Mikes Haul II

My Pegasus haul included these civilians. Modern war often involves civilians so I need a bunch of them. This is a cheap way to build up the population.

I never saw this set before, they are horses, goats, cows, sheep and deer. Very nice. This is the last of my Pegasus haul.

I have been busy with the Fathers Day gifts. I finished the Soviet 47mm ATG. Nice kit from Zvezda.

I plug the holes and keep the gun and figures separate from the base. These are great sets, but I would like larger crews.

This gun comes in a firing trails or closed trails configuration. I did the firing trails but I plan on buying more and will do both versions.

Chips

I got this little gem on a recent visit to the train shop.

They make a nice range of HO scale civilian vehicles.

Fully assembled, painted, decalled, right out of the box for only $5.98.

This is an excellent model of a California Highway Patrol car. I see cars just like this almost every day.

I got these two woody station wagons at the recent train show, they look pretty good with the Crown Vic.

Munitions Depot 668

Another of the military buildings from Model Power. This time it is the Munitions Depot set. Again it comes with two copies of the HO scale Roco walking infantryman at sling arms, but they have been left off this photo series and replaced by two converted Revell US Army soldiers in 1/72nd scale. The camouflage tank comes with this set. It is identical to the M-47 that comes with the Quonset huts, only the paint job is different. You can see the two together in this photo.

Since this is a model railroad building, it comes not only pre-painted but also pre-wired for the little light bulb in the ceiling. Not very useful for a wargaming building but a nice touch. The tank has a WWII era white star with surround. The M-47 was first fielded about ten years after WWII and so never wore this marking in service.

The building is nicely camouflaged, as you can see from this close up of the roof. A very good pattern and well done.

This brick building is lined with windows and while labeled as a munitions depot could be used for many purposes, machine shop, repair garage, storage, even as a barracks.

These double doors are beneath the markings that identify the kit. Very well done paint job over green plastic. I got several of these buildings that could serve many armies from at least the First World War until next Tuesday.

Hut, Two, Three, Four

Model Power makes a number of buildings and at least four sets of military buildings. This set comes with two Quonset huts, one with a red cross on the roof and the other one with side mounted windows. These are similar to the ones made by Roco.

These two buildings are fully assembled and come with two of the old Roco HO scale US Infantry figures in a sling arms walking pose. These two figures are 1/72nd scale and are conversions of some Revell US Army troops that I painted. They both got head swaps into hats from other sets. As you can see from the doorway they fit well with 1/72nd scale troops too. These buildings are pre-assembled and pre-painted.

They have an M-47 tank in the set is nearly identical to the Roco kit, but have no holes in the bottom for the little wheels and the turret hatch is molded on. It is molded in a nice olive green.

The two huts are glued into the box! But with a little care, they and the tank can be removed without any damage.

The M-47 shows a WWII era Allied forces star with the circle. This marking was not used at the time the M-47 was in service. I have picked up a few of these sets, the Quonset hut was used all during WWII all over the world by US and Allied forces and came in several different sizes. After the war they continued to be used, and are still found here and there in military bases. They were also sold commercially and as surplus and so can be used as civilian buildings, often with a new front or attached to the side or rear of a traditional building. About $25 at a model railroad store near you.

1955 Chevy

When I was a little kid my dad drove a 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air, and the other day at the hobby shop I found an HO one in the same blue and white colors as my dad's car. It was awesome and I just had to get one.

They come in this little plastic display case. The model is held in by a twist knob on the bottom, half a turn and it unlatches from a hole in the bottom of the model. Very clever and holds the model in place when not in use.

This will go well with my Cold War American city. I may have to get a couple and perhaps even paint one up as a US Army car, remember the most recent Indiana Jones movie had one of these in US Army markings.

A great little model, all assembled, painted and ready to go out of the box.