Captured Soviet Guns

Finland also captured a number of these guns and so you could supply them to your Finnish Army, if you have one.

The Germans used them in Normandy.

The Germans also used them in the Mediterranean theater.

So guns like this can be used in many scenarios.

I don't give my troops a lot of captured equipment, but it's nice to get something different now and then.

122mm Artillery

2016 has been the year of building German artillery and Soviet artillery and tanks.

Here is a little of both, a Soviet made 122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30).

Soviet 122mm howitzers captured and put back into service by the Germans.

The Germans called it the 12,2 cm s.F.H.396(r).

Crew by Revell.

Headquarters and Supply Bases

More work on the WWII Soviet collection, here are Mir BT-7 tanks being put back together after having their flash trimmed off.

Zvezda bases have holes in them for pins on the feet of their troops.  I use the bases for other purposes and put the troops on individual bases.

A bit of plastic rod from Evergreen Plastic to fill in the holes, glues fine with regular model glue.

Various supply depots and headquarters for my Soviets getting ready for painting.

I use Tamiya Extra Thin on these bases when filling in the holes with plastic rod.

85mm Gun

I am building a Zvezda 85mm anti-aircraft gun.

It's 1/72nd scale, glue-able plastic.

It's got a lot of parts but is easy to build.

It's a good model and fits together well.

Here are several of the crews and some other Zvezda crews.

Instructions are clear and I followed them exactly.

Stalin Truck

These are the bulk of the parts I use for the Stalin Organ, I also use the base on the T-60 tank.

When I mount the rockets on a truck, I use the base and the fenders.

These fenders are from the 15mm Soviet truck, I cut one end off and then glue the big parts together.

This Roco 2 1/2 ton truck will become a Stalin Organ Rocket launcher truck.

It takes two 15mm trucks to make one HO truck body.

I am making 8 of them for my Soviet Mechanized Corps.

Stalin

Zvezda makes a 15mm Stalin Organ rocket launcher on the back of a truck.

They also were found on T-60 light tanks.

So I am putting them on the back of MIR light tanks, half have two sets of rockets and the other half have no rockets on them.

The remaining trucks are 15mm so they are surplus and I give them to one of my friends who does 15mm.

These tanks are HO 1/87th scale.  I have done eight of them for a Soviet Tank Corps.

Soviet Reconnaissance Team

This is the new Zvezda Soviet Reconnaissance Team set in 1/72nd scale plastic.

These cards are for their Art of Tactic game.

There are only four figures in the set, but they are all excellent.

Teams like this would either infiltrate German lines, or wait while Germans push the Soviets back, leaving these teams behind to provide intelligence and targeting information.

As the instruction sheet shows the troops can be affixed to a single base for the group or on individual bases.

I plan on buying a number of these sets for use as artillery forward observers.

The figures are flash free and fit perfectly.

Another great set from Zvezda!

Mountains of Mountain Troops

Zvezda and Ykreol troops together.  The Ykreol are their Bosnians who were often with German mountain troops.

Zvezda and Ykreol troops together.  The style is different but the size is fine together.

Caesar German Mountain troops are a mixture of troops in the Bosnian and regular German uniform.

Here are three brands together, Caesar, Ykreol and Zvezda.

The Caesar Winter Germans fit well with these sets also.

Caesar Winter German, Airfix Mountain Troop, Zvezda Mountain Troop.

Caesar Winter Germans wear cold weather gear and one has skis.

Again, Zvezda, Ykreol, Caesar and Ykreol.  I think all four brands of mountain troops fit okay together.  My intention is to make several units with them.

Zvezda & Airfix Mountain Troops

With only a few poses the Zvezda Mountain troops are not very good by themselves.  Here is the standing firing guy from the Zvezda and Airfix sets.

The two Airfix climbing guys with the Zvezda climbing guy.

The figures fit well together.

I will probably use new bases for the Zvezda so they will match up better.

How does Zvezda match up with the Ykreol figures?