tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27483130416261073482024-03-18T09:11:31.783-05:00Bunker TalkBunker Talk blog with 30,000 photos of my toy soldier collection of Roco Minitanks, Heiser Models, Fidelis Models, Airfix and Pegasus figures; and 54mm & 60mm plastic soldiers from Tim Mee, Elastowit, BMC, MPC. Be sure to follow Bunker Talk. Email at BunkerMeister45@aol.com. Get merch at: https://www.redbubble.com/people/bunkertalkwar/shopMike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.comBlogger5848125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-454508141748455022024-03-18T09:11:00.026-05:002024-03-18T09:11:00.157-05:00Green Monster Truck<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLQ816q-kS_uKV7uQIHBAHvSBVayLN6shikD6aXab7tjVSu3FF_YJlWMRNLCWqyM1vTKwaYNYEFcPcwTswrOdB0rY1nLGkDdkkHDinNr-xhOi-C2IOO2SWiBjiP7rwz2WXEVH2iRshCJXzQ52GrG3z_JIX2ITMKumM1zZXxvF8v7Kf1g7Zfjo9BKEXG8/s3176/DSCN3686.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="3176" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYLQ816q-kS_uKV7uQIHBAHvSBVayLN6shikD6aXab7tjVSu3FF_YJlWMRNLCWqyM1vTKwaYNYEFcPcwTswrOdB0rY1nLGkDdkkHDinNr-xhOi-C2IOO2SWiBjiP7rwz2WXEVH2iRshCJXzQ52GrG3z_JIX2ITMKumM1zZXxvF8v7Kf1g7Zfjo9BKEXG8/s320/DSCN3686.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>When shopping for Monster Trucks I have been looking for trucks that may work for a Batman scenario.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn3XiLYhEstuqc0nsKxfzRzS6ndsupJ8F3NF1gpVc5YPzN6oNS5OQHKuqXTp3_HYxcPIhy_B69Z9Cv2IPE6xcz_BoLg0_UPa82wIwWYbf84hQdqe1Pvt3utkYgBKhvGhlw-yuU-sDAiQISuKXiVZ71pntKNS2sKN6YdqImxr8RVhRoxIEmkYVs9KrbHY/s3335/DSCN3687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3335" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbn3XiLYhEstuqc0nsKxfzRzS6ndsupJ8F3NF1gpVc5YPzN6oNS5OQHKuqXTp3_HYxcPIhy_B69Z9Cv2IPE6xcz_BoLg0_UPa82wIwWYbf84hQdqe1Pvt3utkYgBKhvGhlw-yuU-sDAiQISuKXiVZ71pntKNS2sKN6YdqImxr8RVhRoxIEmkYVs9KrbHY/s320/DSCN3687.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This bright green model should work for The Joker.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtks6JvJZN4vv0cBtEfd0JoR3sjsAw93psvfQFW0Rv8_2wpfUl9X-bfrW9wV__quKD0vFQzmM8FhR7E9UPZIizq0V9L9rqYiGoCdg8E99YFx5t46AZhWm9BKoJHPTm7cpZGvPQT3U3cJaMwf4ehbmcwsi3t5Q79sTiQ3k4oW3FMZY_NyZTuDmKAI2Zsc/s3090/DSCN3688.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="3090" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKtks6JvJZN4vv0cBtEfd0JoR3sjsAw93psvfQFW0Rv8_2wpfUl9X-bfrW9wV__quKD0vFQzmM8FhR7E9UPZIizq0V9L9rqYiGoCdg8E99YFx5t46AZhWm9BKoJHPTm7cpZGvPQT3U3cJaMwf4ehbmcwsi3t5Q79sTiQ3k4oW3FMZY_NyZTuDmKAI2Zsc/s320/DSCN3688.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The green underframe is good too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiwzjVloUkMRhwoe4hY9c_8N-ooRzqlsXhRRUkp3kKLkXC9dr4jkuJBoAtopUdXOLLkSskWUSugNnkxzcCi-PLU0qOwGHGgs6UyGCjZNhpt28o7oyVNwNyl4cqhvZUmgsMuQYAZTVK_YUqrWKvbrmsbh52wCWD316EGolioLF9wXMzk0qW4vEV5W7PeQ/s3500/DSCN3689.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3500" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqiwzjVloUkMRhwoe4hY9c_8N-ooRzqlsXhRRUkp3kKLkXC9dr4jkuJBoAtopUdXOLLkSskWUSugNnkxzcCi-PLU0qOwGHGgs6UyGCjZNhpt28o7oyVNwNyl4cqhvZUmgsMuQYAZTVK_YUqrWKvbrmsbh52wCWD316EGolioLF9wXMzk0qW4vEV5W7PeQ/s320/DSCN3689.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I will probably strip off the paint and repaint it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoICvA0kMIlTViUsqAZVSEhYfaByZST1NIqOPB9CSzPArkMFmSHd0eWxcRWYcrLFwkOyOb24bWQjI3P23HeRYbkluV2Fc2Xi3cOs6ctFURBw2QkSVHuKODp987HoveATOTV2vgQArmMSF-ml_viNtaqNxuYK65BVqgWSUsoC6swtS7byvpT5pH-m6BTD0/s3500/DSCN3690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="3500" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoICvA0kMIlTViUsqAZVSEhYfaByZST1NIqOPB9CSzPArkMFmSHd0eWxcRWYcrLFwkOyOb24bWQjI3P23HeRYbkluV2Fc2Xi3cOs6ctFURBw2QkSVHuKODp987HoveATOTV2vgQArmMSF-ml_viNtaqNxuYK65BVqgWSUsoC6swtS7byvpT5pH-m6BTD0/s320/DSCN3690.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Note the ability of the wheels to twist and turn.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHXSVmIIjQV5C-ifcbJtY3I2cIohrLu5GXJHJXLNG1LcQZCVhsGu1pYbRmWnEXGKgY3PLihofF5ZdoXiytZAlChFF11YyXXg9cjgaud1nslFr-khRx62wZf5ak19MzQBIC12AGd345syBWvkimGZ_z-3bdK2LBw7qW01hj4ylqQMoA86-wjRgl6uxiVg/s2218/DSCN3691.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2218" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHXSVmIIjQV5C-ifcbJtY3I2cIohrLu5GXJHJXLNG1LcQZCVhsGu1pYbRmWnEXGKgY3PLihofF5ZdoXiytZAlChFF11YyXXg9cjgaud1nslFr-khRx62wZf5ak19MzQBIC12AGd345syBWvkimGZ_z-3bdK2LBw7qW01hj4ylqQMoA86-wjRgl6uxiVg/s320/DSCN3691.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I think I will keep the green wheels as the paint splash has a certain comical look to it.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AKHGtsD8qOYSE0PMDnw6WkcfsztbibIwfBi46heJTANujyG_rMfsm0f99_HEnaWQ7D2EytrS3418VXF7g0bztS14f5Mjre-SuCIdshsHCxsizUHWOkD79JW6NYDG6ZatpV5Xc1S-DYdWl_gq4w17rvBgHDcB1Y_4_r2pmr1nqQBo1GWp8O8rexpme3Q/s2560/DSCN3692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="2560" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AKHGtsD8qOYSE0PMDnw6WkcfsztbibIwfBi46heJTANujyG_rMfsm0f99_HEnaWQ7D2EytrS3418VXF7g0bztS14f5Mjre-SuCIdshsHCxsizUHWOkD79JW6NYDG6ZatpV5Xc1S-DYdWl_gq4w17rvBgHDcB1Y_4_r2pmr1nqQBo1GWp8O8rexpme3Q/s320/DSCN3692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here crushing a car.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnRwICtjZjm4YatfD90Y7GXXHaiVxleIhTCwYE8-K3jL7Kw4Y81dUtzBdls3zIJXpw-e4BeLb6hrIBVRl0Fa4dDEg3hSudq7nUf_OKvIA4e9I3mc3q6QiSy_dywGJ4VdsC5cz89VYKF5PyhU699JVBDGEDGzMkpCScvsy4ky02vsV6DE0E5R0ZX12U0Q/s2418/DSCN3693.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="2418" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxnRwICtjZjm4YatfD90Y7GXXHaiVxleIhTCwYE8-K3jL7Kw4Y81dUtzBdls3zIJXpw-e4BeLb6hrIBVRl0Fa4dDEg3hSudq7nUf_OKvIA4e9I3mc3q6QiSy_dywGJ4VdsC5cz89VYKF5PyhU699JVBDGEDGzMkpCScvsy4ky02vsV6DE0E5R0ZX12U0Q/s320/DSCN3693.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>And big enough to drive over large boxes.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-70610330822582489352024-03-17T09:11:00.019-05:002024-03-17T09:11:00.144-05:00Monster Trucks and Crushed Car<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUSQq37yazC9aOnCrpukbStdenLJUyrYc5tTVLbjCe-Fx8Tk-bDIj8miQnKPxQAzw8G2BsmFoBs5hhkqmzgX02IpThYxj_hn5b6WnaZJF-hy2tKav8Sx_jkrK0vapjRkQnNLDhK1SPPJRwFWAFwU_oZDEs_J4W9T7jlrVZlatqqVW0olcksu5EuybhXQ/s3865/DSCN3679a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="3865" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBUSQq37yazC9aOnCrpukbStdenLJUyrYc5tTVLbjCe-Fx8Tk-bDIj8miQnKPxQAzw8G2BsmFoBs5hhkqmzgX02IpThYxj_hn5b6WnaZJF-hy2tKav8Sx_jkrK0vapjRkQnNLDhK1SPPJRwFWAFwU_oZDEs_J4W9T7jlrVZlatqqVW0olcksu5EuybhXQ/s320/DSCN3679a.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Since I am hoping to make enough Monster Trucks to create a small collection of them.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwG_O9tSkcDxePa3mXkiNgiVVKV5cxcLXWXLtb9xxBq1qhi8Xv5gT0YMlpuW5xl_EE0lZ6CKzm4oXrklRnSEMibBiMsItwYsG11oyeBdAs3VzNPjC9okyng4UgKL3qU4vHFObDS5-u-iD3CcEWmfhr3nXbX8Hihab-LUwEF__z-ix0bP_0NgRpSkDOCg/s3444/DSCN3680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="3181" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAwG_O9tSkcDxePa3mXkiNgiVVKV5cxcLXWXLtb9xxBq1qhi8Xv5gT0YMlpuW5xl_EE0lZ6CKzm4oXrklRnSEMibBiMsItwYsG11oyeBdAs3VzNPjC9okyng4UgKL3qU4vHFObDS5-u-iD3CcEWmfhr3nXbX8Hihab-LUwEF__z-ix0bP_0NgRpSkDOCg/s320/DSCN3680.JPG" width="296" /></a></div>This one and a few others I got from WalMart.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Yw_EQZUZ-rcUL-RG5KxlA9CKPX1ysyzN0QmV402hfgD-De8OwMqJfyct1_nEyrYuo9fYMqcMgXpGyJlYHYQd6j_4dlljJXuIanGvhig_7g2XxLFqM0miIDIoimE0px46vbnFn9be3vm75rypcUmYDZ0I-IND9Jj1XW972rDz_CPa1wc7T9q2AyZtwjY/s4262/DSCN3681.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4262" data-original-width="3864" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Yw_EQZUZ-rcUL-RG5KxlA9CKPX1ysyzN0QmV402hfgD-De8OwMqJfyct1_nEyrYuo9fYMqcMgXpGyJlYHYQd6j_4dlljJXuIanGvhig_7g2XxLFqM0miIDIoimE0px46vbnFn9be3vm75rypcUmYDZ0I-IND9Jj1XW972rDz_CPa1wc7T9q2AyZtwjY/s320/DSCN3681.JPG" width="290" /></a></div>There are far more of these than I had imagined.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRndPLdEJkF-MUjvNqLeOK5UlpVHg9Op3DclGVwLtR_QHLv1F3LHA72LD3P_yGvcgp2Sz2W6QOueNirnoQYa7eIgpz2ddSAjb6I3av5BHQYFqjXZO2zC8RYJqJvVK6U1eAqL2RXz4_vcIWeLThHCyi4ZFKUnx4Op69po-363dPD-Ki2Ss099XKJ5882c4/s2891/DSCN3682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2891" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRndPLdEJkF-MUjvNqLeOK5UlpVHg9Op3DclGVwLtR_QHLv1F3LHA72LD3P_yGvcgp2Sz2W6QOueNirnoQYa7eIgpz2ddSAjb6I3av5BHQYFqjXZO2zC8RYJqJvVK6U1eAqL2RXz4_vcIWeLThHCyi4ZFKUnx4Op69po-363dPD-Ki2Ss099XKJ5882c4/s320/DSCN3682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This one comes with another little one piece plastic wrecked car.