August 24, 2025
I found this Independence Day alien fighter at the swap meet about a decade ago. I thought it was a great looking ship, but I never got around to doing anything with it until this week when I gave it a new paint job. I love 1/4" masking tape.
At the swap meet on Saturday I found another YT-492727ED/Stellar Envoy more commonly known as the Millennium Falcon. Hasbro has made many versions of this ship. I like the big clunky ones that seem best suited for 28mm. This one was missing its dish so I replaced it with a part from the Nano Space Command (also a swap meet find). Once that was done, all that was left was new paint.
About a month ago I found the Hasbro Scimitar/The Infiltrator at Savers thrift store for $5. It was in great shape. I decided that rather than go with the standard Darth Maul color scheme, I would give it a slight color modification.
August 17, 2025
Oh, yes, I did it for the fifth time. I found I had another Razor Crest. This one was missing the rear loading ramp, so I made a replacement out of Evergreen Plastic. These ships are fun to paint so I decided on one last paint scheme, and here it is.
With the fifth Razor Crest done, I did another repeat. This time it’s a NASA tribute toy I found at Saver’s thrift store for $4.50. I removed the rockets, spacemen, and control boxes, and added a cab and a crane (a part of a Star Wars Action Fleet playset). I then gave it a paint job very much like the previous one I did.
I next turned to figure painting. First I did some scientists and colonial Marines for my Aliens’ collection. I followed that with some random figures for my Star Wars collection.
August 10, 2025
I wanted some landing pads for my 28mm Star Wars collection. Over time I have been fortunate to find three of the True Heroes Helicopter Landing Pads at the swap meet and at Savers thrift store for just a couple of dollars each. They required some modification, but the price and the size were great… 10 ½” in diameter. I replaced the big H in the center of the pad with some Evergreen plastic, gave each pad a ramp using Nano pieces (also found at the swap meet), and added some buttons for landing lights. With that done all that remained was painting. I’m happy with the way they came out. Since they are all the same, I’m only posting a picture of one of the finished landing pads.
This week I found the General Grievous transformer starfighter at the swap meet for $5. It was in perfect condition. With the landing pads done, I decided to paint the Grievous starfighter.
A couple months ago I found a catapult in a pile of broken toys at the swap meet. I probably paid a dollar for it, and while I knew it was broken, it was probably broken beyond what I realized. Nonetheless, I decided that with a new paint job, it would make a good catapult for my Ewoks, so this weekend I put it to the brush.
A couple years ago I purchased two 3d-printed space landing pads online. I was going to use them with my 28mm Star Wars collection. Knowing that these things often run small, I ordered them for 40mm. When they arrived, I was very disappointed. The quality was excellent, but they were still extremely small, and the seller would not accept returns. For all this time I’ve tried to think of how I could cut them up to make something usable. Fortunately, I didn’t cut them up because I recently realized they would make great bases for my Galaxy’s Edge blue milk containers. So this week I painted them up. They are identical so only one of the two is posted here.
August 3, 2025
Two weekends ago I found a toy hang glider in a pile of broken toys at the swap meet. It was interesting and only a dollar, so I bought it. The more I looked at it the more I thought I should use it with Heroclix Molly Hayes. I love the Heroclix Molly Hayes figure and have used it in a couple of different ways in the past. I did a slight modification of the hang glider, removed the big stone Molly was holding over her head, and attached her to the hang glider. The only other modification I did to Molly was adding a couple of Evergreen plastic pieces to serve as safety straps for her. I used an Evergreen plastic tube to lift the glider off the ground and attached it to a base with glue and Milliput (added strength).
Next I painted my last two Hasbro Razor Crests. I gave each a different color scheme.
About three weeks ago I purchased a volcano at Savers thrift shop. It’s good sized without being huge, and I think it will be a good addition to the landscape for my terraforming space station. It came in two parts, so I glued the top to the lower section and sealed the seam between with Milliput. Painting was easy.
With the volcano done, I decided to paint my last pack of Stonehouse resin rocks. This time I went with a grey color scheme.
When my wife and I went to Savannah in November I visited a game store that was just down the street from our hotel. The name of the store is Planet Fun. It was game oriented but also sold used film- and TV-related toys. I found the Playmate Runabout Orinoco for $26, purchased it, and packed it away for our trip home. This week I finally got around to painting it.
About three years ago I bought the Hasbro Phantom Attack Shuttle at the swap meet for $6. It was missing its upper gun, but otherwise it was in good shape. This week I decided it was next in line for my attention. I added a replacement gun (also found at the swap meet) and new paint.
