Building a Transforming SUBMERSIBLE HELICOPTER In Trailmakers

Welcome to another episode of Trailmakers! Today I want to build a helicopter than can transform into a submarine using the same propellors for both air and underwater propulsion.
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About Trailmakers:
In the toughest motoring expedition in the universe, you and your friends will build your own vehicles to cross a dangerous wasteland. Explore, crash horribly, use your wits to build a better rig, and get as far as you can with whatever spare parts you find on your way.
Welcome to the Ultimate Expedition!
Journey over grueling mountains, hazardous swamps, and bone-dry deserts on a distant world far from civilization - it is just you, your fellow adventurers and the amazing, jet-powered hover-buggy you built yourself. Explore, crash your vehicle, build a better one, and get as far as you can with whatever spare parts you find along your way.
Trailmakers is about building very awesome vehicles and machines, but you don’t need an engineering degree to get started. The intuitive builder will get you going in no time. Everything you build is made from physical building blocks. Each block has unique features like shape, weight and functionality. They can be broken off, refitted and used to build something new. Individually the blocks are fairly simple, but combined the possibilities are endless.
Expedition Mode is the challenging campaign mode of Trailmakers. You are competing in an off-world rally expedition with only a few building blocks to get you started. You must build, tinker with and rebuild your machine to progress. Journey through a big world, overcome deep gorges, angry wildlife and dangerous weather to progress and find new parts that will juice up your machine. The world in Expedition Mode will test your survival skills and ingenuity.
Sandbox Mode is where you want to head for an unrestricted, sandbox, vehicle-building experience. Here you can build anything you can dream of, and play around with it in the world of Trailmakers. It is a great place to test out crazy machines, and experiment with the physics engine. With tons of different blocks, hinges, thrusters and interactive vehicle parts - the skybox is the limit.
Trailmakers is even more fun if you play it with other people. Build cool vehicles and compete in mini-game modes with your friends or other Trailmakers online. Build a helicopter, send it to your friend, and shoot them out of the sky. Put two seats on a tank, and let your friend control the turret. As we get further in Early Access development Expedition Mode will also be adapted to multiplayer.
Learn more about the game on www.playtrailmakers.com #scrapman #trailmakers

[@CraftingCat_IX]

Imagine you are at a harbour and then a freaking *Helicopter* comes out of the water. I’d be both impressed and terrified.

[@ThomahawkRide-ons]

😂😂😂😂same Bro

[@starfighter5540]

totally understandable, especially if that thing would be armed with like missiles or other stuff.

[@Marsmoly]

Like bro was flying underwater

[@sebastianvincentmandellizi3679]

*RUN*

[@michaelormston-tk7sq]

Yes RUN

[@stellarsting1308]

I've been watching your content for SO many years, thought it was time to show my appreciation for once!

[@W0B0N]

Scrapman is the best.

[@scrapman]

Glad to have you watching, thanks so much!

[@conquerofgames8504]

I always hated him as kid, but now as a teenager I love him thanks for the vids

[@user-ll7ep6li9n]

One of my fav channels. keep up the good content!

[@eternalsponge8330]

Damn I have never seen someone donating more than $5 to a KZbin. Good on ya

[@runisarchive]

There are more helicopters underwater than submarines in the sky, but Scrapman works on fixing that

[@Jellybeanzzz_III]

Wow

[@Optimus_Prime616]

Haha

[@ska-doosh7]

Nothing beats a building video in my opinion (I'm an engineer guess I am a bit biased). I really do enjoy watching you build and solve the issues that comes with it. Thank you

[@Jonanation]

I completely agree! These are the very best of his content

[@vonknorring09]

Same, i hate all the hide and seek vids

[@adrianmerasanz2625]

I cant take u seriosuly with that photo pls dont change it its cool

[@1mg1fastfood]

@@vonknorring09 hate is a strong word

[@vonknorring09]

@@1mg1fastfood i srongly dislike them then

[@s.s.j5046]

Can’t stress enough how much i still enjoy your content after all these years.. Thanks Scrapman

[@adrianmerasanz2625]

He prob changed the content but not the execution

[@nowroberts6135]

*express

[@wiggles._.]

