DB5 by Aston Martin

James Bond and the DB5 car he is known for.  This model is by Hot Wheels and the figure is a generic figure in 1/75th scale and it just under an inch tall.

This car is made in Japan and is 1/87 HO scale with the same figure.

This is one of my James Bond figures for my 1/72nd scale collection.

The HO scale car and Hot Wheels 1/64th scale car look very different in size.  The figure looks plausible with both but seems to look better with the larger car, I think.
 

Halftrack 1/6th Scale

The table I use for outdoor set ups is about 4 x 6 feet, 40 inches high.

WWII German SdKfz 250 halftrack.

It's the early war version of the halftrack but they served until the end of the war.

I got the halftrack 20 years ago, and I don't remember who made it.

The kubelwagen is from Dragon, and its very well detailed.

The wheels roll, windshield folds up and down.

The Dragon figures come with a little plastic base that is removable to help the figures stand up.

The troops fit well inside, you can see the steering wheel.

It's a good halftrack.

The window flaps fold open and closed.
 

Mine and Panzerfaust by Dragon

A mixture of weapons, including an anti-tank mine, a panzerfaust.

War dog in the distance.

Anti-tank mines could be used in an active defense role.  The soldier would hide in a trench and then run out and close assault a tank pulling the pin on the mine, and tossing it under the turret overhang, or on top of the treads.

The mine could explode and blow off the turret, or at least break the treads and immobilize the tank.

Very dangerous, but not uncommon tactic.

Panzerfaust was a one shot launcher that shot a large charge a short distance to blow a hole in just about any tank.

Both weapons required bravery and skill.

The mix of uniforms was common in late war Germany.

After years of war and many uniform changes the soldiers often did not look very uniform.
 

Kubelwagen and Troops

WWII German figure in 1/6th scale by Dragon Models.

My German collection is similar to my American WWII collection but smaller.  It represents a scratch platoon.

When in retreat, field police would set up road blocks and stop all the retreating German troops.  They would form them into ad hoc platoons, provide them with an officer or NCO and form them into a defensive position.

In this way German soldiers could be stopped from retreating and form a position to slow the enemy.

This is a Volkssturm soldier.  A locally raised militia, under the SS, who was responsible for defending his home territory, equivalent to a county in the US.

All sorts of troops might be used to form a local defense unit and so I have an eclectic mix of troops.

Volkssturm soldiers ranged from excellent to terrible, and had equipment ranging from none to fully equipped. 

Here is an under-strength squad ready for combat.

 German kubelwagen Jeep type vehicle for transportation.