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Hey guys.
made this guy last week. I think he turned out ok. I know the pouches dont look legit but thats because I made then for a Jap soldier but changed my mind later.
Finished the rover and a Mars landscape for it. I'll try to keep (and add to) the red landscape as no doubt it will come in handy for future Mars Mission mocs :-)
Panned shot of Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX PT879 as it arrives at Abingdon Airfield to take part in the 2021 Air & Country Show.
The old Soviet days - plus those of grainy colour negative film. The SW Borovitskaya Tower Gate. At right the Armoury Palace, housing an incredible collection of lovingly preserved artefacts dating back to the founders of Russia. It’s a cold early morning and a long queue of citizens already snakes back from the Armoury entrance.
UAZ-452 - popular in USSR and other socialist countries offroad minivan, that has been produced since 1965.
Because of the external similarities to a loaf of bread, the van became known as Буханка (bukhanka, loaf) in Russian.
UAZ-452 is easy to repair and use, it has a reliable construction. All these together with off-road capabilities made this car eslecially popular in the Russian province.
In December 2020 Russian Railways began service of a new type of tourist train - the classic Soviet 'elektrichka' (EMU) restored to operation as a ski train.
This design dates to the 1950's (with this particular set being built in 1972) and was in regular service in Saint Petersburg until late 2020 (although in the modern Russian Railways scheme). Being the last of its kind in operation, RZD decided to give it a second life by repainting it into its classic Soviet green paint, restoring the original wooden seating, and running it as a 'retro ski train' to Yakhroma, a small ski resort town an hour outside of Moscow.
A friend and I were at Bunker Bash 2009, the annual military rally at the former Government bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, near Brentwood in Essex. We had been undecided about going so arrived late and not in the best of weather.
We found an enthusiatic bunch of re-enactors and military vehicles owners covering both World Wars. One part of the site had been laid out as mock entrenchments with various national groups including British, US, German, Soviet and even Serbian forces dug-in.
Now part of a large set: www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157618288704499/
This building, dating back from the Soviet occupation of Estonia, is one of the more, rustic, of those found in Tallinn
Skrunda-1 is a ghost town and former Soviet closed city in Latvia. It was the site of two Dnepr radar (NATO designation Hen House) installations constructed in the 1960s. Skrunda was strategically important to the Soviet Union as its radars covered Western Europe.
Preview of my upcoming figure, a soviet foot soldier, the camo was made using Jon's digital camo carving technique, however its been a couple of months since I last touched my paints and my first time doing the carving technique, hence it isn't really as detailed as I wanted it to be, might redo it sometime in the future.
All that's left to do for him is to carve his boots, vest and hat.
Tagging for some constructive comments ;)
All of my Soviet weapons not currently belonging to figures. For some reason I make all of these and then they sit in a bin and don't get used.
I suppose if my soviets ever go to war, finding weapons wont be a problem.
so, which is your favourite?
Soviet troops keep the sepia flag flying over Mother Essex.
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A friend and I were at Bunker Bash 2009, the annual military rally at the former Government bunker at Kelvedon Hatch, near Brentwood in Essex. We had been undecided about going so arrived late and not in the best of weather.
We found an enthusiatic bunch of re-enactors and military vehicles owners covering both World Wars. One part of the site had been laid out as mock entrenchments with various national groups including British, US, German, Soviet and even Serbian forces dug-in.
Now part of a large set: www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157618288704499/
Grutas Park is the repository of old Soviet era statues and artifacts that were removed from public places at the end of Soviet Occupation.
Grūto Parkas
Druskininkai
Lietuva 2009
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These benches seems ultra utilitarian and KGB like to me.
I've never seen a person sit on them.
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Lubitel 2 :
Medium format twin lens russian camera.
The design is based on the early 1930s.
Μια διοπτική reflex ρώσικη φωτογραφική μηχανή.
Soviet L class 2-10-0 No. 3958 crosses the river Shlina with local train #6697.
To stimulate tourism in this economically depressed part of the country, in fall of 2018 Russian Railways made the decision to operate the regular local passenger train (6697/6698) from Bologoye to Ostashkov with steam power on Saturdays. While the idea behind it is to increase tourism, make no mistake - this a regular passenger train whose primary job is to serve as a form of local transportation. The vast majority of passengers aren't tourists, but little old babushkas just trying to get from village to village with their jars of mushrooms and pickled tomatoes. This is as authentic of an experience as you can get with a steam-hauled passenger train in the 21st century. The train takes three hours to traverse its 70-mile route and travels at speeds of 30-40 mph, making 13 stops in various villages along the way.
Union Pacific 1988, the Katy heritage unit, pauses at the big curve in Winfield, IL, before proceeding east on the Geneva Subdivision on this late summer evening in 2014. Painted in honor of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway (MKT for short, or just "Katy"), this unit goes by many names. Some call it "Miss Katy," while others call it "Big Red." I prefer to call it "Big Soviet" due to the big white star on the deep crimson nose, reminiscent of how the Soviet Union was perceived in American popular culture, as probably most famously depicted by Bucky Barnes in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier."
Incidentally, 2014 was a good year for heritage units in the Chicagoland area. Between Union Pacific, Amtrak, and Norfolk Southern, as well as older "original paint" power and leasers on the BNSF, Canadian Pacific, and Canadian National, there was almost always something to see at least once a week.