Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
I am working on building a modified version of the OcCre German Boxcar (Wagon) kit.
This is a 1:32 Scale, G-gauge train car, with good details working wheels and doors.
This boxcar kit is of special interest to me and one of the military veteran groups I belong to.
Our group known by it's short name "The 40&8" was formed in Europe after WWI, and has units all around the world.
After WWII was over the people of Germany put together what was known as a Freedom Train, made up of boxcars (wagons) painted and affixed with shields of the various regions and filled with items local people wanted to donate to the US to show kindness for support after the end of fighting in WWII.
These wagons were loaded on a ship and brought to the USA, where the train was assembled and pulled around the country for a while before individual wagons were left in each state.
Our groups short name comes from the fact these wagons could hold 40 men or 8 horses in normal load. During WWI many a solder and their horses were moved around Europe in these wagons.
The boxcar that my state received is one with no brakeman's shed on the end, just a plain simple wagon.
I will be posting more photos of the original that inspired this build and my work as I go.
This is a 1:32 Scale, G-gauge train car, with good details working wheels and doors.
This boxcar kit is of special interest to me and one of the military veteran groups I belong to.
Our group known by it's short name "The 40&8" was formed in Europe after WWI, and has units all around the world.
After WWII was over the people of Germany put together what was known as a Freedom Train, made up of boxcars (wagons) painted and affixed with shields of the various regions and filled with items local people wanted to donate to the US to show kindness for support after the end of fighting in WWII.
These wagons were loaded on a ship and brought to the USA, where the train was assembled and pulled around the country for a while before individual wagons were left in each state.
Our groups short name comes from the fact these wagons could hold 40 men or 8 horses in normal load. During WWI many a solder and their horses were moved around Europe in these wagons.
The boxcar that my state received is one with no brakeman's shed on the end, just a plain simple wagon.
I will be posting more photos of the original that inspired this build and my work as I go.