fortress guns

[paultheloon]

years, somebody , in another magazine built a scale model of that railgun plus the locomotive to with it.

[Anonymous]

I am still working on my WW2 Field Marshals train with a gun mounted in an open waggon. Have a look at the LGB 60512 which is designed for Mogul trucks but can easily be modified to suit normal bogies.

My idea is to connect the gun up to this device which will activate it at a certain point, fire the gun off and send a ball skipping across the surface of our pool.

Try to beat this Jack or anyones else for that matter.

This is a true challenge and your countries honour is at stake.

ian

[Anonymous]

I have buit two garden railway gun -one based on a 155 mm gun that was made for I think GI joe by Marx and one using a telescope from a toy shop for the barrel . the remainder was scratch built from plasticard and junk . happy to email my efforts to any interested party tho I am hoping to post pictures soon. I also built an ammunition wagon to match . they are not based on a specific prototype but more generic to give the right feel. As far as motive power if they are long range guns they will be pulled by a normal ocomotive . short range were usually part of an armoured train with an armoured loco which is easy to scratch build as the drivers are skirted and cannot be seen try http://wio.ru/rr/ww1white.htm

[Anonymous]

picture of my gi joe based railway gun - the shells are real 7.62 mm nato bullets , rest apart from wheels is out of my junk box



my kids telescope gun - again whells are lgb rest is junk box with appliead styrene rivets

another view - gun elevates by means of a handwheel and gears

[Anonymous]

if you are into railway artillery a good book tho sadly out of print is rail guns published by John Batchelor -it contains a full history of all nations guns and many line drawings and photos .

[Anonymous]

one last picture - a us ammo wagon - these contained an overhead winch rail and had end doors - scratch built on aristocraft trucks

again my favoured leather punch styrene rivets and flattened copper wire for ladders etc

[Anonymous]

louvres are a bit wavy on my ammo wagon - its down to my lousy assembly tho the prototype picture its based on had similar damage - gentle treatment at the hands of some bored conscripts i guess

[Anonymous]

a couple more pics of my railway guns - photography is not brilliant but gives a feel of the construction




next project is an armoured train of broadly polish pattern with armoured loco.

[tangerine-jack]

Vic, Grant never went to Richmond that was General Sheridan's job.

Take a look at the movie The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, there is a Union train in one scene that has a cannon mounted on the last car very similar to the photo you posted.

Yes, I agree that a steam powered Dalek styled rail gun would be cool. It's more "Wild, Wild West" than "Dr. Who", but cool none the less. Besides, the Wild Wild West featured a train in every episode. Where is Dr. Miguelito Loveless when you need him?

[Anonymous]

i have scanned a couple of items from a history of railway artillery , relates to civil war usage

[Anonymous]

this site has some interesting pictures and drawings - more ship like than dalek tho
http://rkkaww2.armchairgeneral.com/galleries/Arm_trains.htm

[paultheloon]

back in the  2001  october issue of garden railways, somebody described how he modified a big bang cannon into a railway gun.

[rickb]

If I could figure out how to post pictures, I would show the RR guns I'm working on... will keep trying

[Anonymous]

would be very interested to see them rick - intructions are in the beginners start here posts.

Its fairly straightforward - if I can do it anyone can.