"28mm VTOL. Are there any?" Topic

I'm looking for something in 1/48, 28mm scale, tilt-rotor, or helicopter, that looks vaguely futuristic, and isn't that expensive: $20 USD max.

The corvus vtol here may work…

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Old Crow Raven?

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I have a Corvus, the thing is a pain to get together and is not cast that well (so if you are into doing more than a little extra modelling, gap & bubble filling on your resin, you will be happy with it.)

Old Crow, however…. well, let's just say they have many extremely happy customers on this very website…

The Corvus is closer to 25mm. I use mine for Legions of Steel/Planetstorm. DLD made one but at 100 bucks it is way too expensive. The best bets are a 1:48 scale Osprey tilt roter or kit bashing. At one point Mongoose was going to make some drop ships for SST, but I never heard of them finishing one. Armorcast is currently working on a VTOL but it is in the design stage. I'm hoping they have some sketches on their forum soon. If you are looking for a VTOL that can carry several squads the Mechwarrior Dropship works. It can hold 4 10 man squads – one in each mech-bay. While they have gotten cheaper, they still run about 60 bucks on Ebay.

There is a Soviet helicopter that might work.(Havoc or Hokum or something. Having a brain lock at the moment) Either just build it as is, or possibly remove the roters and add stubby wings and some tilt engines. I found the jet engines for a GI Joe Skyhawk on Ebay that would work.

I've bought 3 Captain Scarlet Hummingbird Helicopter toys to convert into large VTOL craft. They're made by Bandai and are a single seat vehicle for action figures but with a little work I hope they'll make cool landers each carrying at least a couple of squads.

Toposolitario made a cardstock tilt-jet transport that you can get for free:
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He did it in several different liveries.

That cardstock dropship looks brilliant.

You can get a plastic model kit of the V22 Osprey in 1/48 scale from Italeri…

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That is probably the easiest option. You could replace/convert the rotor engines with anti-grav or jet pods.

There was also a brilliant post-WW2 British design, the Fairey Rotodyne. I can't find it in 1/48 scale but it could provide ideas for conversions.

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1/48 is about the right scale for 28mm figures.

This gunship from Ground Zero Games is rather cool.

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Even cooler from GZG

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SF25-56 Tactical Interface Transport

Unfortunate acronym though……….

If you want a big one (ie one that can carry vehicles) and don't mind a bit of kit bashing, there is always this:
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It's listed at $25 USD but from what I hear from people in the states you can usually get it for less than $20. USD In fact there are several for under $15 USD on ebay at the moment
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If only they were that cheap in the UK :(

"There was also a brilliant post-WW2 British design, the Fairey Rotodyne."

Auughh!!! The Rotodyne … what a nightmare of a craft. The jet engines exhausted through the rotor tips, making it hellaciously loud, among other things.

All jets were loud in the 1950s. They would have got the noise down if it had been developed further.

The GZG Tactical Interface Transport is a dcent size to use as a transport. The Corvus can land one squad in practicality whereas the TIT can land a platoon or a couple of squads plus a light vehicle.

As I work for Sikorsky Aircraft and am former 101st the difference in sizes would be between a UH-60 Blackhawk and an H-53 series helicopter.

However, both are a real pain to put together. The TIT comes in a number of pieces (about 20)- it makes the Corvus look easy to put together although the GZG casting is better. If you have even a little bit of modeling experience you can put the TIT together. The TIT is just the right size, IMHO, for 25/28mm gaming- its big enough to be impressive without being over the top. I'll see if I can get a picture up of the various VTOLs/landing craft I have.

OK, I know that what i'm about to recommend is way outside the price range, and i dont even play the rules system or army its designed for… but there is just something about this dropship that say … YES! … to me…

forgeworld.co.uk/orca.htm

… but i wouldn't pay THAT for it … :-(

Here are some size comparisons of the various futuristic VTOLs out there. Note I have none of the Old Crow landers/attack craft but they are coming- will post size comparison of them up when they get here.

Mini's use are a GZG UNC trooper and a Mongoose Starship Trooper.

VTOL's shown: GI Joe Thunderhawk, GZG TIT, GZG Military Assault Lander (for 6mm), Grendel Corvus, GZG Civilian VTOL, GZG AV-6 Assault VTOL, GZG AV-9A2 Attack VTOL, GZG Police PAtrol Air Car, and GZG Maverick Police/Security Fan Car

1- Overall shot- above and side
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2- GZG Civilian VTOL, GZG AV-6 Assault VTOL, GZG AV-9A2 Attack VTOL, GZG Police PAtrol Air Car, and GZG Maverick Police/Security Fan Car
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3- (Top View) GZG TIT, GZG Military Assault Lander (for 6mm), Grendel Corvus
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4- (Front View) GZG TIT, GZG Military Assault Lander (for 6mm), Grendel Corvus
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5- GI Joe Thunderhawk
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I didn't think the Corvus was hard to put together. Mostly needed some fileing here and there. Still got 1 more to do sometime in the future. Like the painting in the second pic from Blackhawk1.

Whoa. Thanks a lot guys! Looks like I'll probably just kit bash the fuselage of the Osprey to make it look _not_ like an osprey… but still a tiltrotor.

In pic 2 what are the figs used for size comparison?

In Pic 2 they are a GZG UNSC trooper and a Mongoose Starship Troopers fig.

Thanks for the compliment WOlver!

ANd DOH… I forgot about the Orca… I got one of them too!

Nice work Blackhawk. Thanks.

I happen to have the GZG dropship, the one you have painted white with a red stripe (the reverse of Starsky and Hutch). It is a nice hunk of resin. It is also nice to see it compared to other dropships I have looked at.

Brandlin, good thing you didn't mention the Manta…

I hate vtols that look like chopper airframes, I just HAVE to put a rotor on them…

Anyone have pics of that GI Joe ship painted up? I mean, I don't totally lack imagination, and I can see the uses, but seeing it done up right would be sweet.