'Toy Story' from TomL: Damn Kids

 Can't go wrong with those meddling kids, their dog and their iconic van.  One of the few cartoons I liked as a kid that was still on when I had children was Scooby-Doo.  I didn't have a lot of Scooby toys as a kid but I made up for that with mine as they now made vans, figures and stuffed animals. We liked the classic Scooby Doo though we were split on the addition of that mangy irritating puppy I won't name. My son's girlfriend is really into Scooby-Doo and all our old stuff including my old friction powered little mystery machine has moved to their place.  Her 2025 Christmas present: 

Surprisingly my wife didn't want one for her car.

I couldn't resist getting the Hasslefree mystery gang variations and a few armor cast resin vans when they were released years ago. Finally the original team is painted.  

According to my research, this is the reported site of haunting and demon summoning.

 

Hope we brought Scooby snacks

 

Your right Daphne, the mystery machine could use a wash.

According to my research Scrappy, your disliked because your annoying.

Somewhere in my stuff is a chrome finish I used for my son's derby cars.  If I can ever find it, I will chrome the bumpers.

No idea why Hasslefree included the sitting Great Dane in my set but I luckily found the proper one on ebay. Mistake or maybe it was their original Scooby-doo figure?  Hopefully another company will make these sculpts available again.

Decals were printed by CompanyB a decade ago and looked fine until I added a coat of my ancient gloss varnish over the top. They faded in random spots and I had to paint over them.  I probably should have tossed that can long ago. 

Anyway, points: 100

Theme - 50 points
6 28mm figures - 30 points
1 28mm vehicle - 20 points

'Empire' From TomL: Terran Federation, 125 points

 For the Empire theme I submit representatives of the fictional Terran Federation from the setting of Blake’s 7 TV show:  Supreme Commander Servalan, her unhinged military assassin Space Commander Travis and an assortment of troops. 

For those unfamiliar with the late 1970's BBC show, Earth and almost all other human planets are ruled by the Terran Federation. They control the populace garrison troops aided by drugged air, food, and water. Supreme Commander Servalan and the Federation rise, fall and rise again in power due to a pesky alien invasion and her preoccupation with a resistance movement (or is it her preoccupation with the resistance leaders?).  More on the resistance in a later theme post.  

Described as a tasteless megalomaniac and sociopath with "the sensitive delicacy of a plasma bolt", Servalan was expertly brought to life on screen by Jacqueline Pearce. Sadly she couldn't finish out the series.  Here she is with her ally Commander Travis:

  

The actor playing Commander Travis left and a new actor took over the role - same character no explanation for the new look.  So of course we need to have a new set of figures:

In this cheery world when reeducation failed to tame the rebellious, your body was still useful. They wiped your memories, boosted your physical attributes via bionics and made you unable to live without consuming a enriched blood plasma. The 'vampiric' mutoids & robot companion:

 

 

Unfortunately for the rebels the black vinyl clad troops were better shots than the Star Wars clones. Have to say the glowing headband (shoot here!) is a questionable fashion choice though.

These figures are from "Beast In the Broch". These were painted with pretty much every shade of black I have, matte and selectively gloss varnished.

Points: 125
Theme: 50 points
Figures: 15 28mm @ 5 points is 75 points.