I have been on a Gaso.Line buying and building spree. If you have any kits for sale, shoot me an email. There are a lot of models made by them that I am actively looking for.

Regards,

Greg

@Lee Willis posted:

An oldie but a goodie, from seven years ago here.  Still got the entire train although I have not set it up and run it in a while.

Big Kahuna is still the pride of my Army train cars and locos.

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

That Schnabel tank is awesome!

Here we have my Lionel 1922010 Sherman Hill set with a few other flat cars added.

@Erik C Lindgren posted:

Here are some of my projects; I’ve been told by a few here on OGR that my models are grossly incorrect, for example paint colors incorrectly placed or used and other issues like inconsistencies in timelines, a 1941 tank load next to a 1942 version. Anyway I don’t really have the time or for that matter care to get that thorough they are after all just toys and the kids adore the train when they saw it run at the shows. I’ve packed it up and shelved the project over advice from some of these guys here but I still enjoy it very much. And seeing this thread and all the wonderful models it renewed my interest a little, thanks guys!

Erik,

I spent 20 years in the Air Force and observed many times when equipment, vehicles and even aircraft had incorrectly applied paint or paint that faded or paint that oxidized.  When I was assigned to the 380th Munitions Maintenance Squadron at Plattsburgh AFB NY, we had two and a half ton munitions trucks purchased in various years that had different shades of Air Force blue paint.  We had two "bread trucks" for hauling maintenance crews, one built in 1969 and the other in 1978, that were usually parked next to each other in our parking lot.

Your models look great; don't let any nitpicker tell you differently.  I've found most of the nitpickers are still facsimiles of real trains as their models have electric can or geared motors, plastic figures, if any, on board, and so forth, so their models are, to be kind, a step or two removed from reality, too.

Here is my WW2 military train. It is an old video made back in 2013. Loads consist of Sherman Tanks, Priests, M10 Tank Destroyers, Half Tracks, 2 1/2 trucks. Vehicles are from Corgi, Solido, Tamiya, Hobby Boss. Flat cars are all scale MTH, Lionel, Atlas, and K line. A lot of fun putting it all together. Motive power are TMCC Lionel J1 and Y3 PRR steam engines.

JohnB

And another one

Awesome posts, thank y'all! I am working on a few WW1 flats, and I just finished up this model (soon to be on a car).

Greg

At the risk of over doing things....

The first pic is of New Millennium brand quasi 1/48 scale vehicles that I painted details and dirtied up to be acceptable.  I would have preferred straight 1/48 kits, but alas, none available...

amphibious car and 3/4 ton weapons carrier

Japanese Type 95 Ha Go light tank and Type 93 Sumida road or rail armored car, both Gasoline

French AMD Panhard 178 armored car, Gasoline

Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank, Aurora from way back

German Sd.Kfz 7 towing 88mm flak, both Bandai

German PaK 40 75mm anti tank guns, one Bandai and one Gasoline

The following are a few quick shots of other cars I have made and will probably sell off in order to make room and/or pare down; these cars are kind of like rabbits- every time I turn around I've made another one...

I mostly do WW II era stuff, but I occasionally find myself with something a little more modern: front row (l to r) 1950s-1960s West German Jagdpanzer Kanone (nearly obsolete 90 mm guns taken out of American Patton tanks and fitted into turretless body - not much different design than late war SP antitank guns...), 1960s US M60A1, Korean War era US M46/47 Patton

The Wall of Kits patiently waiting....

@The Shadow posted:

At the risk of over doing things....

The first pic is of New Millennium brand quasi 1/48 scale vehicles that I painted details and dirtied up to be acceptable.  I would have preferred straight 1/48 kits, but alas, none available...

amphibious car and 3/4 ton weapons carrier

Japanese Type 95 Ha Go light tank and Type 93 Sumida road or rail armored car, both Gasoline

French AMD Panhard 178 armored car, Gasoline

Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank, Aurora from way back

German Sd.Kfz 7 towing 88mm flak, both Bandai

German PaK 40 75mm anti tank guns, one Bandai and one Gasoline

The following are a few quick shots of other cars I have made and will probably sell off in order to make room and/or pare down; these cars are kind of like rabbits- every time I turn around I've made another one...

