I saw this on Muffins email this morning. They look nice. Does anybody know if the large/long (black) cradle holders (for the lack of a better name) can be removed with out destroying the flat car surface. I would like to change them out to look more realistic like this picture using balsa wood, etc.
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BLUE,
Yes the cradle just pops off. Use something flat like a butter knife, put a paper towel underneath so to leave no scratches. I did not like the cradle on the earlier versions either.
JohnB.
Does anyone have an MTH product number?
20-95301
When I saw the thread title I thought it might concern a flatcar loaded with guys named "Sherman".
(Of course, in this part of the country, the name "Sherman" is still not regarded with affection by some of us.)
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U.S. Army Flat Car w/(2) Sherman Tanks Intricately Detailed Durable ABS Body Metal Wheels and Axles Die-Cast 4-Wheel Trucks Operating Die-Cast Metal Couplers Colorful, Attractive Paint Schemes Fast-Angle Wheel Sets Needle-Point Axles 1:48 Scale Dimensions (2) Removable 1/50 Sherman Tanks O Scale Kadee Compatible Coupler Mounting Pads Unit Measures: 16" x 2 5/8" x 1 1/8" Operates On O-31 Curves
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Love those Shermans These are the older ones that Jim Sutter made me buy
Ben. Those Sherman’s need a caboose!
The Shermans are from the 40's. This extended vision caboose is from the 70's. Too anachronistic for my taste.
My! What a very long barrel you have there Grandma!
Big Jim posted:My! What a very long barrel you have there Grandma!
Could be a model of the M4A2 76W. Even then, the gun (M1A1?) is not quite right.
These are great! Glad I ordered them, 1 4pk & the 2 single cars....... I may get the other 4pk. Thanks for the pics
There was an article in our local paper about the Korean War. They had a picture of a Sherman tank in action in Korea. Long gun (turret is slightly turned) and markings look like the same as the MTH tank.
I have been looking for a 1/43 or 1/48 Sherman or Patton tank to put on a custom flat car. I believe MTH uses a Solido model, but I can't locate one. Does anyone have a suggestion? Thanks,
Does anyone know who makes the tank loads - and are they die-cast metal?
fwiw: the main guns don't look right to me either - towards the end of WWII M4 Shermans were outfitted with high-velocity 76 mm cannons - but they had a muzzle brake on them.
I'm still waiting for a call that my Ambulance set is in but from the last run a few years ago.
Die Cast Direct carries 1/43 Jeeps, half tracks, trucks and other die cast military vehicles (except a tank that I can use).
The bottom of the tank says WarMaster, 1/43 M4A3 Sherman. I don't think it is diecast metal. It's definitely not as heavy as a Solido diecast Sherman tank.
Neal Jeter
Thanks, Neal. I searched for this tank with no luck. I don't care if a tank is completely die cast, I just don't want a kit (be careful fellow Forum members, , I ordered a 2 1/2 ton truck advertised as die cast. Only the frame was die cast and it was a kit).
John
Here are some of my custom flat cars with military loads. The flats are postwar Lionel I picked up for $5 apiece at a train 
show. The Jeeps are also a show find and the half track and V2 rocket are from Die Cast Direct. The V2 is 1/72 scale because a 1/48 model would be over two feet long! I also chose this rocket because it looks similar to an Honest John rocket I saw while on duty with the MA National Guard.
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