Flying Platforms

Race Bannon stands next to a truck that may be modified to be more of an adventure vehicle.

I have been saving soft drink bottle caps for a while now.

Now it is time to paint them.

And take some old Heroclix flying figure stands and flock them.

Then mount them to the bottom of the bottle caps.  Making free stuff is fun.
 

Army Painting

Some Roco US Army trailer dollies that needed so Olive Drab goodness.

Some rocket carriers that needed some touch up.

The foil is a quick, easy, cheap way to mask parts and unlike making tape, it leaves no sticky residue.

Nicely Olive Drab.

More painting on these.  It was a nice day and so I did a lot of small paint projects that had been languishing.

Its hard to tell but these are buses.  They are resin models so old I don't even know how long I have had them or where they came from.

More buses, the paint color and shadow make weird optical illusions!

The Army uses buses to move troops around on bases very frequently.  It's a safe and reliable form of transportation for a whole platoon together.  But not so good for tactical use.
 

1938 US Army Milk Run

I love this little milk truck.

I buy all of them I can find at the store, in any version, in any color.

I have about 9 of them so far.

In three different versions.  My plan is to convert them back into a small van and issue them to my 1938 US Army as an artillery fire control center, headquarters vehicle, or radio vehicle.
 

Air Force Monster Truck

This little truck is based on a real vehicle.

It's a very tiny Monster Truck.

It's part Mazada and part Suzuki vehicle.

I intend to keep it just like this and use it as a USAF airfield aircraft towing vehicle.

On a poor runway, or maybe with mud, snow, or damage to the field a more robust off road performance might be needed.

And this looks good enough for me.

It could also be taken apart and put back together as a standard small Japanese truck.

If I stumble across another one I may get it for that reason.

It is nicely done, I think.

Nice bits of gear in the back too.
 

Formula 1

 A second version of Arrow Dynamic.

It's a very nice race car, but sadly no driver figure.

No explanation why here.

I also got it in this other color a short while ago.  It's nice they are doing cars with different wheels and colors at the same time so you can get a little variety for cars like this that might benefit from having multiples.

This is another Formula 1 race cart.

Maisto is a brand that has been around a long time but I don't buy much from them.

Mostly I have police cars and a few others.

This is nice race car and as you can see I got two of them.

So when combined with some of my older cars I now have a reasonable number of Formula 1 cars for a decent race.  I doubt they all served together, but I am pretty flexible about that.
 

Batmobile Blues

The 66 Batmobile, the best looking car ever built.

For some reason, Hot Wheels have been on Batman overload recently.

In stores right now are at least 4 versions of this car in different colors and even this body as a monster truck.

I have been buying them to use for a major Batman related project I have been gradually working on.

While this is the same casting they have been making for years, they change the interior plastic color, the windshield insert and the paint scheme.  They really seem to like different pin striping too.
 

Roadster

Max Steel Hot Wheels car.

This single seat roadster has been released by Hot Wheels at least 6 times in different colors, wheels and markings.

So I got two identical ones.

Nice fan in the front.

This will certainly go with my hot rod group.  I can see this loaded with nitro glycerin and running into a giant Gila monster.
 

More Mo-Stash

It folds open to be a mustache comb.

It's not a real comb, the teeth are filled in.

Probably the lawyers said it was a bad idea.  But it does at least look like a mustache.

Rather interesting feature.  Not sure what to do with it, bit it's ready if I ever do!

The bottom side of a mo-stash.