A couple of years ago I converted a toy carrier into a helicarrier ( tabletop-shrunk... :D ), using the hydraulic crane of a diecast recovery vehicle in the process:
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/geudens_photos/Lisa01.jpg) (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/geudens_photos/media/Lisa01.jpg.html)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/geudens_photos/Lisa02.jpg) (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/geudens_photos/media/Lisa02.jpg.html)
(http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm262/geudens_photos/USSLisaNam02.jpg) (http://s298.photobucket.com/user/geudens_photos/media/USSLisaNam02.jpg.html)