Leopold Railway Gun

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11 жыл бұрын

One of a series of 25 heavy rail guns produced for the Wehrmacht by Krupp of Essen. Developed as the K5 series from 1934 onwards, the first test firing took place in 1936.
Statistically, the gun had an overall length of 30 metres, increased to 32 metres in the firing position, and a weight of 218 tons.
The barrel had a length of 21.5 metres (70'8"), a calibre of 283 mm (11.1") and an elevation of 50 degrees.
The shell weighed 255 kg, and the range was in excess of 40 miles.

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@FMHammyJ 8 жыл бұрын

Modelling is fantastic.....if it had been filmed in B&W I would have been fooled.....

@williamlarson3623 4 жыл бұрын

My grandfather had been born and raised in the Essen area, but then left Germany a few years before WW1 began. Anyway, what a great effort went into modeling these trains to scale, and I'm impressed with the result (if not the wars in which these guns were used.)

@DavidHill333 9 жыл бұрын

Your detail is beyond words. Thanks for posting this video.

@letzterinstanz 9 жыл бұрын

Thank You, David. Your comment is greatly appreciated.

@vectorbrony3473 11 жыл бұрын

Now thats cool. Love the rolling stock and the music fits very well. great job

@MrFizzBear 10 жыл бұрын

Found what i want for christmas

@seaquakeleader5966 5 жыл бұрын

This is super cool, I love model railways with war-trains and this looks amazing!

@markgrehan3726 10 жыл бұрын

This is amazing the detail is fantastic congratulations to those involved in this model making.

@letzterinstanz 10 жыл бұрын

Very kind of you to say so. Many Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. R.

@robscott500 10 жыл бұрын

brilliant , great craftmanship

@BoaFilmsPlc 11 жыл бұрын

Another stunning film about a very unusual item. Very glad to see my coach getting some use.

@beardo52 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent modeling. enjoyed watching.

@letzterinstanz 9 жыл бұрын

beardo52 Thank you Beardo52. Glad you enjoyed it.

@sparkknocker6222 8 жыл бұрын

Craftsmanship is definitely not dead. Nor is pride of work of detailing. Thank you for showing. P.S. I built a model of a K5; Anzio Anne some years back. Made a dinoramma in scale with German WWII vehicles from Minitank. Gave it to a hobby store as a display because we moved out of state and it would have never survived the trip.

@josesilva2050 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent Work My Friends .

@valensiaabel7701 6 жыл бұрын

Multi track drifting (deja vu)

@ModelRailwaysUnlimited 6 жыл бұрын

What a fascinating video, the loco is stunning and the guns remarkable. Thanks for the show

@Castlebridge-00 11 жыл бұрын

Great Video. Love the detail. Thanks for the subject matter it was very interesting.

@theawesomegamer5424 5 жыл бұрын

This is awesome all the building and detail this is the Coolest thing I have ever seen

@joeviking61 10 жыл бұрын

I love it !! Thanks for sharing...

@willemvleeuwen8387 9 жыл бұрын

In heaven, there's no internet, but in hell Hermann Göring (he had model-trains) watched this film and he was impressed.

@punkrockpub 6 жыл бұрын

Actually, with all due respect, Mr. Goring had quite a model train layout!!! I read that's how he perceived & created battle plans. Perhaps the most enjoyable way to make battle plans! :-) He's long since been dead. As for Heaven or Hell, GOD only knows.

@TomCro2022 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice video ....

@Motherland177 9 жыл бұрын

It would be awesome to see the dora rail gun too

@jamesgeorgeff5219 7 жыл бұрын

With the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) 2010, the US Army Ordnance School was moved to Ft Lee, Virginia. All the weapons associated with the museum were moved to Ft. Lee. The captured Leopold Railway Gun is on Display on the Installation, which is open to the public.

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for this information.

@marksolarz3756 7 жыл бұрын

Well done.........very fine detail........a wonderful piece of history.....preserve the past.....and remember the worlds lessons!

@Bradrecon7802 10 жыл бұрын

Very cool awesome video my oppa used to tell me stories about the big railroad guns

@TheMadNorsky 10 жыл бұрын

I can only echo the comments about the marvelous job in model making done here. Very nice detail. Well done!

@dittonprime 10 жыл бұрын

Wow that is so awesome!

@mitvora6687 7 жыл бұрын

Superb video..... hats off!

@OneFitnessGirl 9 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, incredible detail. Certainly a paradise lost.

@georgewashington6516 8 жыл бұрын

These guns were just some left over guns used by the navy in Cruisers and converted for use on the railways. Easy as pie!

