Even More T62 Photos

To make this set up, I took a broom out to the backyard and swept the dirt. You don't want your dirt to be dirty. That is the large pebbles, sticks and leaves that are on the lawn need to be removed because they don't look realistic with models. I cut the dry riverbed with a shovel and tossed the dirt to either side. Then I swept the riverbed and the banks. This gives the river a more natural appearance.

The roadway is asphalt roofing shingles. These make an excellent roadway because they are actually asphalt. Cut them into strips two inches wide and about a foot long and you have instant road. It works as a two lane highway, four inch wide strips make a four lane roadway. They are very cheap, durable and can be cut easily. I used a heavy X-Acto knife blade to score where I wanted them cut and then just snapped them apart.

The stone bridge is some resin bridge I picked up forever ago. The gray troops are the Esci Spetznatz troops. The other vehicles, not the T62s, are from Permit, they used to make vehicles that were sold in the Eastern Bloc nations.

Obstacles like rivers are important for military movements due to the need to find bridges that are strong enough to support tanks and other heavy military vehicles. A ten ton civilian cargo truck is nothing compared to a 30, 40, even 60 ton tank. While a tank may have a low ground pressure to keep it from sinking in the mud while moving cross country, they still carry a lot of weight in a small area. Careful reconnaissance by map, and then my engineer troops is important to find bridges that will hold a tank. Tanks can also be very hard on roads and bridges, so often military bridges will be erected in parallel with the civilian bridge to take some of the heavier traffic. Vehicles backed up waiting to cross a bridge are also lucrative targets for artillery and enemy aircraft.