Day 23 of asking scarpman to do a battleship evolution

[@sanic69sixty94]

Scrapman is the best trailmaker KZbinr ever

[@imperialtamizhan6456]

Yes

[@CraftingCat_IX]

+1

[@PoyoMC_]

*best KZbinr ever

[@lookatel3658]

Trailman

[@oversecus833]

@@PoyoMC_ Debatable.

[@zh84]

This would have been a great vehicle for the survival mode campaign you played a while ago where you had to collect items from the surface and under water.

[@NowThatsRadio]

You should make custom props using paddles a d small modular wings with steering hinges for angling them, that way when your in the air you can have lift and in the water you can have forward force.

[@Taloth1969]

The Flying Goldfish feels fitting for a name for some reason lol.

[@sirysteel3321]

Best name so far XD

[@pavel7950]

-"There's more helicopters in the ocean than submarines in the sky" Scrapman: bet.

[@moroblizniak4457]

11:15 Pro tip for the future: Add logic gates with output less than 1 on toggle (you gotta fine tune this) to activate heli engines for hover/slow sink mode. It will make your landings way smoother.

[@ranzedarmesa2661]

Imagine just enjoying your day at the sea then you see a helicopter doing a dolphin dive out of water 😭

[@leveler7436]

I think that a design similar to the V-22 osprey would work pretty good

[@gamerbros9146]

You could automate the transition by placing an altitude sensor on your subcopter and setting it to sea level

[@adrianmerasanz2625]

Can we apreciate the fact that when workshop day 1 was opened there was like basic things for ppl and now ITS this (ofc there is ppl still making things to help others ) but this is just creativity at its finest

[@W0B0N]

Dragster seat with 5 sets of spiked wheels and a booster on top.

[@AnotherReaperLeviathan]

“… the water has a lot more resistance in the air…” quote from scrapman

[@malfuctioningshrine]

I just remembered this channel after years you've made my childhood, quality only improved after 3 years aswell

[@Captain_Echo]

for the helicopter Name: Sea Minnow SH-16 (16 comes from the 16 minute video time) Description: Designed as a search and Rescue Helicopter, it can go in both air and water by pivoting it's main rotors toward the front of the craft, making it have propulsion from the main thrust even when in water, with the addition of a Reaction Wheel so the Sea Minnow can have an easy time with yaw control while still staying compact so that there is less weight to deal with when in the air. This Helicopter, with the aid of a good pilot, can go in tight areas where most might not be able to reach, along with reaching underwater areas to easily save whoever it is in distress. (this craft can also be used for exploration purposes due to the performance) here you go Scrap Man, i hope you enjoy the idea!!

[@gdotp5125]

The way my brain said "make it an L shape," then you made it an L shape. We are on the same wavelength, Man of Scrap.

[@wavecraft123]

I would name this marvelous machine the “S.H.O.F.S.”, or the “Submersible Helicopter Or Flying Submarine”

[@jaakoppi1214]

I see the appeal of not using glitches, but the fact that the top speed underwater is so low makes me feel like using the no drag glitch on top of the propeller would be justified

[@Madd_Jack]

This is a cool multiplayer monday idea if you can make a race track that goes through air, on ground, and under water.

[@anthonyschocke2831]

If you ever run out of ideas, have a plane in cockpit can detach from the wings, and act as a submarine. Ideally with the wings detaching as a single unit and the two parts being able to reattach.

[@wratharkana7069]

Might be good on stealth missions. Where you have to go slow underwater to get in, but fly out to get away fast!

[@phoenixbda6164]

I once made a thing I called a Helibell, it was a bell with a cone on the front, followed by contra-spinning heli blades, followed by the bell (with engines for pitch), followed by more heli blades, then a set of small fins.

[@johnderat2652]

You should bring back the series where you recreate strange vehicles from real life!

[@LeetleToady7]

“More planes are in the ocean than submarines in the sky” Scrapman: Fools…

[@pascal2085]

I like how ScrapMan first build the solution and then tried to find a problem :D

[@thatrandomperson1743]

The heli is what pulled me to this. Amazing vid as always!