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYKgX0BPU4UadmJTI-q1hTYqdE5tbXO1tVHOgb_8pDPneZhcu7LI-xfliyZArdeXvvvW69SYrBOUZcLaDlU8opBC92YfMd2S-a8f1vU_IgU4oR_khXNwJ-4AJXkhGjV8ohroAyfqxCm32N2AC-7TdyPMTPKXylFucswAgNBINajSfh_SxMHAn91WQBwE/s2737/DSCN3683.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="2737" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpYKgX0BPU4UadmJTI-q1hTYqdE5tbXO1tVHOgb_8pDPneZhcu7LI-xfliyZArdeXvvvW69SYrBOUZcLaDlU8opBC92YfMd2S-a8f1vU_IgU4oR_khXNwJ-4AJXkhGjV8ohroAyfqxCm32N2AC-7TdyPMTPKXylFucswAgNBINajSfh_SxMHAn91WQBwE/s320/DSCN3683.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Painted up it would make good terrain for urban warfare.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RNeI6aWmf0xNG_9UChki5_77tpp9rxsOA27h3Alr9EH1IG17ajSUHr7AoR3jxK_07AyN_J53IOthCWdaS_QvPN5Z3bJe1-DdKeI9alHcYITtGyv8QeEB6Cy48Ct2SKIy1LA6Y4nbXTrOucFgTC-YyY-ySkw7fvtCNCDQWAq6a9NDZwgwtWXmge71FY8/s3272/DSCN3684.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="3272" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2RNeI6aWmf0xNG_9UChki5_77tpp9rxsOA27h3Alr9EH1IG17ajSUHr7AoR3jxK_07AyN_J53IOthCWdaS_QvPN5Z3bJe1-DdKeI9alHcYITtGyv8QeEB6Cy48Ct2SKIy1LA6Y4nbXTrOucFgTC-YyY-ySkw7fvtCNCDQWAq6a9NDZwgwtWXmge71FY8/s320/DSCN3684.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Each one is different.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-59916090953635807802024-03-16T09:11:00.000-05:002024-03-16T09:11:00.142-05:00Monster Truck 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_flDw5NWXTZlAQxRsBbugo1u1YGxXCSV3eE2Uas0kQYOm9Za3-aMLpb9Lg_1F2hdttqFEeeCY6fJZXsdk_U2ElKvfEQ1SA7hhINdtRStin8VNurPaeCalrUOzGxfTpnxzkR-WnyQR6Ky-Jk57edEoAPe2VXSVrmS3g9NEFiEkwwbokqct2P4oSxWjMuE/s3095/DSCN3674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="3095" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_flDw5NWXTZlAQxRsBbugo1u1YGxXCSV3eE2Uas0kQYOm9Za3-aMLpb9Lg_1F2hdttqFEeeCY6fJZXsdk_U2ElKvfEQ1SA7hhINdtRStin8VNurPaeCalrUOzGxfTpnxzkR-WnyQR6Ky-Jk57edEoAPe2VXSVrmS3g9NEFiEkwwbokqct2P4oSxWjMuE/s320/DSCN3674.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I got this particular Monster Truck because one of the Facebook groups I am in had a modified one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_CujqG6DLgALe64qnWwel_2BqB446K0nZAxxmfntaJr-UK2NgNQ2l21EahJA6yww6nctE09zxy0r3dkyKSIdZHsp3CnKhz7tumcF_GueIm_ClF_Wx-b717GQIyYclXg6X2aZ1QkSm5CRG35r6qO1whzs1Kzf-Q7gC1OE-_myvCsJhUDOjUL1uOTRV5Q/s2451/DSCN3675.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2314" data-original-width="2451" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_CujqG6DLgALe64qnWwel_2BqB446K0nZAxxmfntaJr-UK2NgNQ2l21EahJA6yww6nctE09zxy0r3dkyKSIdZHsp3CnKhz7tumcF_GueIm_ClF_Wx-b717GQIyYclXg6X2aZ1QkSm5CRG35r6qO1whzs1Kzf-Q7gC1OE-_myvCsJhUDOjUL1uOTRV5Q/s320/DSCN3675.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Someone removed the original body from the truck.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLE76jEIR7aGyQpZMClopHNq8cuCbDVzKI5AW0L4MCgyBnxKB5D18crgc_7jtfv2UtDgbkTolbXGn8cSMNhQVvHs9maz73-BpU3mW8rbykfTwecKSWdftgBsf7iaTgYOn_shkTyXFxRq0kGPT4orsTS0HFsGG532rT-RCb-MMwcmK9_XkI0QjEb7Dr6s/s3523/DSCN3676.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="3523" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLE76jEIR7aGyQpZMClopHNq8cuCbDVzKI5AW0L4MCgyBnxKB5D18crgc_7jtfv2UtDgbkTolbXGn8cSMNhQVvHs9maz73-BpU3mW8rbykfTwecKSWdftgBsf7iaTgYOn_shkTyXFxRq0kGPT4orsTS0HFsGG532rT-RCb-MMwcmK9_XkI0QjEb7Dr6s/s320/DSCN3676.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>And replaced it with a 66 Batmobile.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbohIH2gOa9j3I79Qf_bNiqHeemYRGRSoK4R5hNCscYqQ3SwoJMAUJNW6ibqW0v1B-ODEtWTOOfUOjdJo6zZ0_eWq23MfvpJfnkXrgAvDmXzchIIVdrZmRPA_pjJcpZsrgSETJyhAyxsM_eR6SOeLm4ZpekViiAMJld2ODO76St5Y2M1Yu6EKVxhLo2Q/s2149/DSCN3677.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2149" data-original-width="2058" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbohIH2gOa9j3I79Qf_bNiqHeemYRGRSoK4R5hNCscYqQ3SwoJMAUJNW6ibqW0v1B-ODEtWTOOfUOjdJo6zZ0_eWq23MfvpJfnkXrgAvDmXzchIIVdrZmRPA_pjJcpZsrgSETJyhAyxsM_eR6SOeLm4ZpekViiAMJld2ODO76St5Y2M1Yu6EKVxhLo2Q/s320/DSCN3677.JPG" width="306" /></a></div>I am trying to make a wide variety of Batmobiles to give Batman many options.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheGS_tlbsnOzZ9tsTS-SJtGaDGZeDricCGBGhPbuVIO-8eXm_HSJ6PwiaHOLEZQP4dJkcem4BIdbih7wAQsXBi7s4d3IrbZ3rLcxeEnc3EGyjdTNyO5kxbEzI0aF9TX75FbCs1mMZIa1lK2LuxjEnS-j3CUihoLPVFtCkC2PAUtIMH1a09djeUHM85Qk/s3683/DSCN3678.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="3683" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjheGS_tlbsnOzZ9tsTS-SJtGaDGZeDricCGBGhPbuVIO-8eXm_HSJ6PwiaHOLEZQP4dJkcem4BIdbih7wAQsXBi7s4d3IrbZ3rLcxeEnc3EGyjdTNyO5kxbEzI0aF9TX75FbCs1mMZIa1lK2LuxjEnS-j3CUihoLPVFtCkC2PAUtIMH1a09djeUHM85Qk/s320/DSCN3678.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Just as in one episode of the TV series Surf's Up! Jokers Under! Batman and Joker had to compete to see who would be the boss of the surfers.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa2B-yf5TnY1UA6ihmk5cTK85TEcX7j1aGtrAMUM22Vd05-pn3p_SnZAro2NZlO13V4iIB9uO0BnlckcNk_jHh0jCr__qzUzhyphenhyphenC-kIi2LKnpFzX6N5eaQz0beDESKfCV-Hn5ZOSX7Y4Tg_Ev_pEGaiiKPS_lvgu_ZtAW_TPOQQ1GnlNwBmChO4O5XtEg/s2503/DSCN3679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="2469" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPa2B-yf5TnY1UA6ihmk5cTK85TEcX7j1aGtrAMUM22Vd05-pn3p_SnZAro2NZlO13V4iIB9uO0BnlckcNk_jHh0jCr__qzUzhyphenhyphenC-kIi2LKnpFzX6N5eaQz0beDESKfCV-Hn5ZOSX7Y4Tg_Ev_pEGaiiKPS_lvgu_ZtAW_TPOQQ1GnlNwBmChO4O5XtEg/s320/DSCN3679.JPG" width="316" /></a></div>So I imagine a scenario where Batman and a villain compete to be the champion of the Monster Truck fans.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-78044423096049236552024-03-15T09:11:00.021-05:002024-03-15T09:11:00.137-05:00Monster Truck One<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPNlqYcSiMIJYWyx0pA4E13jUeAAfddUfX-d9hdwO44CSfgU5F2FW3H7sIth_m3Cef2SMrIZ3h9GJSoYwcBegvcOsD-XE-H49Gcbftr3AgWPb6luBLEfploDCzFsfMO-htR7DH7ZYw6MGtSnPiVbm3UaISdM5hp9eKP0uWnrlJ-ofANUq_JHMfqc_wjU/s3702/DSCN3665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3702" data-original-width="3247" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvPNlqYcSiMIJYWyx0pA4E13jUeAAfddUfX-d9hdwO44CSfgU5F2FW3H7sIth_m3Cef2SMrIZ3h9GJSoYwcBegvcOsD-XE-H49Gcbftr3AgWPb6luBLEfploDCzFsfMO-htR7DH7ZYw6MGtSnPiVbm3UaISdM5hp9eKP0uWnrlJ-ofANUq_JHMfqc_wjU/s320/DSCN3665.JPG" width="281" /></a></div>Hot Wheels Monster Trucks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vv9yyNNg1kHI1Qt87H6a4uNveZidN5KLC3AJ41UI-yq-J9vFmlOa62Au-8yH_6oiTxcUPvQBoGFl9AEKcZfo1WH0ZOYv-ZofWLXlI-HJyJolAV4AQW3h0zU5KUP7bwhg3xP2sk5Uq1EI7ywsIcSyw3U6rpn9lULyO_0_kGqyLmP8M6gkBKkTKExe7Ig/s4322/DSCN3666.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4322" data-original-width="3785" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7vv9yyNNg1kHI1Qt87H6a4uNveZidN5KLC3AJ41UI-yq-J9vFmlOa62Au-8yH_6oiTxcUPvQBoGFl9AEKcZfo1WH0ZOYv-ZofWLXlI-HJyJolAV4AQW3h0zU5KUP7bwhg3xP2sk5Uq1EI7ywsIcSyw3U6rpn9lULyO_0_kGqyLmP8M6gkBKkTKExe7Ig/s320/DSCN3666.JPG" width="280" /></a></div>I found this at Dollar General Store recently.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7rjkHPd57mSC2EkLfuQRzw3P2KtXUHRsbflxnIcMBff_OYbUOS4RDeUFwFnsXDmAiohAsRoRu-Xs_dlLPK9TuXBk9acMqml7zb8CbXNBs3DGJx-ZvndjsyCW89xBnU89iIuJ85QsbuXlcEyQGMjgbQWjum0CwWM7SjWlJFjGOiw7iUBIqwI6CfNq1Bo/s2897/DSCN3669.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2897" data-original-width="1274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7rjkHPd57mSC2EkLfuQRzw3P2KtXUHRsbflxnIcMBff_OYbUOS4RDeUFwFnsXDmAiohAsRoRu-Xs_dlLPK9TuXBk9acMqml7zb8CbXNBs3DGJx-ZvndjsyCW89xBnU89iIuJ85QsbuXlcEyQGMjgbQWjum0CwWM7SjWlJFjGOiw7iUBIqwI6CfNq1Bo/s320/DSCN3669.JPG" width="141" /></a></div>I did not realize it had this little one piece flattened car that plugs together into other crushed cars.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1tEQxMDdQHuxR8Z-DZX1nBKspzqMCUv_2JNKr9F9BFNQcKh6W03Rzym1YT4KxMEWBEgv1O5DSEs8DEkt7ePi4pk8wHoxZZVnEE_cJ2YxCf7GRHoCuTm_M6pMR7DnG2s1396mDjMerxedDtZHYmU4CmXoIZQBT27BvLRw546kjYvsLrFcLVB8fvHNbpE/s2577/DSCN3670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="2577" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1tEQxMDdQHuxR8Z-DZX1nBKspzqMCUv_2JNKr9F9BFNQcKh6W03Rzym1YT4KxMEWBEgv1O5DSEs8DEkt7ePi4pk8wHoxZZVnEE_cJ2YxCf7GRHoCuTm_M6pMR7DnG2s1396mDjMerxedDtZHYmU4CmXoIZQBT27BvLRw546kjYvsLrFcLVB8fvHNbpE/s320/DSCN3670.