T34 Conversion

Another Roco ARV conversion.

Sometimes the Russian built a box over the opening, not unlike many German ARVs.

I use a few bits of sheet styrene for the box.

Then I put another small, removable piece of sheet styrene and put tools and supplies on it.

Dismounted it makes up a small machine shop.

Band saw or drill press from a model railroad store.

Soviet Jeep with Roco Kubelwagen.

Side view.

T34 ARV

Easy ARV conversion.  The Soviets used many old T34 hulls as towing vehicles for disabled vehicles or those stuck in the mud.

Take and M113 hatch and glue it on the top of the T34 where the turret used to be located.

Glue the boom from the M577 along the turret ring.

Add a "steel" unditching beam.

And an extra resin cast road wheel.

Soviet Bridge Launchers

More Soviet WWII tank collection photos.

I did a massive upgrade on my T34/76 Roco tanks.

I cast replacement hatches, and roadwheels, and bow machine guns.

Many were missing parts or had droopy cannons, and upside down cannons!

I also made a few more bridge launchers.

I made a simple bridge and added supports to the top of the vehicles, and a life ring on this platoon.

Zvezda Russian Infantry

Zvezda 1/72nd scale Kursk Russian infantry.

A basic infantry platoon.

Figures are perfect and have all the standard poses.

I like it when companies make their troops the same size and general style.

The olive colored guy is from Pegasus, as you see, he fits perfectly with the Zvezda figures.

Pegasus Mortar Set

Pegasus 1/72nd scale WWII Soviet 81mm and 120mm mortars.

It's a great set, I have several and I am getting many more.

Four 120mm mortars and crews.

Two 81mm mortars and crews.

They are nicely detailed and fit together well.

The set even comes with field phone guys.

I like that.

P-39

This is a video of a WWII era aircraft found in a lake in Russia and recovered.

 

Recovery of artifacts and preservation in a museum is important to our hobby.  It gives us actual vehicles and equipment to look at and to copy so that our collections are more accurate to the historical examples.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid34757272001?bclid=0&bctid=87804472001

It gives us an opportunity to open a little time capsule and look back into time and find something unique.  Thanks to DOC Gray for sending this to me.