1:24 Alia CX300 and Ground Support Equipment in the Lobby
Model Making
I spent my “free time” building scale models for Beta’s CEO, customers, and satellite offices.
Dates
June 2021 – June 2024
Team
Individual
With assistance from the paint shop & wood shop
Role
Mechanical Design Engineer
Skills
Fabrication: 3D Printing, Laser Cutting, Power Tools, Electronics, Coding, Vinyl Cutting, CNC
Design: Solidworks, Onshape, Adobe Illustrator, Design for Travel, Arduino
1:48 Charge Pad
This model was part of a 40+ scale model series that included all of Beta’s products, comparative aircraft,. All of which was completed during a 6-week sprint initiated by the CEO for a technical advising meeting.
Features
- 3D Printed Structure
- Steal railings
- Laser cut base & landing pad
- Coated mesh safety netting
1:48 Charge Pad
1:48 Charge Pad
1:48 Charge Pad – Rear
1:48 Charge Pad – Detail
1:48 Charge Pad – Slicer
1:48 Charge Pad – Sliced
6ft Model of Alia A250 for Helijet 
Helijet Model
This 6-foot model of Alia A250 was gifted to Beta’s customer, Helijet. And is suspended from the ceiling at Helijet’s headquarters in Vancouver.
Features:
- 4x LynxMotion HT1 continuous servo motors
- Embedded Ceiling mounting system
- CNC’d packaging for 3,000 mile shipment
- Awesome livery from the paint shop!
Helijet Packaging Drawing
Helijet Packaging
Helijet Packaging Focused
Wire Routing
Bonus Projects
1:24 Alia CX300 and A250 
1:24 charge cube lid with press-fit LEDs 
1:24 diorama 
Electronics for Diorama 
1:24 ground support equipment 
1:24 ground support equipment 
50 nmi and 150 nmi range circles 
1:5 retired subscale drone with infographics 
Magnetic map with various flight range circles