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It's a rather useful car for wargaming.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOkRF6LJuPNGsF1VMl328YWfC9EDWoCNPUcf22NWMNlkh5Hrn85b_-TGOJ4RExixHnrGih2pwd7Z8vCarvvSVR_P__7dftJF-8J-1OI61KrdQdo0A8o0n92h1R9ybpWd8ydF_lBOmXos8ijPLugjJGX0LmMja7SNifPreOAXQxTyHKb4d2Dot9d9asH8/s2776/DSCN3671.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2098" data-original-width="2776" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOkRF6LJuPNGsF1VMl328YWfC9EDWoCNPUcf22NWMNlkh5Hrn85b_-TGOJ4RExixHnrGih2pwd7Z8vCarvvSVR_P__7dftJF-8J-1OI61KrdQdo0A8o0n92h1R9ybpWd8ydF_lBOmXos8ijPLugjJGX0LmMja7SNifPreOAXQxTyHKb4d2Dot9d9asH8/s320/DSCN3671.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The monster trucks seem a bit larger in scale than the average Matchbox or Hot Wheels cars.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpqTBBMFBj82HUObF62OohjI_JvgS9NayYXAydLXl88LTkCV-ENzNbqj2DPlDjhtZtg3xUgDWN5EBcjjBNB0dVe5vQCms7uJuyyPdBG6Q-qMym6QOtvyJsv7j8jmRwugoq6defTqT-VYVLnkozNetRNVX_rjwRDzQ7H-3tn1BTqvEzFEeroJsVCg_v0g/s3022/DSCN3672.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="2526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEpqTBBMFBj82HUObF62OohjI_JvgS9NayYXAydLXl88LTkCV-ENzNbqj2DPlDjhtZtg3xUgDWN5EBcjjBNB0dVe5vQCms7uJuyyPdBG6Q-qMym6QOtvyJsv7j8jmRwugoq6defTqT-VYVLnkozNetRNVX_rjwRDzQ7H-3tn1BTqvEzFEeroJsVCg_v0g/s320/DSCN3672.JPG" width="267" /></a></div>They are very cool with working suspensions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t2swfDyK8qoJXHbSFn3miVRXXwwJUsauOmN4AIJCCovfdiPAlWA5FYU69X-6yITUmUszNtS5PA5VTk7qK1lP32xocnMFtRkpzBs1ulZdHtD8zOUeideQOksyDazhIXtPvxwOjZya17H7ehXtfcvbdZoQX_BPDvoRbijzm2h2Whp4GKcy3T-bvMpiz0U/s2850/DSCN3673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="2492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3t2swfDyK8qoJXHbSFn3miVRXXwwJUsauOmN4AIJCCovfdiPAlWA5FYU69X-6yITUmUszNtS5PA5VTk7qK1lP32xocnMFtRkpzBs1ulZdHtD8zOUeideQOksyDazhIXtPvxwOjZya17H7ehXtfcvbdZoQX_BPDvoRbijzm2h2Whp4GKcy3T-bvMpiz0U/s320/DSCN3673.JPG" width="280" /></a></div>This one may get modified with a new cab.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-52639865090396020152024-03-14T09:11:00.026-05:002024-03-14T09:11:00.245-05:00County Rescue Car<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1uZ6TrPOjUwSt84UxNmQA7K1FikvS1L8FcJMXPgKxPsJBlkz_dwjVNukfPJuFhrdD6QiOa09trP7tKMEchjNK0ooQF3GjXkS3JANdA4XWGW3EQRyilWG9ea2PWA4DrgJqwF-JoC5nokPg5ayqydDT4crpXYigONBNlYFp6Cl4Ct660DRqfoQZzOphyQ/s4078/DSCN3652.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4078" data-original-width="3009" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1uZ6TrPOjUwSt84UxNmQA7K1FikvS1L8FcJMXPgKxPsJBlkz_dwjVNukfPJuFhrdD6QiOa09trP7tKMEchjNK0ooQF3GjXkS3JANdA4XWGW3EQRyilWG9ea2PWA4DrgJqwF-JoC5nokPg5ayqydDT4crpXYigONBNlYFp6Cl4Ct660DRqfoQZzOphyQ/s320/DSCN3652.JPG" width="236" /></a></div>This is a Matchbox car that has been sold in other liveries in the past.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwBkPOrGwWaBmostXaKAUSv0zvdhLoLGJHW5xbmCqdL3pH87zcnEs2eL8Op2eVJmErh2FXzj5Bh_dToidyj9WGft68PDzCN3-zuOuVDOeJqisyAB0alEYCF2fT2OrjKsuTZ0NH4xUPLVaYyvNdzgkI_WOA4eOhrZuMGbo9tgL5jaQRPRT743Z_IkWnXU/s2525/DSCN3653.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1294" data-original-width="2525" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwBkPOrGwWaBmostXaKAUSv0zvdhLoLGJHW5xbmCqdL3pH87zcnEs2eL8Op2eVJmErh2FXzj5Bh_dToidyj9WGft68PDzCN3-zuOuVDOeJqisyAB0alEYCF2fT2OrjKsuTZ0NH4xUPLVaYyvNdzgkI_WOA4eOhrZuMGbo9tgL5jaQRPRT743Z_IkWnXU/s320/DSCN3653.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is a fire department car.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEl9Eg_Iis7Fx5pSu2nyCj45gTWhl0V6yij_Br8nW1ZGo4McYPN9WkXJiJaZB2jCnIAjDZC06R_9fvU4LQ2PxQswPS7ubWqp-xS1s3H9qUiGuxZxC-xryfqHRI6JLca9SMQd3smHynkBRexbRZBtGi0Ltr-ZZ3QM0g0-qKEb-eVlvNWIQZ4FRV28KihU/s1528/DSCN3654.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1351" data-original-width="1528" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEl9Eg_Iis7Fx5pSu2nyCj45gTWhl0V6yij_Br8nW1ZGo4McYPN9WkXJiJaZB2jCnIAjDZC06R_9fvU4LQ2PxQswPS7ubWqp-xS1s3H9qUiGuxZxC-xryfqHRI6JLca9SMQd3smHynkBRexbRZBtGi0Ltr-ZZ3QM0g0-qKEb-eVlvNWIQZ4FRV28KihU/s320/DSCN3654.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>No front painting, I may touch that up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="3671" height="118" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaA7Yzpl6mk-jIZD6rby8rdT4WBXt08EbmsXYjrrxppZ4AFzy1fmHSQLN58Otp6kWc5ttpuGNTiNv8CSuxgGiSiNENiczw2JWcryTe_lKDbjBqs252lkXbrGywVqP6xdZ9kcB0Y2fL6Ruk4IdewwrdwwTSmp0K8URv2Vw6Q2vvs1cNIf6VcHBKejxpqQM/s320/DSCN3664.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>One of the other versions.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-44192520820512244152024-03-13T09:11:00.016-05:002024-03-13T18:49:41.411-05:00Tree House Village <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77IPJZMxbBNrwsT37XsGgd4ulVqfPnwO-jiu8LtVBN4shVS3fgGOXzjFC2QsKeuYNhSiiZwBK35xg0tMAbKiJbPLzrRU3EZdRfn3Gn4JJxOwGXf0WguxeTbCeO4AD2jrQBhmr7PFSoN395q-vghP2XbA9-RmLHOkdUfCH79iM_eagubCdPD29Mf1lJQk/s5152/DSCN3650.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh77IPJZMxbBNrwsT37XsGgd4ulVqfPnwO-jiu8LtVBN4shVS3fgGOXzjFC2QsKeuYNhSiiZwBK35xg0tMAbKiJbPLzrRU3EZdRfn3Gn4JJxOwGXf0WguxeTbCeO4AD2jrQBhmr7PFSoN395q-vghP2XbA9-RmLHOkdUfCH79iM_eagubCdPD29Mf1lJQk/s320/DSCN3650.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>All the little tree house buildings together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7hIzY4BqPtd2EVnqfXB_UUe4hYcOmFNml7YTpBDztKqPaH94A7NBSJ3RLcOHPKvBcXGQhyphenhyphenEPXKKAW-k0smEhx3qrFS2sMiLt4OgQnz9yOGxRh9JqCYqvTeM3elphcP-cNYJzgybVOkn2OgHzo7dUeZI0uQ0P5dABssvTol4CYYEOygUODCLMg1Y7_Bg/s5005/DSCN3649.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2925" data-original-width="5005" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7hIzY4BqPtd2EVnqfXB_UUe4hYcOmFNml7YTpBDztKqPaH94A7NBSJ3RLcOHPKvBcXGQhyphenhyphenEPXKKAW-k0smEhx3qrFS2sMiLt4OgQnz9yOGxRh9JqCYqvTeM3elphcP-cNYJzgybVOkn2OgHzo7dUeZI0uQ0P5dABssvTol4CYYEOygUODCLMg1Y7_Bg/s320/DSCN3649.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Even just five of them makes a cute little village.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2828" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TKmIpmoAnsnc4xfTWBGiMXJjLOVY7XpyL-3EgXG3sGX0dncXhvobgFPirzJAiOlD9AmEUO3LsFnqSi68bTpjxHjK36CoCwM4T00goioli7B7cyu2w6GPm1CP1kVZ5S-bo4KLEQCUXaACeoAIa_P5ASt-SF6ZPac6Uag5QQoT_bJa1kl5FjtsZ6HfADU/s320/DSCN3647.JPG" width="234" /></a></div> A pretty good back side too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d4N9P5rFIwG_iJ3PKdBFgfXh9Vt_ofr4j2SDqMge2NTDsGcSdWmZQ9biZPZKeP7m2YtiBaW03m8SPHcEVW7oG9CuI1spmQ6I9yLMNc5naGcGSpjyUq30-b_xuJMZnJT2Iokm8CC14L5Ba9zAIYo7DUsramEjSppm9lQ_DBNOWard-jZj-xr5ojJRnOc/s3864/DSCN3646.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2782" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1d4N9P5rFIwG_iJ3PKdBFgfXh9Vt_ofr4j2SDqMge2NTDsGcSdWmZQ9biZPZKeP7m2YtiBaW03m8SPHcEVW7oG9CuI1spmQ6I9yLMNc5naGcGSpjyUq30-b_xuJMZnJT2Iokm8CC14L5Ba9zAIYo7DUsramEjSppm9lQ_DBNOWard-jZj-xr5ojJRnOc/s320/DSCN3646.JPG" width="230" /></a></div>These doors are very small and makes a really good Munchkin building.<br /><p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-32409112843447490242024-03-12T09:11:00.039-05:002024-03-12T09:11:00.246-05:00Tree Houses<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTE362jstS8DaRMPTLorE4Y7KI8KCM8r3uIzsTKU-iLfxLhz6jGw_aBsLa_K5vVmN4AETKekQtRRPfCLYMzMY5jccGvX89GdwNiSukWNQ-P8oymACp-Ei4-j_vbOYpNYEK2TrMB1yBk7MdHjZKug9AVXdHfxENzC92kpqf7x9PYrqVnvjO-nEFY8KWeA/s3597/DSCN3639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="2953" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTE362jstS8DaRMPTLorE4Y7KI8KCM8r3uIzsTKU-iLfxLhz6jGw_aBsLa_K5vVmN4AETKekQtRRPfCLYMzMY5jccGvX89GdwNiSukWNQ-P8oymACp-Ei4-j_vbOYpNYEK2TrMB1yBk7MdHjZKug9AVXdHfxENzC92kpqf7x9PYrqVnvjO-nEFY8KWeA/s320/DSCN3639.JPG" width="263" /></a></div>Dollar Tree springtime houses.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzVfHqfwzJjb2vk21fFhGNLQ1NeNyRGuxIPh4ezq7gJ7s5E9yH1EKPk713kAvq8PlZSgwcD4LWE_e_dXGrCtjLO5h1rMLIqWr7OA1b0w-L-a8gm7klag54p1DRB4TMHJQ-T-7ESKwarBtSq3jqBD3BEKpgu3-ed8QC5gDw0CfS0Jf7b9KxZh3XtzaTNo/s2503/DSCN3640.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="2503" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzVfHqfwzJjb2vk21fFhGNLQ1NeNyRGuxIPh4ezq7gJ7s5E9yH1EKPk713kAvq8PlZSgwcD4LWE_e_dXGrCtjLO5h1rMLIqWr7OA1b0w-L-a8gm7klag54p1DRB4TMHJQ-T-7ESKwarBtSq3jqBD3BEKpgu3-ed8QC5gDw0CfS0Jf7b9KxZh3XtzaTNo/s320/DSCN3640.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Nice dragon fly detail, in 1/72nd scale it is a killer.