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Wednesday, September 2, 2026

T54 Upgrade

The upper left corner is a Roco T54 and now I am working on a metal one.
I took tracks from M60 tank tracks and will replace the original rubber tracks and plastic wheels.
I took an engine deck from a M48 tank, a cheap dollar store one, and mounted it into this tank hull.
I removed the T54 gun and put in a Roco Minitank M60 tank cannon.
Inside view of the T54 tank gun replacement.
The metal tank will use the Roco T54 tank lower hull that was cut in half to fit.
Here are the parts before final assembly.
 

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Rocket Testing

I took a cheap ink pen barrel and made some fins to fit the bottom.
I need a few long skinny missiles for the Soviet Union, WWII Germany, and the USA.
The pen was out of ink and rather than throw this away and so I think it can be a rocket.
I still need a warhead, or sensor package top, but on thing at a time.
Essentially I took a bit of 3x5 card and folded it, cut a couple slots and made it into the fins.  The final fins will be plastic when I return to this project.
 

Monday, August 31, 2026

More Lizards

Another four inch long group of lizards.
Another one with a nice pose, that I can't identify.
Blue lizard with a sort of Godzilla head.
No idea what kind of lizard this is...again.
This is a beautiful lizard with a big tail.
Looks like it should be aquatic, but I don't know.
At four inches long these would be good monsters for either 1/72nd scale or crocodile size creatures for 60mm troops.
A pack of lizards with a Sphinx.
 

Sunday, August 30, 2026

Lizards

I got a set of lizards from Amazon recently.
They are about 4 inches long.  This is a horned toad.
All the lizards are essentially the same size.  Chameleon  with tongue.
IAt about 4 inches this one is about life size.
I am not sure what this one is, but it is a stereotype lizard I think.
I like the pose also.  I don't know what kind of lizard it is.
This one is kinda dinosaur looking.
That ridge down the back is cool.  Another one I can't identify.
Obviously I don't know much about lizards, this one is a green one.

 With black dots.  I don't know what this one is, if you know what any of these lizards are, let me know in the comments.