Out of Storage Part 3: WW2 in Color and in 15mm

Got out some of my old-time favorite minis for playing Flames of War.

Two Tigers and an Elephant aka Ferdinand

An assortment of half-tracks: 2x Sd Kfz 251/1s with
MG34s and an Sd.Kfz. 251/9 with a 75 mm L/24 gun  
Buildings in the back are JR Miniatures with a
Tiger and an Elephant doing a photobomb

One of my favorite AFVs, the T34/85

A column of T34/85s and truckload of Strelkovy

German 3.7cm Flak 37 auf Selbstfahrlafette Sd.Kfz.7/2
Gesundheit!

Out of Storage Part 2: Steppe-ing out

I brought out more of my 28mm miniatures and next thing I know, I'm having a session with my iPhone.  I got out my 2x2 Mini-Terrain Table with clouded skyline backdrop and started snapping. 

Heavy MG team with the legendary DShK from
Black Tree Design, operational and limbered 

Limbered

NKVD Medium MG with the iconic Maxim 
Foreground minis from Copplestone
Rear MMG Team from BTD

Copplestone Limbered

Copplestone Limbered

Anti-tank teams sporting the Boys PTRD Rifle from BTD

Trying to get a bead on a column

Prone for attack and assault

Here's my 25mm BMW Motortrupen
from Battle Honours

MG 34 team also from Battle Honours

New and Old Toys, Part 6 Stalingrad

You ever set up your game table for a specific scenario and end up with 'free play'? Such was the case one day after I set up my Stalingrad table intending to skirmish an urban ruins clash against the usual suspects of belligerents. After the table was set (...the battle lines are drawn...) I had some visitors 'oohing and aahing' over the set up. Now mind you, these visitors of mine were not gamers. And unbidden they started pulling minis from collection and placed them on the table. The result was pure fun and unplanned...

(click on the pix to enlarge)

The initial setup: 28mm urban ruins on
my 5'x7' gaming table

A PanzerGrenadier column with BMW Troopen scouts
and fullysupported with a PZII and SdKfz 251 Halftracks
with some command elements in tow entering the sector

The objective: ammo and supply dump made up with
my collection of crates, barrels, oil cans, sandbags, etc.

Soviet Strelkovy and Maxim MG Team race to get into
position when all of a sudden, the Bugs attack!

At the opposite side of the table StormTroopers advance
supported by an AT-ST while a trailing Rancor goes amok

Standard StormTrooper maneuvers as they fan
out outflanking an unsuspecting T34 and the dinos

A T-34 and a BA-6 are duly engaged with the Alien and
a raptor as a T-Rex and a Bug are locked in combat 

A Stug IIIG with some BMW Troopen get in on the action

The Alien sneaking up on an unsuspecting Soviet Scout
observing the passing of the PanzerGrenadier column

Blade showing up for a cameo appearance

A soviet sniper sights on a T-Rex from Hobby Lobby

A mixed bag of belligerents including an armor
clash between a KV1 and JagdPanzer IV 

A melee and free-for-all ensues!

"All together now!"

More Soviet Infantry to Choke a Horse, Part 2 - DONE

The roster grows as the need for different unit representation... Consider these recent acquisitions from West Wind and Black Tree Design. They complement each other well IMHO.

HMG team fielding the ever popular (and still utilized to this day)
DShK Soviet Heavy Machine Gun model 1938 firing the heavy
12.7mm comparable to the 50 caliber.

HMG team set up and ready to 'Rock n Roll'

HMG team in transit

ATR teams by Black Tree Design

 LMG teams by West Wind comes with gunner and loader

 Helmet wearing SMGs sporting the ubiquitous PPSh-41 aka as 'Papasha' by West Wind

Field cap wearing SMGs by West Wind

Mini Tanks Part 6: M5 Stuart

Stuart finally done.