EC120B Colibri

[gamary]

Well, I've been avoiding choppers for some time but I received a commission from the French army chopper school in Dax for the Colibri so here goes:


At least the EC120 isn't too complex so it's probably a good choice for a first chopper attempt. I haven't decided whether I'll do it with the rotors turning or not...

[JMSmith]

now i know we have all gone mad

[Supah]

One of the few pretty helicopters

[inkworm]

One of the few pretty helicopters

Like you have taste!

Can't say much about it but it's different.

[BLOWHARD]

Oh, do the Scott-Trade helicpter from the TV commercials

[gamary]

Oh, do the Scott-Trade helicpter from the TV commercials

It's a complex paint scheme but I'll do it just for you, Dave. I hope these guys won't sue me for it. What is the Scott-trade thing anyway?

Another update:


I started it this morning, and I'm fairly happy with my progress. I did spend most of the day on this, however...

[Ugo Crisponi]

Very very nice, you've nailed it

[Jesters-Ink]

Oooooo, like that

[GrubbyFingers]

That is a beautiful thing, Gaetan! I look forward to seeing it unfold. You know what I'm going to say about the rotors: Do them standing still! I like the complexity and it displays some of the technology as well as adding interest.

Grubby.

[BLOWHARD]

Seriously, I don't need one. I just kept seeing that helicopter on those silly commercials so I think of it as "the Scott-Trade" helicopter
Scott-Trade is some sort of stock brokerage or something. Here's a funny thing that explains the commercial I'm talking about-

SCOTTRADE HAS A HELICOPTER... IN THIS ECONOMY?

I used to think that ScotTrade's TV commercials for its online discount stock brokerage featuring its CEO piloting a helicopter were cool. The helicopter showed that ScotTrade was high tech, and that ScotTrade and its Chairman were literally on top of the market, and the TV helicopter commercials showed ScotTrade had prestige connected with it. But... that was before the recession, and before the financial bail outs, and before corporations were selling off and grounding their corporate jets, and before corporate waste and greed and gazillion dollar bathrooms caught the ire of Congress. In this economic environment, ScotTrade would be better served getting its Chairman out of the sky in the helicopter and back on the ground... or even better... in the trenches talking about savings instead of showing off his expensive corporate toy. Corporate helicopters, like the ScotTrade helicopter, just don't "fly anymore," if you get my drift.

I couldn't find the commercial online anywhere, they've pulled it.

Anyway, nice looking chopper, especially if you're a stock broker