Adventures in Woodworking (Continued)
My daughter's birthday is coming up, and since she is into Thomas the Train, I decided to to build another train. I am still working on the next train (pictures to follow), but I did not see why I could not make a helicopter that could be transported on one of the freight cars. Thus, I attempted a Harold the Helicopter (one of the characters on the show.) Queue the M*A*S*H theme... So, here is my attempt. I think it turned out pretty well. I actually got the pattern out of the Scroll Saw magazine, though I did modify it slightly. The propeller is actually a blank CD, which I thought was extremely clever from the original pattern. I modified the tail section and added the pontoons, which I figured out from the M*A*S*H reruns I watch. (The clip above is labeled at the 1972 intro, but Mike Farrell didn't come on the show until 1975.) The original pattern just had wheels. I am going to have a little dowel sticking up from the freight car for the helicopter t...