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MOC: Lego Atlantis Sky Unit Dolphin Chopper

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After the Lego Atlantis line went out, I had been thinking about how if the divers were indeed a salvage team, it would be logical for them to have a form of sky unit. And after experimenting with some helicopter designs, I decided to create my own Atlantis sky unit.

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The helicopter is more or less based of a military attack chopper, mixed with a medium transporter. The model can fit two minifigs, A pilot up front, and another operator behind.

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The pilot uses a custom control panel made of a droid body and some clips. The operator just uses some Lego levers.

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Unfortunately, there's a small gap at the front, because of the way the two walls are positioned sideways. The model would have looked better without this, but I didn't want to screw up any of the chopper's streamlined shaping just to fix one small little gap.

The helicopter, being on a dive team, has removable tools, and an ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) in back.

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Here, everything is detached.

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The Helicopter got its name unintentionally when I noticed its similarities to a dolphin in profile. And being an Atlantis helicopter, that didn't seem out of place, so I named it the Dolphin Chopper.

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Quick Facts:

  • The Atlantis Dolphin Chopper, has specially designed pontoons to land on water.
  • I may possibly add a winch attachment later on that can hoist up the ROV. I will add a follow up to this post if I do.
  • You probably have noticed the huge bulging windows on either side. they may look silly but, this is simply a way of being realistic. Many large transport choppers have these windows so pilots may look out and down at the ground. Examples of helicopters like these would be this Chinook: https://www.gov.uk/g...ook-helicopters

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Nice idea! Maybe you could add a chain with a hook for another way to pick up salvages. I wish this was a real set, because it would add more fun to the Atlantis theme. :thumbup:

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