Space, My New 28mm Frontier (Jan. 12: pics recovered & 2 pics of final project)

[NurgleHH]

Not to get too nerdy and space-button counter, but I think the model you have is the Mattel toy Eagle:


This one is approx. 30 inches long, as opposed to the MPC kit which is (a mere!) 22 inches.  Also not easy to come by, so an excellent find.

Paul, you are a very lucky guy. I would probably kill for this model. In the moment I saw auctions at ebay worth 195 GBP (stupid!). This model fits well with the Croocked Dice stuff and is perfectly made for 7TV. Hope to find one for a acceptable prize.

[War In 15MM]

When I "borrow" an idea from someone I try to remember where I got it and give credit if I do a posting that focuses on that work.  When I posted my East Riding Corporate Wars figures/security, I knew I had taken the color scheme from one of the LAF members, but I couldn't remember where I got it.  Today I found out, and I want to say that color scheme I used for my long-haired Corporate Enforcers was taken from the work of Malebolgia... and much appreciated by me.  Richard

[Malebolgia]

Wow Richard, that is great to read. Thank you for the praise. Always humbling to inspire others and I must say your group looks excellent. I have lots of slicks primed, waiting for paintjobs...someday
That spaceship is epic by the way, perfect for our little miniature games. Too bad the eBay prices are ludicrous.

[War In 15MM]

Malebolgia, I love your stuff, and when I saw that figure I knew you had captured the look I wanted for mine.  Thanks again for the great work.  Often the most difficult part of completing one of these figures is coming up with a creative color scheme, and you really hit it out of the part with that one.  You're right about the Eagle.  It is a wonderful ship, and I was extremely lucky to find the one I did at such a great price.  I plan to some additional pieces tomorrow; hope you'll take a look.  Richard

[War In 15MM]

Most of the spacecraft I will be using with this collection were marketed with the release of the various Star Wars movies.  The one that I am posting today is Slave 1 which set on the horizontal immediately looked to me like the perfect galactic freighter.  I modified the cockpit windshield  to make it encompass a smaller area and did a few other minor modifications… then I gave it a new paint job.  Because I found it at the swap meet it only cost me about $3.  I’m also including a picture of another spaceship crew that is once again composed of Heroclix figures which I simply rebased and repainted.  The punishment trees are Warmachine.  They seemed an appropriate element for a tough frontier planet out on the rim of the Verse.

[Predatorpt]

Your project seems to get better and better with each new addition. Excellent, inspirational work!

[uti long smile]

The Mattel Eagle for $15! Oh you lucky man! No jealous at all. Not one bit

[War In 15MM]

Predatorpt, thanks for the generous words and for taking the time to write.  I am really trying to post items as I finish them... I haven't been good at that in the past, but I'm really working at it this time.  I tend to be a guy who likes to post the finished diorama-style layout all at once, but this time I hope to show all or most of the pieces as completed and then post the big finished gallery.  We'll see; so far so good. 

uti long smile, always great to hear from you.  You are absolutely right about the Eagle... I bought it several years ago at the swap meet and have never seen another there since at any price nor have I seen any of the pieces of one.  Change of subject: did you see my Gangsters "And Stuff" Gallery?  Among the "And Stuff" portion are your Ghostbusters... great figures.

Richard

[uti long smile]

uti long smile, always great to hear from you.  You are absolutely right about the Eagle... I bought it several years ago at the swap meet and have never seen another there since at any price nor have I seen any of the pieces of one.  Change of subject: did you see my Gangsters "And Stuff" Gallery?  Among the "And Stuff" portion are your Ghostbusters... great figures.

Richard

Love your stuff, but didn't see those! What thread is it in?

[War In 15MM]

uti long smile, they are posted on the LAF Pulp page with the title Large 28mm Gangsters "And Stuff" Gallery.  I posted about 5 or 6 sample pictures but if you click on the link to the gallery it is huge... about 150 pictures.  I have your Ghostbusters (Paranormal Exterminators) in a street fight with Stay Puft and Gumby.  I also have them fighting the paranormal in a sewer.  They are part of my Gordon Institute For Archeology And Paranormal Study.  Pictures of the large Gordon Institute campus, including some pictures of your Ghostbusters, are also part of the "And Stuff" element of the gallery.  Hope you will take a look; I think you will smile.  You can go direct to the gallery at www.warin15mm.com/28mm-Gangsters---Stuff.html

[Hobby Services]

I'm always surprised at how rarely those racks of Menoth show up outside of War Machine.  They fit so well in Grimdark and post apoc future, as well as general horror and fantasy settings.  Guess they are kind of expensive, like many Privateer models.

[War In 15MM]

Hobby Services, I agree.  I think what I call "punishment trees" are great pieces, and I believe they will work really well with my space project.  Richard

[uti long smile]

Amazing! Looked through that gangster thread but must have missed the link! As ever, brilliant work.

[War In 15MM]

uti long smile, glad you gave the gangsters a look and enjoyed the gallery.  Richard

[War In 15MM]

I believe this spacecraft was marketed with the release of one of the Star Trek movies in 1994.  It is identified as a Paramount Pictures toy.  It’s 14 inches long and was particularly attractive to me because it had a bulk that made it a credible freighter.  As is the case with all of my spacecraft, I got this one at the swap meet.  It required no repair work other than a new paint job.  Because the focus of my layout will be a frontier/rim of the Verse port, I thought it would be appropriate to have an assortment of “working girls.”  They are from Heroclix (repaints) and Reaper.  The land vehicles are swap meet finds.  I have no information about the walker.  The tracked vehicle is a 1989 Hasbro toy.  The driver is from the Atlantis the Lost Empire command vehicle… goggles added using Plastruct plastic rod.  I gave both new paint jobs.