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39JhAmtt1WffbXC0p-aHz_bWfRkgMz09X694ZFVbAh4YIoukmek_Xi3pDmjEQLkPr_prV1kRawlTL4oBOJQV1nTYFpCs8CoDEoLO_JsByCwvsAjoqR7fJlFg5UmPb1neY9wKTg1NQ8kAfK1R9wR6Ulj2Y-sH-Vcjr44afEzJDn5oUVANhu8PY4bHGvwE/s2742/DSCN3641.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2742" data-original-width="2298" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg39JhAmtt1WffbXC0p-aHz_bWfRkgMz09X694ZFVbAh4YIoukmek_Xi3pDmjEQLkPr_prV1kRawlTL4oBOJQV1nTYFpCs8CoDEoLO_JsByCwvsAjoqR7fJlFg5UmPb1neY9wKTg1NQ8kAfK1R9wR6Ulj2Y-sH-Vcjr44afEzJDn5oUVANhu8PY4bHGvwE/s320/DSCN3641.JPG" width="268" /></a></div>I got a bunch of tree houses this year.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrea52u2jKqpv9bqWNnDVsUSImJ_qkyY2xHAPUVLlSGSo5_lNyshsKdqMm9G44En-LnPXpriJBSTwRroSHodqJ3dbcUSO2btgL1PUvyjv-_xNaPF6y53aK9Aa0zPrCXaQ2PS1RlP8eVtIXeFBguI_Ycq3IwYs5fXrrzRnUeJW42lrS3cBME13rngxU4Y/s3398/DSCN3642.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3398" data-original-width="2679" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrea52u2jKqpv9bqWNnDVsUSImJ_qkyY2xHAPUVLlSGSo5_lNyshsKdqMm9G44En-LnPXpriJBSTwRroSHodqJ3dbcUSO2btgL1PUvyjv-_xNaPF6y53aK9Aa0zPrCXaQ2PS1RlP8eVtIXeFBguI_Ycq3IwYs5fXrrzRnUeJW42lrS3cBME13rngxU4Y/s320/DSCN3642.JPG" width="252" /></a></div>I don't do much fantasy but I am sort of working on a Santa Claus / Wizard of Oz / Nutcracker Suite type world.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpvETWGMtffi4OPZpGr5dIosFtldZ_ianMwPOjr49AZMiYMkjqbWnwa4KDEI1PYJIELde_ENu39BXc1qesAtZRhVcIt7A97Hb3TYDY-y7Ky0tyS9aTPqMHUzQJw0sEYKbU2oR19oSc_COBeaAAvXQmt6jWf5PtTKOXYvvGw0BZW_zOFN1mOlKGxnMwxk/s3864/DSCN3643.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2851" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpvETWGMtffi4OPZpGr5dIosFtldZ_ianMwPOjr49AZMiYMkjqbWnwa4KDEI1PYJIELde_ENu39BXc1qesAtZRhVcIt7A97Hb3TYDY-y7Ky0tyS9aTPqMHUzQJw0sEYKbU2oR19oSc_COBeaAAvXQmt6jWf5PtTKOXYvvGw0BZW_zOFN1mOlKGxnMwxk/s320/DSCN3643.JPG" width="236" /></a></div>So toy making elves have to live someplace.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWcq-ApjqB1-FY640wy0KFR0Iff_6e6T3mi7kNcmgeb_vcn3XEK_lZW9PsDM9-IJCcvZl3LiVubGf5-teFUduvxdaZ1jipBgHHKz7ZYRhM16O1QE1XRrx4FGp_1RhIGA4uv3XLuJoRDLLrgSefeGX3d2eCE8P-tnuehps-JFJsWNXOOGgXeG8XuwEiA8/s3864/DSCN3644.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="2856" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxWcq-ApjqB1-FY640wy0KFR0Iff_6e6T3mi7kNcmgeb_vcn3XEK_lZW9PsDM9-IJCcvZl3LiVubGf5-teFUduvxdaZ1jipBgHHKz7ZYRhM16O1QE1XRrx4FGp_1RhIGA4uv3XLuJoRDLLrgSefeGX3d2eCE8P-tnuehps-JFJsWNXOOGgXeG8XuwEiA8/s320/DSCN3644.JPG" width="237" /></a></div>And they could be Munchkins.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA27gUJTL6mC0PalNNRmLwM1cJN7b-RPM8Sa3ko-Ew8aJqomItWHzpcwfrEz5t6aRv2vbEqSi6GopMW1XGDu0BsBE4taq8NzoWCJaIKfxqVLYdOaHk9508kKz4yJEIro0viDLFjOS1GGSKB47UnIJf6ISnTfjXMVoqh9XIJSimCQZeHRso7omnrJhF694/s5016/DSCN3614.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="5016" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA27gUJTL6mC0PalNNRmLwM1cJN7b-RPM8Sa3ko-Ew8aJqomItWHzpcwfrEz5t6aRv2vbEqSi6GopMW1XGDu0BsBE4taq8NzoWCJaIKfxqVLYdOaHk9508kKz4yJEIro0viDLFjOS1GGSKB47UnIJf6ISnTfjXMVoqh9XIJSimCQZeHRso7omnrJhF694/s320/DSCN3614.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Chaffee tanks lined up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZac-Tg4zHBkCsImpMVUJNrUrTpGhsWIgos8_hIxt153fUrlz6w2ZraiPaGyhEFAC4E3XJ_qRLuUulQdRCaVOvLyUG3Zuq9X9xv7mV_wTmLqhcgpalKJtOHbLlG9JH3OqVoikGly_1DITpKgayv3zbRJf9QaustURwvvuSP_jJsVCWRg78PsrhjpZ4fo0/s3523/DSCN3615.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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By adding these markings it allows me to keep platoons together, light tank platoons had five tanks per platoon and 17 tanks per company with an HQ of two.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAQfPj0sZAS_eqmNo-hIViD86-DDFn1b0lrRCv90_fMtiZlXs268l5N6FJcUx8VLIhO82-y65zeLfdyOqiV8gqPD_VAlMCw0L8NU4GJ8gi_r8dOhyphenhyphen7X3rTjW20KvSjQM3KLhP7kd3e_mwfzpM-axvfDi7n0yynmFO8HJRzwVPcXSeeM_hXWtOgXhQx2A/s3706/DSCN3618.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="3706" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAQfPj0sZAS_eqmNo-hIViD86-DDFn1b0lrRCv90_fMtiZlXs268l5N6FJcUx8VLIhO82-y65zeLfdyOqiV8gqPD_VAlMCw0L8NU4GJ8gi_r8dOhyphenhyphen7X3rTjW20KvSjQM3KLhP7kd3e_mwfzpM-axvfDi7n0yynmFO8HJRzwVPcXSeeM_hXWtOgXhQx2A/s320/DSCN3618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is an HQ tank.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0C_9iJPIG0z761jN0UK0BPY06KYNF4gbcHAJLEcqBF1xWbcJbg-dAj8pPNxa1_2GnEzIhKuEhH0XveqHmeaIZBSdeF4_p41mHr8ap6kUg3Z8zinXS925kCz4JGUVHFb8hzXL2ET76MENQF58qqKfXu76VrpRoWKdQRwCfzqn01o0XI4URomnC41KnNi4/s4355/DSCN3619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="4355" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0C_9iJPIG0z761jN0UK0BPY06KYNF4gbcHAJLEcqBF1xWbcJbg-dAj8pPNxa1_2GnEzIhKuEhH0XveqHmeaIZBSdeF4_p41mHr8ap6kUg3Z8zinXS925kCz4JGUVHFb8hzXL2ET76MENQF58qqKfXu76VrpRoWKdQRwCfzqn01o0XI4URomnC41KnNi4/s320/DSCN3619.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This platoon got a Jerry can on the turret. It's called a Jerry can because Jerry was the British nickname for the Germans in WWII and the Germans invented the gas can by that design. It was way better than the British gas can, nicknamed the Flimsy, which tells a lot about how poorly designed and built it was.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-82350390809351668382024-03-10T09:11:00.019-05:002024-03-10T09:11:00.138-05:00Chaffee M24 Tank<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian_pfBfasYltIMc7OYjVkyHduPEnnA9-sOt9x_oyD2yURfH7IUhkag7IcIW0IskhUVCK_GRV0fXHoe9LJbyX0ApsTOrQC-xvJ8QsDT52fu5qjOPa0ZC4qYe38ZD_yLv5xwlrZJTOpyFznhsz9g7MovXfGpm3-IDlQ3xrn56ESkgnHp4eNTf20HhxrQCQ/s5152/DSCN3608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEian_pfBfasYltIMc7OYjVkyHduPEnnA9-sOt9x_oyD2yURfH7IUhkag7IcIW0IskhUVCK_GRV0fXHoe9LJbyX0ApsTOrQC-xvJ8QsDT52fu5qjOPa0ZC4qYe38ZD_yLv5xwlrZJTOpyFznhsz9g7MovXfGpm3-IDlQ3xrn56ESkgnHp4eNTf20HhxrQCQ/s320/DSCN3608.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Heiser Models HO scale, M24 Chaffee US Army light tank.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJywX71-O9wTuGkZDq_3XD6dpgI2UVJBe-KgOJC2ouDvXWrK6XCNOS8dRPgu9wKqEwB8C_IsQny_24LYmv1tvVMQFeg3TvR91i6-idRRQweRcSqmRDGZ_aZScS9e7FjAOwAN3F9cL1pFz8Bflx0fwltRQov0ZEXVa_EJHxsgLGmcxbkHIWVIRU2KD_qg/s5152/DSCN3609.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJywX71-O9wTuGkZDq_3XD6dpgI2UVJBe-KgOJC2ouDvXWrK6XCNOS8dRPgu9wKqEwB8C_IsQny_24LYmv1tvVMQFeg3TvR91i6-idRRQweRcSqmRDGZ_aZScS9e7FjAOwAN3F9cL1pFz8Bflx0fwltRQov0ZEXVa_EJHxsgLGmcxbkHIWVIRU2KD_qg/s320/DSCN3609.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I made each platoon a little different, in this case the star is small and under the turret curve.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQLvQXN8XJ0jYOkiUynmhim81G8hHuQpyTAX0WQS-juNkjI9M4Svrs0uQEuiEqFLwIaWnRv_wPHcD_uzyAWP9y7JAB_KkabgI0CkBdV9CH-FwScngF3o7UWeJoQa5ovnB80aqGZwSSRXat9iH5-F1rV87VW_ExUkXBXHTdy7T942QHIhQanHBPuIUSkw/s5152/DSCN3610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQLvQXN8XJ0jYOkiUynmhim81G8hHuQpyTAX0WQS-juNkjI9M4Svrs0uQEuiEqFLwIaWnRv_wPHcD_uzyAWP9y7JAB_KkabgI0CkBdV9CH-FwScngF3o7UWeJoQa5ovnB80aqGZwSSRXat9iH5-F1rV87VW_ExUkXBXHTdy7T942QHIhQanHBPuIUSkw/s320/DSCN3610.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This one has rusty tracks. Post war they developed a rubber track for the Chaffee.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw4B3JTx7940FkrWbBpo5E8pShM5i_xDWy9xHarsMtuPlDLQJbYyi6nhHe002hKd6fPVKzLewkBuYa1_I0nFBK9I0Y70z3tTAhLheUd3hocodVakThvctCFNqBFQvulqTiril_YqlXwREc3YbVwZ10QVmNV9YGp48PxIrjZ9GkGsOXGbX31srUr49TeI/s5152/DSCN3611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDw4B3JTx7940FkrWbBpo5E8pShM5i_xDWy9xHarsMtuPlDLQJbYyi6nhHe002hKd6fPVKzLewkBuYa1_I0nFBK9I0Y70z3tTAhLheUd3hocodVakThvctCFNqBFQvulqTiril_YqlXwREc3YbVwZ10QVmNV9YGp48PxIrjZ9GkGsOXGbX31srUr49TeI/s320/DSCN3611.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Big white star on the turret.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeE8vb0kF0qB_HdE0qkK1QVyOERdbMfTzPAJ3dthhUA4Pbg-f-Mj88ddsWc1oY67IIFZxUCEPpD8MzPROkVJciC0Fxfa144QSFZL8nB1MEYs_kRZhaZSb2sky_LvZQEMhlgqfwjNmg6p89mzvUK8bbbY-iiV68z7e045Cmpls4xR9FIumdCVj4WdHd5k/s5152/DSCN3612.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimeE8vb0kF0qB_HdE0qkK1QVyOERdbMfTzPAJ3dthhUA4Pbg-f-Mj88ddsWc1oY67IIFZxUCEPpD8MzPROkVJciC0Fxfa144QSFZL8nB1MEYs_kRZhaZSb2sky_LvZQEMhlgqfwjNmg6p89mzvUK8bbbY-iiV68z7e045Cmpls4xR9FIumdCVj4WdHd5k/s320/DSCN3612.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This one has the star with the circle around it and the US Army and serial number on the center side of the sand skirts.