Star Trek Figure Conversions

The figure with the white base is the original pose for the four female figures behind her.  By scraping off detail, or by swapping heads, or legs I have been able to create a number of new poses.

Painted in a blue jumpsuit, with new legs, she is now wearing a mini-dress.  The legs were swapped from a small male figure, and trimmed down to fit.  I painted the legs Tamiya XF-15 Flat Flesh color and then used a transparent color called X-19 Smoke by Tamiya to paint over the flesh, creating the look of nylons.

This figure has a long skirt and a long coat.  By cutting the bottom third of the figure off and repainting I was able to make nylons or pants, so I got a couple different looks out of her.  The legs were donated by male figures.  Most of the figures in this set are male, and two of the poses are rather small.  One is waving and the other is saluting.  I used all the figures that donated their legs as drivers in a vehicle that went to my Starship Troopers figures.  Service guarantees citizenship.  They fit the drivers seat perfectly once they were trimmed down.  I try not to waste any figure.

A similar female figure to the one above this time with a pleated skirt.  Again, cut off the lower third and changed out the legs.  One in nylons and the other in pants.  I also cut off the jacket that is draped over her arm.

This one was easy, just paint as a jumpsuit.  These figure have a bit of flash on the top of the head where they were removed from the sprue.  Also most of them have a mold line all around the outside edge of the figure.  I was able to scrape that off with a #11 X-Acto blade.  I tried to paint each of the poses for both red and blue shirts for greater variety.  About 12 of the 60 figures were painted in a dark skin complexion.  I used Tamiya XF-64 Red Brown and XF-10 Flat Brown.

This was another easy one, just paint them in different uniforms.  The insignia is just a dab of gold paint applied with a toothpick.  I made no effort to paint the Enterprise boomerang shape on the uniform.  My goal was to paint them quickly, I did not want this to be a major project in either time nor money.  I wanted them to look good from 18 inches away and I think I accomplished that goal.  Since most of the floors on the Enterprise seem to be gray, that's what I used for the bases.  Three of these figures were made by Dapol, I used them for the Captain, the guy pointing in the background; Scotty, in red next to him; and the Doctor, in blue at the edge of the photo.

My hope is to make a few more of the rooms of the Enterprise, and there will likely be a need for a few more crew members here and there.  I may do Klingons or perhaps Vulcans later also, but probably only a few of each.