@jonathanpapworth7847 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing detail wonderful to watch... perfect music too

@tommysarinanajr77 10 жыл бұрын

What a amazing set up an great CRAFTMANSHIP.....i tip my hat to ur greatness. Felt like i was in germany watching this from a distant. I would add that if u were able to slow the video a bit it would more intence ...juss a lil recommandation but WOW GREAT JOB PAL

@letzterinstanz 10 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your comment. A new railway will be under construction shortly. I will try to drive a little more slowly.

@pasifsc3749 8 жыл бұрын

That was fun to watch.

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+Pasi Fsc Good. That's how it's meant to be. Glad you enjoyed it.

@Watcher1867 6 жыл бұрын

The details are insane. Wow! Nice work.

@manos102003 9 жыл бұрын

Excellent work!

@bitsnpieces11 8 жыл бұрын

Ran across this and was ready to congratulate someone on restoring such a great train unit. Then I eventually figured out it wasn't quite full size. That's a fantastic thing you've done.

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+bitsnpieces11 That's one of the nicest comments I've had so far. Thank you very much!

@bubolladalawun 11 жыл бұрын

excellent presentation amazing detail

@douglasskaalrud6865 6 жыл бұрын

Beautifully smooth movement. I love German steam.

@danabrahams7892 7 жыл бұрын

Best model railway set ever

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Well, Dan, that just has to be the best comment ever. Thank you very

@punkrockpub 6 жыл бұрын

I agree with you Dan!!! This model layout is second to None!!!

@punkrockpub 7 жыл бұрын

How I truly enjoy watching this video! All of the attention on detail is second to NONE! I wish that something like this was available in "O" gauge. I have finally found out where can purchase trains like this!

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, punkrockpub. Very happy you enjoyed it.

@WesternCenturion 7 жыл бұрын

Now that was very impressive and thank you for showing how the heavy rail guns would have been positioned, that is something I would not have realised or even thought about, fabulous layout and just love the detailing, great video, thank you, Mark

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. A very limited and time consuming way of warfare ! I wonder if they ever hit their targets ? Must have been very large.............. Reinhard

@marktyson966 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice work ! I'm no hobbyists but I worked with a fellow who was and learned to appreciate the art .

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark. Glad you liked it.

@FrankELembo 7 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed this video very much, great rail guns, train & layout. Thanks for posting !

@tacticaldeathstrike 11 жыл бұрын

Nice video sir.

@christianloper9483 10 жыл бұрын

Those are excellent models and structures! Very good video. I never thought about rail guns being positioned that way. I suppose they were too heavy to rotate on a pivot.

@letzterinstanz 10 жыл бұрын

Good Point. I hadn't though of this when making the film Many thanks for your interest.

@francoischoffel46 6 жыл бұрын

nice model, very realistic

@DamnationBattalion 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'll look for that.. The European Locos have a particular style that I like very much.. Yes it would be interesting to see some of the Famous Trains of the WW2 years.. Like Hitlers private armored train "Amerika".. Maybe Stalin's armored train with the tank turrets all over it.. Or maybe "Von Ryans Express" from the Movie..

@mathiassirsch2513 8 жыл бұрын

als ersten Wagon in Ihren Video ist ein Schuerzenwagen zu sehen, den koennen Sie im Original in Koblenz im DB Museum bestaunen, und schon einmal in Koblenz da gibt es noch das WTS (Wehrtechnische Sammlung) die haben einen Panther und einen Jagdpanter Fahrfaehig

@louislungbubble 11 жыл бұрын

well done on the presentation of your clips...very good...i wonder if anyone will think or wish to produce running models some of the german,polish or russian armored trians that were used in 1st half of last century...im sure that would generate a lot of interest...marty

@BibleTumper 9 жыл бұрын

Very satisfying video.

@autodidactfemalesupremacy1354 8 жыл бұрын

Excellent Detailing!

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+Mark Carlson Many thanks Mark.

@northlanderdude 6 жыл бұрын

I like that coach with the Swastika banners. I've been wanting to model Hitler's private 15 car train for a long time.

@hjelmenet 6 жыл бұрын

Very nice video and 99% accurate: the brown freight car has an UIC 10-digit computer-number. Another question is if bridges along the route would support the weight of the two guns coupled together? I would expect the guns should be separated by at least a couple of empty freight cars - or the passenger cars for the staff?

@andrehjnl 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice movie, i was looking for the gustav rail gun, but found this leopold? I thought marklin made it?? Wil surch now for rivarossie? Thnx

@aloisius1950 10 жыл бұрын

Bravo!*****

@WildBillCox13 8 жыл бұрын

Well done. I am impressed and informed.

