Antonov Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 So someone may have asked before, but, in honor of Avatar release day... Has anyone produced any models of the mechs from Avatar? I'd especially like kits of the helicopters. Anyone know of any? Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RedHeadKevin Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Short answer: No. But I think Fantastic Plastic is coming out with a 1/72 kit of the Scorpion gunship. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
illithid00 Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Here's a WIP of a guy building a paper Scorpion. http://myhobbycraft.blogspot.com/2010/01/a...avatar-172.html Shouldn't be TOO hard to convert to styrene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cksh Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Short answer: No.But I think Fantastic Plastic is coming out with a 1/72 kit of the Scorpion gunship. I remember them talking about it. Now that the dvd is out they can get a much better idea of its shape and detail. Would love a 1/48, but will probably still buy the 1/72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oroka Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 I read somewhere (probably here) that someone was sizing up a kids toy of the Scorpion to convert to a accurate model... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 (edited) I saw a really good conversion done of the Scorpion toy to make it a model and it certainly has potential. Everything on it looked well proportioned and not chunky or toy like at all (although it probably has some soft plastic bits in it, those can be challenging to work with). The resulting model was brought to our Omaha model show a couple months back and I was very impressed with how well it looked. So think of it as a kit that you have to disassemble first before building it up like a full model. Edited April 27, 2010 by Jay Chladek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
James Staley Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 So someone may have asked before, but, in honor of Avatar release day...Has anyone produced any models of the mechs from Avatar? I'd especially like kits of the helicopters. Anyone know of any? Thanks! I think the popularity of the movie caught most every one by surprise, even the toy and model makers who will now have to pay DOUBLE or TRIPLE what they would have had to pay if they had bought rights to the merchandising early on. How many years (decades?) did it take before Holygen models came out with some decent Alien/Aliens models? Let's hope we don't have to wait that long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
petebuilt Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 (edited) n/m Edited May 8, 2010 by petebuilt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HWR MKII Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 I remember them talking about it. Now that the dvd is out they can get a much better idea of its shape and detail. Would love a 1/48, but will probably still buy the 1/72. Be aware there are 2 different scorpions. The FP kit (due out in june) Only covers the double bubble one that is used as the "hero" ship. The other type is a single seat cockpit of a much different shape. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Antonov Posted May 12, 2010 Author Share Posted May 12, 2010 AFAIK, the "double bubble" one is called the Samson, and the Scorpion is the single-seater gunship. Or am I wrong about that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HWR MKII Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 From only watching the film i thought they were all scorpions. You never hear the other name. However James Cameron made a pretty full behind the scenes world so it wouldnt surprise me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
geedubelyer Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 AFAIK, the "double bubble" one is called the Samson, and the Scorpion is the single-seater gunship. Or am I wrong about that? You are correct Antonov. The double bubble is the SA-2 Samson Tiltrotor. The other aircraft is the AT-99 Gunship (field name: Scorpion). HTH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
orionblamblam Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Has anyone produced any models of the mechs from Avatar? I'd especially like kits of the helicopters.Anyone know of any? Why... yes. http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=6759 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard M Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) In the absence of an injection kit you could always scratchbuild - I'm impressed with this Samson build! http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/about20329.html http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/about19501.html Best Rich Edited August 18, 2010 by Richard M Quote Link to post Share on other sites
datahiker Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) Short answer: Yes. But they're out of stock already. And at $70 for 1/72 resin, no thanks, I'll wait for plastic. EDIT: They're back in stock and shipping now. Edited September 10, 2010 by datahiker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie Cheetah Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 Quiddy and I were talking about Avatar models yesterday. I had no idea waht the name of the Blackhawk liek helo was, now I know thanks. That would make a great 1/48 injected kit for sure, Id also love to see the battle suits in 1/35 or 1/20. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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