Allied tank transportation in the run up to D Day & after

[Mackem]

Brilliant photo's Oz. Especially liked the Cromwells with turret stowage bins. When is someone (apart from Septon ) going to make a 1:16 RC Cromwell that we can buy?

John

[Ex_Pat_Tanker]

Nice Photos Oz ,I think the last 5 are in America and the last one with the Pershings looks like Korean war era.


regards pete

I thought that too pete that the last on was in Korea

Yep, telephone box on the right rear of the tank is a dead give away

[Crispy]

Thanks for the replies OZ but i cant see the pics. It just says photobucket image removed/deleted ? Clearly other people can see them so im not sure if its just me. Can you post a link to your pics so i can have a look?

Cheers Nic

[Rocketman]

Its just you, take your train spotty Anorak off the hoods getting in the way!

[971wright]

Hi They were there now I cant see them either

regards pete

Maybe someone could tell us whats happened to them

[jrc]

Brilliant photo's Oz. Especially liked the Cromwells with turret stowage bins. When is someone (apart from Septon ) going to make a 1:16 RC Cromwell that we can buy?

John

this will maybe sooth you

http://rctankwarfare.co.cc/forums/viewt ... =33&t=3266

[Crispy]

Its just you, take your train spotty Anorak off the hoods getting in the way!

U-huh... did you want to tell the boys and girls about the train layout thats in your loft or should I ? Top marks though, that loft hatch is the one hole you havent fallen into for ages .

Anyway back on topic, thanks for the email OZ. Those pics were just what I wanted. Basic flat top rail cars with wooden planked decks. You even show how the loads were tied down. Good work that man! Shouldnt be too hard to knock up in OO or 1/72nd scale.

I've spent ages trying to source decent pics like these, thought I was going mad . Any idea how they were loaded? Im thinking ramp with a similar wooden topped surface but would they be driven on? Some of the tanks in the pictures are overhanging both sides quite a bit! I wouldnt fancy lining those up even with my 1/16 efforts nevermind in real life.

[Rocketman]

Ill ignore all that mister

I understood that the railcar was positioned next to a loading platform on which the tanks were sat and the were simply driven on, this way there was only a drop on one side. Alternativly they were crained straight off the boat onto the railcar

[bubbajoexx]

now you see why i dont like photo bucket pics gone by by

[oz]

the pics didn't stay on that long because my photo-bucket is almost full' i belong to several model forums and post a lot of pics, basically i don't have the space to keep them although my sister has set up another account for me so i can have more space, personally i don't like photo-bucket and find it easier to Email the pics to the person who is looking for the information.