[@Koda_Malleboy]

In the beginning it looks like a person holding on to the propellers for dear life😂 2:20

[@-user_redacted-]

I like how the Helimarine immediately started life as a Submaplane instead.

[@ELIEchan3173]

its sound differently inside my head

[@johncage5368]

Do you hear the scratching? It's the joint chiefs of staff signing orders. ;) Good job with that subcopter! And it even looks good.

[@ulfurkjalkur5165]

A submersible Osprey. That’s pretty sick

[@plumbus518]

It's been ages since I've watched a acrap man video, brings back lots of memories and it seems like nothing's changed great video

[@nowroberts6135]

Crap man 😂

[@123Comrade]

No way, flying submarine sounds way cooler!

[@-aid4084]

Been Loving these newer trailmakers videos Scrapman, keep it up!

[@The7ofBevins]

oh, how i miss this channel. best youtuber ever. watched him everyday!

[@RaineNWhispers]

ah yes, a Yellow Helamarine, The Beatles would be proud

[@Morkul8506]

You should try and build Buster as a plane transformer. Great video as always Scrapman.

[@feferipeixes3524]

My brain took one look at it and said “The Flying Sunfish!”

[@loke-42]

I think you should add an altitude sensor so it transitions to and from the helicopter/sub modes

[@nikolaskuklis5925]

Plane? Submarine? Helicopter? It's got it all

[@Argonwolfproject]

I'd call it the Puffin, because it's small and can both fly and swim, like puffins.

[@TheVerySleepyCalmGuy]

Man scrapman makes everyrhing so Fun and entertaining! Keep it up!

[@waterskeet]

Definitely one of the best things you've built in my opinion

[@pjamestx]

All hail the Whirling Guppy!!!

[@johnyx.official]

That‘s the Sub-Copter. Designed to be in the air, and underwater. And last but not least to raise Subs.

[@ATypicalDayHere]

imagine actually flying on a vehicle that can become a submarine a helicopter and a plane anytime it wants

[@Tobinger.]

Already totally hyped just from the thumbnail! 🔥

[@advayprabhu]

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT WHEN YOU GET TO MAKE CREATIONS OMMMMMNNMG! UR CREATIVITY

[@gallagherthewolf5845]

havent finished the video yet but im excited to see how it turns out!

[@mw8308]

Evolution race with this kind of multi-purpose vehicle would be cool for multi player monday

[@douglashanks4189]

Small upgrade for anfibicopter would be altitude sensor set to 0 so it transitions automatically

[@FuelDropforthewin]

This seems like it would be useful on the high seas map

[@kaylinosprey3306]

It'd be cool to see a flite test nutball plane in trailmakers

[@Muziek37414]

Use pistons to extend the arm to the nose in sub mode and retract again in heli mode was also a option

[@paragbanothe7111]

That's what I was thinking

[@daviedbartley]

Could you make a couple of underwater propellors into landing gear/pontoons?

[@moroblizniak4457]

12:56 Another pro tip: Heli blades give really wierd and inconsistent lift in lower speeds, thats why when you look at the workshop, there is a plenty of helis with spojler pieces instead of heli blades. I belive they can spin faster too. I have plenty of helis with spojlers.

[@Blon_go_pop]

Oh thanks

[@injuringflea727yeet]

*Spoilers

[@flagg6949]

I'd like to see a blade system that folded away and a separate form of propulsion for the submarine element

[@blakeunderwood3736]

I’ve got a great name for it! THE AQUACOPTER!

[@samael335]

Name it the Puffin. Because they fly in the air and underwater.

[@andrewhay7225]

"It even works underwater"

[@garethstefanus8555]

Did you know: true crime youtubers talking abou a person who did 10 warcrimes are somehow less disturbing than lost media youtubers talking abaut a canceled episode of spongebob

[@user-ll7ep6li9n]

Nice build. Hybrid helli-sub. The transition is fantastic.

