Bashing the Avengers Quinjet toy into a Dropship. Update 13th May.

[Alfrik]

Going to indicate any sort of point defense weapons? Just a thought 

[6milPhil]

Perhaps... although I do enjoy some fatal flaw.

[Predatorpt]

I saw some photos of Salute with a quinjet being used as a 15mm dropship (I think it was at the Hammer's Slammers table) and I have some photos of another one being used in a Infinity game.

I'm glad to see that we aren't the only ones seeing their conversion potential 

[6milPhil]

Ahhh, could you post or link those pictures up please?

btw have you finished yours yet? 

[Predatorpt]

No progress on mine, it's still boxed, .

As for the photos:





Taken from: http://s286.photobucket.com/user/joedever/library/SALUTE%202013#/user/joedever/library/SALUTE%202013?sort=2&page=1&_suid=1367423195909039153807398502654

As for the Infinity ones, they are on my pc, I'll post them when I arrive from work.

[6milPhil]

Excellent, thanks!

[Rob_bresnen]

wow. pretty cool!

[Commander Vyper]

Yeah saw that battletech table.  The mech dropship worked so well. Lovely.

[Predatorpt]

Here are the Infinity photos:

[6milPhil]

Ta. Interesting how we've all gone for the wing tips in the up position.

I should have some more photos up tomorrow... 

[6milPhil]

Right onward and upward.... having left this for a month I came back to find a small problem. The part which is the engine pods and dorsal fins actually moves on the toy, so it's made of a softer less rigid plastic. Much of the paint had either cracked or flaked. I cleaned it up, applied a liberal dose of gloss enamel varnish to add rigidity and repainted and dirtied it again. Ho hum. All of the components aside from the wings were then gloss varnished.



The same is true of another moving part, the ramp at the back. Now I did want a working ramp, but faced with the options; flaking paint, build a new piece, or have it closed, I went for the latter.



Next up was reattching the wings, gluing the front section with superglue and poly cement.



The rear wing section is hinged on the wing, which is why I didn't gloss varnish them.



Once both were on I fixed the rear section in place, again with two glues.



Also reenforced with a piece of tubing.



The last piece to fit has tabs either end which need to be removed.



Et Voila!



That's all off to be matt varnished, and then glossed on the few shiny components, meanwhile I'm trying to work out how to fit this turret under the nose... perhaps I should have considered this a few steps back... 

[pocoloco]

Looking great Phil! 

Did you receive the second batch of decals by now?

[6milPhil]

Oh yes, and thank you very much too! 

[pocoloco]

No probs, glad you received them and happy if they were of any use for your project.

Don't remember anymore, have you mentioned what kind of flight stand, if any, you are planning for this?

[Predatorpt]

Hmm...after seeing all your problems with the paint cracking, I think I'll give the dropship a good bath with varnish before trying to paint it