I mostly do WW II era stuff, but I occasionally find myself with something a little more modern: front row (l to r) 1950s-1960s West German Jagdpanzer Kanone (nearly obsolete 90 mm guns taken out of American Patton tanks and fitted into turretless body - not much different design than late war SP antitank guns...), 1960s US M60A1, Korean War era US M46/47 Patton

The Wall of Kits patiently waiting....

I love all of your loads, especially the one with the two Japanese vehicles on it!

This is mine....

https://youtu.be/wHKhZ73RPiI

@Ulus Ekerman posted:

And another one

Ulus,

      Great video, my military train is WW II based but I do like the modern military equipment. One minor suggestion load all of your vehicles in one direction. When loading vehicles a ramp is placed at the end of the train and the vehicles drive on from rear to the front car. All drive on in forward none back on. Each car is filled until all are loaded.

JohnB

I forgot to attach this video I found on YouTube

Hi JohnB

     His vehicles looked good to me.  Are you talking about his tanks?   The m1 Abrams tanks are loaded with the chassis facing forward and the turret facing aft.

Some progress on my WW1 car: I still have a lot of work to do

@ssm posted:

Hi JohnB

     His vehicles looked good to me.  Are you talking about his tanks?   The m1 Abrams tanks are loaded with the chassis facing forward and the turret facing aft.

Steve,

    You are correct, Ulus did it correctly. My bad.

JohnB

I put together some flatcars with tanks and jeeps for the 75th anniversary of D Day.

Some progress pictures:

Not an Island war-fighter's favorite Transportation. Equipped with a pair of 225 HP Gray Marne diesels and a pair of 50 caliber machine guns. Lead flying above one's head from both directions.

We picked up 12 of them at Okinawa, each with a Higgins Boat (LCVP)  resting in the well deck, when the Korean War started.

Semper FI and Anchors Away!

Dewey

I like that little bit of history with your photo's

Ben

M992 Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle and M109 Paladin

Had to cut some texture into the tracks.

Decided to go with desert tan.  (Just need to clean-up some sloppy paint)

These are mine.

Just finished these.

Anybody know what kind of tank this is. Picked it up at York about 30 years ago.

I put together five 40’ flats with Corgi M4 Sherman’s, as shipped from the factory…

Tom

some old videos but still fun to watch.

Great Military loads everyone!  About two years ago (pre pandemic), I picked up four Sherman tanks that were marked down to under $10 at Hobby Lobby and have been having a blast slowly building them for flatbed loads. I'm almost finished with this one, I just need to add a few more details like chains, crates, etc.  I'm really pleased how the tank came out. I primed it in a metallic color before adding the final coat. This allowed me to simulate realistic scratch marks down to the "metal"  -

A couple of Marx tanks

@Strap Hanger posted:

Great Military loads everyone!  About two years ago (pre pandemic), I picked up four Sherman tanks that were marked down to under $10 at Hobby Lobby and have been having a blast slowly building them for flatbed loads. I'm almost finished with this one, I just need to add a few more details like chains, crates, etc.  I'm really pleased how the tank came out. I primed it in a metallic color before adding the final coat. This allowed me to simulate realistic scratch marks down to the "metal"  -

Looks great! I have built some Hobby Boss Sherman tanks in the past, and they are very enjoyable.

While waiting for the northbound Silver Star in Richmond there was a very long string of this flats moving north. A variety of lettering including "For Military Use Only". All were empty.

My military load.

Need to paint the Bradley in desert sand but first want to reposition the TOW package into the transport position vs firing position.

And hopefully this Fall/Winter season will assemble this M-109 Paladin painted in desert sand also.  Then mount it on maybe a MTH Premier flat car.

Ron

@Trainbros89 posted:

Looks great! I have built some Hobby Boss Sherman tanks in the past, and they are very enjoyable.

Thanks Trainbros. I found them a little more difficult to build than the Tamiya Sherman's mainly due to having to clean up/sand out excess plastic on the parts and sprus.  However, for the price, Hobby Boss can't be beat and as you said, it's an enjoyable build.

