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Offline Governor General

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VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« on: June 11, 2015, 03:50:43 PM »
My VSF helicopter. This is a converted toy from the movie Chicken Run, although it looks nothing like the flying machine in the film. I did a slight repaint then added the gatling gun, the rotar gears and the panzerfausts. I was always going to add rocket tubes but Wild Bill's "rocket zouave" reminded me I had a couple of tank busters in the bits box. When this toy came out I knew I would find a use for it, I waited for it to on sale and pounced. The pilot is from Artizan Designs.
« Last Edit: June 11, 2015, 04:20:36 PM by Governor General »

Offline Governor General

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2015, 04:00:13 PM »
Repainted 1:72 scale Wright flyers. These were deceptively hard to paint. Getting a brush through the wing struts was a real pain. I added rocket tubes to the sides to give the planes some offensive capability. The tubes are drink stirrers. The small pilot is a 25 mm ACW limber rider maybe from MiniFigs. The other pilot is a plastic bulldozer driver off a toy, probably 28mm. 

Offline Governor General

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2015, 04:02:02 PM »
More pics.

Offline Chairface

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2015, 10:51:41 PM »
Awesome! The chicken run vehicle is amazing!

Offline DLIinVSF

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2015, 05:18:17 AM »
Bravo Sir! DD looks splendid in the chopper  :D

Offline XCIV

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2015, 05:09:03 PM »
Bravo Sir! DD looks splendid in the chopper  :D

Upon seeing that pilot, my first question was "where's Muttley?" Then I began to wonder what the Pigeon was doing.
J

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Offline Metternich

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Re: VSF Flyers (pic heavy)
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2015, 08:32:41 PM »
The helicopter is a treat.

 

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