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Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on July 14, 2007, 01:04:14 PM

Hello All
After reading about the armoured train in production at Company B I have been inspired to have a bash myself. :oops:

Its going to be loosely based on the Nr 10 imeni Rozy Luxembourg, there is a pic on
(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/photo_luxemburg.jpg)

If anyone is able to assist with the Russian script on the carriage i would be grateful

Here is the loco and tender

(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/ATrain%20rivet1.JPG)

(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/ATrain%20rivet%202.JPG)

This is my first attempt at uploading images if I fail please have a look on the website

http://captaingeneral.co.uk/

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Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Auton on July 14, 2007, 01:10:03 PM

They load fine mate but you need to resize them, they're huge!

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on July 14, 2007, 05:32:17 PM

oops i'll get right on it, thanks for the tip :freak:

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Neldoreth on July 14, 2007, 06:44:36 PM

Very cool idea! This will certainly spice up a game, and it looks great so far :)

n.

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Helen on July 14, 2007, 11:23:13 PM

Nice work :)

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: fastolfrus on July 14, 2007, 11:30:36 PM

Looks good so far, what are you doing for wheels ?

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on July 15, 2007, 11:01:51 AM

I've been lucky to pick up a lot of wheels from ebay.When i've finished the train i will have a load left over so if anybody needs some just get in touch. No cost, just the postage.

I'll post a picture of the wheels later on if people are interested.

Trouble is real life is getting in the way of painting and model making. :x

CG

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Grimm on July 15, 2007, 11:21:08 AM

Hey these one look great cant wait to see it painted :)

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Boggler on July 17, 2007, 12:38:23 PM

Excellent!

I've got some links to plans of Soviet armoured traisn somewhere which moght be useful. I'll see if I can track them down (ho ho).

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Boggler on July 17, 2007, 12:59:47 PM

Here you go:

http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/armored_trains/Minin_1.jpg

http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/armored_trains/Minin_2.jpg

http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/armored_trains/Minin_3.jpg

http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/armored_trains/Minin_4.jpg

It's obviously a WW2 train but should give you an basis for construction (the locomotive is WW1 vintage though).

http://www.geocities.com/pibwl/pp13big.gif

This is a Polish armoured train but gives a good idea of a typical formation.

More useful information and pictures here:

http://derela.republika.pl/armlok2.htm

Hope you find this helpful? I can't wait to see the finished results!

Jim

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on July 17, 2007, 08:29:13 PM

Thanks Boggler

Very useful, I was concerned it may have been a bit too large, but photos including soldiers standing nearby prove these things were beasts!

Next up will be a gun car with a turret at both ends and a troop compartment in between. I might cheat and try and score an O gauge double bogie flat car to use, they do attract good prices on ebay tho'

GRIMM thanks mate any advice on colour schemes would be appreciated.
olive green, grey or sand  or camo?

Thanks everybody, as it looks like rain this weekend i hope to have some more to show by Sunday. :lol:  :lol:

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Westfalia Chris on July 17, 2007, 08:34:29 PM

Very, very neat, and makes me want to reprise my own cardboard Armoured Train project instead of waiting for Company B´s... :lol:

Only quibble: Looks like you used foamboard to construct the body? The pins deformed the surface when you pressed them in, those pits are a tad bit ugly.

But otherwise, very nice.

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Grimm on July 17, 2007, 08:53:20 PM

Paint it olive green pease  :mrgreen:

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on July 19, 2007, 12:48:18 PM

Thanks for all the helpful comments Guys

You are right CW I was using foam core board.
Yes pushing the pins in has dented what should be flat plate armour plate. :cry:

Having now taken shipment of some plasticard i will try some on the guncars and turrets and see how that fairs.

GRIMM Green it shall be!! :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:

Title: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Grimm on July 19, 2007, 05:38:58 PM

YYYYYHHHHHHHAAAAAA  :lol: can´t wait

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: former user on November 05, 2009, 08:45:18 AM

sorry, I couldn't find any pictures

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Ignatieff on November 05, 2009, 09:02:26 AM

me neither ???

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Westfalia Chris on November 05, 2009, 09:43:19 AM

If you go re-animating a thread which lay dormant for more than two years, there just *might* be the chance that the pics originally associated with it have dropped off the web. For whatever reason.

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: former user on November 05, 2009, 11:06:24 AM

true, but the site is still online.

Isn't the member on board anymore?

OK, I can put it somehow different:
"Oh, the thread is 2 years old, but I am still curious to see the pictures, since the topic "armoured train" has become quite hot again. could You please reactivate the links?"  ;)

after all, the "see new replies..." engine still works right?

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on November 13, 2009, 03:33:35 PM

Dear former user

I have dug out some of the pics of my "foamboard and nails" armoured loco.

This was the original inspiration

(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Warpics/photo_luxemburg.jpg)

And this model (not mine!)
(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Warpics/loco.jpg)
Early stage construction...
(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Warpics/Train%20and%20sailors.JPG)
Later
(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Warpics/Train%20b.JPG)
End stage with wheels attached...
(http://www.captaingeneral.co.uk/Warpics/Train%20a.JPG)

Sad to say I did not think it was upto scratch and it has been consigned to the Bin!

Lucky I still have the pics.

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If you go re-animating a thread which lay dormant for more than two years, there just *might* be the chance that the pics originally associated with it have dropped off the web. For whatever reason.

Is there any guidance on the longevity required on LAF?

Cheers

Hope you like them!
CG :)

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: former user on November 14, 2009, 09:59:54 PM

sorry to hear that

looked good to me

why did You scrap it?

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: Captaingeneral on November 15, 2009, 08:39:33 PM

Thanks former user, as I said, it wasn't upto the standard I had set myself. :-[

Who knows maybe I'll try again one of these days.

Title: Re: Amateur Armoured Train
Post by: former user on November 15, 2009, 10:39:14 PM

I had a lot of builds "not up to my standard", but I kept them and modified them

so I learned a lot about my mistakes - but anyone with his own approach :)