[@blutregnet]

I don't know what to call the creation... but I dub the transitions at the end from sub to heli "The Dolphin"

[@dylanmaclean2351]

Maybe a piston on the rotating mechanism could have helped with the weight distribution issue, but it might have been glitchy.

[@gregorydemarcus3905]

Scrap man should call the helicopter/submarine. The Pelican

[@Mr_Fists]

A name for it could be the subocopter (I think you should do more building in game like trailmakers and scrap mechanic) (thank you for being the best Yotuber)

[@m.h.6470]

Usually you have push, rather than pull under water, because the rotors cause turbulences behind it, that make the ride very bumpy, if the vehicle is inside them.

[@natec8849]

“Dampened because of uhh less” -scrapman 2023

[@Raziel7888]

Vertical white stripe in the middle, u got urself The Flying Nemo

[@gamerxdpro9112]

Those builds never ger disappointed And how about making a plane with that mechanism you made

[@panzer_tank]

5:50 you've created a subplacopter

[@moroblizniak4457]

15:09 I love ''Hell'a marine''

[@Chris-ok4zo]

Was thinking that the floats could be like pontoons. Would look like good landing gear in heli form and wouldn't look too much out of place for a submersible.

[@SCPFoundation5609]

That's what you call a Submersible Avionic or as I call it, Something that never needed to exist

[@DeathmetalChad]

Naming idea and decoding. SMITR (pron.-Smit- Are) Submocopter 1 Decoding- SM- ScrapMan. I- Industries T- Trailmakers (For different creations this will be the name of the game it was made in) R-Rescue (purpose of the build. I made a story of why it went into lagoon and returned, its down below.) And name of build and model. Story (based on how it was used) Scrapman's sitting in his office in Trailmakers, the ScrapMan Rescue services. He gets a call, saying that a plane has crashed in a lagoon that is too far to be reached by ships or subs, and a plane is not ideal. Scrapman instantly knew what to do. He took out his Submocopter, and took to the skies. He swiftly tried flying to the lagoon, and when he reached it, he saw that it was smaller than he expected. nevertheless, scrapman attempted to dive in, switching to sub mode, to which the helicopter smoothly transmitioned to. He went into the water, and quickly pulled the aircraft out of the water. He went out of the lagoon, into the open sea, and switched back to heli mode. he then went out of the water and safely into the sky. One of the survivors said that another survivor jumped into the ocean before the plane crashed, so scrapman quickly went there and rescued the survivor out of the waterr too. He then proceeded to return and land safely back, proud and happy, that he saved another few lives.

[@MrMattkid]

This would be the most OP Stealth helicopter, under the water there is no chopping noise from the blades. On a side note. The swash plate is pretty easy to make, all you need is the 1x2 hinges stacked with the directions perpendicular for the 2 layers. So to help visualize first layer place the hinges layer like this = and on the other layer like this || hope that's helpful. After that it's just programing the tilt. For a closer to realistic yaw control, you use logic with your helicopter rotors to slow down one set of blades depending on which direction you need to rotate. Admittedly the yaw controls are a lot more work than the swash plate. And if you really want you can still utilize your other controls with the swash plate, that might give you more precision control but not sure about that.

[@MrMattkid]

In hindsight though, sonar would still be able to pick them up, but with it being so small it would still be hard to pinpoint it's exact position, but it would technically be possible to spot them.

[@loke-42]

@@MrMattkid I think you're underestimating the power of sonar. It finds fish even at long distances, so what makes a helicopter so hard to find?

[@MrMattkid]

@Loke You see sonar works by bouncing sound off an object. But when you have massive blades chopping the water they interfere with the audio bounce back, especially considering the body of the craft can get complete cover behind the blades. That's why I said possible to spot it but not pinpoint it's location. If you just listening to ambient noise in the water with a military grade sonar system you'd know it's nearby but without any real direction, possibly a rough estimate that might be close enough to take it out. The pinging sonar on the other hand will can get an exact position however it only listens for it's ping frequency, and as I mentioned with the chopping, it might eat that sound frequency into the din of other noises, it could even end up scattering it in random directions causing a flood of False positives. When an object can't interfere with the sonar such as fish, I'll give you it's highly accurate.

