RandyJRay Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Kind of going out on a limb, here, as I've tried in several forums and come up with nothing. But here goes... I'm interested in building the Dragon Wagon hauling a LCM-3, as when they were heading towards (I believe) the Rhine crossing. But I've found next to zero photos of this arrangement, and have no idea how the LCM-3 was tied down to the trailer. I've found a couple of photos in the Dragon Wagon book by Ampersand Publishing, but none of the photos give any hint as to how this was secured to the trailer. Any pointers greatly appreciated! Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 I think there are photos of that in the book on the Dragon Wagon. I'll see if I can locate it. I know there was a diorama like that at AMPS a number of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnRatzenberger Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 The LCM wasn't really tied down. They stacked up some 12x12x??? lumber to form a "cradle" on the trailer and a crane set it on the trailer. The weight of the beast kept it in place and they didn't move very fast or over really rough terrain. There might be a couple ropes to keep it tied to the front of the trailer if they backed it into the water, but again many of the shots I saw, unfortunately in photos on a wall, showed the LCMs being put on and taken off by cranes. If that thing decided to fall off, it would be better for the DW crew that it fall free and not turn the DW over also -- no tie downs were going to keep it up. Try a Google for Dragon Wagon LCM and check the images -- there are a couple from WW2 and a few models that might help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGronovius Posted February 23, 2012 Report Share Posted February 23, 2012 Like David says, the Ampersand book on the Dragon Wagon has a good amount of photos of the truck and LCM. Because of the size, there isn't a lot of pictures of the complete truck with boat but there are several close ups of the boat with the wooden cradles and one distance shot of the LCM half out of the water being pulled/lifted onto the trailer. http://ampersandpubco.com/dragon-wagon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David M. Knights Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks Rob. I couldn't remember who did the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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