WIP Cobra Transport Chopper

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:06 am

I'm currently working on a Cobra Transport Chopper, which only appeared in the old Marvel GIJoe comics and never in the cartoons or toys. It's based on the CH-54 Tarhe of the US Military (Civilian version is the Sky Crane).

I'm using a Chap Mei Soldier Force Sky Lifter Helicopter as base:

and I plan to turn it into this:

- JM

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:08 am

Looks like the Cobra Troopers couldn't wait for me to paint the helo so they did it themselves. Imagine my surprise when I awoke to find this on my floor this morning!

- JM

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 2:09 am

They're at it again!!!

This time they did the twin gattling cannons...

- JM

Viper · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:20 am

Gah! Where are you guys finding these things!? I seriously need to get like 3 of the Soldier Force versions. Chopper looks good so far; that's one of the ones I'm planning if I can find them.

past nastification · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Mouth watering, man. Looks spectacular!!!

Midgarn · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:46 am

You lucky man, living in the Philippines where you actually get the entire Chap Mei line.

I am so jealous!

And you're brave too! I spray paint outside, and even with more newspaper than that set down, I find a ring (rectangle) of color on the grass when I'm all done.

yjagg · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:55 am

wow!

I am afraid to touch mine to be honest, I got mine through a friend in Ireland, so it's not like I can go out and grab another... what type of spray paint did you use?

Viper · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:14 am

Just realized your DTC Cobra troops are customs. They look much nicer in that paint scheme & jive alot better with the originals.

Lev · **Joined:** Tue Jun 26, 2007 10:19 am

Man, I hate it when my figures get all uppity and start painting stuff. That's why every now and then, I'll kill one and toss him in a tub with the others. They see their dead buddy, they start towing that line.

Er, um, I mean I never do that. I'm not crazy. I'M NOT I TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice chopper.

roguetiger · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:19 pm

hmmm I wonder how much it'd cost to send a case of those overseas. :shifty:

Great looking chopper by the way. I'd like to see pics of it after the armaments have been added.

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:26 pm

Midgarn wrote:

You lucky man, living in the Philippines where you actually get the entire Chap Mei line.

I am so jealous!

And you're brave too! I spray paint outside, and even with more newspaper than that set down, I find a ring (rectangle) of color on the grass when I'm all done.

Heheh... I actually painted that outside. I just thought I'd make a funny "dio" about it. I did leave a rectangle of Cobra blue in our driveway...

- JM

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:34 pm

yojoe-a-go-go wrote:

wow!

I am afraid to touch mine to be honest, I got mine through a friend in Ireland, so it's not like I can go out and grab another... what type of spray paint did you use?

That's G Blue 3 (semi gloss) from the Gundam Color Spray line of Gunze Sangyo. Along with Tamiya, they're about the only hobby paints which are readily available here (Citadel and Vallejo are exclusively distributed and are expensive).

The 100ml can you see in the photos only covered about 90% of the chopper. I had to mix some paint and apply the rest by hand so it isn't as smooth on the underside.

- JM

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:37 pm

Viper wrote:

Just realized your DTC Cobra troops are customs. They look much nicer in that paint scheme & jive alot better with the originals.

Heheh... Thanks. They actually make good Trooper versions. Not as good as the 25A, but somewhat more poseable. I was really looking forward to that DTC4 Officer too.

- JM

chrysophylax · **Posted:** Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:39 pm

roguetiger wrote:

hmmm I wonder how much it'd cost to send a case of those overseas. :shifty:

Great looking chopper by the way. I'd like to see pics of it after the armaments have been added.

It would cost ALOT. The chopper is really big and heavy.

I'm stumped with the Gundam gattling cannons. I don't know how to attach them to the underside of the chopper :-/

- JM

HypnoHustler · **Posted:** Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:58 am

I am so gonna have to get at least one of these when I go to London in October. Badass start to the custom man.

as for attaching the guns . . . maybe find a junk arm (newsculpt I'm thinking, easier to take apart) boil and pop it apart at the arm swivel, drill a hole for the swivel in the bottom of the cockpit and attach the forearm to the gun.

Like so, except, y'know, good looking. Should give you full side to side and up and down motion. The peg on top goes into the bottom of the cockpit.

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