philo426 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Made to run on O gauge track Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LDO Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 That is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Gore Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Nice! .... And it actually runs? That's Rad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 I might make a video of it moving in a straight line . Should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Nice model! Is this a fantasy vehicle or based on a real one? If it is a model of a real one why does it have Aberdeen lettering (and not Cyrillic lettering)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Nicely done. Definitely would be cool to see video of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edward Gore Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 A video, Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Very cool! What's the thing just forward of the front turret? It looks like a wall socket bezel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 (edited) It is twin cooling fans. Edited December 10, 2017 by philo426 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I guess you are not going to answer my questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 11, 2017 Author Share Posted December 11, 2017 Sorry it is based upon an actual unit.Go to Bing and enter Russian Rail tank and clic images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 (edited) Tanks, I mean "thanks"! I did find few images similar to yours like this one: But 'm still curious about your choice of the lettering? I would have expected Cycilic characters like on the picture above. Or did the Russkis donate one of those tanks to U.S. and it ended up on the Aberdeen Proving grounds? Edited December 12, 2017 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 My backstory for itis that it fell into German hands where it got its cammo and was later captured by the allies the red stars on top ofthe turrets were to prevent Russian air attack on its way to the ship that sent it to Aberdeen for foreign evaluation tests.Might not be true but it is the story I made up for it to explain its markings. I made it so I am allowed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteski Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) On 12/12/2017 at 4:35 AM, philo426 said: My backstory for itis that it fell into German hands where it got its cammo and was later captured by the allies the red stars on top ofthe turrets were to prevent Russian air attack on its way to the ship that sent it to Aberdeen for foreign evaluation tests.Might not be true but it is the story I made up for it to explain its markings. I made it so I am allowed! Like you said: it is your model so you can do whatever you want with it. I was just looking for the back story. Makes sense. I like it! Edited December 14, 2017 by peteski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 It coukd have happened like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike999 Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Fantastic work! Armored trains are fascinating beasts. And stranger things than your back-story for it happened in WWII. e.g., the "Japanese soldiers" captured at Normandy on D-Day. At first the Allied troops thought the Japanese might be sending reinforcements to the Wehrmacht. That was worrying. ""Lieutenant Robert Brewer of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, reported that his regiment had captured four Asians in German uniform after the Utah Beach landings, and that initially no one was able to communicate with them." They even brought in a Japanese translator, who said he couldn't help: they weren't speaking Japanese. They turned out to be Koreans who had fought with the Japanese, the Russians and finally the Germans. One of them lived until 1992: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Kyoungjong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philo426 Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 Interesting story! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Very cool model. Would love to see the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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