Friday, April 4, 2014

News 4 Chopper Down

While on a trip, I found a toy helicopter at a second hand store - it was already broken (missing tail rotor, broken main rotor) and cost me all of a quarter.  The helicopter had a local news channel scheme on it, and it gave me an idea for some scenery.

Some pictures for inspiration:

I had to cut open the front windshield, and I used a car interior from my bits box to create an interior.  The main rotor was already mostly broken, so I didn't need to do anything there.  I cut off the tail and made some "gubbins" to simulate the damaged systems.

I threw a few pieces from the bitz box around the base to look like scattered parts.  I wanted to have a door open or missing, but the amount of cutting to get one open didn't seem worth the work.

Overall I wanted something that looked like a downed news helicopter, would break up line of sight, and could be used as an objective if I ever so needed.  Overall I am happy with the result, and the cost was certainly good.






Comments welcome!

10 comments:

  1. Nice work! The weathering is fantastic.

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  2. Wow, that's really neat, I like it!

    Did you consider putting the tail on a separate base from the body, so that they could be positioned further apart?

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    1. Glad you like it!

      I did consider separating them, but in the end I decided to keep it as a single piece of scenery. Plus the main capsule just didn't look as dramatic on its own.

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  3. Awesome stuff,
    I agree with Mathyoo on the weathering, it really looks the part

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  4. That is an excellent conversion and the paint work is first class.

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  5. Good stuff, excellent technique.

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  6. Great find and an inspired use as a wreck, it could also make a focal point fr games either as an objective (rescue) or a starting point (crash survivors) as well as another useful pieceof scenery.

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    1. I was considering using it as an objective marker or something similar as well when I made it. That's another reason I didn't put too much debris on the base, it doesn't hamper figure placement much, and still looks like it was a survivable crash.

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  7. That looks fantastic great job mate!

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  8. Really nice work sir. Love the weathering effects.

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