sten, would you mind doing a photo review of the dragon gunship before painting it? I'm debating buying one and would like to see several different shots of it, how it's made, and how fragile it is before deciding on buying it..
ACK! I already put the base coat on it.. besides the best part about these avatar toys is the fact that they come IN PIECES which makes them awesome to paint before you assemble them in the end. However, I did take some photo's and I can review the item regardless of the color =)
The toy is 12 to 15 inches long and has a wingspan of about 12 inches. Here is a great thread on Terrordone with a comparison shot of the new Joe Heli Gunship.
http://www.theterrordrome.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=4996The turbo fans rotate, and the four fans spin freely as well. It has two spring loaded missiles which really could look better or have been excluded.
Under some winglets in the front are some mounted cannons that turn side to side, but do not rotate up and down on their own.
Also, the forward looking FLIR/Camera pod does NOT rotate or move. I wish I had the time to fix that :\
The cockpit is a HUGE mess and needs a LOT of work. There is a small pilots chair at the back of the cockpit that looks like it could comfortably fit a FRODO character. The cool thing about the cockpit is that the front display/instrument panel area pivots up to allow you more access to the area. I found that this may be good only for CW style figs since they are slimmer and less bulky. Otherwise stick to the Avatar movie figures (though their are done poorly). I have a V vs. V Snake Eyes that may fit.... or I have a 25th anni Wild Bill that may.
The toy is molded of a nice olive green though I did notice that there were parts which had different tints of green. I assume this is because they were thinner than the larger parts.
Here is my current WIP gallery.
http://picasaweb.google.com/mypronmedia/RDAScorpionGunshipTheAvatarMovie# I found a new primer that seems to be AWESOME and I would recommend everyone try it out. It's may by Krylon and comes in ULTRA Flat colors "Black, Tan and Olive" and is called "Camouflage". I've only been able to find it at Auto parts stores so far since apparently "hunters" use it to paint their stuff. It BONDS with plastic which is awesome and comes out great. (Check the wips)
Let me know if you need more info guys.. but overall I like the toy, I think it will come out nice with some little details added.
