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Let's face it. Most Imperial aircraft kits look pretty stupid, so why spend a bunch of money on them when you can kitbash a cheap toy and get pretty much the same result?

I started with this licensed toy from Disney's Lightyear. The stickers required a bit of Goo Gone to fully remove, but I got it stripped back to the bare plastic eventually:



I glued all of the fins, landing gear, and the rear door in place. I then dove into my bitz box. I built a pilot and a new hatch to help sell the scale of the model, which was originally a bit smaller-scale than Warhammer 40K models. I also filed down the nose and added some weapons and sensors. Most of these bitz were originally from the Taurox kit, I believe.

The parts of the top hatch weren't really meant to go together, so I used some greenstuff to make the whole hatch assembly look a little more plausible. I also masked off the canopy with painter's tape on the inside and blue-tac on the outside.



I covered up some unsightly holes in the back with more greenstuff, bits of plasticard, and various bitz, including a bit from the old RTB01 Space Marines kit.

Primed with Wraithbone spraypaint.



Painted the pilot and the interior.



Sitting comfortably.

Thanks for the kind comments!

I washed the model with a mix of about 3:2 Contrast Skeleton Horde : Contrast Medium.

I sponged on some Wraithbone to lighten the model and add some texture and highlights.

Thanks!

Adding a yellow streak a mile wide. Well, a few inches wide, anyway.

I added a few decals and freehanded Joff Zuckerman’s badge.

It's mostly just for terrain, but I might build a flying stand for it and make a custom datasheet for it at some point.

Another WIP. A bit more sponging with Bad Moon Yellow. Then plenty of Leadbelcher added, both with brush and sponge. A little Typhus Corrosion and Ryza Rust to make it look like it's been sitting out in the elements a while. Just a few details to go and it'll be ready to varnish!

I painted a few details and then sprayed the model with Mr. Hobby Premium Top Coat matte spray.











And here's the crew, ready to seek some lucrative cargo!

I quickly threw together a flying stand from an MDF base (from Kromlek) and an acrylic flying stand (from Greenstuffworld).