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdx3UPJAvmFg_d2BXY__vU7Ag_rJUoYSPfMac_173dtzwBqecuJDJIcG-A9VZARORytuFFMPKvem83LFZ-nk14C80o4_DeRWcdQikx62LsSuTsK9eK32vbkekn_88cKr9jntBWmcdHX2bsApg-HjIe6DzS-vuToHvwqIaUE-e9D_Sr9HpV0nvkh2dLew/s5152/DSCN3613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdx3UPJAvmFg_d2BXY__vU7Ag_rJUoYSPfMac_173dtzwBqecuJDJIcG-A9VZARORytuFFMPKvem83LFZ-nk14C80o4_DeRWcdQikx62LsSuTsK9eK32vbkekn_88cKr9jntBWmcdHX2bsApg-HjIe6DzS-vuToHvwqIaUE-e9D_Sr9HpV0nvkh2dLew/s320/DSCN3613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Center tank has the white star on the front lower glacis, the other four have the star on the top glacis.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-64181959611341453272024-03-09T09:11:00.021-06:002024-03-09T09:11:00.141-06:00Maus vs Tiger II<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbqsczMt_99KfeaEM4bLynmFPtoN7ZALfgvlsBEa2xFFDZ-5peXhoBUPJNmn_ScM0h86svyAYlE-v-oW9r0uWW8dr_WTel17nMwlOhHBqtjmK0_dbtOyLlniI6-RDq9J7HPoMs5gVVixOSTpoPUO9T1AUX3cfRBEf9vKkpGXWHaddvq3p0DHwAwJuuFo/s5152/DSCN3597.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbqsczMt_99KfeaEM4bLynmFPtoN7ZALfgvlsBEa2xFFDZ-5peXhoBUPJNmn_ScM0h86svyAYlE-v-oW9r0uWW8dr_WTel17nMwlOhHBqtjmK0_dbtOyLlniI6-RDq9J7HPoMs5gVVixOSTpoPUO9T1AUX3cfRBEf9vKkpGXWHaddvq3p0DHwAwJuuFo/s320/DSCN3597.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Military Depot Maus is a very large model.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio90VeBezWYv_DB1lBU_cajVHmjnXL0zigYdKnr7B88eDfbzksZ7vUyHm3hOjyRSxXvC-ASUuFT8C1kUk8HLB4OYzS0JwPhMOSC503_HKzQ_uaLuurWC8nUjF7XDCky0eA9mNVvA8EXyXx9Am6rMmybBLsTSVrNYtDmrN5jAU0hU8lYlPgwGdrDtfm1oc/s5152/DSCN3598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio90VeBezWYv_DB1lBU_cajVHmjnXL0zigYdKnr7B88eDfbzksZ7vUyHm3hOjyRSxXvC-ASUuFT8C1kUk8HLB4OYzS0JwPhMOSC503_HKzQ_uaLuurWC8nUjF7XDCky0eA9mNVvA8EXyXx9Am6rMmybBLsTSVrNYtDmrN5jAU0hU8lYlPgwGdrDtfm1oc/s320/DSCN3598.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Compared here to a Roco Minitanks Tiger II.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzIE9iYujTyJbE8bcaw85kV2QpZFICqEfYs3NWBKqeMWla0jqdkTGC5P10BKk-Pq_vPXv0dYdHY0av404REPBwykUHCw_b95RaPfRb60vuaw9zlsKSxyJz-ywm_5WAJtL33EpjOkOwsOn2cbYrO-oghl3DZ2HftZitQFV34rOAxZPWlqiMC3ByAIw0Fw/s5152/DSCN3599.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzIE9iYujTyJbE8bcaw85kV2QpZFICqEfYs3NWBKqeMWla0jqdkTGC5P10BKk-Pq_vPXv0dYdHY0av404REPBwykUHCw_b95RaPfRb60vuaw9zlsKSxyJz-ywm_5WAJtL33EpjOkOwsOn2cbYrO-oghl3DZ2HftZitQFV34rOAxZPWlqiMC3ByAIw0Fw/s320/DSCN3599.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Maus is massive.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfP_g4M2Rtoi7asg4noXnW7UhP9fsg6zx3Z1NDKYcV-J9PT8wEOcSR2Dgv3uA8evNPUPjNswtDZEU5cyJIEa6Z-Guj3LF2ESfXqMAGB56EFCc8PZdIl3mUOAXK-YuTA7ZWWrdFUvNJnN-1hFndBzg_SXXVtp-sSNepaDAwajBuRdmXar6OtD-XpAWBtw/s5152/DSCN3600.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDfP_g4M2Rtoi7asg4noXnW7UhP9fsg6zx3Z1NDKYcV-J9PT8wEOcSR2Dgv3uA8evNPUPjNswtDZEU5cyJIEa6Z-Guj3LF2ESfXqMAGB56EFCc8PZdIl3mUOAXK-YuTA7ZWWrdFUvNJnN-1hFndBzg_SXXVtp-sSNepaDAwajBuRdmXar6OtD-XpAWBtw/s320/DSCN3600.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here is the Maus turret on the Tiger II hull. You can see how large the turret is in this photo.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_OdBsnsoh52oOrOCel0jryQb4Pj8xowB2sInaQVNZP5JW_J49UTwfEZolNbY0tjEZDznQjTj-TcwskoXvQiePsV95QZtvi6JM8G56iKrHaJFApXAwPeg22xIsLrNA_vWL3C5-BBqi4ckLfn2ZtR63KP38Z9ZVc2NHKBA-Xk5mZjeKHIpBNjCI5E9Sa8/s5152/DSCN3601.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_OdBsnsoh52oOrOCel0jryQb4Pj8xowB2sInaQVNZP5JW_J49UTwfEZolNbY0tjEZDznQjTj-TcwskoXvQiePsV95QZtvi6JM8G56iKrHaJFApXAwPeg22xIsLrNA_vWL3C5-BBqi4ckLfn2ZtR63KP38Z9ZVc2NHKBA-Xk5mZjeKHIpBNjCI5E9Sa8/s320/DSCN3601.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The Maus turret on the Tiger II hull. The turret is almost as big as the hull.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nG37CP7O0-gJkhPbWU3I7GrU1hnS4av6z20k9_S8gR7zAwpBnLOL2FXuJqCt8hieLZQBot7kquwWgYrs4VOTvzAsRT8p1F7v4UcnOTT5vXZRSjjYnmXrewAVyBNbj_Dm2VjB3xnJIlFFFymHpmUWSvd9fCDkx4xYpW6LqKz5doqHqbPkcxgvzQKqA7w/s5152/DSCN3602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1nG37CP7O0-gJkhPbWU3I7GrU1hnS4av6z20k9_S8gR7zAwpBnLOL2FXuJqCt8hieLZQBot7kquwWgYrs4VOTvzAsRT8p1F7v4UcnOTT5vXZRSjjYnmXrewAVyBNbj_Dm2VjB3xnJIlFFFymHpmUWSvd9fCDkx4xYpW6LqKz5doqHqbPkcxgvzQKqA7w/s320/DSCN3602.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Tiger II turret on the Maus hull.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAjsdm1WGLc1fk9kx0IERBDogu8rx4XPjl4QI-7LVHSD2J5CSmOugDXSwGgMK7N0w8318OJmVPqLEThegvZekvVAxuHQqhMC_rupAsRIcKE3YDxyq6ou-ylqTxqv8yxQdLpEjsoA97wETL9cbIK5iFLbBphr-o-YrTrbwj7G6G5nwI09KczcHRO9U9fc/s5152/DSCN3603.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigAjsdm1WGLc1fk9kx0IERBDogu8rx4XPjl4QI-7LVHSD2J5CSmOugDXSwGgMK7N0w8318OJmVPqLEThegvZekvVAxuHQqhMC_rupAsRIcKE3YDxyq6ou-ylqTxqv8yxQdLpEjsoA97wETL9cbIK5iFLbBphr-o-YrTrbwj7G6G5nwI09KczcHRO9U9fc/s320/DSCN3603.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It looks like a toy with that hull turret combination.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuejxlmERx0kYJZBEZCfCAJgG7446J-bVoYrDtE07ODiQspqPbzifduLxm2fRUIK6pJRxxNV8MKulRGTWiEXaLcpxNr8aM3IQ3gB6lN052V4guX_iDvTzsAMlcR_Jbqg4nnfAQOyIPC_h1NmQyLOcyHnbwMKpEvLGjR13XwMjFh0B9IBma78jRjERMEg/s5152/DSCN3605.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuejxlmERx0kYJZBEZCfCAJgG7446J-bVoYrDtE07ODiQspqPbzifduLxm2fRUIK6pJRxxNV8MKulRGTWiEXaLcpxNr8aM3IQ3gB6lN052V4guX_iDvTzsAMlcR_Jbqg4nnfAQOyIPC_h1NmQyLOcyHnbwMKpEvLGjR13XwMjFh0B9IBma78jRjERMEg/s320/DSCN3605.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Four Maus tanks and a Tiger II.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy3EodgghvRztulMO9HabUAi8JnZNUjAoFPmSsT4Nf46SPgpBr0RH2QOJq_UIdW-vF487yWEm9C5sZksonEQLEGGjh17yn3_L9wCAnUJ31wEmEJXISXOay6sN_X4Qurh1JTmMCd1A3gZHFp_dyOi_Mytkog65u__TeNKvDOjElv0eaqEjXwkq5lXNX1rc/s320/DSCN3607.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Line abreast naval tactics for such land battleships.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-65011134436454512682024-03-08T09:11:00.019-06:002024-03-08T09:11:00.150-06:00Maus Tank<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmP1SyvTMABH3jAQ71gOjrHIqGMMlel3_SlPnumYj-tcvq12Y9XZ__qgRzoNBDZzqzFqsvXFa9lOnggjv4iLADzACMEgc0s-WcDn1NGNjJK_fMcXufGIyydsYCp6jPfL6DikgazxEDTmoJeQbWamcJY9CTVXtGBjfx4o0tW_9J1udb4Mje1NwrDh-5yI/s4372/DSCN3591.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="4372" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcmP1SyvTMABH3jAQ71gOjrHIqGMMlel3_SlPnumYj-tcvq12Y9XZ__qgRzoNBDZzqzFqsvXFa9lOnggjv4iLADzACMEgc0s-WcDn1NGNjJK_fMcXufGIyydsYCp6jPfL6DikgazxEDTmoJeQbWamcJY9CTVXtGBjfx4o0tW_9J1udb4Mje1NwrDh-5yI/s320/DSCN3591.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Military Depot WWII German Maus super heavy tank.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpa_InrbvpUIuPUVidybaNf0CToLso2vmLAn5Hi-kJdYpQwTHGNsVi5xYqV41IsKFmZ5kurF474CDVFPoNjDhR85nBlJkV5ztX__WbUKmphijnYkw6qCoSBE6MC3ejIUUAfI2hjqGyhK1bTLjFnjAYqX3DfTTw4G9CDLjhFwCoKtzCP5u1xoC0OZTYrU/s2326/DSCN3592.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="2258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSpa_InrbvpUIuPUVidybaNf0CToLso2vmLAn5Hi-kJdYpQwTHGNsVi5xYqV41IsKFmZ5kurF474CDVFPoNjDhR85nBlJkV5ztX__WbUKmphijnYkw6qCoSBE6MC3ejIUUAfI2hjqGyhK1bTLjFnjAYqX3DfTTw4G9CDLjhFwCoKtzCP5u1xoC0OZTYrU/s320/DSCN3592.JPG" width="311" /></a></div>The Germans made at least six hulls and turrets but the project was cancelled before any were operational.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrcRF2GmnGuvC1gR-ImWj_chDqm48Yg806bNIdXlmz0vn-RbtkmUVfY80YaBHb1A8a8AgYhenH4fJOUXP72FgFsH_Qt3GOjWzn2yseZcCV0AvIQJyKOhAyFf9Eoub538hD4FXVc2eKOe4TVP7fk8I9gVhGtuz3einQ9vrRf9nQ7haj6gs0q2ICOIMWs/s4890/DSCN3593.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2509" data-original-width="4890" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdrcRF2GmnGuvC1gR-ImWj_chDqm48Yg806bNIdXlmz0vn-RbtkmUVfY80YaBHb1A8a8AgYhenH4fJOUXP72FgFsH_Qt3GOjWzn2yseZcCV0AvIQJyKOhAyFf9Eoub538hD4FXVc2eKOe4TVP7fk8I9gVhGtuz3einQ9vrRf9nQ7haj6gs0q2ICOIMWs/s320/DSCN3593.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They continued experimentation on three of them until the end of the war.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhqbhim80sLGRnWUFl2nKfWFFtrHYSI3sG7vY5xu9IRWHDd56xYV4e1_ik0yabwdVAGRGyJSvtSfP1j6zt4fitOzYo7K4d2vkNXw5DKrECWm8Y_68N4CjT9qsz0N0wamytH4kVK9qzJROPmqkTPG_IFQzCptJXmQKIxOwJHE-JcSndBvjLsqCxxUhPfU/s5152/DSCN3594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhqbhim80sLGRnWUFl2nKfWFFtrHYSI3sG7vY5xu9IRWHDd56xYV4e1_ik0yabwdVAGRGyJSvtSfP1j6zt4fitOzYo7K4d2vkNXw5DKrECWm8Y_68N4CjT9qsz0N0wamytH4kVK9qzJROPmqkTPG_IFQzCptJXmQKIxOwJHE-JcSndBvjLsqCxxUhPfU/s320/DSCN3594.