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| Subject: | [Chapter] The train, resources, and materials |  |
| Date: | Nov 4, 2006 |
| From: | Pawel Kowalski | |
The train, resources, and materials
The Smialy train that I want to build is the train in its initial configuration of winter 1918 when it defended Lwow. Here the train consisted of three permanent units:
1. A three axle tank locomotive
2. An assault wagon, two axles, four 7.92mm machine gun positions.
3. An artillery wagon, with a 80mm field gun in a turret, and three machine gun positions, one each side, and one forward. The forward machine gun position was in the large superstructure, originally made for a 37mm gun, but in polish service it was used for a machine gun.
The armor of the train was identical throughout, 12mm of steel, a layer of oak wood, and then a layer of 8mm steel.
The locomotive and artillery wagon can be seen in the pictures in the first chapter.
The assault wagon appeared as a standard boxcar with a curved roof, but with steel plating and with cutouts for the machine guns. (The cutouts are similar to the ones on the sides of the artillery wagon, see the picture)
If this project works our for me, then I will proceed to building the Smialy in the last Polish configuration.
My resources for this project consists of the book:
Janusz Magnuski - Pociag Pancerny "Smialy" w trzech wojnach, Pelta 1996. although it is my sole resource, it has however many pictures of the train, and profile drawings, as well as many technical descriptions.
My materials for this project will be a lot of styrene sheets, and Ironscale German rail carriages, that I will scavenge the hooks, wheels, and buffers off. This leaves me with "just" the superstructure to build.
I have also found a paper model of the train, should I be able to get my hands on it, my task be will a lot easier, as I will be able to "copy" the paper drawings onto styrene, and cut portions out. But that almost defeats the idea of scratch building :) But if the project becomes overwhelming, then that is a safe help. |
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 | [BLOG] Scratch-building the PP 2 Armoured Train - Pawel Kowalski - Oct 12, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] A Short History of the Smialy Train - Part 1 - Pawel Kowalski - Oct 12, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] A Short History of the Smialy Train - Part 1 - Geoff Steer - Oct 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] A Short History of the Smialy Train - Part 1 - Pawel Kowalski - Oct 13, 2006 |
| . . . Re: [BLOG] Scratch-building the PP 2 Armoured Train - Alex Hill - Oct 13, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [BLOG] Scratch-building the PP 2 Armoured Train - Pawel Kowalski - Oct 13, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] A short history of the Smialy train - Part2 - Pawel Kowalski - Oct 31, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] The train, resources, and materials - Pawel Kowalski - Nov 4, 2006 |
| . . . [Chapter] Wheel Construction and Part Overview - Pawel Kowalski - Nov 10, 2006 |
| . . . . . . Re: [Chapter] Wheel Construction and Part Overview - Steven Camley - Nov 11, 2006 |
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