Lift Off

 A race between the robot and the beasts!

The robot makes it to the rocketship.

The men are ready to fire in case the snow monsters rush us.

But they keep their distance as the rocketship begins to liftoff.

The monsters stand and stare at the rocket as it leaves this snowball.
 

Robot and Snow Monster

Robot approaches the drone.

Snow monster!

The heavy robot can easily lift the drone.

But the snow beast approaches the drone.

The infantry deploys.

But more snow monsters appear also!
 

Snow

I have been gathering up the junk vehicles and bits and trying to make something out of them.  This is a Roco 2 1/2 ton truck cab and bed but not chassis but with a Roco Z101 Sherman tank pair of tracks.  I am fitting sheet plastic to make fenders.

Here is the vehicle painted in white camouflage and waiting for the fenders.  Planning for decals and painting up drivers for Jeeps and trucks.

This one is a van, and the one on the right is a Corbitt truck cab, and Roco M16 halftrack rear end, with more Sherman tank suspension bits.  The van will become another arctic vehicle and the other one maybe also.

We had a few days of snow this year and so I have been taking snow photos.

Duke Da Dawg out in the snow with me.
 

Arctic Snow Camouflage

We only get a few days of snow here in Kentucky.

So whenever the forecast says snow, I get a few vehicles ready for photos.

These were not quite finished but I figured I did not want to wait until next year!

I put a couple boards on an outdoor table and wait for the snow.  Then by sliding one board back a few inches it creates the cleared roadway.

The US Army did have an all white arctic camouflage scheme using flat white paint, but I have never found a photo of a vehicle in that camouflage.

My plan is to have a few different versions of this reconnaissance unit for Cold War Arctic use, with perhaps M48 and M60 series tanks in the white camouflage.

It does seem to fit in well with the terrain!
 

Tanks and Mortar Carrier Deploy

Two M41 Walker Bulldog tanks in the snow.

They deploy with the M47.

Upgraded M47 with the M48 style cupola.

Jeeps remain in the roadway.

Mortar carrier deploys.

Prepare to fire the mortar.

 

M47 and M41

M38 Jeeps with radio and canopy.

Two radios.

Another Jeep with M41 tank.

Machine gun on the turret top.

M47 in overwatch position.

 From the road you can't see much of the surrounding terrain but it does allow you to move forward into position without being noticed.

Snow Reconnaissance

US Army reconnaissance section moves down a snow cleared road.

M84 armored mortar carrier.

Vehicles is US Army flat white camouflage.

M47 tank up ahead.

M41 Walker Bulldog.

M38 Jeep with .30 caliber machine gun.

Snow Scenes

Far enough away to slow but not far enough to stop.

The henchmen grow fatigued and slow down a bit.

Blofeld is not pleased.

He urges them forward and faster.

They pick up the pace.

I did a screen capture of Piz Gloria and printed it on several sheets of paper to be large enough to use as a background piece.  Then cut the photo out of the paper and using a replaceable type glue, a stick glue that allows the paper to be removed and put back on, like a post it note, I stuck the photo to a piece of sky wallpaper.  I set a couple 4x4 feet boards on my outdoor table and waited for snow.  We got about one inch of snow and that was enough for photos.  MRS Bunkermeister held the photo backdrop in place while I took the pictures.  This is the first time I have used this specific technique and I think it worked pretty well.
 

The Chase Continues

The henchmen are expert skiers.

Piz Gloria through the mountain haze.

Still on their skis the henchmen stop to fire at Bond and Teresa.

The pair seem to be increasing their lead a bit.

But not far enough to outrun a bullet.