Army flat cars

Here’s one!

Well I have nothing like the beautiful scale loads that most of you have posted although I looked at them all including back to January and enjoyed them a great deal.  I guess I thought that for fun I would add my own "toy train" contribution, a little along the lines of Robert S. Butler and his Marx payloads.  Here are mine.

The Air Force moving up a flat car full of air to ground rockets...along with a tank car full of fuel.

The Navy moves up a reconnaissance and gun fire spotter aircraft.

Best Wishes

Don

A few more from the Bristow Yard:

Outstanding photos and scenes being presented'.  Ed, your lighting is outstanding'. some really good work here.  As a military man myself, I'm tempted to start obtaining additional equipment... I think I  will include a military base on my the new layout I build once I'm completely relocated... some time next year.... I hope'...

Thanks, Ted. I’m sure your military base will be outstanding. Looking forward to seeing it.

A few more...the TBF Avenger is the plane President H.W. Bush flew in WWII. I built it to include in my 4141 funeral consist.

A few with USAAF theme

Excellent looking air craft Ed,  I also like the soldiers.  They look very good as well..  The USAAF scene is quite active'... Nice work', and very good photography'...✔👍🌟📸

Thanks Ted. Frankly, the camrra makes my soldiers look better than I deserve.  :-). I wanted to combine the train car loads with the aircraft scene. Our hobby builds on so many skill sets. That’s what makes it unique, challenging and just plain fun.

Fantastic modeling, Ed. Who makes the TBF?

Thanks, Artie. I found the model by Revell on the bay. But if you search 1/48 TBF You’ll certainly turn them up.

Thanks, Ed, I saw several on the ‘bay. This may be my next project.

@Artie-DL&W posted:

Thanks, Ed, I saw several on the ‘bay. This may be my next project.

You’re welcome. Please be sure to post a pic of your finished product.

It is obvious that you should not fly an airplane to war in WW II, Right?

@hokie71 posted:

It is obvious that you should not fly an airplane to war in WW II, Right?

Those look great!

Did a Veterans Day Run at our local meet in Arcadia California.

One more fighter on the way to the front....It is important to travel with bombs and rockets so we are sure we are ready to go on arrival.  That is why we needed a guard.

i think the most interesting loads are the ones with USA Military stuff. Not that I am militaristic.

Except the loads with Nazi insignias which I find repulsive.

                                                  PLE #2035...

Here is a picture of a Tiger 2 on a German flat car.

Thanks to Ed, I’ve got an Avenger to put together, and maybe put on the Area 51 layout.

@mikey posted:

Here is a picture of a Tiger 2 on a German flat car.

Mikey,

Who makes that flatcar? Verlinden? I have some German 1/48 stuff that I am looking to put on "proper" flat cars. Yours look amazing.

Greg

@Trainbros89 posted:

Mikey,

Who makes that flatcar? Verlinden? I have some German 1/48 stuff that I am looking to put on "proper" flat cars. Yours look amazing.

Greg

Greg,

The Tank is a 1/50 Polistil out of Italy and the flat car is ETS out of Czech Republic.

Mikey

Trainbros,

I really like your sanding tower.  Who makes that?

Thanks!

Mike

There’s some great videos/photos throughout this thread. Thank you everyone for sharing! Let’s keep it going!

@Dewey Trogdon posted:

Not an Island war-fighter's favorite Transportation. Equipped with a pair of 225 HP Gray Marne diesels and a pair of 50 caliber machine guns. Lead flying above one's head from both directions.

We picked up 12 of them at Okinawa, each with a Higgins Boat (LCVP)  resting in the well deck, when the Korean War started.

Semper FI and Anchors Away!

Possibly for Inchon.  John

@Hump Yard Mike posted:

Trainbros,

I really like your sanding tower.  Who makes that?

Thanks!

Mike

Mike,

So sorry for the late response; I didn't receive a notification about the comment! This was actually something I bought of a gentlemen who's father scratch built it. It looks like he used  a lot of Plastruct parts.

Regards,

@Trainbros89 posted:

I would love to get my hands on a C&O Kanawha.

