Maisto Dune Buggy

This is a Hot Wheels dune buggy, the Meyers Manx.

This is a Maisto vehicle that is sort of a modern version of the Meyers Manx.

Back of the card.

The vehicle has nice graphics on the side.

Good paint schemes on the roof lights.

Close up.

Pretty cool vehicle.

 

Christmas Train Set Up

This works as a set up for a Santa's workshop with the simple circle.

Here is another version of the set up.

So I am leaning towards having two circles.

This version has toy ship, toy soldiers, and teddy bears, surrounding a Christmas tree.

The little train makes a nice border for the display.

Pretty good I think.

The toy soldier is a Christmas tree decoration.

Two fire engines I got from a craft store, make nice toys.

Mini train and sleigh also came from a craft store.

Fire stations are actually die cast!
 

Little Red Train

Peppermint Express is ready.

The sweetest holiday.

The little box may get removed and replaced with gifts.

Then the box will be used for other purposes.

The set comes with four identical pieces of track, in two different colors.

They only go together one way, sadly.

The little wind up locomotive runs very well and really fast.

Actual action shots of this little loco.

By flipping a couple of the track pieces I can make this layout, sort of, they don't really fit together and the track is upside down.

So I may just either ditch these tracks and use something else, or just live with two circles.
 

Pardon Me Boy, Is That the Santa Cho Cho?

Santa's train.

Dollar General had these for a sale a while back.

The back.

Cute peppermint motif on the front of the boiler.  The wind up motor key is rather obvious.

Not a bad small locomotive.  With some work and new wheels it could almost be prototypical.

Not going to do that but still it is an option.
 

Santa Globe

In the movie The Santa Claus there is a huge globe on display in Santa's village workshop.

So finding this snow globe at Dollar General seemed a natural acquisition for my Santa collection,

1/72nd scale Odemars / Ykreol Santa Claus figure in plastic.

Top view.

It says this is not a toy, for decoration only, so apparently it will have to decorate my wargame table.
 

More Dirt

This Hot Wheels vehicle is interesting in that it has tires molded in a brown plastic that has other colors in it to give the illusion of being dirty from driving in the mud.

The big pink bumper is a bit of a give away that this vehicle has not really been in the mud.

Top view is pretty good and the decals are very nice.

Made in Malaysia.

The dome looks like a nuclear reactor or a odd observation chamber.

Shown with a military themed Meyers Manx.
 

HW Dirt

Hot Wheels dune buggy.

I have been working on my beach blanket bingo project recently.

So I needed more dune buggies for my surfers.

I got a few of these, I think three or four.

It's a nice model.
 

Three Dump Trucks

 

This is all three together, the two smaller ones came together at the dollar store.  Shown with a 1/72nd scale Vietnam War soldier.

The chrome hubcaps need some work.

It's a nice little vehicle.

It even has an undercarriage, pretty good for a dollar store vehicle.

Single seat with dump forward.

They carry small loads and I think more for underground use, or specialized locations like a steel mill moving around the coke and coal.

I have a steel mill so it may end up there.

Not bad for $1.25.