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Helicopter pilots
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:46 am
by golworth
Hi all,
I'm new here and writing to you from Sweden.
I am looking for some nice 1:18 helicopter pilots for my peacekeepers Blackhawk. The pilot which came with the heli is not that good.
It seems to be very hard to get hold of pilot figures in general.
I hope someone can help me?
Cheers,
Golworth
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 6:48 am
by Razor17019
Hi Golworth.
Welcome to our board.
We have a really great database of all of 21st Century, Dragon and BBI figures, tanks and vehicles made by our own Grunt1:
http://www.sshqdb.com/18/thumbnails.php?album=454
This a link to "Chopper" Harris figure from BBI. Take a look at him and there are a few others that BBI puts out. Although, in the US Toys R US is not carrying this particular figure. So, you may have a hard time finding them.
If you stay active with this board, after 6 months you can participate in our Buy/Sell/Trade section for hard to find figures.
Good Luck
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:03 am
by dragon53
GOLWORTH:
The BBI "Chopper Harris" Nightstalker pilots are the best I've seen. I have two on my BBI MH-6 Littlebird. Smalljoes.com has them for $14.99 each. You might also send a PM to SSHQ member Digger to see if he has any.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 9:05 am
by Ta-152
I'm gonna be different and nominate Bbi's dedicated pilot figures. I won't dispute the quality of the Chopper Harris figure or the accuracy of it's depiction of a pilot, but the old Bbi pilot figure looks like every U.S. Army helo pilot i've ever seen.
Remove Harris' flight helmet and he he doesn't look much like a pilot.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:39 pm
by King O' Fools
I think Golworth's comment that "The pilot which came with the heli is not that good" has more to do with the sculpt than it has to do with the accuracy of the figure. At least, that's how I interpreted his comment. And I have to agree. Those big ball shoulder joints stand out too much in these figures, especially since the body is so plain. Compared to their WWII pilots, the chopper figures are light years away.
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 5:49 pm
by Ta-152
He said he got a Peacekeepers Hawk. The pilot's head isn't even separate from the body on that thing.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:44 am
by golworth
Thanks for the replies guys and the welcome.
Yup, the "Chopper Harris" is a very nice and detailed figure and I'll be investing in a couple I think.
Indeed the pilot that comes with the Peacekeepers heli is more of a fighter pilot and well, not bery good.
Ta-152 has a point as well, it would be nice to get hold of a few old BBI pilots, manily becasue they have the "typical" look of a US army heli pilot.
Why do the "Chopper Harris" figures cost so much more thán the rest of the Elite Force figures?
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 6:13 am
by Ta-152
Because they're very popular. Supply and demand.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:25 am
by popeye357
You could also take a look at the GI Joe Senior Ranking Officer Air set, they are not as good as the Harris fig but with a little modding, they would look the part.
http://smalljoes.com/cgi-bin/pgen.cgi?S ... 5A-3PKACOM
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:26 am
by dragon53
GOLWORTH:'
The Chopper Harris pilots were discontinued about two years ago---the price skyrocketed after that.
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:46 am
by Aviatornut.com
I can get you the Blackhawk / apache pilot with out the helmet for $5.00 if anyone is interested. Bbi has a very limited supply of them. They come in a baggie with no gear. If you want them let me know because it would take a week to get them from Hong Kong.
aviatornut@cox.net
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:49 am
by paulpratt
Isn't the chopper harris figure a crew chief, not a pilot?
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:57 am
by dragon53
PAUL PRATT:
You're right. I just checked the Chopper Harris package and he's listed as a "crew chief"....but I promoted him to pilot on my MH-6 Little Bird.
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 3:05 am
by golworth
Thanks guys for help and ideas. I have a few things to work with now.
I'm going to look at Chopper Harris to crew my Blackhawk I think, th eother regular pilots seem to be very hard to get hold of.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get spare heli pilot helmets?
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:03 am
by paulpratt
dragon53 wrote:PAUL PRATT:
You're right. I just checked the Chopper Harris package and he's listed as a "crew chief"....but I promoted him to pilot on my MH-6 Little Bird.
I wasn't 100% on that, so i wanted to make sure. There is no problem with a promotion. I'm sure he wouldn't object anyway.
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 9:15 am
by popeye357
Check Trigate customs, theymight have made a Helo Pilot Helmet, I think I saw a Fighter Pilot Helm.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 3:31 am
by golworth
Anyone heard from Aviatornut? His site seems to be down and he hasn't aswered his e-mails either.
On the subject of pilots, I have contacted Tri-gate about heli pilot helmets and I'm waiting for an answer from them. I'll keep you all posted.
Posted: Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:04 am
by Aviatornut.com
golworth wrote:Anyone heard from Aviatornut? His site seems to be down and he hasn't aswered his e-mails either.
On the subject of pilots, I have contacted Tri-gate about heli pilot helmets and I'm waiting for an answer from them. I'll keep you all posted.
Strange thing is I have not received an email. Our website is under new construction and hopefully be back up next week.
I did get the helicopter pilots in from Hong Kong and working on finding helmets for them. As they stand with out the helmet you can have them for $5.00 each.
aviatornut@cox.net