DAK Set Up

There are a number of "educational toys" now that have a partial box and a background photo.

This set up is in one of those.  They typically come with fake plants and a few animals.

And often terrain, like the sand here, which is also beach sand, from Lowes.

It makes a nice space for a quick set up, especially if the background is right.

The boxes are usually about a foot deep and 12 to 14 inches across.

Not huge, but enough for a small set up, like this one.

Two Airfix Afrika Korps troops,  one digging and one running.
 

Afrika Korp Command Post

Vehicles are HO 1/87 scale.

Figures are 1/72nd scale from Revell and Airfix, Afrika Korps sets.

The trees are from Amazon as is the background.

The sand is beach sand and playground sand.  Most home improvement stores sell it in huge bags.

Motorcycles are from Grip / Eadai / Arii in 1/76 scale.

It makes a nice little set up.

I like to have a command post for at least every battalion or above.
 

Afrika Korps

DAK camp in the desert.

Panzer IV and a few infantry.

Command halftrack with radio antenna.

And a medium size tent in the shade of the trees.

The guard at the door to the tent command post.
 

Cold War Soviet Truck Repair

The Louie the Lilac truck is not all I have been working on.

A number of my Cold War era, 40 year old trucks have become unbonded.  The cabs and spare tires are falling off.

So I have to glue them back on.  I am not painting the green trucks at this time, just repairing them.  I figure they are usable in green plastic, but the yellow, blue, and brown ones have to be repainted.

Here they are in their new home.  Safe and sound.

A total of over 100 painted vehicles in this two boxes.  And these are just two boxes.