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There are rumors that one or two of them were dispatched to Berlin for the last battle.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC3ogHk910YyYkb_N1TSn1kSUJxRhpSLGgX7GBrOmMdfXXt0iVgQifQjEzcZzbFxzUkvN7WW27ZmKKSU0erEg6LlF5hTbog1_U_2Rsaem1EbmCKHb_3Y6F5XKRnvAAz6dMhFr2ccOQNio9niqyai8ArEqQ0onkCOonEcquthqZP3zRo1xxHo_Xqnalf0/s5152/DSCN3595.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBC3ogHk910YyYkb_N1TSn1kSUJxRhpSLGgX7GBrOmMdfXXt0iVgQifQjEzcZzbFxzUkvN7WW27ZmKKSU0erEg6LlF5hTbog1_U_2Rsaem1EbmCKHb_3Y6F5XKRnvAAz6dMhFr2ccOQNio9niqyai8ArEqQ0onkCOonEcquthqZP3zRo1xxHo_Xqnalf0/s320/DSCN3595.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a large model kit made of resin and it has a highly detailed metal barrel.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpn9VXIVzmW9dFfZcf0t_PONjc553ZY1mKM2fbecqb03mqbO-9LJHhb1y2C-qRcN26zyS7fogLmd0uRo4hgSPgXJC5HIHEkr-W7dRooTs62kmDU2bp01E1YuF7Byg_IJpN1dMyCwgT_ZiyT9w8snEKL2XhoDaxGVTNURhujFTt1KcTZXOwPHHWQ1EYy0/s5152/DSCN3596.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpn9VXIVzmW9dFfZcf0t_PONjc553ZY1mKM2fbecqb03mqbO-9LJHhb1y2C-qRcN26zyS7fogLmd0uRo4hgSPgXJC5HIHEkr-W7dRooTs62kmDU2bp01E1YuF7Byg_IJpN1dMyCwgT_ZiyT9w8snEKL2XhoDaxGVTNURhujFTt1KcTZXOwPHHWQ1EYy0/s320/DSCN3596.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I like the kit so well that I got four of them, since four heavy tanks make up a platoon, and the Germans did have enough turrets and hulls to make that many if they wanted to.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-38827130000979699092024-03-07T09:11:00.022-06:002024-03-07T09:11:00.139-06:00LWS WWII German<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQV6Cb-8gBHAf5ckh9Ao0tyaWsBddfi-J1ygP0PIVX4Eq0dlMRdnigdSUuc_ENPGFlalLWuPBmE8Hkv9kMczxeB-76aEWODG02UEh11SXXg_sXSBOO9FSrnPNcWAnbISveboJ_zY7IxT-gg2APGe6U5H34rH1DZcUtspFN9kiJRFl-X1Hi5AZJ_o72R8/s2930/DSCN3583.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2240" data-original-width="2930" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQV6Cb-8gBHAf5ckh9Ao0tyaWsBddfi-J1ygP0PIVX4Eq0dlMRdnigdSUuc_ENPGFlalLWuPBmE8Hkv9kMczxeB-76aEWODG02UEh11SXXg_sXSBOO9FSrnPNcWAnbISveboJ_zY7IxT-gg2APGe6U5H34rH1DZcUtspFN9kiJRFl-X1Hi5AZJ_o72R8/s320/DSCN3583.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Landwasserschlepper, or LWS from the German Army in WWII.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aGHOU7uTZysdZlyVJh8utYwPCW1Fz5S2uc9wRFRRICtqes_WAR4lu-QuN_CefYbQ2vUELc5o3KbfnZFZdfgJGGo_L8i01x9ZubOOaqp9GJHtG3omFhmimiroZ16V5bsqaZf0LJZfK3d2gU0Y714CRnisajQG3v2mhMnd2vHyaDTTAPscMlMZBxRieZA/s4993/DSCN3584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRfSUNSnAo086aaCY45FeguT9Gxio6BxdgVVSb0mHyRvALIyiZrIAgp8QZh-DPv6WMYwfIpsR84pQI1o4k_1NgTlR1r2OAaIb9ylTmBTozVeMJsg2-HJDmmwMKxKJZ4w-BoWwYLwrmFYw4FYOCPhZTwyjt3yZLdJ5g5aaSPpXlJafjVlnt72qkZIhJbs/s4691/DSCN3586.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3197" data-original-width="4691" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRfSUNSnAo086aaCY45FeguT9Gxio6BxdgVVSb0mHyRvALIyiZrIAgp8QZh-DPv6WMYwfIpsR84pQI1o4k_1NgTlR1r2OAaIb9ylTmBTozVeMJsg2-HJDmmwMKxKJZ4w-BoWwYLwrmFYw4FYOCPhZTwyjt3yZLdJ5g5aaSPpXlJafjVlnt72qkZIhJbs/s320/DSCN3586.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a very big model, you can see that by comparison with a Roco Tiger II.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79cK_o1S1wkE3MqM2dI8oq7t2vjAaAQ6LTq-tFYuUwY4XBvfEDoBhs59tEr11a8bR2ucUHjRRfSn-NdXJDFmIlj0TVmpL3S7lwVoUmxrYKPqlcXXGJ_6zIgOUNxBBYBf-F38rrQ_xCawlDMjTtlseKOy1wSinkq2DNetVSUMa2XjfcvMbFW6oUue1gK0/s2965/DSCN3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2965" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79cK_o1S1wkE3MqM2dI8oq7t2vjAaAQ6LTq-tFYuUwY4XBvfEDoBhs59tEr11a8bR2ucUHjRRfSn-NdXJDFmIlj0TVmpL3S7lwVoUmxrYKPqlcXXGJ_6zIgOUNxBBYBf-F38rrQ_xCawlDMjTtlseKOy1wSinkq2DNetVSUMa2XjfcvMbFW6oUue1gK0/s320/DSCN3587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The LWS is much longer, taller, and about the same width as the Tiger II.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-g9E9QmwK_bGKZgAO5k03PArsuuk4_zm2-72J0RnssYjZQFBcuYVj3uENhVGO45XVKHQU5J_FYOLrBY-C7GApHmYs3IPO3wRU08odl7tEwSwmzL4iuYRSV7WBWMoBW_NOxtEA6gVpMKuRjQ_gpspm9C0AolUNfRaAhRR4PHHwuo7RA-hVAFGl8Q2op0/s4320/DSCN3588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2167" data-original-width="4320" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU-g9E9QmwK_bGKZgAO5k03PArsuuk4_zm2-72J0RnssYjZQFBcuYVj3uENhVGO45XVKHQU5J_FYOLrBY-C7GApHmYs3IPO3wRU08odl7tEwSwmzL4iuYRSV7WBWMoBW_NOxtEA6gVpMKuRjQ_gpspm9C0AolUNfRaAhRR4PHHwuo7RA-hVAFGl8Q2op0/s320/DSCN3588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is a resin model but fairly easy to put together.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0k7pju2qTp2FHvGZXLrdnREXOqkabgNlVr9sMX4gTzwA90qoyauaMjh7cE1RDTw7mwx79xh0hXV0dRMo808yKioImzydr31qR5KDrESWHDMWj1wdiMpDYg_o_5W-20Y0VL706oKAWX7BacBSip5lEnAZuESYbn3-EEBgN2fxflyf49zvBvu5iOswROc/s3278/DSCN3589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="3278" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0k7pju2qTp2FHvGZXLrdnREXOqkabgNlVr9sMX4gTzwA90qoyauaMjh7cE1RDTw7mwx79xh0hXV0dRMo808yKioImzydr31qR5KDrESWHDMWj1wdiMpDYg_o_5W-20Y0VL706oKAWX7BacBSip5lEnAZuESYbn3-EEBgN2fxflyf49zvBvu5iOswROc/s320/DSCN3589.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It builds up into a great kit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCxikYsdZn3F2Jl0NzBCTQ6ZG97C6iYTxnQHatPbxZkcQVQyYfiE9YNCxbawjWCqH0uCqceN7OtOIOrVf6GmhUX6lOuPLUVluGuIOHgFYcZxPglM5mVpQ-XUhkG10jSM905LID4UZT7Lfqm0-OdVe9uJ3EfKYEjqp7zAZSqYwOqdWJC-PPHHU2zlpmB4/s5152/DSCN3590.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="5152" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYCxikYsdZn3F2Jl0NzBCTQ6ZG97C6iYTxnQHatPbxZkcQVQyYfiE9YNCxbawjWCqH0uCqceN7OtOIOrVf6GmhUX6lOuPLUVluGuIOHgFYcZxPglM5mVpQ-XUhkG10jSM905LID4UZT7Lfqm0-OdVe9uJ3EfKYEjqp7zAZSqYwOqdWJC-PPHHU2zlpmB4/s320/DSCN3590.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I like it so well I got a couple of them.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-27367975290021898772024-03-06T09:11:00.016-06:002024-03-06T09:11:00.152-06:00Landwasserschlepper<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sD5qR_Iqd5er8rAx-iNWayE2BJ3q92K03Kv7B37P-aQM2qQzZGP8V1j_Mnu2u2kFNGMjFFJhrkKXT4OkzAj2-ETn6l84HsXThy2soikuvQsWxuP__gVcdrXe4sd7s32wSDt34KMlrl3eqs-oAIKPov9EUsmm4mG3qJN4CeWRd2V_xFHpCaJ50i5UybY/s3107/DSCN3578.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="3107" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sD5qR_Iqd5er8rAx-iNWayE2BJ3q92K03Kv7B37P-aQM2qQzZGP8V1j_Mnu2u2kFNGMjFFJhrkKXT4OkzAj2-ETn6l84HsXThy2soikuvQsWxuP__gVcdrXe4sd7s32wSDt34KMlrl3eqs-oAIKPov9EUsmm4mG3qJN4CeWRd2V_xFHpCaJ50i5UybY/s320/DSCN3578.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Military Depot Landwasserschlepper World War Two German amphibious tractor.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK_8R3_9qbuRZEFQIzADrwj_REg-WhkjTxRlDnQyrJsp9425vH_57ZzZTCZVsw0wp37LGuBeew4z7oC2TZFE6jlHY1_0ETayVUg2a3sXJPUF-olodno439S_ma-pj6CroDOc-RfWoh3Ln3-zVASU2KrhQoZabqsdWne8TJdRPgMMiJGOK6nOQbbNPgNs/s2041/DSCN3579.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2041" data-original-width="1927" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEK_8R3_9qbuRZEFQIzADrwj_REg-WhkjTxRlDnQyrJsp9425vH_57ZzZTCZVsw0wp37LGuBeew4z7oC2TZFE6jlHY1_0ETayVUg2a3sXJPUF-olodno439S_ma-pj6CroDOc-RfWoh3Ln3-zVASU2KrhQoZabqsdWne8TJdRPgMMiJGOK6nOQbbNPgNs/s320/DSCN3579.JPG" width="302" /></a></div>They entered German service in 1942 and were used in small numbers until the end of the war in both North Africa and the Eastern Front.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6aBOED9_ety97skaS6QC_PIGENWLdwZzUdCF7G8C8l6IokTwZN4Mm1L-8AQPAbSQnHmzj9J1ewQWoKmsNieFK1ChI52JzNcic_JKgRB8hE79QcIOg-7HDrZ3KSjFzQpx5kj1TvQVAfw0WXSjaKY_e3nBtPQ3D5_Lhwy7a-BYXELJkrj4p2xZJsugAXg/s3529/DSCN3580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="3529" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6aBOED9_ety97skaS6QC_PIGENWLdwZzUdCF7G8C8l6IokTwZN4Mm1L-8AQPAbSQnHmzj9J1ewQWoKmsNieFK1ChI52JzNcic_JKgRB8hE79QcIOg-7HDrZ3KSjFzQpx5kj1TvQVAfw0WXSjaKY_e3nBtPQ3D5_Lhwy7a-BYXELJkrj4p2xZJsugAXg/s320/DSCN3580.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>They had a crew of two and could carry 20 troops.