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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sat Mar 25, 2017 9:10 am

Piney Mt. Inn, Fayetteville, Pa

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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Mar 26, 2017 10:05 am

Transiently wondering a wee tad South........but an interesting card nonetheless....

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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby rogruth » Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:09 pm

That would make an interesting model.
Look at just the wheels on it.
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Mar 26, 2017 2:32 pm

rogruth wrote:That would make an interesting model.


Indeed, and I thought some here might be inspired.

Look at just the wheels on it.


Those caught my eye as well - those spoked wheels are very neat!
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby rex desilets » Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:23 pm

Hmmm.
Big Bertha was a German railway gun; not this. This pure-dee-old Uhmurican!
The US built 5 (by Baldwin) in the latter months of WW1:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14%22/50_ ... ailway_gun
No kits that I know of. Perhaps somewhere drawings might be found. The wheels look like a 3D-printing project.
Not my particular cup of tea, plus I doubt that one would run on 36" radius curves :mrgreen:
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Sun Mar 26, 2017 6:32 pm

rex desilets wrote:... I doubt that one would run on 36" radius curves :mrgreen:


Don't 3-railers just blind lots of drivers and remove flanges to get around those tight curves?
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby J. S. Bach » Sun Mar 26, 2017 8:38 pm

Difficult to aim and the recoil................... Set up the gun on the Channel, pull the trigger, shell in London, gun in Paris. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:

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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby rex desilets » Sun Mar 26, 2017 9:29 pm

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
rex desilets wrote:... I doubt that one would run on 36" radius curves :mrgreen:


Don't 3-railers just blind lots of drivers and remove flanges to get around those tight curves?
True, but the overhang on curves is a killer. :lol:
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:41 am

rex desilets wrote:
Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
rex desilets wrote:... I doubt that one would run on 36" radius curves :mrgreen:


Don't 3-railers just blind lots of drivers and remove flanges to get around those tight curves?


True, but the overhang on curves is a killer. :lol:


When did that stop anyone?
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Mar 27, 2017 7:43 am

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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby rogruth » Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:11 am

Another building that would be great on a layout.
Interesting floor levels and probably a basement.
Is that a smokestack on the rear building?
Maybe it's a powerhouse.
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:38 am

rogruth wrote:Another building that would be great on a layout.
Interesting floor levels and probably a basement.
Is that a smokestack on the rear building?
Maybe it's a powerhouse.


Yup, Yup, Yup, and maybe....

Like the nice hand lettering work!
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby E7 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:40 am

rogruth wrote:That would make an interesting model.
Look at just the wheels on it.


RY (Rich Yoder) models imported a similar item a few years back. It was mounted on F22 flat cars.

http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_fc_co_f22_pilot.htm

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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby Rufus T. Firefly » Mon Mar 27, 2017 8:49 am

E7 wrote:
rogruth wrote:That would make an interesting model.
Look at just the wheels on it.


RY (Rich Yoder) models imported a similar item a few years back. It was mounted on F22 flat cars.

http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_fc_co_f22_pilot.htm


Thought that was just a barrel being transported? This is an actual firing 14" rail mounted cannon.
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Re: A few CVRR pictures and some other related pictures....

Postby E7 » Mon Mar 27, 2017 9:13 am

Rufus T. Firefly wrote:
E7 wrote:
rogruth wrote:That would make an interesting model.
Look at just the wheels on it.


RY (Rich Yoder) models imported a similar item a few years back. It was mounted on F22 flat cars.

http://www.richyodermodels.com/rym_fc_co_f22_pilot.htm


Thought that was just a barrel being transported? This is an actual firing 14" rail mounted cannon.


Correct! That's why I described it as similar.


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