"1/56 USA Landship - USLS Lexington " Topic
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CaptainDarling | 03 Jan 2016 4:51 p.m. PST |
Hi All, I have finished my third scratch built 1/56 VSF Landship the USLS Lexington:
Full story with a couple more pictures here… link I'll do a build post at some stage. Cheers! |
JimSelzer | 03 Jan 2016 5:49 p.m. PST |
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79thPA | 03 Jan 2016 6:17 p.m. PST |
Is she crewed by the army or the navy? |
John the OFM | 03 Jan 2016 6:42 p.m. PST |
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cloudcaptain | 03 Jan 2016 9:46 p.m. PST |
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chicklewis | 04 Jan 2016 10:03 a.m. PST |
Wow, she is gorgeous ! Better not salvo all guns at once on a broadside or she might topple over from the recoil !! |
TheBeast | 04 Jan 2016 10:17 a.m. PST |
Is she crewed by the army or the navy? I believe it's a combined crew; things have been tense ever since 1890 and the start of the Army/Navy football rivalry. 'That's Navy/Army, you lubber!' Better not salvo all guns at once on a broadside She has to be careful of too tight a turn, actually. "…the high conning tower was so high in fact that it could actually overbalance the whole vehicle if turns were taken too quickly or too sharply…" I'd be more concerned about the upper turret. ;->= Handsome beast as always, Cap'n D! Doug |
CaptainDarling | 04 Jan 2016 3:31 p.m. PST |
Thanks for all the comments guys! Beast you're spot on with crews they are volunteers from all branches of service and include railway engineers too. I'll put up a post on the Blog regarding crews of the Armoured wagons and these Landships at some point. It's a volunteer service (with higher pay rate) as sitting in a box with a high pressure boiler that may be damaged in action and a magazine full of explosives wouldn't be a fun spot. In general drivers were railway engineers, gunners were from the artillery or naval gun crews and commanders could be from any service. I'll definitely expand on this in a Blog post. Cheers All! |
TheBeast | 04 Jan 2016 5:49 p.m. PST |
While I didn't discount the possibility, I was actually just playing for a joke. However, something SO strange makes sense given how strange a beast it is. I would tend to expect naval gunners would be of more use in a cramped and moving environ, but, assuming the army has been playing with smaller units, the army might well have an advantage for general command, and things like land navigation and gauging obstacles. Train engineers tend to get upset whenever off a track. ;->= Yes, their place is keeping that equipment running. Heck, even a farmer that had switched from horses to steam tractor has experience that might be worthwhile. Doug |
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