20mm modern mercenaries

[Elbows]

Have you considered the 1/72 Easy Model kits?  Reasonably priced, pre-painted and wonderful little plastics they are.  Easy to repaint I'd imagine, and I'd guess you could break-off/re-magnetize the rotors as well.















Some really nice kits out there, maybe not as cheap as some model kits, but really wonderful plastics.

[CarlLeyland]

Easy model look like nice kits....must look those up

[Ash]

@ Sundayhero: Thanks

@ Gunbird: I'm thinking make up the rotor assembly, then possibly slicing the whole thing off with a razor saw and inserting a couple of fat magnets to stick it back on... eBay has some fairly hefty ones. Will have to get an assortment.

@ Elbows:  Not seen those before, they look fairly solid and almost cat proof! Thanks for posting.

[Elbows]

For anyone interested this is their site showing off their kits...mostly (90%) aircraft kits, but really solid pre-built stuff.  Looks like helicopter rotors come separate.  I have friends who use them for WW2 air support on stands etc.  Made by MRC/Easy Model.

Normally go for reasonable prices but occasionally re-sellers sell them at obscene levels.  I'd think the helo's (being bigger models) may be a bit more expensive.  I picked up a couple of Mi-8s for my father a few years back but can't remember how much they were.

http://www.easymodel.net/

^Huge listing.

[grant]

Really cool choppers, nice.

[Elbows]

They also have at least one or two Mi-4's...and waaaaay more armor than I'd previously thought. 

[Golgotha]

Easy model helis are fantastic tricky to open up and add crews but it is doable.