Arctic Defense Headquarters

The troops have set up a perimeter and got the rockets ready for firing.

Northern Greenland, Canada, and Alaska are essential locations for missile defense against communist aggression. 

Units like this are operating all over the Arctic Circle to guard the homeland.

Scientists and soldiers operating together to set up a missile defense system.

The blue uniforms are a special camouflage to help blend in with the snow and the open water.

Special missile troops wear white uniforms.

The reconnaissance troops set up a heavy machine gun to defend the flank.

The staff set up a headquarters.

Arctic Defense Headquarters U.S. Army is just a tent, highly mobile.

My table set up about 8 x 4 feet in my side yard.
 

Rockets Deploy

After a few troops in the weasel perform a reconnaissance the infantry move in riding trucks and Jeeps.

Radio communication is essential.

The troops move forward and spread out.

Troops move forward and deploy on line.

Tracked rocket launchers now drive along the road parallel to the parked trucks.

The first tracked launcher deployed their missile launcher on the ground and prepared it before the remainder of the rocket launchers arrived.

The subsequent tracked rocket launchers deployed their rocket firing platforms.

Specialized troops in white protective uniforms ready the rockets for firing.
 

MPC Metallic Blue Figures

MPC weasel and ring hand figures.

60mm figures in the snow.

I am not sure who made the machine gun but it's very cool.

New production Tim Mee 2 1/2 ton trucks with MPC soldiers.

Tim Mee Jeeps in the snow with MPC figures.

When I get snow, I always like to take my 60mm figures out and play in the snow.  Growing up in Southern California I did not get to play in snow until I moved to Kentucky after I retired. It only snows a few days a year so I have to act fast.  This year it snowed rather a lot and so I had a little more time to do a set up.

These tall, thin 60mm figures were made by MPC decades ago.  I have these metallic blue ones, also green figures that are also 50 - 60 years old; and a 100 or so recast light green ones too.
 

Close Combat

M16 firing on full auto!

One down and now another one!

Change magazine, and fire again.

Flamethrower!

That heavy flamethrower saves the day.
 

Dinosaurs vs the Stoner Machine Gun

The forest is very thick and visibility is poor.

Dinosaurs!

Big claws!

Moving this way.

Open fire with the Stoner light machine gun.

Dinosaur down!
 

GIs and Dinosaurs

US Infantry on patrol in Viet Nam.

M16 rifle on overwatch.

The commander talks to the radio man.

Hacking through the jungle.

Mortarman is ready every time they pause.

The flamethrower is very heavy, but is essential in some types of combat.
 

Space Ship in 54 / 60 mm

I used to work security at an office building that was moving to a new location out of state.  On the last day the president of the office said anything left in the building you can have, we are just going to have to pay to have it hauled away.  So I got all these translucent boxes.

I had no idea what I was going to do with them.  So I stacked them up and made a space ship out of them.  It's just temporary, I change it up all the time.

A local restaurant was selling 54mm size rock 'em, sock 'em robots.  So I got some.

The dollar store was selling Buzz Lightyear so I got some, repainted them and put an MPC ring hand figure head on him.

Johnny Lightning made a Lost in Space Robot B-9.  I got a couple.

SDS made a set of robots, Tim Mee made army men and the Galaxy Laser Team in green.

Elastowit made explorers and they are very cool.

Robbie the Robot was made very briefly and I managed to pick up a few.  Galaxy Laser Team robot in the corner.

I used the opening from wet tissue dispensers as the hatches.  Elastowit Earth vs the Flying Saucers in the background.

I printed out various computer and submarine pictures and lined some of the rooms with them.

The lower left corner computer was printed out and pasted to a bit of cardboard to stiffen it.

Kinda cool, and apart from the figures I have amassed over 60 years, free.