Michael Meyers Home

Construction and demolition to widen the road.

Electrical needs to be taken up as part of the demolition.

Break time for the construction / demolition crew.

More food choices.

Workers trucks.

Michael Meyers home needs to be torn down.

Michael Meyers is not happy.
 

Painting the Crane

Close up of the serrations on the bucket, cut from the Boley Concrete Breaker.

Cleaning up the bucket.

The model disassembled before painting.  I returned the screw to it's location and covered it with tape to keep the threads clear of paint.

This is the "window glass" for the cab.  To remove just push the little pin on the top straight down and it pops right out.  The cut off concrete breaker pin will be saved for some other project, maybe.

Ready for paint.  I paint my models with a spray can, outdoors on bits of thin wood, or even foam core board or cardboard.  Toothpicks, and BBQ skewers are useful to minimize contact with the painting surface so the models don't stick.

I put this skewer inside this little part so it would not blow away under the spray paint pressure.

Typically, I paint one side, wait until this side is dry and then paint the other side.  It has been rainy, hot, and humid recently I have been waiting at least 24 to 48 hours before I flip the models and paint them to make sure they are dry.

Painted by spray paint and ready for touch up, detail painting, and reassembly.

Now it's time for the white crane.

I did them separately because this one will be Testors Olive Drab and the other one was Rust-Oleum Deep Forest Green.  I use the Olive Drab for WWII and the Deep Forest Green for early to mid-Cold War US Army.

Neither of them required primer painting since the colors are very dark and opaque.
 

Crane from Concrete Breaker

I got more of these concrete breakers than I wanted.

So while I was taking them apart to repaint as US Army cranes, I decided to fix that problem.

Nice detail even under the main body.

This breaker will become a bucket.

Cut off the breaker, I used my sprue cutter.

It came off easily as the plastic is soft.

I cut serrations in the end of the bucket with my sprue cutter and trimmed it with my X-Acto knife.
 

Destruction of a Ruin

Two concrete breakers destroying a war bombed building.

Civilians help with removing the debris.

Heavy wall broken up by the cranes.

Thick walls can't always be cleared by explosions.

So concrete breakers and picks and shovels are the order of the day.

Useful building destruction.
 

Yellow Breaker

A few years ago I got a bunch of these vehicles from Fidelis Models.

Recently I pulled some out of my storage with the intention of painting them for my US Army.

It's a very nice, sturdy, and durable model.

My plan is to dis-assemble the model and repaint it in olive drab.

Usually I paint my windshields glossy black and that is the plan here.

None of the model is glued together, just one screw to remove and it's apart.  Be careful when removing it as the screw is very tight!
 

Concrete Breaker

Boley Concrete Breaker is a great little model.  https://fidelismodels.com/collections/boley-civilian-vehicles/products/boley-2305-7  I got a few of them from Fidelis Models.

These models come in both orange and yellow, with the tracks painted in silver, and so is the "glass" in the cab windows.

Vehicles like this are used to break concrete apart when demolishing buildings, roads and other concrete structures.

I have no idea if this represents a specific make or model of tractor, but it is generic enough to use in World War Two until today, as the basic design has not really changed.

These models are fully assembled.

It has a nice arm and has a long reach.

The whole thing is held together by a small screw.  It is easily removed and the model taken apart to repaint it.

I got this from Fidelis Models.  These come in different colors and their stock may vary.  https://fidelismodels.com/collections/boley-civilian-vehicles/products/boley-2305-7

 

More Support

British troops respond to German hand grenades with grenades of their own.

The officer calls in artillery and stalls the German advance.

Fighting room to room.

More British infantry arrive.

The additional support allows the British to hold!
 

Support

British troops are on the offensive.

The officer and his radio man have a good observation point.

They can see the Germans coming.

So get on the radio.

Call for some artillery, aircraft ground support, or even naval gunfire.