Moonman posted:Big Jim posted:Fredstrains posted:The “Howitzers” look out of Scale!
So is the tank. The tracks on those things overhang the edge of a flat car by quite a bit.
Seem to be prototypical to me - these are not your grandfather's weapons
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You and Ed need to look a lot closer!
Ed Boyle posted:The M1 Abrams seems to be scale proportioned. Remember, the real one weighs 60 tons plus when loaded and is considerably larger than the World War 2 vintage M4 Sherman tank.
Ed Boyle
The key words being "scale proportioned"! It may very well be scale proportioned, but, to what? Not 1:48.
The 105mm appear to be like the modern M119A1 - long barrel lightweight weapon - about 20ft long
Carl, they sure do. 
I have been looking for a 1:48 Long Tom for my military consist. Remember having one with my 1960's Lionel that I built from plastic kit . May have been a Revel kit, came with a half track to tow. Had no luck surfing the web, does anyone know of a source for this? The piece with the MTH flat is identical to one put out by Solido back in the '70s. Ft. Sill, down by Lawton, Oklahoma, has a nice artillery museum, including a set of the Atomic Cannon as pictured above.
Jesse TCA 12-68275
If you ask me I think they look just fine! Makes a nice load on the flat car!
Not sure what they are, took this picture at camp Summerall Korea in 1971. A 1/15 FA
texastrain posted:I have been looking for a 1:48 Long Tom for my military consist. Remember having one with my 1960's Lionel that I built from plastic kit . May have been a Revel kit, came with a half track to tow. Had no luck surfing the web, does anyone know of a source for this? The piece with the MTH flat is identical to one put out by Solido back in the '70s. Ft. Sill, down by Lawton, Oklahoma, has a nice artillery museum, including a set of the Atomic Cannon as pictured above.
Jesse TCA 12-68275
Good eye! They are Solido models according to the package containing a little wrench that came in the box.
Looks like a M-114A2 from the front.
texastrain posted:I have been looking for a 1:48 Long Tom for my military consist. Remember having one with my 1960's Lionel that I built from plastic kit . May have been a Revel kit, came with a half track to tow. Had no luck surfing the web, does anyone know of a source for this? The piece with the MTH flat is identical to one put out by Solido back in the '70s. Ft. Sill, down by Lawton, Oklahoma, has a nice artillery museum, including a set of the Atomic Cannon as pictured above.
Jesse TCA 12-68275
Bandai, made a 1/48 WWII Long Tom kit as well as many other US and German armor, artillery, and accessory kits, including halftracks. They are getting kinda rare and pricey, alas!
texastrain posted:I have been looking for a 1:48 Long Tom for my military consist. Remember having one with my 1960's Lionel that I built from plastic kit . May have been a Revel kit, came with a half track to tow. Had no luck surfing the web, does anyone know of a source for this?
Jesse TCA 12-68275
It was a Revell kit. From 1956-57. 1/40th scale. I had one, too. It was a neat model. They did a lot of reisses of classic Revell kits, a number of years ago, anyway - not sure if this one was done or not. The ad is from a 1957 issue of Popular Science magazine. My favorite armor kits way back in the day were the ones done by Renwal - Blueprint Models. Too large for O Gauge, though.
gunrunnerjohn posted:How much damage do the rounds do?
Palallin, Yes, have seen the kits, and prices, of the Bandai models! Too much for my blood.... just wish to have a couple for loads on military flats. But, not at the cost of an entire rail line!!
Breezinup, Yes, have also seen the kit shown with the tractor included to tow the Long Tom. However, I distinctly recall, with certainty, the model I had made use of a half-track. No doubt about it, it was a half-track. I placed them on my flats too many times to not remember, and the half-track was a little wider than the dual tired axle of the Long Tom. As noted above, have seen the Bandai model kits.. way too expensive. Also, have located a source for the Solido artillery pieces. But, the ones I located, by Solido in the 1970s, are priced around $100... each! Must have grown some diamond crystals on them while in storage...….
So... still seeking some reasonable priced Long Toms in approx. 1:48 scale for military loads. If successful, will pass on the information. Hmmmmm….. Looking at the artillery piece situated on the KMT US Army flat #42010...….. Take it off the flat, place a carriage with dual axle underneath, some detail work added...…. Hmmmmmmmm……….
Jesse TCA
texastrain posted:Breezinup, Yes, have also seen the kit shown with the tractor included to tow the Long Tom. However, I distinctly recall, with certainty, the model I had made use of a half-track. No doubt about it, it was a half-track. I placed them on my flats too many times to not remember, and the half-track was a little wider than the dual tired axle of the Long Tom.
Jesse TCA
I'm quite sure Revell never made a half-track to go with the Long Tom. Actually, I don't recall that Revell ever made a half-track at all. Monogram made one, though, although it was 1/35, a somewhat larger scale than the Revell Long Tom.
You may be remembering the Monogram model. And if your half-track was wider than the Long Tom, as you say, that's probably because the half-track was 1/35 scale whereas the Long Tom was 1/40.
A MoPac Mike moves a Main Train through Notch Junction on its way to overseas deployment.
2 Bandai Halftracks, 1 M13, 1 M3A1
1 Bandai 155mm Long Tom
1 Bandai M30 Ammo Carrier/Prime Mover
1 Tamiya M4 Sherman (I can't remember the designation for this version)
I came across this image of a 155 Long Tom model on The Google. It's a shame Life Like (or someone) doesn't re-release it/them. They may not be the exact scale we need, but it ain't bad.
The new MTH flatcars with military equipment loads have been very popular. We still have some Premier and Railking in stock. My favorite is the Premier with the ambulances and the latest M1A Abrams Tank on the Railking flatcars. Good job MTH!
I also was impressed with the packaging. So much so that I did take some pics. The howitzers are 1:43 scale according to the product description at MTH. They do look big. They dwarf my 1:48 scale Shermans. But I still like them.
I remove the sharpener and spray paint these in olive drab for excellent howitzer loads ( see the reviewers uploaded photo) -
OK you Hooked me, I just placed my order with Nicholas Smith. They will ship on Monday.
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