Gaslands Refueller Gyrocopter

 

As a copper once said; "Allo, allo, allo. What's all this then?"

I wanted to get a gyrocopter for Gaslands Refuelled and it hit me. What if I just use the buggy in the Implements of Carnage available from North Star Miniatures?

So, this blog post is more of a show and tell of a work in progress, not the final product. I just want to see if I can use the Implements of Carnage items to make a DIY gyrocopter. All the parts are from the buggy components of the Implements of Carnage No. 2 product so far with the exception of the rotor shaft. The rotor shaft is a tree support from a 3d printed miniature that I had in my bitz box.

I know there are some great options to 3d print out there, but as I don't currently have a 3d printer, I'm left to scrounge about what I have.

The buggy is made almost as it should be. But the side armour and wheels are not attached. As weight is everything on an aircraft, I intend to leave this as open as possible.

For the boom and tail rotor I have repurposed the articulated arm from the sprue pack that holds the wrecking ball.

For the main blades I am planning on using a clear base to represent the rotors in motion. For the tail rotor, I haven't work that out yet. As to what whacky armaments it will have, I haven't decided on that yet either. Not sure if I will try to add skids to the aircraft or put the wheels on it. Forward motion to gain lift seems to be how this baby would get airborne and so I may attach the wheels after all or make it more of a tricycle buggy.

I'll post an update when this is done. But I guess the bottom line is that it would seem that you actually can use the buggy to make a DYI gyrocopter.