Batman Villain

I got this Piran-ahhhh a few days ago.

It's a monster truck.

In the Batman 66 universe sometimes the super villains try and influence the youth.

Joker corrupts high school students in one episode and in another he goes after surfers.

Louie the Lilac goes after the hippies.

I am thinking the Piranha could be after the Monster Truck kids.

Racing has always been popular with youth.  Of course the first Monster Truck did not get built until 1979, but I don't let details like that stop me.

This other little Hot Wheels car is the Piranhas street ride.
 

70 Today

 When my little brother was born in 1958, I got my first army men, I was three.  Today is my 70th birthday.  I am blessed with a great wife, a wonderful daughter, and a fantastic home.  I have been retired for 8 years and it's great.  I have lots of time to spend time at home with my wife, dog and the army men.

I don't hunt, fish, sail boats, or travel.  I have done all that stuff, and now I love staying home.  We have spent as many as 23 days home alone without having to go anywhere.  It's great.  I have been posting on this blog every day since 2008.  I have over 25,000 photos of my collection and my plan is to keep going for years to come.

Thank you for reading my blog, enjoying the photos and making comments.  I am still buying army men, and my beloved wife and darling daughter got me more for my birthday.  I am so blessed to have such a great life, living here in rural Kentucky; our neighbors are cattle, we get rabbits, foxes, coyotes, raccoons, squirrels, and all sorts of critters here.

The blog as been stuck at about 200 views per day for a couple years.  It would be great to get those numbers up a little.  So if you can sometimes put a comment at the end of the blog, or mention the blog to a friend, that would be helpful.

Thanks for reading and may God bless you all.

 Mike Bunkermeister Creek

Roco anti-tank gun and Heiser Jeep, with Airfix USAAF MP.

 

GI Joe US Navy, dual 40mm anti-aircraft gun and crew.

 60mm Tim Mee ring hand figures with weapons on a snowy day.

Just a few photos from over 15 years of posting, I hope you enjoyed it. 

 

Rockets and Parachutes

My friend Bill, Jr. sent me a couple Honest John rockets, they are sold as missile loads for flat cars.

Their scheme is orange tips and white body.  I am repainting the orange to red.

Rust-Oleum Gloss Apple Red.  It's really red.  Industrial strength red.

Here are the transporters, no flat cars, and the missiles bodies with the fins or warhead.  I already repainted the transports from horrible bright green to Olive Drab.

I am also painting some downed parachutes that have been languishing for about 35 years.  Time to get the project finished.

First painting them flat gray primer.

It was just at twilight, and the lighting came out weird, but kinda cool.

Yellow, obviously.

Red ones.

And the rocket ends look like some surreal space adventure!
 

Hi Rise Buildings

I am testing some techniques for making high rise buildings that can be used on the inside for wargames and role playing games.  Sort of like a doll house with an open back so the figures can be moved around.  Here is a test for a second floor.  Paul Heiser Jeep and Airfix figure or size.

This is cardboard and foamcore board inside a small plastic crate.  The kind you store CDs or Blu-Ray discs inside.

I am testing different types of support for interior floors. I want it all to be modular and easy to take down and set up.

Here is the crate, it is about 7 x 9 x 6 inches deep.