Casino

Walmart buildings were great this year, I got a lot of them.

This is their Casino.

They did a Casino a few years ago, then modified it and came out with a second version of it the next year.

This now the fourth Walmart Casino I have.

I don't know but I suspect their mold process may be done in parts to they can mix and match components to change up a building into different versions.

From the side this could be a library, or retail, or even a government building.  James Bond gambles in London, Monte Carlo, and Las Vegas so having a casino is a good idea.
 

The Penguin Park

Penguin Park, with The Penguin in front!

Penguin Park with The Penguin Parked out front!

The Penguin Rubber Duckie Mobile at the side, but Wait!  The Caped Crusaders at the front!

What's going on?

Tune in next Bat Time, same Bat Channel.
 

Penguin Park

This year Walmart was a cornucopia of awesome Christmas buildings. 

They come packed in this type of cardboard box that keeps them well protected.

They are also easy to open and check to be sure if the model is not broken, or to check out the model before buying.

Since I collect Batman 66 items, this seemed a perfect item for a Penguin lair.

The box is very festive.

But not on this side.  

The building comes with a light bulb so you can light the building, but I don't use them and donate them.

The top as a cute penguin diorama.

The polar bears look more like yellow Labrador retrievers.  And the polar bear is found at the north pole and penguins only live in the south pole.

Trained seal is cute.

The back of these buildings have  a big hole in them to fit the light bulb.  I eventually cover it with a window or other structure.

Interesting top view.  This is a good building for 15mm to 28mm I think.
 

Big Trucks and Little Trucks

Three searchlight trucks.  The dollar stores have sold a few different sets of construction equipment, police, fire and other vehicles that sometimes include a large generator trailer.

I chopped up the generator to fit sideways on a Roco 2 1/2 ton truck.

I am also working on more of the little Christmas trucks.

I am filling the roof holes with a bit of plastic sheet, gap filling super glue, and model putty.

Some of them turned out perfectly.  Others did not.  This is what they looked like after the paint removal.

The back of the trucks have an air hole in them because they are hollow.  I also patched them with gap filling super glue and putty, sanding them down afterwards.
 

Army Trucks in HO Scale

These little trucks are a variation of the little Christmas Trucks that I got a few years ago.

It has a low box body.  It had glitter on it and I got that removed with paint remover.  It reminds me of the old telephone trucks. 

I got this olive Krylon paint and it works nicely.

Not quite the same as the Testors Olive Drab which I like a lot.  I am using the Krylon as Post WWII Olive Drab.

It paint up really well.  Here with a search light truck I am working on a few of these too.

I have three searchlight trucks still to do.  I am also working on some resin bus I got a few decades ago.
 

A Message

The police and soldiers cease fire.

The crowd stands in silence.

The nearly invisible creature walks closer.

He addresses the crowd.

He tells them he will go in peace.

But they should not greet unknown visitors with violence.

The police and the crowd and the man behind the duel .50 caliber machine guns back up a bit and lower their weapons.

The creature vanishes!
 

Open Fire

The nearly invisible creature waves a hand as the police and Army confront him. 

They open fire!

The crowd is stunned at the sudden violence.

The creature is unscathed!

What will happen next?

The owner asks the creature not to harm anyone.

The creature has put up a force field that stops all the bullets.

Even the twin .50 caliber on the front halftrack fails to penetrate the barrier.