2 Balls and a Controller

 Another bit of interactable scatter scenery that can be many things. H0 truck part and a 1/35 TOW launcher control box. 20mm plastic Renedra base. And another 50 cent challenge finished (well, 25 cents this time). 

 

 And the donor vehicle for the part:

50 cent challenge - More tractor parts

Found this set for 50 cents at the Goodwill and with some alcohol wipes and paint changed it into more Tractor Parts <wink wink, nudge nudge>

 

7 more pieces added to my cargo stacks.

Build Something Challenge 2026 - Mark(er/ing/ed)

 Cause I want some distraction from screaming at the clouds (hand = pain) I'm going for it with another build over at the LAF. 

The theme is Mark - Marker - Marking - Marked. 

After a stroll through the goodwill looking for parts I grabbed this little thing from the 25 cents bin (so this is a 50 cent challenge as well, woohoo!).

 Googles AI as usual doesn't know jack shit (...this is an item from the British Series Terrahawks....no it ain't mate....). It's a old Matchbox Connectable CRF22: Zefron TXL Multi-Purpose Shuttle but a later one if I look at the printing.

The batteries have leaked so the inner workings are corroded to hell. I've ripped those out, washed the model, cleaned the markings off with alcohol and 400 grit sandpaper, and removed the connectable connectors back and front and the red pin on top.  I need to find some parts for the open spots, something for on top, a nice 10x10 base and some scatter to surround it.

I'll also need a backstory. As a marker, this is the exit point for my 15mm scifi stuff. The details I can fill in later. 

50 Cent Challenge - yet another Sovjet Monument

 Time again for another 50 cent (okay, with inflation 1 Euro) and another sports trophy. No idea which one as I quickly removed the label, and punched out some card for a circle and a star. Based it on a base and doesn't need much more, this is a nice all metal one so no need to worry much about toppling.

Quick paintjob and Boris is your Uncle as they say.....

Barrier and Barrels

 The barrels are another completed 50 cent challenge - the rims form a trashed bulldozer (that I'm also changing into something nice....eventually). And will work for anything really. Just scatter for my 15mm sci fi stuff or 28mm scifi/modern/post apoc.

And for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. (and Post Apoc, Modern, Zombie ) a barrier. It is the 1/35 Italeri N0. 415 Check Point kit, with both posts cut down a bit to make it more 28mm friendly, and not a low barrier (hah!) Limbo excercise. Based for stability. Ribbed for pleasure.

 

Russian Fall - a old monument for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Also, another 50 Cent challenge done!

Another victorious 50 Cent challenge completed (30 cents in this case)!

                                            

 How it started:

Didn't save the original picture, but it had an even bigger base which I cut off and a tennis or something symbol that I replaced with a star.

How it ended:

Paintjob had been finished for a while and I wanted to get it done, so experimented it a bit. I did a trial with the punch on tyhe previous finished building, but those came out a bit dark. So tried again, but using wash instead of paint and it worked like a treat. I'll not be using Beech seeds again, that's for sure. This is much, much easier to tone.

On with the next :)

Oh, in case you are wondering about the leaves, easy peasy: 

 

Cut from regular prining paper, mix up some water, a drop of wash and a drop of not modge podge and stir. Add that batch, make a new one with a different wash, repeat till you are satisfied. I went with some nice orange and golden colours this time.

Wreckin' Time! - another 50 cent challenge

 This Mercedes Benz van was picked up at the Goodwill a while back, based and had some small tank road wheels added for burned rims. Then sat gathering dust. as I could not make my mind up if it firt 15mm better or 20mm.

The Mercedes Benz L 406 D T2 (Alt) is a chonky van.

Well, works for both I guess, is what I thought this afternoon....so a bit of sponging and washing later....Done!

Storage container (50 cent challenge)

 Finished this....whatever it originally was. Green translucent plastic, like a cap of something that you could stack? Could be a gamepart? Northstar flat base glued to the bottom, 1/76 Matchbox wheel rim glued on top. Quick paintjob, some spare Space Wolf decals and done.

Now really wishing I had more of these....and this one is going right into my 28mm Sci-Fi bits collection.

 

 

Peaceful Buddah (50 cent challenge)

Another 50 cent challenge done, picked this one up for 20 cents at the Goodwill store, with a bit of damage. Based on a MDF 50mm  base for a Asian setting from 15mm to 28mm, should work for all of them. Added a small fortune in tufts :P

Finishing a old build of a 50 cent challenge (gaslands wreck)

 Took me long enough.

Remember this? Gaslands wreck Only took another 2 years, oh well.

 

It's done. Will work for gaslands,  modern combat zones, Stalker and Post Apoc tbh. Nothing special but great for background shots.

 

 

50 cent challenge: "Please hold"

Todays episode is brought to you by free stuff from the Goodwill. When asking what these 2 cost I was waved off and told I could have them for free. So....0 cents this time.

They are from a Burago playset I believe, as I had this as a child, with roads, and curbs, signs etc. They might be a tad large, but the shape is fine and and the plastic is decent-ish, pretty solid even, with a minor bit of flex.

So, with a Warlord 60mm base, some skellies, lots of dirt, paint, paper, some 28mm scaled books I picked up for Frostgrave, a old Chaos decal and a GW Imperial Guard telephone later, we have these 2.....

 And these go right into the Post Apoc collection.....