@dockmasterted 8 жыл бұрын

cool model thought aye!

@catman2217 6 жыл бұрын

How did you get hold of these trains?

@NamTran-fq9jb 10 жыл бұрын

it's like the first rocket before they got v1 and v2

@joshlinzer6469 11 жыл бұрын

Nice model

@jeroenkooij4483 7 жыл бұрын

was ist die marke von den waggon mit den swastikas? grt Jeroen

@letzterinstanz 11 жыл бұрын

Should be. Gun is Hornby-Rivarossi HR6026 "Schweres Eisenbahn Geschütz Leopold". Try the Importers for UK, Ontracks. Locomotive is Roco Br 50. Try Arcadia models, Shaw, near Oldham. They may be able to help you with the others, Liliput Reichkonferenzwagen and the Norwegian Sleeping Car (repainted from the brown with added decoration).

@robertgift 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Such detail!

@arthurmaxson2863 11 жыл бұрын

Niiice!!! Is that marklin? Where did you buy it?

@tuyettranthianh896 6 жыл бұрын

3:50 Deja Vu! I've been this place before! :D

@aramirez8427 7 жыл бұрын

Amazing detail, truly German precision...

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Very many thanks.

@aramirez8427 7 жыл бұрын

Love the German big guns......

@punkrockpub 11 жыл бұрын

Are these model trains still available? And, if so, where can I get one at?

@ulaschuk1 7 жыл бұрын

Sehr gute Arbeit !! Herzlich Dank..

@447944019554 8 жыл бұрын

WOW, big thumbs up

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+Blitzzz Great stuff, Blitz. Many thanks.

@BenNewman1776 7 жыл бұрын

Great detail work on that train, very impressive.

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Ben.

@krpanto1 6 жыл бұрын

La maqueta está muy bien hecha, estupendo video

@germanikus243 7 жыл бұрын

Wirklich sehr schön gemacht.

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Sehr vielen Dank. Gut, dass Sie es genossen.

@pydrexx1749 9 жыл бұрын

I thought his was real great detail!

@angeltransportpjects 6 жыл бұрын

I don't suppose you have got a 'Dora' railway gun in HO scale? Would like to see this sort of detailed featurette about those monsters! Also what a great demonstration of the precision performance and detailing of the train models we see. Especially the slow speed control of the side view around 2:30 ... Roco always were a top class manufacturer although it was Fleischmann who originally acted as the first 'excellence' benchmark in HO scale back in the 1970s IIRC.

@tjstricker25 8 жыл бұрын

this video is great thank you ever so much !Im doing a model railroad of the Vietnam areagreat work

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+thamas musller Thank you very much, Thamas Musller. All the very best with your Vietnamese Railway.

@davidorth4906 6 жыл бұрын

So Nazi, but at HO scale. I especiallly like how they aimed it. Its actually imformative without a word said.

@krpanto1 6 жыл бұрын

La maqueta es muy bonita,la realidad sería otra

@raybarker9201 7 жыл бұрын

Nice railway but the rail guns cannot fire cross tracks thay not built to recoil thay only capable of firing in a straight line, all that metal and men plus Material to lob a shell 30 to 40 k is not practical that why they only used a few times special track and a vast amount of time to set it all up things in short supply to the German forces,

@thetrainengineer4702 8 жыл бұрын

what scale is this is it like n scale or somthin else and if i is n scale where did u get it from im trying to make a german war train for my layout

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+Samurai'splayMC2 1 : 87 HO. All items listed at end of video (5'21"). Gun is by Rivarossi. They have been taken over by Hornby PLC so your guess as to whether you can still get them is as good as mine! Good luck with your train.

@punkrockpub 8 жыл бұрын

This is very cool!!! Where can I get one of these at?????? Please let me know at your earliest convenience!!!!

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+punkrockpub This could be difficult! The originals shown in the film were by Rivarossi. RR were taken over by Hornby PLC. I don't know if they available in the Hornby Continental range (as Hornby-Rivarossi), but this is the only starting place I can suggest, other than ebay.

@donaldtelfer8468 7 жыл бұрын

500 000 views for this as compared with 600 views for Fort Victoria Model Railway. Leopold best viewed in Cinemascope or VistaVision ?

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm amazed too. I think 4:3 vision will do. After all, it's only a toy train. Perhaps not the spirit the majority of viewers have been inspired by. If I had called the Fort Victoria Model Railway "Train Inside a British Bunker" - who knows.............but would Hermann Goering have been as impressed ?

@user-jo3lm7dd2o 7 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful and good !

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent ! Very happy you think so !

@user-jo3lm7dd2o 7 жыл бұрын

letzterinstanz Great movie !