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVE1D3uxBcuR84FbAYoqIc9ZIJRtqz0n33O-48s-KBqIeuejnEPvyAb4vLCwhQMmtEGtnKn-mEmpQlJ5qK543AFE3lS1O7qnBOAs4VkyDgmdAi6qMiNlGTXDTpU-iChQgQfbJroGtO_Ome-Ltyjwzd2ZobD5260HKnnMK1-cGGe26iUV3t6e3qLPOclw/s2241/DSCN3581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2195" data-original-width="2241" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVE1D3uxBcuR84FbAYoqIc9ZIJRtqz0n33O-48s-KBqIeuejnEPvyAb4vLCwhQMmtEGtnKn-mEmpQlJ5qK543AFE3lS1O7qnBOAs4VkyDgmdAi6qMiNlGTXDTpU-iChQgQfbJroGtO_Ome-Ltyjwzd2ZobD5260HKnnMK1-cGGe26iUV3t6e3qLPOclw/s320/DSCN3581.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is not armored.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYFzFQ2zeWeCZ3qew8_mK1_sPDPjzdZWAYYyjYuH5nQHj3gj0ZXlXb5GUW-wgDwo9cuYyYkq_geTD1FTXjROYg1Vyg71Fs5SHPRGr6EQ_f4GjkLyleCMbCtcNZP5jx2YyCJK-nxcghRGFndAgZx0bWvSjbo0O3kEh2bn2-pMbhrhobgD5TKS7AjpBIbc/s3301/DSCN3582.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2030" data-original-width="3301" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYFzFQ2zeWeCZ3qew8_mK1_sPDPjzdZWAYYyjYuH5nQHj3gj0ZXlXb5GUW-wgDwo9cuYyYkq_geTD1FTXjROYg1Vyg71Fs5SHPRGr6EQ_f4GjkLyleCMbCtcNZP5jx2YyCJK-nxcghRGFndAgZx0bWvSjbo0O3kEh2bn2-pMbhrhobgD5TKS7AjpBIbc/s320/DSCN3582.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>This is a resin and photo-etched brass model kit in HO scale.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-74592150498254334782024-03-05T09:11:00.016-06:002024-03-05T09:11:00.144-06:00Meyers Manx<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZcKFxrJvN6g5WE8ZrXVWaqFjXnOU6qooH_hs9pNWgzmk_mUkdqF09axJ8M6InbzJPdVxt7aWVPTvr_dsn2P6r0AUAZ-QQ8YCZLv_oq_iEQhUpUUCzzKbi-zVEgm7NkifxhrJJw0rv8zxgG0T0GYB_w3zVqHHmJMxEAq1_7LWs8PuLYDgDZhy21YzF0E/s5152/DSCN3574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZcKFxrJvN6g5WE8ZrXVWaqFjXnOU6qooH_hs9pNWgzmk_mUkdqF09axJ8M6InbzJPdVxt7aWVPTvr_dsn2P6r0AUAZ-QQ8YCZLv_oq_iEQhUpUUCzzKbi-zVEgm7NkifxhrJJw0rv8zxgG0T0GYB_w3zVqHHmJMxEAq1_7LWs8PuLYDgDZhy21YzF0E/s320/DSCN3574.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In 1963 the Meyers Manx was first manufactured in Fountain Valley, California.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP0d_tCBHcNzwXFYIgIfWmMxOVc2e5PZnnrgHccVu44z-4hM1-HTKEbkKZger30jRl5HT7F5BzXhWmB2RYdavLn6KAFPNUA50FEHMDTARMhaC6C8Ujb5hTacx4OOUGLv53BcU-hNWlkQeT0OOyyT1FipTH648fDsKpniGluz3zF82nc-6b7iwaeoALeg/s5152/DSCN3575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoP0d_tCBHcNzwXFYIgIfWmMxOVc2e5PZnnrgHccVu44z-4hM1-HTKEbkKZger30jRl5HT7F5BzXhWmB2RYdavLn6KAFPNUA50FEHMDTARMhaC6C8Ujb5hTacx4OOUGLv53BcU-hNWlkQeT0OOyyT1FipTH648fDsKpniGluz3zF82nc-6b7iwaeoALeg/s320/DSCN3575.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It was the classic dune buggy. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nX70PxJ55578pDXwT8-bXOlaoY8VNMoBUZiTOpo9s-jCgAJ2STYErxmS0vWxfNRFHU2cgOhBIYRO9xAQg86Ql55zQJ8f7JV4q9H1XurPGAgRMTMqm164jvu2bsTt56J11Sx_9hPNQrN2BZGii4w5bvAXAuSVUPhyphenhyphenkSE45M7pP2tDLTalhj83YHIh_qo/s720/184441-Hellfighters45-2143796275.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="308" data-original-width="720" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nX70PxJ55578pDXwT8-bXOlaoY8VNMoBUZiTOpo9s-jCgAJ2STYErxmS0vWxfNRFHU2cgOhBIYRO9xAQg86Ql55zQJ8f7JV4q9H1XurPGAgRMTMqm164jvu2bsTt56J11Sx_9hPNQrN2BZGii4w5bvAXAuSVUPhyphenhyphenkSE45M7pP2tDLTalhj83YHIh_qo/s320/184441-Hellfighters45-2143796275.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>While I have not found any evidence of their use by the US Army this Venezuelan Army version does appear in the 1967 John Wayne movie "Hellfighters." And that is close enough for me.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORhJ2IA-BsiQUIP2g3mgsLaeNqa6OdXiRq9UIOvfWoAKDrx2zSDPsuR3O39ON7ULH23h7gkb7HtjpB5WVAQtJyL2MECh5uQ5FY_mv9cs2e_ETSRI0zoOsJgShKD1MdetRNDXfvZKx3yU9MFRbEf3cu6EW1TELsWT1xWF2ebnA9DyanSPty2ICrKEmklA/s5152/DSCN3576.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2366" data-original-width="5152" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhORhJ2IA-BsiQUIP2g3mgsLaeNqa6OdXiRq9UIOvfWoAKDrx2zSDPsuR3O39ON7ULH23h7gkb7HtjpB5WVAQtJyL2MECh5uQ5FY_mv9cs2e_ETSRI0zoOsJgShKD1MdetRNDXfvZKx3yU9MFRbEf3cu6EW1TELsWT1xWF2ebnA9DyanSPty2ICrKEmklA/s320/DSCN3576.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I got four Hot Wheels versions of the Manx, stripped off the old paint and repainted them in US Army colors.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqVLOjItQTdts2a8OeXup4LcUmvNUBHQ8i41sFRBiVjmoXhbE7bFTsffJ-V2uCzCxNx3409NktpLoHZ6z2llhdPWfUB6MEVtaKpVUsHHWPqgCpuQgzdyvDziuBASmLftjOcpt6LX8Y1R0xiSeP_dflilbvLYz7apnBM6wHLfLEuq_ysR2K1kGUeEdB-U/s4862/DSCN3577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="4862" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvqVLOjItQTdts2a8OeXup4LcUmvNUBHQ8i41sFRBiVjmoXhbE7bFTsffJ-V2uCzCxNx3409NktpLoHZ6z2llhdPWfUB6MEVtaKpVUsHHWPqgCpuQgzdyvDziuBASmLftjOcpt6LX8Y1R0xiSeP_dflilbvLYz7apnBM6wHLfLEuq_ysR2K1kGUeEdB-U/s320/DSCN3577.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The drivers are generic plastic figures with US Army headgear, M1 helmets and Ridgeway hats from Imex Korean War sets. Ever since I saw this movie in the theater I wanted some of these vehicles in my collection. Mission accomplished. It is a little late to put this vehicle in a unit with M47 tanks and M59 APCs but it's only temporary until I upgrade some more of my M48 and M60 collection.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-30846969673656555682024-03-04T09:11:00.013-06:002024-03-04T09:11:00.132-06:00M84 M59<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWdhw3uKqU1G9OfFmWJKo7-2Vw636oHvGLxA5NyApwfFKZZhb_903v6OT85aedWWPrjvsWBhXkQiuaruNCfV7FY_nTKytK9b-hY7vLMRXW3kBOw86LH4PLeGmH9W_NcD8RSiWRmprIxTAqdCGOwhgpPss93DvjAnkyC12rBiSQgja_dYxUckP6pipFyM/s5152/DSCN3569.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFWdhw3uKqU1G9OfFmWJKo7-2Vw636oHvGLxA5NyApwfFKZZhb_903v6OT85aedWWPrjvsWBhXkQiuaruNCfV7FY_nTKytK9b-hY7vLMRXW3kBOw86LH4PLeGmH9W_NcD8RSiWRmprIxTAqdCGOwhgpPss93DvjAnkyC12rBiSQgja_dYxUckP6pipFyM/s320/DSCN3569.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M84 mortar carrier.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBJ273-GNN4OUUGtmAtmmTLSdRtORdSafYPXNCnbCwbYGW48-cLBLSJB_KmnW9nSU88-1OFfAvbjv6yo0TvQGsWhh1FNOFvCmu56v64ao9PlSBsrW9bX4D2dhKchQIL5Rlk_MeVg0DHfVOAy5hXeOzi4zesM73nEeQwzSHq6J4YSi1RDKXnDQzcSaxvE4/s320/DSCN3571.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M41 light tanks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU4LH05jWaL7YhHWVx0Gr-SSzy_dwmvkaFVB2sgezYd6_pyIRhPO8y-DC9n3IK8g9VC05ZNIzDkoLhrzMMXl3Og0gaEoqLvXMaIeWc_Mt9rScAtqQtgjxQ5DMmCZBM08-dawFX62H-jlgfYTbiHY0KtlxtXFo9M00q-o-GtBRRJPT6oG8PloaaR_sXRQ/s5152/DSCN3572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyU4LH05jWaL7YhHWVx0Gr-SSzy_dwmvkaFVB2sgezYd6_pyIRhPO8y-DC9n3IK8g9VC05ZNIzDkoLhrzMMXl3Og0gaEoqLvXMaIeWc_Mt9rScAtqQtgjxQ5DMmCZBM08-dawFX62H-jlgfYTbiHY0KtlxtXFo9M00q-o-GtBRRJPT6oG8PloaaR_sXRQ/s320/DSCN3572.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M59 APC with upgraded machine gun position.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Jmmrr9c3-LvrLT5u95Neq9iwX8RMs32TYdSi55rVKzI1s9KhkI4ThsGccVI-3lkbjv4cMSDZ15w4JIZRvGU2DO0W-AVRUVwJfzqb3Rg98esslgC29NiaG27BaKvQaOsBU_p_KSXs6xtIMNlTHpGzh03-N-_psipo7eZ9NGOP22r4vtpIvXzeiNx4V2s/s5152/DSCN3562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Jmmrr9c3-LvrLT5u95Neq9iwX8RMs32TYdSi55rVKzI1s9KhkI4ThsGccVI-3lkbjv4cMSDZ15w4JIZRvGU2DO0W-AVRUVwJfzqb3Rg98esslgC29NiaG27BaKvQaOsBU_p_KSXs6xtIMNlTHpGzh03-N-_psipo7eZ9NGOP22r4vtpIvXzeiNx4V2s/s320/DSCN3562.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>US Army Cold War, Pentomic Army era Reconnaissance unit.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3p8R3fHyVMIvYUd2pxl93DBrQkhrVx2doN1aev3x84qn4derIKmv0L7CGDuYPg5fPQU-q_oadGDZFVKi2uUV3bYISbpQYarDZAiIpQckgPs7l7-rOAvx3C-s4H7SNhESn7kv32XJDh2yXsCdM6gd7oU7MSAaFsijoJC9pjYxQBino1fUHBiBwahPvDk/s5152/DSCN3563.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3p8R3fHyVMIvYUd2pxl93DBrQkhrVx2doN1aev3x84qn4derIKmv0L7CGDuYPg5fPQU-q_oadGDZFVKi2uUV3bYISbpQYarDZAiIpQckgPs7l7-rOAvx3C-s4H7SNhESn7kv32XJDh2yXsCdM6gd7oU7MSAaFsijoJC9pjYxQBino1fUHBiBwahPvDk/s320/DSCN3563.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>It is HO scale Roco and Roskopf vehicles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29iKdmR6lAChJKVAlWi3pDTTqr_VXL-3a2gw5D56BJ2TqdZt16_4e6X-kFKxxYf_V0gZOmzoiL_t3VdaHA1qOQwMayKtTbR9aZD00d3UEHK4afQQh5QettBjZEU1dbGHt-JkKOxl00ouXZ8QbhpiA5bZd4fsUBJvPeM4hRzjfPfeGxibHvtCZmuu51yU/s5152/DSCN3564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29iKdmR6lAChJKVAlWi3pDTTqr_VXL-3a2gw5D56BJ2TqdZt16_4e6X-kFKxxYf_V0gZOmzoiL_t3VdaHA1qOQwMayKtTbR9aZD00d3UEHK4afQQh5QettBjZEU1dbGHt-JkKOxl00ouXZ8QbhpiA5bZd4fsUBJvPeM4hRzjfPfeGxibHvtCZmuu51yU/s320/DSCN3564.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I intend to make several of these units using different camouflage and different vehicle combinations.