ha ha!! It was good to start the syndicate thought process on this thread!
I know of a number of helicopter syndicates in the turbine world, as I say a Jetbox for £100k (which lets face it you will never lose the hull value - may even appreciate) and a third of the running costs in a friendly well run group works every time...
Stand by my offer of making introductions if anybody is willing to put their money where their keyboard is!
Er, don't know of an EC120 (yet!) I am sure that as older machines become available you will see more of them, but with the huge maintenance bills seen by these machines, I would still have reservations......