BLW/ZT 2020 Troop Train Bonus - DODX / USAX Tank Cars

[rfranzosa]

BLW/ZT 2020 Troop Train Bonus - DODX / USAX Tank Cars

Sorry for the delay!!

Bonus is here (same password as the original set):

https://www.valleypass.ca/Rick/BLWZT_2020_TroopTrainBonus.zip







For those of you that are new to our Veteran's day bonus, a little history:

For Veteran's Day 2010, I decided to create a model of the Pullman troop sleeper from WWII, in honor of our veterans, following my son's return from his deployment in Iraq. I pledged that all proceeds I received from this set would be donated to veteran's charities.

The set was listed on the BLW website for $10, and featured 7 locomotives and 10 troop sleepers and 2 kitchen cars. http://www.valleypass.com/Sales/Troop.htm

Every year since on Veteran's Day, I have added a bonus to this initial set. Now, the set consists of 19 locomotives and 42 cars. The price stays the same and so does my donation pledge.

The 2020 bonus is a new set of seven upgraded tank cars in DODX and USAX livery.

Thanks to:

Christopher Parker for the suggested upgrade elements, and for the textures, included both ACE files for MSTS and DDS files for OR.

I dedicate this to MY special veterans:

my Dad, Corporal John Franzosa - U S Army, retired, who passed away in 2019 the age of 98

my late Father-in-law, Corporal Lawrence Gormally - U S Army

my late Mother-in-law 2nd Lieutenant Nora Gormally - U S Army

my son and daughter-in-law, Major Benjamin & Captain Ashlie Franzosa - U S Army, currently on active duty.

Rick Franzosa
Veteran's Day 2020

COMPLETE LIST OF TROOP TRAIN SET AND BONUSES
Baltimore and Ohio E6 ( A-B ) #57
Baltimore and Ohio E6A #62
Santa Fe EMD FT ( A-B ) #160
Santa Fe EMD FT ( A-B ) #161
ATSF Freight EMD FT A-B-B-A set
Alco S2 US ARMY #7450
Baldwin DS-4-4-1000 NWSC #5
EMD SW8 US ARMY #2002, #2008
EMD GP7 US Army #1821 & #1823
EMD SW1200 USN #4 &#6
Illinois Central E6A #4001-A & #4001-B
Louisville & Nashville E6A #770 & #775

Troop Sleeper 'Type 1' - #7967 (Blacked out), 7367, 8014, 7363, 8100
Troop Sleeper 'Type 2' - #9645 (Blacked out), 9854, 9949, 9455, 9868
Troop Kitchen - K-100, K-251
Hospital Unit Car 9300, 9303
Medical Kitchen Car
Heavyweight 10-1-2 Sleepers 'Camp Liscum', 'Camp Greene'
Heavyweight 16 Section Tourist Sleepers #4125, #4136
Heavyweight 14 Section Tourist Sleepers 'New Hamburg', 'New Franklin', 'William Gilbert', 'Samuel Morse'

F30 Flat Car
Tanks cars #7010, #7013, #7024
Hopper Car USN #61-03350
Caboose DODX #901
USN 50' 'door and a half' box cars
(#61-06516, #61-04790, # 61-04793, # 61-05174, #61-06909, #61-05178)
Tanks cars DODX #9204, 12107, 11942, 11922, 11812, USAX #9350, 11952


Enjoy!

Rick Franzosa
Gaetan Belanger

2021 (C) Belanger Locomotive Works/ZosaTrains

[rfranzosa]

Hi All!

I no longer have a working version of MSTS and was so late with this bonus, that I neglected to have it tested in MSTS. Our friend, Jim Bebenroth, discovered both a missing Fanim shape, and bounding box issues, neither of which stopped the cars from operating in OR.

Please re-download, accept my apologies, and thank you, Jim!

Rick