"Total Recall (2012) "Helicopters" - Anything For 15mm?" Topic
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| Cacique Caribe | 12 Feb 2014 9:19 a.m. PST |
These are the fish-like aircraft I'm talking about, though they look more like hovering triops to me:
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At one time I even was thinking of removing the rotor and making extensive modifications to this Hot Wheels Batcopter:
Dan |
| TK 421 | 12 Feb 2014 10:31 a.m. PST |
Go for it. I specialize in that sort of thing. In fact it makes up for half the fun of gaming. |
| Cacique Caribe | 12 Feb 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
I just wish I could find clearer screenshots or, better yet, concept art drawings that I could use for such a project. Dan |
| TK 421 | 12 Feb 2014 11:21 a.m. PST |
I don't know how your scratch building techniques are but I started young. Sometimes you have to wing it and use a bit of artistic license when you do this. I want to find a sample of this helicopter now and try out an idea floating in my head. |
| Mako11 | 12 Feb 2014 1:53 p.m. PST |
Didn't see the movie, but from the pics you've provided, looks to me like you could just convert an AV8B Harrier to that, by adding a twin tail. The overall fuselage shape, and wings appear about right, as does the air intake positioning. |
| Lion in the Stars | 12 Feb 2014 2:46 p.m. PST |
Yeah, that's a directed thrust vehicle (Harrier with a bigger attitude and shorter range). I'd love to see some sleeker beasts than what GZG has. I'm not sure whether I'd mess with a Harrier kit or that Hot Wheels toy to make the one you're showing, CC. |
| Etranger | 12 Feb 2014 5:14 p.m. PST |
Clear Horizons new model Sparrowhawk has a similar tailpiece & could work for you. Looks like you'd need to add wings. TMP link |
| Cacique Caribe | 12 Feb 2014 6:34 p.m. PST |
Those look cool! You guys might be right though. Starting with the Batcopter might be the wrong thing. Now, if I made this model with a half moon front out of styrene sheets, and just added the right tail, that might produce something similar to the Triop-like aircraft in the film, don't you think?
link Is that sufficiently Triop-like?
link link Dan |
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