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New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Thu May 23, 2024 3:25 pm
by AmericanSteam

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Fri May 24, 2024 8:23 am
by mindenjohn
Interesting choice of military loads - a bomb?, a covered bomb? (Jesse James (the original) would have had a field day had he lived long enough not so much blowing the safe as blowing the town) and it would have been a challenge to get the Sherman into the depressed area. The other loads are welcome especially as they are also available for scenic placement; a pity others do not follow the same example. Well done Machine Rail.

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Fri May 24, 2024 9:33 am
by jalsina
mindenjohn wrote:Interesting choice of military loads - a bomb?, a covered bomb? (Jesse James (the original) would have had a field day had he lived long enough not so much blowing the safe as blowing the town) and it would have been a challenge to get the Sherman into the depressed area. The other loads are welcome especially as they are also available for scenic placement; a pity others do not follow the same example. Well done Machine Rail.


And from the size, looks like a British Grand Slam !*hp*!
What we need? A model of the Abrams in two or three camos, with the turret inverted over a right six axle flat car to carry them in pairs.

Agree. Nice work Machine Rail. !!howdy!!

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Fri May 24, 2024 12:31 pm
by AmericanSteam
There are a few I find of interest. More post-war loads would be great. *!rolleyes!*

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Fri May 24, 2024 1:50 pm
by AmericanSteam
These look very good. These are on the way through the Feather River Canyon.

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Sat May 25, 2024 12:16 am
by mindenjohn

And from the size, looks like a British Grand Slam !*hp*!
What we need? A model of the Abrams in two or three camos, with the turret inverted over a right six axle flat car to carry them in pairs.

Agree. Nice work Machine Rail. !!howdy!!


Of no use in Europe or Britain - the coupling is North American and there are no buffers either side of the coupling.

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Sat May 25, 2024 11:08 am
by jalsina
mindenjohn wrote:Of no use in Europe or Britain - the coupling is North American and there are no buffers either side of the coupling.


Of course !!det!!
The Grand Slam was as big as this model, but of different shape. And the British would not use a train to transport such a bomb.

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Sat May 25, 2024 12:59 pm
by jlms48
The bomb casing resembles "Little Boy", the Hiroshima Bomb".
See https://nostalgia049.wordpress.com/tag/atom-bomb-hits-hiroshima/

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Sat May 25, 2024 1:50 pm
by Cardinal51
Million dollar loads and not money spent on a tarpaulin :-)

Re: New from Machine Rail

Unread postPosted: Sat May 25, 2024 6:22 pm
by jalsina
AmericanSteam wrote:These look very good. These are on the way through the Feather River Canyon.


These wagons screenshots look very nice with the transformers. !*cheers*!