@0-Gauge CJ posted:

I would love to get my hands on a C&O Kanawha.

MTH did an amazing job on the Kanawha's. They are great engines.

Greg

Just finished this

www.youtube.com/trainbros89

Please tell us more about the item behind the tank. What is it, what is it mounted on, and how did you build it. I have looked at 100 pictures of tanks stuck in the mud and still no hint. Thanks

@hokie71 posted:

Please tell us more about the item behind the tank. What is it, what is it mounted on, and how did you build it. I have looked at 100 pictures of tanks stuck in the mud and still no hint. Thanks

Hey Hokie,

That is a Churchill Tank AVRE with a wood fascine. Tanks (in both world wars) would carry these huge bundles of wood for ditches. The company that makes this model is a French company, named Gaso-Line. They have the worst instructions ever, and are resin based. In order for the wood to be “still”, I not only had to glue it to a base, but secure it using wire that they provided with the kit. I then used CA glue to fasten the wires. If you have any questions about Gaso-Line, please feel free to email me. I’ve built many of their models.

Regards,

Greg P

@Trainbros89 posted:

If you have any questions about Gaso-Line, please feel free to email me. I’ve built many of their models.

Where are you getting them?

@palallin posted:

Where are you getting them?

www.wanamakerhobbies.com .. If he has something that you're interested in, but it's not in stock, email him anyway. Usually, he's able to get the product.

Greg

Thanks!  I wasn't looking for that piece, but, some years back, i was looking for another and couldn't find it.  It looks like Wannamaker has it in stock right now (75mm Pack Howitzer).

@Trainbros89 posted:

www.wanamakerhobbies.com .. If he has something that you're interested in, but it's not in stock, email him anyway. Usually, he's able to get the product.

Greg

he has a lot of great things in 1/48

@Ulus Ekerman posted:

The second video didn’t work, but the first was great! That’s an amazing train layout!

Here is one that I just picked up at the march O scale meet

Here is a LCM 3 on the way to shipping out to the war zone.

@marty track posted:

Here is one that I just picked up at the march O scale meet

Awesome stuff!

Happy Memorial Day everyone!

I’d like to share my Thanks and Appreciation to everyone that ever served, especially those who payed the ultimate sacrifice! On this day I also Thank everyone that has ever put on a uniform, along with all those families that never had a loved one return home.
The best way to show your appreciation is to be an American worth dying for!

Now let’s see those military trains!

Here are a few shots:

notice blacked out turret star for D-Day and immediate post D-Day operations

Italian AB 41 and German SdKfz 222

German V2

German Wespe SPG

What a cool thread guys! 👍☺️ Enjoy it very much.  

From my most recent army train run…….

Peter

@JohnB posted:

Ulus,

      Great video, my military train is WW II based but I do like the modern military equipment. One minor suggestion load all of your vehicles in one direction. When loading vehicles a ramp is placed at the end of the train and the vehicles drive on from rear to the front car. All drive on in forward none back on. Each car is filled until all are loaded.

JohnB

Thanks for sharing that knowledge on direction and the complements, glade you enjoyed as well

Fabulous Peter great video 👍😎👍

@Putnam Division posted:

From my most recent army train run…….

Peter

C’mon, Pete. That stopped way too short!  

@Strap Hanger posted:

C’mon, Pete. That stopped way too short!  

Peter

Produced last year to commemorate the 77th Anniversary of D-Day.  The flatcar loads appear at the 2:13 minute mark. 

Very well put together  ed.

Larry

Thanks, Larry.

Way to go Ed'.. I always enjoy watching your honoring our American military'... Especially WW2'... The greatest generation'..........(indeed)

Thanks Ted.  I enjoy making them. 

My latest military flat misadventure: 2 Baltimore class heavy cruiser propellers headed to the Philadelphia Naval Yard for wartime construction.  The propellers are metal and heavy, but the real things were about 40 tons apiece.

Very enjoyable thread - some really impressive modeling skills on display.  Here is MTH’s Premier flatcar with a couple of Howitzers on board.

@Putnam Division posted:

From my most recent army train run…….

Peter

Peter, Really nice video, just wish it was longer so we could see the entire train.