1/87 Scale Red Ball Express Dio

[minitnkr]

Well here are the deucenahafs. They will be part of the Red Ball dio. as engineers needed winch equipped ones. The Beeps went one to Chem. Mortar section & one went to the engineers.

You may remember the 4.2 Chem. Mortar dio. I reassigned a Beep to the engineers so one new one went there & one went here along with smoke generating section.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Afternoon Buddy,

I have been following this miniscule madness with wide eyes open and can only love every minute of it. Haven't been very active of late and have to say....Top work Sir!!! I do hope all is well in downtown Ohio, the Camaro is safely parked in the garage and you guys are safe and sound as well. Now get outside and shovel the damn walk and driveway!!!!..............If you have any snow that is...............

Prost
Allen

 

[minitnkr]

Thanks Dude, 40s & 50s so no snow & a good thing too as the LT1 is pants in the wet let alone snow.

 

[Allen Dewire]

I can feel your pain Bro. Threw a pair of 70 skins on the rear my Merc comet and in a rain storm, did a couple of 360's on the quickway (Rt. 17) in the summer. Felt pretty dumb looking at the oncoming traffic next to the guardrail. Didn't hit it though.......Now what you really need is one of our new toys,



Goes anywhere in any weather or terrain. It even swims on water at 3-4 kph. Toyota 4-banger, auto tranny, all time 4WD and loads of fun. Think about as it's a head turner wherever you go......Just saying Paul.............BTW, that's a Jeep Wrangler behind it..........................

 

[Mini Me]

Been there done that and got the T-shirt!.........brodied my '68 Vette a couple of times....those old Stingrays don't handle for Sh*t!! Here's what I use now to facilitate the hard to handle corners.......takes a 45 @ 70 mph+ no prob!

 

[Mini Me]

Allen, I push snow with a Quad all winter long...even has chains on all four corners......because I live on a Mountain and my drive way (1/8 mile long) is a bit steep. yes just as Pauls Camero, the Vette is parked and covered up for a long Winter nap.

 

[minitnkr]

Very cool ATV. Could tell by the schnorchel.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Paul, The snorkel is part of the Jeep Wrangler. The quad doesn't have one.......The air filter is mounted high enough under the hood. The orange quad also has two brothers that swim too,



And you can transport them on a normal trailer,



Sorry for getting off topic buddy and Happy Birthday too!!!!!!!!!

Prost
Allen

 

[minitnkr]

That's how I identified the Jeep. "....boys & their toys....."

 

[Steve Jones]

Hi Paul

Up to 13,000 tons of trucks yet?

 

[JR]

Couldn't have moved so quickly through France with out the work of these drivers.

 

[Mini Me]

You got that right JR......same goes for the Burma Road.......Those guys really "packed the mail"!!

 

[minitnkr]

This, 2022, is a WWII German year so this dio will be on hold till the Train Layout is removed. Red Ball convoy candidates, recovery/maint. section, MP element, & AAA section are illustrated below.

 

[Allen Dewire]

Wow Paul,

That's a whole lot transportation you got there Sir!!! Love the color variations as it accurately represents what the vehicles would look like doing their job. So what's on the agenda for 2022, on the German side that is.................

Happy New Year and Prost
Allen (Finally Retired)

 

[minitnkr]

Finish WWII German dios started in past years & work Maint. & Recovery Elements (Famo pulling Anh116 from Rick, BergeIII, and others).

 

[adt70hk]

Paul

Yet again, outstanding work.

Very well done indeed.

Andrew

 

[minitnkr]

Thank you. One thing that doesn't show up is that the convoy, recovery & maint. drivers & co-drivers are painted as Negros like most were. The AAA crews & mechanics will be done when the dio progresses.

 

[JR]

Am I right in thinking the train layout will be broken up and sold Paul ?
You laid that out so well , but room is important .

 

[minitnkr]

Dzohn, I was waiting for the end of the holidays before offering the whole shebang as a donation to whomever takes it out of my cave. I don't have room left to do the Dornot or Red Ball dios. I hope they take it and finish it. There is opportunity to expand it in several directions if room is available.

 

[JR]

Dzohn, I was waiting for the end of the holidays before offering the whole shebang as a donation to whomever takes it out of my cave. I don't have room left to do the Dornot or Red Ball dios. I hope they take it and finish it. There is opportunity to expand it in several directions if room is available.

That's a great idea , hope it goes as one lot then Paul .