@dispengel 8 жыл бұрын

Magnificent!

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

Praise Indeed ! Glad you thought so. Many thanks.

@stabnrun2931 7 жыл бұрын

Is this HO scale and if so where to buy these?.

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

It is HO scale. The individual items are listed at the very end of the film. They are now very old. You may still bee able to get the class 50 loco from Rails of Sheffield secondhand Ebay section. I sold it to them recently ! As for the rest.............

@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS 7 жыл бұрын

What a model!

@ardin777 8 жыл бұрын

simply beautiful. Thx for sharing it!

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

Many thanks, Ardin Alonso. Glad you enjoyed it.

@herbertmeier4173 8 жыл бұрын

Ein Glück das es nur ein Modell ist.....

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+Herbert Meier Ja, nur ein Modell, aber was für ein Modell!

@SuperDjbrutus 8 жыл бұрын

looks good thumbs up!

@letzterinstanz 8 жыл бұрын

+bruno de jong Many thanks, Bruno. Glad you enjoyed it.

@rumplestiltskin9170 9 жыл бұрын

Incredible attention to detail on this layout! What is the scale?

@letzterinstanz 9 жыл бұрын

Rumple Stiltskin Hello Rumple Stiltskin. Thank you for your kind comment. Scale of railway when displaying continental trains is 1:87(HO); when displaying British trains is 1:76 (OO - which means British trains are slightly bigger but run on track gauge 4 ft 6 inches. It is an anomaly that has been present since the beginning of railway modelling)!

@engineerskalinera 6 жыл бұрын

3:41 multi-track drifting???

@mason7778 6 жыл бұрын

Wir cool ist das denn!! Nicht schlecht, so zusagen sehr gutes video! Perfekte Bespannung, original!!

@svend.9334 9 жыл бұрын

Tolle Anlage aus einer interessanten Epoche. Gibts da Bilder wie die im Ganzen aussieht?

@letzterinstanz 9 жыл бұрын

Sven D. Schlage vor, Sie schauen die Filme "Szenen aus Königsberg" und "Last Chance in Königsberg" auch auf diesem Kanal gekennzeichnet. Danke für Ihr Interesse.

@DamnationBattalion 11 жыл бұрын

Very nice.. 2-10 Decapod??? Would like an engine like that to pull a train I am working on.. A munition train of flatcars carrying Panther tanks..

@McRocket 6 жыл бұрын

Impressive.

@sparky107107 6 жыл бұрын

that is cool how they had to use multiple tracks to turn the gun.

@MrTrain549 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely astonishing. I thought it was a real railway from the thumbnail.

@foxspace1 7 жыл бұрын

For a sec I thinked it was real... .lol

@hannemeistersmodellbau2840 7 жыл бұрын

richtig gut gemacht !!!!werde ich auch mal in Szene setzen ,nur im Feld.

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Sehr nett von dir, um so zu sagen Danke vielmals !

@hannemeistersmodellbau2840 7 жыл бұрын

nichts zu Danken ! Hervorragende Arbeit muss gelobt werden.Endlich hat mal einer den Mut auch ein Hakenkreuz auf einen Zug zu machen .nicht einmal im Modellbau würde man uns dies Zugeständnis machen.Es ist Geschichte und keine Volksverhetzung. Aber wie du weißt wollen wir hier keine Politik machen! Ich plane einiges an Dios der Wehrmacht zu machen.Nicht zuletzt um Deutschen Soldaten zum Gedenken die einfach in Vergessenheit geraten sind.Ich würde mich auf einen Besuch auf meiner HP hannemeisters-modellbau.de freuen . Gruß Steve

@letzterinstanz 7 жыл бұрын

Ich bin ein tausendmal einverstanden. Dein Kanal werde ich sicherlich besuchen. Reinhard

@incrediblemichael 6 жыл бұрын

joa finde ich auch super das die sache hier so realitätsnah gemacht wurde bedanken wir uns bei unserem staat und dem verfassungsschutz ne

@mason7778 6 жыл бұрын

Hannemeister ́s Modellbau Da gebe ich dir voll Recht!

@Der_Kleinbahner. 6 жыл бұрын

Sehr schön. Leider nicht ganz korrekt umgesetzt. Der G-Wagen ist in Epoche IV beschriftet. Das geht besser. :-) Die Musik passt perfekt.

@mituidome 11 жыл бұрын

分岐を使って砲の角度を変えるとは!! 知りませんでした

@user-do8sm6px8v 9 жыл бұрын

There must be more passengers in these wonderful Trains! OTHERWISE a great working! At home I took heil and we want to t´see our leader calls on my loudspeakers!