RSI On the March

Troops marching past headquarters off to war.

Much of their time was spent fighting Communist partisans.

Airfix 1/72nd scale Italian Infantry.

In a large group they look pretty good, I think.

A simple diorama with a simple and inexpensive building repurposed for a WWII Italian building.

RSI Building

The building does not come with any interior, not even a full floor.

I added sheets of "Tile" around the edge of the second floor to create a small space for furniture and troops.

Not intended to create a mezzanine, but rather a simulation of a second floor so troops can fire out the windows.

I added the same tile floor to the first floor and made a large office.  Decorated it with large RSI posters, one of Hitler and Mussolini together.

The other with Mussolini on a horse.

The furniture is all various resin and plastic bits.

The drapes I downloaded from an advertisement for draperies and resized them to fit the windows.

Furniture is separate pieces so it can be removed or rearranged.

The mezzanine type second floor allows me access to the first floor.

Airfix WWII Italian soldier inside for scale.

Room to move about on the second floor.

Even marching!

Christmas Building

Becky, my sister in law and her husband, Jeff, gave me this little building as a Christmas gift.

It's actually a Christmas tree decoration.

It's a nice little chapel.

It's a cardboard building.

It's a very nice size.

A reminder to always keep a look out for wargame buildings!

Buildings

This year Dollar Tree did not have their usual Christmas buildings, but I did get some at Wal-Mart.

They are a bit smaller than the old Dollar Tree versions.

Still, they are painted better than the old Dollar Tree ones.

The buildings look a bit more European than the old ones usually look.

The buildings are very distinctive so I did not get multiples of more than a couple of them.

Spooky Buildings

Sometimes the Halloween or Christmas buildings need a little work before they can be deployed on the wargame table.

These goofy purple gargoyles are a good example.  Sometimes they can be cut off, or sanded down.  Painting them a different color is sometimes enough.

Other items can be hidden with vegitation, or covered over with epoxy and sculpted into more appropriate designs.

This pair of buildings is not bad as is, no real work required.

At least on these sides.

The small tombstone can be altered into a mailbox, package, or plant life.

This one may need a lot of work!