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Hi there, Kim, A lot of the things you have been discussing already exist on my layout. I have a similar setup that Ralph mentioned-an Army depot/munitions area. This area is served by both rail and road. I have buildings from Faller, Pikestuff, Roco, Model Power, and Walthers in this facility. I built my own chainlink fencing from bradwire nails and screening-cut to scale, and used thin wire for the top 3-strand barbed-wire. There are two huge lots for military vehicles, an inspection area, a receiving/shipping area for both civilian-contracted and military vehicles, a warehouse for storage, two vehicle storage buildings, a fuel and service area for vehicles, docks and sidings for the freight cars and flat cars, and a main building for manufacturing, assembly, and retooling of military vehicles and hardware. This facility also has two cranes to facilitate loading and unloading of rail cars, and guardshacks at both rail and road entrances. In addition to the munitions/depot, I also have an area set up in my Intermodal yard for military trailer and container loading and unloading with corresponding container and trailer park areas. Manufacturers in HO scale to consider are: Roco-accurate US military vehicles, accessories, structures, and they also provide some flatcars with loads. Faller-good line of military buildings, vehicles and figures. Preiser-military figures. Model Power-some military-related structures, and many freight cars with the military theme. Trident-excellent line of US military vehicles and accessories. They also provide Russian and British military vehicles (one of the things most often seen in any military installation is the "war trophy" that was brought back from Kuwait in 1991. I use a Trident Russian vehicle with some damage and heavy weathering, to represent one of these "war trophies"). Both Trident and Roco have a website and a printed catalog. Once you see these, you will be amazed at the level of detail these vehicles possess! Have fun! -Wolv33
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