How to build a 15mm scale Chinook

Chinooks for use with 15mm moderns or Stopping the Red Tide

Recently I converted a couple of roughly 1:100 scale Chinook helicopters to create an airmobile platoon for my USMC that I use for Cold War gone hot or variations of the Fate of a Nation.  I couldn't find a cheap and good looking model.  This one cost me about $20 each but only because I used the Battlefront rotors and helicopter stand.

Here are the parts your going to need:

2 x Battlefront helicopter rotors ($10)

1 x Helicopter flying stand ($10)

1 x Syma S026-01 Helicopter body ($5)
1 x Syma S026 landing gear and engines ($3)

All the bits I used

I started by glueing the wheels into postion, the rotors in and then covering all the holes with clear plastic from the blister package.  I the centre middle cut a small hole for the helicopter stand.

Rotors, wheels and holes covered

Next up rotor blades

I know a Chinook has more blades on it's rotors but it looks great and only a handful of people will get that

2 Chinooks assembled and ready to go

Complete air package with Chinooks and Cobras ready for some paint