https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/christmas-tree-truck.html

Always keep an eye out for hobby stuff no matter where you go. I find that Christmas decorations can sometimes be useful. This little truck will have the paint stripped and get drafted into my army.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/odd-facts-us-army.html

The flag used by the United States in World War Two came with two distinct versions. That's because the law did not specify the specific arrangement of the stars in the blue field. So your US Army troops can carry either of the two versions. And the US Army flag also came in two versions, very different, but still the same.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/spray-paint-technique.html

Spray Paint seldom comes with an exact match in the bottle. So I have learned how to spray the paint into a bottle without much fuss.

A short story about doing just that.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/funnels.html
Funnels are important hobby tools. While I could grab a funnel from the kitchen, or from the house tool box, I like to have specific hobby tools. That way there is no complaint about me having the hobby tool when it is needed elsewhere, or complaint's that I got paint on them.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/paint-jars.html

I use pancake syrup jars to hold paint. That is empty ones I get from a restaurant and after they have been though the dishwasher machine.

It seems to work well and I mark the paint that is inside, because a week from now it may not be obvious what paint it is.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/christmas-wagon.html

About ten years ago I got some Christmas wagons because I wanted the horses and wheels.
The horses will likely end up towing artillery.
The wagons will be converted to something else, not sure what yet.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/construction-equipment.html
Construction equipment is very important for wargames.
Not only for combat engineers, but also civilian contractors often work in warzones.
Warzones often have construction going on, mining particularly has to continue.
So I am always on the lookout for cool stuff to buy to do construction.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/medium-dump-truck.html
Another construction vehicle this time a much smaller truck. This one is mostly plastic, and I don't recognize the design, so I suspect it is Asian or European rather than American.
Still, it's a nice size truck and is sure to find use on my wargame table somewhere.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-dump-trucks.html

Construction vehicles are always welcome additions to my collection. Here is an overview of the three I got recently.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

Santa Globe

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/03/santa-globe.html

Since my blog entries are often prepared weeks in advance sometimes they seem a little out of sync with the real world. So this Christmas blog is a little after Christmas but being retired is like living in Christmas season all the time anyway.
Besides it's a lot of work to get this stuff together and I may not have it finished in time for next Christmas.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/03/pardon-me-boy-is-that-santa-cho-cho.html

Trains have been associated with Christmas giving for as long as there have been little boys and trains. Here is a first look at my Santa's Workshop train.

The Santa project is what I call a low priority project. It takes a backseat in time and money to just about everything else. It is the CBI of wargame projects. But I found a nice train for a dollar and that seemed to fit in the price range I was looking for.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog

https://bunkermeister.blogspot.com/2025/03/little-red-train.html

A little red train for Santa to use to shift toys around his workshop.

Mike Bunkermeister Creek
Bunker Talk blog