Lucky finds for 28mm Modern

 Ran across these in the diecast vehicle bins over at the Goodwill. Perfect fit for 28mm, the trailer comes with a movable stand with screws so you can stand it or hang it behind a truck. Also has a shutter door, with a lock that actually works. Bargain at 1 euro (google it, it's not cheap new!). Also dug out a Siku forklift that will work just fine as is. 50 cents that.

Also picked up the type of hinge I was looking for to swing the light bar in and out of the cabinet, need to to a few testfits to see what works best, install and then cleanly tuck away the cables and the on off switch. 

Wether it will work as planned remains to be seen. Fingers crossed. 

Progress on cleaning up my mess

 Loaded up a lot of stuff I no longer need in the car, drove a full car to the Goodwill, left with an empty car so that is sorted. Went to the Plastic Surgeon for my hand and got injections. Pain is mostly gone now but back for a checkup on thursday. Then drove to Ikea to pick up 2 Skadis for the cabinet doors and once home installed one of them. Turns out the other one can't fit as the hinges on that side are larger....so donated that as a present to Nikki (she has been doing so well lately) and installed in her room. :)

 

Found a powerstrip that has an extra 2 USB sockets in the attic (been looking for that one for a while, it was of course in full view....) so I can charge my phone and some tools. Need a 5 metre extension cord as well, make a nice hole in the back etc etc. Plenty of chores to do before it is up to spec. Hope to get my first painting done here next week and in the meantime I keep my printer working on extra stuff to make everything easier. 

Cleaning up my mess

 I have a open cabinet that I keep all of my For Sale stuff in that I list on Vinted, plus some shelves of stuff I need to sort out. Being open, it attracted a lot of clutter and just looks.....bad. 

In the Wintertime I spend a lot more time in my bedroom. Small, cosy, easy to keep warm. But modelling and painting behind my tiny PC desk ....not much fun. 

So today a local lady put up a older Ikea Hemnes Secretary up for sale and that has the exact dimensions (ok, just a bit taller) as the open cabinet, so I jumped at the chance (and with me a lot of folks but fortunately I was first, maybe helped by the fact she only lives 4 minutes from me. When I picked it up it turned out to be exactly 90cm wide and that was a few mm wide enough .....to not fit in the boot of my car. As her husband was busy watching the footie she offered to put in the back of her rather spacious husbands car which took 2 short trips to bring it over. Turned out she was autistic too and very chatty, and a councellor for folks with disabilities after accidents. What are the odds ey?

Anyway, lifted the thing upstairs, took a long break (it might be pine but my back ain't fine), dusted it, and started the process of putting my painting stuff in and seeing what else it needs to be a proper painting station. As I no longer will be needing my airbrush or all of that other smelly crap I've managed to cut down on a lot of painting stuff (mostly by literally throwing out stuff.....)

 Now to sort out my method for putting up the old painting lamp I have, adding sockets in the back for power, getting everything wired up, and get the printer in gear to make me some paint holders for the Vallejo washes I use so much. I want to pick up some Ikea Skadis to mount on the inside of the doors as well. I gave Nikki one and it worked wonders for her hobby space. 

1 step closer to peace in my head I guess?

 

BSC 2026 - Decals

 I've grabbed decals from a old Robotech truck, a British Chinook helicopter, a 1/24 Formula 1 car and a German 1/35 tank. The last one sadly disintegrated as soon as it hit the water, but the rest worked fine. After a day of drying I've just hit it with a coat of clear varnish, so next week I can start pinlining and the cockpit and engines. 

BSC2026 - Stencilling

 I've had a few ideas for the base but I'm limited by what I can do atm. Printing off templates to sponge didn't really work like I wanted, so back to the classics. Using the template and a pencil, then proper painters tape and a sponge. Like back in them olden days. <cough>

 

Hey, it works :)

BSC 2026 - Main color and base

 Decided to forgo to extra lift engines as I just could not find any couplings to mate it to the hull in a nice way. I cut the base, sprayed it and just finished the basic striping. And primed the shuttle after adding some tiny greeblies. 

And in case you are wondering what my idea behind this lifeboat is? A literal life boat.

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: