Military Layouts

[Anonymous]

Hi;

I am considering a WW2 themed layout... been looking around and have not been able to find HO Scale 88's... ( anti aircraft - multi-purposed german artillery )

has anyone seen one? (four actually)
any hints on where to find such a model?

-sean

[Anonymous]

Check out:
http://www.reynaulds.com/rei/military.html
Pricey, but a wide assortment.

--Mo

[DSchmitt]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Maureen

Check out:
http://www.reynaulds.com/rei/military.html
Pricey, but a wide assortment.

--Mo

Good site for HO scale military modeler Be sure to check out their main page "Home" particulary if you are interested in European trains.

See the Roco listing for an 88.

The Artitec listing has some interesting models. including HO horse drawn wagons and HO, N, and Z scale boats and small ships

[Anonymous]

Hi
Airfix kits are still avalable they do a wide range of both allies and axis tanks guns ect
the gun emplacements my still be avalable as well as the check point
( a house with the #### blown out of it).
Suitable peronel may be a problem most of the figures i have seen are a horrible soapy plastic that the paint will not stick too.
regards John

[Anonymous]

Hi Sean,

I have a Roco 88mm Flax AA/AT gun. It was finally released by Roco (20 years after they said it would be released), it is a fine 1/90th scale model. I would call it a RTR kit with only a little work to be done and paint. The model number is 740. If you are getting the 88, I would suggest getting the 1/2 track that Roco had released (much) earlier that was intended go with the 88. It too is a very nice model that is 1/90 scale.

Hauckra

[Anonymous]

Sean [#welcome] to the forum!

Fine Scale Modeler Magazine forum is a very active forum that deals with armor. If it is available these folks can and will be able to point you in the right direction.

http://www.finescale.com/fsm/community/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=3

[Anonymous]

wow thanks... after following some of the links...

http://www.hobbyworld.nl/ - Artitec models - good infantry and support selections -reasonably priced

http://www.reynaulds.com/ - fantastic cars and engines, but mein gott!! -expensive http://www.reynaulds.com/rei/temp.asp?item=REI300

[Anonymous]

I am thinking about modeling modern military rail activity in Nscale. Does anyone know of any links to existing layout photos I can use for inspiration?

[Anonymous]

you can also use 1/72 for ho, it is pretty close, and cheap

[DSchmitt]

The January/February issue of N scale Magazine has an article on modeling a WW2 Military Train. It shows pretty much all the WW2 military equipment presently available in N Scale. One (to me) glaring mistake in the article, the "Chevolet 2 1/2 Ton" truck (photo 10 in the article) is a British modification of a civilian truck purchased in Egypt. It was only used in North Africa by the Long Range Desert Group. They used it mainly for reconnissance missions behind the German/Italian lines.

More modern equipment, including several Humvees, Bradleys and an M1 tank, were available a few years ago in Garrick Gilham's TIres & Tracks line. I don't know if they still are.

Tracks on Military bases were/are usually laid out in a regular regimented fashion, with a number of parallel tracks serving large warehouses and a lot of open space where equipment can be parked.

Check out TerraServer http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/ for USGS maps and aerial photos.

The building could be just about any building material. 'I've seen wood, corrigated metal, concrete block, concrete tilt-up, Construction types can be mixed, but all building built at any given time will usually use the same materials. There is often a uniform blandness to the area. Also the area will be neat, with no obvious junk laying around, and no out of control vegetation or weeds,