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCsb7npqK1UpE386lDf7_tMhzNKZSSa7R9_i0_GnWOvjjSz7lew32Bn72yOeeopKw1-xxWZ16EcEnUqsSswUB2NxQWBTaQe0t4o2EJUYx-jd74qahFwA7ESDaGQ1NiCLutWWj1j1wUwHT1lXzG83vSRpxXdLLlXDJtevBuXqXOxMdYC13mDbFdVzEeMc/s5152/DSCN3565.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCsb7npqK1UpE386lDf7_tMhzNKZSSa7R9_i0_GnWOvjjSz7lew32Bn72yOeeopKw1-xxWZ16EcEnUqsSswUB2NxQWBTaQe0t4o2EJUYx-jd74qahFwA7ESDaGQ1NiCLutWWj1j1wUwHT1lXzG83vSRpxXdLLlXDJtevBuXqXOxMdYC13mDbFdVzEeMc/s320/DSCN3565.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M47 Roco tank with upgraded cupola.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGAvDNot0wTUtqF2wqtXDcI9p-ugwm1CMpOnRnSGxlMMwB0I3BQDHlf5yDLWbXAMfpCwDbEuKts95UAB9WmPwJk6dvOoaCL9EJ0GCNyDp-AxC0TaOe-WVcDWMJ0upLMF2L5XShOsR8JoKc91C7BXmMnRS4UOP6M8vyIwKz8W7ItPaz4oYam1xgxAsOkM/s5152/DSCN3566.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGAvDNot0wTUtqF2wqtXDcI9p-ugwm1CMpOnRnSGxlMMwB0I3BQDHlf5yDLWbXAMfpCwDbEuKts95UAB9WmPwJk6dvOoaCL9EJ0GCNyDp-AxC0TaOe-WVcDWMJ0upLMF2L5XShOsR8JoKc91C7BXmMnRS4UOP6M8vyIwKz8W7ItPaz4oYam1xgxAsOkM/s320/DSCN3566.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M38 Jeep by Roco with Heiser Models .30 caliber machine gun. Roco US Tank Commander with head swap from tanker helmet to M1 helmet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vEN02PxVhTx9LLnT4hpVE59VznJKjh23BT1L8h_8s27uRrO8YhmUBDAc8rF4Op-4GBNMHuwesJZeLMDvvbjwpHilqpRFX4dHR-Ldfj65X0C_fBHP8XIMu33HqCUZsGvkkdESG5s8O3V0Nn8LkN01dX2hAjI9D8IRO8Zq6sz0SsZ5L1tJckq0KgQJfW8/s5152/DSCN3567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5vEN02PxVhTx9LLnT4hpVE59VznJKjh23BT1L8h_8s27uRrO8YhmUBDAc8rF4Op-4GBNMHuwesJZeLMDvvbjwpHilqpRFX4dHR-Ldfj65X0C_fBHP8XIMu33HqCUZsGvkkdESG5s8O3V0Nn8LkN01dX2hAjI9D8IRO8Zq6sz0SsZ5L1tJckq0KgQJfW8/s320/DSCN3567.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Two standard Jeeps with canopy and two man crew.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oaDoidrfLiRXKdmbj4DMuOYklnifJKYXn1eH2wsV0A8dBA7cEdxY8nPstzdXqsLRnFe_DDoEkqdID7wjtQEGKqUtgK5mFZIpDdsvTh9JwXc2nwlPC2bUTVyTNZXSj-VLmmEQjtPfiXR1V2AVufksLaW3VCGkcLMidTZlC0_3zWR3yHk-rm2l8hxcL0w/s5152/DSCN3568.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2oaDoidrfLiRXKdmbj4DMuOYklnifJKYXn1eH2wsV0A8dBA7cEdxY8nPstzdXqsLRnFe_DDoEkqdID7wjtQEGKqUtgK5mFZIpDdsvTh9JwXc2nwlPC2bUTVyTNZXSj-VLmmEQjtPfiXR1V2AVufksLaW3VCGkcLMidTZlC0_3zWR3yHk-rm2l8hxcL0w/s320/DSCN3568.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Radio Jeep with two antennas, and tow radios. Figures by Roco, using the field phone guy in the back as the radio operator since he has a handset in his hand. Field expedient wire cutter on bumper.<br /> <p></p>Mike Bunkermeister Creekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15875990546662630863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2748313041626107348.post-64546520367910677552024-03-02T09:11:00.029-06:002024-03-02T09:11:00.140-06:00Roco Reconnaissance Company<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18GP_dDVLEWd0YxODLMf51BEgfTugp6rckhOwIiPa4MikdR8lSvy_VbTLaHMCroMKjfo5BPZRcvru25QGcFjtp5lCnhpf15NkwhZhueyFcm6fKvU7gt9Rnxn_kpLeYHunhfKfq4LBUqsDE_RdkSAhCrGig1LSorBRBAHicYIgR_xdDQ_lNf3n4kXHxgM/s5152/DSCN3556.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi18GP_dDVLEWd0YxODLMf51BEgfTugp6rckhOwIiPa4MikdR8lSvy_VbTLaHMCroMKjfo5BPZRcvru25QGcFjtp5lCnhpf15NkwhZhueyFcm6fKvU7gt9Rnxn_kpLeYHunhfKfq4LBUqsDE_RdkSAhCrGig1LSorBRBAHicYIgR_xdDQ_lNf3n4kXHxgM/s320/DSCN3556.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The old Roco Minitank catalogs used to have tables of organization for the US, WWII Germans and other countries. This one is a US Army, post-WWII Reconnaissance company. Since I first saw this organization chart I wanted to build this unit and I have been working on it. With further research I determined this organization was very similar to units both previous to this one and subsequent to it. So I made a unit like this using the M47 series tank and M59 series armored vehicles, and other changes you will see below.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EvFC-Hc5B_GgWIeN3MDXTTvSBGf8qVx6AMDAJua4pFJM0uhtNeYczgVz6Lfm7QZnzFVvLEtt6XLs5Zgu0S6dqJTS-uYPEs7xSoohlbS9EozhCTzG08pYwJ1z9JjTwm1DckGa4GQswwQMcwKGNBndCbqV7XsyVKBd3rF_ytTwLAOluQ80-699tv-u5z8/s5152/DSCN3557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EvFC-Hc5B_GgWIeN3MDXTTvSBGf8qVx6AMDAJua4pFJM0uhtNeYczgVz6Lfm7QZnzFVvLEtt6XLs5Zgu0S6dqJTS-uYPEs7xSoohlbS9EozhCTzG08pYwJ1z9JjTwm1DckGa4GQswwQMcwKGNBndCbqV7XsyVKBd3rF_ytTwLAOluQ80-699tv-u5z8/s320/DSCN3557.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>M47 tank with the M48 tank style cupola. This improvement was intended but never fielded because the M47 was quickly replaced in US service by the M40. The M59 series APC, however, did get this style of cupola as seen here on the personnel carrier. If you click on the photos they should enlarge for your viewing pleasure.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMa593aZQE2XefSqlY-zMXthF0JRk_5yW49zL7OPIkeHLHCBeYG8y0AseXgGd85MC7TlJfgNM-XOdO-W3bL1iSY9e_XzMe6SUC5MjnlKHvkeMrsgnrz-DO-gL45N0Q9Jn6lcrQBQyrPFnkFUw6FIejNU7pT6U3h23eLmmfuDKdAHdzJchldAdv4FDqPc/s5152/DSCN3558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMa593aZQE2XefSqlY-zMXthF0JRk_5yW49zL7OPIkeHLHCBeYG8y0AseXgGd85MC7TlJfgNM-XOdO-W3bL1iSY9e_XzMe6SUC5MjnlKHvkeMrsgnrz-DO-gL45N0Q9Jn6lcrQBQyrPFnkFUw6FIejNU7pT6U3h23eLmmfuDKdAHdzJchldAdv4FDqPc/s320/DSCN3558.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The other M59 type is actually the M84, the mortar carrier, it has a large hatch on the back of the roof, and two mortar base plates on the rear. It carried a 4.2 inch mortar in the back, normally fired towards the rear of the vehicle. It was in US service about ten years from the late 1950s until replaced by the M106.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL8gZ43dFM0jQhsIwskqd5U-Rrwyaf8wVC_m9KOtNSxXV6-_Abs-cUfn3tL1exSW8lpOVxHroJ6R-_zFmbf8l52zXUCLAUf7zOqbleAfeRfAOpCa9_Ifm1aVstaryfg7HiT-b7bjoQCrLx99FXvtryhdgmWXfF9qsknQeUvmul9q41whc8UOsFKATqgg/s5152/DSCN3559.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3864" data-original-width="5152" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWL8gZ43dFM0jQhsIwskqd5U-Rrwyaf8wVC_m9KOtNSxXV6-_Abs-cUfn3tL1exSW8lpOVxHroJ6R-_zFmbf8l52zXUCLAUf7zOqbleAfeRfAOpCa9_Ifm1aVstaryfg7HiT-b7bjoQCrLx99FXvtryhdgmWXfF9qsknQeUvmul9q41whc8UOsFKATqgg/s320/DSCN3559.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Rather than the M114 this unit has the M38 Jeep, I made three slightly different versions.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNVC8IJBVE7wWESkP9jhgCH9FeVpbJRHBjRBX07mzhz3Qe9bzeookMUZQjAdRLHLUCoDb3K23jVd6SKGpu2jlZfBHTLlryGa7vk-OWViP9hIGx-nnr8uFThwL5O6I4VFKBtrUwg55PLqENVkBYNZ0owg0au6GajwRHiRHuRycF4ggB55kJn1-e4fqW3w/s5110/DSCN3503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2474" data-original-width="5110" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaNVC8IJBVE7wWESkP9jhgCH9FeVpbJRHBjRBX07mzhz3Qe9bzeookMUZQjAdRLHLUCoDb3K23jVd6SKGpu2jlZfBHTLlryGa7vk-OWViP9hIGx-nnr8uFThwL5O6I4VFKBtrUwg55PLqENVkBYNZ0owg0au6GajwRHiRHuRycF4ggB55kJn1-e4fqW3w/s320/DSCN3503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The reconnaissance vehicles spot the brain bug.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nu-dvf0pJjp-dEKtCfuTgN552pQkBSzuDaQBLChY7Ngdr1uy0tutFp-VqRtCfGlYd4ysNnDKNO-X-6dnRmqcUkg1D7ny3EvCaXFcLFue4yMSepf6KCruPe094s0CsqzKjCe-ZwYdfBp4QHAkhamHGHGfIVrz_XiHmvDTwBP1N7zGm6_pFRrfeSNh_0g/s4272/DSCN3504.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="4272" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6nu-dvf0pJjp-dEKtCfuTgN552pQkBSzuDaQBLChY7Ngdr1uy0tutFp-VqRtCfGlYd4ysNnDKNO-X-6dnRmqcUkg1D7ny3EvCaXFcLFue4yMSepf6KCruPe094s0CsqzKjCe-ZwYdfBp4QHAkhamHGHGfIVrz_XiHmvDTwBP1N7zGm6_pFRrfeSNh_0g/s320/DSCN3504.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>But not just the brain bug, but warrior bugs too.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBJIVmrz3qcmAbukd4RuMTRr-VVmUHwRvjrhHMUHiHFzQ7UzcDTZtfQN6M-xtHnaJsdo5P7R2ilNdpRuqMLe9gFiifrLMOZGGoJtuTbEC3q0GLZ79RS5wJDNxzyCUVlVd9R1AldPPafeeQLi5i9hAhpjYlOACX5o8MeE70IKyox4IKV5Yelfq4rAaMlM/s5012/DSCN3505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="5012" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBJIVmrz3qcmAbukd4RuMTRr-VVmUHwRvjrhHMUHiHFzQ7UzcDTZtfQN6M-xtHnaJsdo5P7R2ilNdpRuqMLe9gFiifrLMOZGGoJtuTbEC3q0GLZ79RS5wJDNxzyCUVlVd9R1AldPPafeeQLi5i9hAhpjYlOACX5o8MeE70IKyox4IKV5Yelfq4rAaMlM/s320/DSCN3505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>The reconnaissance vehicles have machine guns mounted on the upper rear.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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