[@loke-42]

@@MrMattkid Fair point. thanks for the explanation, I'm no sonar expert, just a jet/nerd so I understand radar much better than sonar

[@MrMattkid]

@Loke I wouldn't call myself an expert either honestly. I've just looked into things and retain information very well. I just don't want to take credit for something I'm not.

[@robertebersole3791]

this was great!

[@WoodedLemming26]

What’s your favorite game? Also you should do another Q&A video.

[@ethanlopez7520]

I used to watch you in quarantine!!! I made so many cool vehicles in trail makers! You were my biggest inspiration im so happy this came up on my recommendations again!

[@Xmar4]

It even looks like a fish. I love it

[@missieaaron-qd2gi]

I love your channel it’s cool and helpful because I have trailmakers to

[@DilPickleDino]

How are you liking your new gaming setup?

[@aaronalkor]

I, personally, would’ve gone with a V-22 Osprey design

[@Scare-_-Crow]

The first name to come to mind is the pelican or maybe exocoetus (scientific name for flying fish)

[@heinrichkrull2523]

So it helps people under water then it does an exocoetus.

[@hororr6695]

I just wanna see that in the race with the boys

[@be4theend456]

Gonna do some spinny dipping in this thing lol

[@jaimeemoshe161]

Helimarine- Subcopter- Submacopter- Marinecopter- I got more names up mu sleeves!

[@SAVETHEDAYHEROS]

this might be a fever dream that I once had, but I swear there was a kids show (10 or more years back) where there was a helicopter that turns into a submarine (other vehicles as well, but all were aircraft into sea vehicles), I think it was similar to Octonauts. Am I crazy or does anyone else remember this?

[@josephmorse3089]

This thumbnail made me nostalgic for something from my childhood, but I can't remember what Edit: I think I remember, actually. There was a show from when I was a kid, with a team of animal-people(?) who went around helping the various residents of their world, and they had vehicles that all had different travel modes. I just can't remember the name of it!

[@shadowgjhgitgjh2215]

Are you thinking of Wonder Pets, or perhaps Little Einsteins, or maybe Swat Kats? Those are the three that come to mind for me, but if you’re not an early 2000’s kid, they may not be what you’re looking for.

[@josephmorse3089]

@@shadowgjhgitgjh2215 I did watch Wonder Pets as a kid, and I did hear about Little Einsteins but didn't watch it. Haven't heard about that last one though. None of them are what I was remembering, though. The clearest detail I remember from the show I'm thinking of is that there's a penguin character with a jetpack that could also operate underwater. The other characters also had other vehicles that could be used to get to the site of the problem of the episode.

[@Nn.553]

Helicopter, Plane, Submarine.

[@NomIsReal]

I dare you to build a X-43, X-15 or SR-71 (and any other quick plane)in Trailmakers or Instruments of Destruction

[@hardboiled_cat]

The HELISUB! I wanna call this is the Helisub.

[@atlassian76]

You should've made a tilt-rotor helicopter, it would’ve been a plane/helicopter/submarine, and it also would've given you more power

[@pawedabek1445]

Multiplayer monday 3vs3 -One person has an (opertional) aircraft carrier -the rest of the team has vtol jets that need to be capable of a stable hover -In order to win destroy the enemy aicraft carrier ( you can only use dynomite and small canons to attack the carrier/ enemy aicraft) -high rate of fire guns welcome Only 6 guns avaiable and as much dynomite as you want -jets have only 2 lives -the raund starts with jets taking off from the aircraft carrier (you can use vtol for that) -the entire map is the arena - Go for tresure Island

[@AshleyWinters79]

I suggest you call it "The Excitable Goldfish"

[@tbrshiloh1542]

SCRAP SUBCOPER SUPRIME!!!!

[@Clipdump8484]

i have been watching for a few years, and on my hardcore world, i have built a tribute to the scrap gods, each time sacrifice a sheep or a larger animal for good fortune when mining, it has worked well so far.