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[Silent Hunter UK]

British OO is a bit different to HO, namely a narrower track in scale to the body as it was difficult to fit the motors in the smaller profile British locomotives while maintaining scale.

It would be interesting to use a model railway as a minature battle board... with a train running through it. I read that the Berlin S-Bahn was used during the Battle of Berlin in 1945 for ambulance trains, resulting in the slightly surreal sight of them running through a battle.

[The Dark]

Originally Posted by Silent Hunter UK

British OO is a bit different to HO, namely a narrower track in scale to the body as it was difficult to fit the motors in the smaller profile British locomotives while maintaining scale.

It would be interesting to use a model railway as a minature battle board... with a train running through it. I read that the Berlin S-Bahn was used during the Battle of Berlin in 1945 for ambulance trains, resulting in the slightly surreal sight of them running through a battle.

One possible plot for such a scenario would be a strike to take out a Soviet nuclear missile train. The RT-23 Molodets (NATO reporting name SS-24 Scalpel) could be carried in a special launch car that was designed to look like a reefer car. A typical launch train had three M62 C-C locomotives (diesel-electric with 6 pairs of driving wheels divided among 2 trucks), three converted passenger cars that were the power generator, command, and support cars, and three missile cars. The engines carry 3900 liters of fuel and consume about 400 liters per hour at speed of 80-100 km/h.

[Jason Weiser]

Done a bit more for the blog since I last checked in, including a weathering and stowage article!

[Jason Weiser]

Much more has appeared on the blog, a terrain article, an article on 6mm miniatures, and a general news article.

[Jason Weiser]

Lots more has appeared on the blog, and we have a new staff writer. So, come on down and read the latest!

[Jason Weiser]

Been quite a few articles since I last posted. Come on by and take a look, link is at the top of the thread.

[Tegyrius]

Hey, Jason. You may want to add Spectre Miniatures (https://www.spectreminiatures.com/) to the 28mm list. They tend toward ultramodern rather than Cold War but that's not necessarily a bad thing. They also have one of the better selections of realistic (i.e., not "Kevlar bikini" styling) of armed female figures out there. No US distributor but I've not had problems ordering from them.

Hasslefree Miniatures (https://www.hfminis.co.uk/) also has some stuff usable for T2k, though the selection is hit-or-miss and they're expensive. I've seen them in local stores, so someone is importing and distributing them in the US.

- C.