The Expendables 2

Yes, last night was the opening of the second installment of the greatest franchise since Rocky.  And it did not disappoint.  So, with the Austin Scale Modelers' annual show just one month away...and the theme being "Hollywood"...read on...

Here is a list of featured military vehicles and aircraft from the new movie, "Expendables 2";

In the opening scene there is a nice UAZ 469;

The Soviet equivalent to the M-38A1 or M-151, these show up everywhere.

Then our stars show up in three heavily modified Landrover Wolfs;

Six Landrovers were provided to the studio by a custom shop called Portal Rover.  Heavily modified, they make a spectacular entrance, but this is the only promo shot I can find of them.  Half Wolf / half M-1151, they are worth the price of admission;

Perhaps Portal Rover will do a feature on their website about the modifications.

Then there's the trucks...the good guys use URAL 375's (no stills from the movie available...boo...);

Or maybe they were Zil-131's...there was a lot going on;

Then the bad guys use the Gaz-66;

Without givivng away too much of the plot (and there's not much to give away), our team of heroes find their way onto an abandoned Soviet military base in the Albanian mountains.  They drive past gate-guards of SA-2 Guideline missles (as seen in the trailer, unfortunately, this is all you get to see of them);

Then right in the middle of a particularly fierce firefight, a rogue T-72 appears;

How do our heroes escape?  You'll have to see the movie.  But rest assured, by the time they get to the grande finale, our team is attacking a bridge defended by two ZPU-4's;

and a relic 76.2mm Zis-3;

All of these are available in kit form, and many are in stock at King's...so let's see some Expendables 2 entries at the ASMS show in October.  Happy building.