[Old_Hobo]

I’m still not convinced it’s a military car/apparatus…..

 

[MichaelE]

I'm not either considering how many vehicle industries could have used this.

 

[Lemonhawk]

Looks to me like one end goes all the way to the ground for a loading ramp and the other end acts as a bridge to the next car.

 

[OwenMccarthy14]

Looks to me like one end goes all the way to the ground for a loading ramp and the other end acts as a bridge to the next car.

That is exactly what it does. The car to car ramps line up perfectly with Athearn flat cars. I originally thought it could be an Athearn when I saw this

 

[Stumpy]

Modern version?

 

[OilValleyRy]

Well my NCO friend said he hasn’t seen a loading ramp like that before. But they have limited armor.

Those Scorpions that Stumpy posted a bid of are pretty cool.

 

[cv_acr]

It's scratch/hand built not printed.

In the last photo you can actually see the edges of the styrene sheets used to construct it. It's pretty subtle because it's pretty well done, but with that amount of magnification you can see it if you actually look closely.

 

[Old_Hobo]

Well my NCO friend said he hasn’t seen a loading ramp like that before

Maybe because it’s not a military ramp…..?

 

[OilValleyRy]

Maybe because it’s not a military ramp…..?

I concede that it might not be, but I’m confident that it is either based on one or intended (no prototype) to be that. Modern portable tank ramps are set up exactly the same, except they are a modular stacking system that can stow in a flat car. The similarities are too great IMO. Although, odd that it is painted in a USN type color.
If this were Poker I’d bet the farm… pushes all chips forward… and the car too tosses in keys. Pretty confident.

 

[Old_Hobo]

What kind of car is it that I will be driving….? 😁