Eclectic Workbench projects For May 2026
I decided to rummage through one of my unfinished projects lots and to finish them! First up: I had a broken Cherilea British mine sweeper. It was missing the broken off mine detector. As I began repairing it the head snapped off and the legs! Was it worth the bother? Well it was a challenge, so I decided to persevere. I made the sweeper from wire and a button with hole drilled near the edge of it. I copied, fairly closely, the original colors of the manufacturing paintwork. I added slightly more detail on the face but went with a traditional toy soldier style. The card base was added to reduce chances of further breakages. The Airfix space warrior had his ray lance broken off so i added a new weapon from the bits box. The resin figure is from my mold of a Kentoy Dan Dare figure. The head and gun did not come out so I added a metal one from the spares box and a metal casting of a Timpo knight's head but deplumed.. I have been meaning to paint some ninjas. I think I c...



