Military Scale (Usually WWII) Railroad Modeling

[165thspc]

I admit these are, to get this thread started, just re-hashed photos already seen elsewhere but I am asking all modelers involved in this type/scale of Railroad Modeling to contribute here if possible.

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Two converted & spliced Atlas HO Warren Thru Truss Bridges. Trackage by Trumpeter. Some Trumpeter ballast sections for the tops of the end abutments and the Pz. III is from Tamiya.

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KitMaker link of possible interest here:

Small bridges for many applications

Here is an image to sort of set the scene for the linked thread: A high steel trestle done in HO scale! However if you look closely, you will see that it is made up of a number of off the shelf Atlas O/S scale Signal Bridges. Add stone piers below the vertical columns for an ever taller structure. Food for thought? [IMG_0602] [SignalBridge_zps1x6uc8mb] [SignalBridge2] An HO Signal Bridge would work just as well to represent a large steel trestle in N Scale. If someone is getting into…

[165thspc]

Dragon “Military Scale” railroad models.
Tank by Tamiya.

[165thspc]

Converted RR locomotive (from Italeri) using CCKW Deuce and a Half truck and resin rail wheels.

[KoSprueone]

The Hobby Boss Soviet raisins “Krasnaja Zvezda” in 1/72

I built it box stock and as a conversion into a track cleaner for HO track

Conversion onto an HO scale track cleaner chassis

[barkingdigger]

I see your railroad takes dust-busting seriously!

[KoSprueone]

I know right. This is just a length of track with a little bit of ground work. I made it for photographing my rolling stock. I don’t have a running layout

[165thspc]

That reminds me; I need to build a short (perhaps 2 foot long) piece of scenic “photo display track” for use in my little “photo studio” when photographing my RR models.

[KoSprueone]

Yes, they work great for static display photographs. The one I have in the picture above is approximately 2 foot long. It’s a single track so very narrow.

I built another one the same size that I painted flat black. I thought it would look better because the eye would focus on the subject rolling stock. It doesn’t achieve this like I thought it would. I’m going to repaint it ‘prototypical’ like the other one and set them side by side for pictures.

[Paolo_Tavano]

congratulations for the GMC! Where did you find the resin wheels? thank you

[165thspc]

As I recall these rail wheels are a PSP product, I ordered them thru Scale-Link in Britain. I believe they are still available.

[165thspc]

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[JPTRR]

I’m going to make one of those.

[165thspc]

More on the GMC Locomotive:

Resin wheels from PSP

RR Buffers are return rollers from a Pz. III with the roller sanded smooth.

I figured they would need a heavy wooden “Basket” to hold scrap metal and stone for added traction.

Then I hit of the idea that they might raid a local stone cutter’s yard for heavy broken stone columns and gate posts.

Gravel and scrap will eventually be added to the "basket.

[165thspc]

Totally amazing fully scratch built French T3 Locomotive done in 1/35th Military Scale by klanfa61.

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Here is the link to the full build thread:

La locomotiva T3

Hello everyone, the next work will be a self-construction of a steam locomotive to be inserted in a diorama. Perhaps there will also be another railway wagon, but we will see this later. So I started with the most complex parts, that is the wheels, and to build them I made a plastic prototype to obtain resin clones. That’s it for now, see you next time. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

[JPTRR]

Incredible and extraordinary modeling. So envious of his skill. Really well done. Enough action and yet none of the components get lost in “clutter.”

[165thspc]

Link to interesting portable flatcar loading ramp.
(Previously available resin kit.)
German, WWII, Military/Railroad

LF 1/35 Scale Schwere Plattformwagen Loading ramp

Hmm…seems like they may be some hope

[165thspc]

Another link to a very similar thread posted elsewhere on the site:

T-Model German Loading Ramp | Armorama™

A review of T-Model 1/35 kit of a Loading Ramp for flatcars. [image] This is partial text from the full article (usually with photos) at https://armorama.com/news/t-model-german-loading-ramp

[165thspc]

A recent post over on the Armorama: Scratch Built and Conversions thread by Diomartin.
Scratch built European Trolley and Trailer using only a few commercially available chassis parts. (Heavily Modified.)

[JPTRR]

Hi Mike, wonderful thread. Thanks for reviving it.

Did I already ask how the S-160 is progressing?

[Dioramartin]

Hang on I vaguely recognise that photo…looking back on this thread I’m assuming Military scale means 1:35? I saw someone posted in 1:72.

If I understand correctly this is a lament that rail-worthy subjects (and indeed aviation subjects too) haven’t proliferated enough in 1:35 scale, to my mind by far the most popular scale. If so I would agree, it seems positively contrarian that other scales predominate. How hard would it be to re-issue 1:32 scale aircraft in 1:35? I’d buy a bunch immediately. Similarly 1:35 locos & rolling stock – why not for God’s sake, look at the legions of applicable existing figure sets for starters.