That link didn't work for me, but goign to the site and navigating to Rolling Stock, Flatcars, DODX brought me to the right place.
In the 1950's and 1960's the Department of Defence used cars that were large, riveted flat cars with six wheel trucks appearently classed F402 and built by Magor in 1953. Roco made an HO model which was sold by AHM and later Walthers. Those would commonly carry the Patton and M-60 series tanks. The Abrams is commonly carried on newer cars that that look a lot like long TTX flats, but with six wheel truck. Here is a photo from the site Stan referenced: http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=865613 more detail shots here: http://www.trainweb.org/marcrailfan/dodxflat2.html Site says they were built by Fruit Growers Express and Ortner in 1985. Class F423. You might be able to kitbash one from BTS F-89 shortened by ten feet and fitted with six wheel trucks. The are fairly plain, so scratch building from styrene would not be too difficult if you can find the right trucks. Pieter Roos --- Stan Stokrocki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Can someone explain what a DODX flat car is and how > it differs from say a > normal SHS flat car. > > Try here: > http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/rsList.aspx?id=DODX&Page=1 > > Stan Stokrocki > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
