NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object

Unity Engine
1

Code Instantiates just fine and the object is placed perfectly, but it does not get set as child of helmNode. (returns the error at line 15)

What am I doing wrong here? Im sure its painfully obvious, just trying to learn the engine and Js

#pragma strict
private var helmMesh : GameObject;
var helmNode : Transform;
var helm : Transform;


function Start () {

}
function OnGUI()
{
	if (GUI.Button (Rect (20,40,80,20), "EQUIP")) {
		transform.Find("HELMEQUIP");
		helmMesh = Instantiate(helm, helmNode.transform.position, Quaternion.identity) as GameObject;
		helmMesh.transform.parent = helmNode.transform;
		helmMesh.transform.rotation = new Quaternion (0, 0, 0, 0);
		
	}
}
function Update () {

}
2

Did you set helmNode in the inspector?

3

helm and helmNode have both been set in the inspector

4

Your instantiating a Transform and trying to store the reference in a GameObject. I don’ think it likes mixing types like that :wink: