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Zvezda 1/72 Mi-24A Hind
Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Well, Iโm not having so much progress as @The Spadgent - but yes - itโs time to spray some paint! ๐บ Just before painting I decided to try pre shading on the Lady: I can paint very thin lines with my airbrush, but I think itโs enough for the camouflage. Then the light blue was sprayed on an underside of fuselage and stabilisers received a touch of paint along with the gear well doors: The tail rotor awaits for its red tips. So, itโs masking time again... ๐ Tanks for having an interest! ๐ -
Looks great! ๐ These decals are pleasure to work with, isnโt it? Same here... These plastic parts have a great fit - no need to worry about their positioning. Excellent progress, Johnny! ๐ Now I need to move to my thread for some update... Keep up the good work! ๐
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Zvezda 1/72 Mi-24A Hind
Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Thank you Johnny! ๐ All these handles are so small and it was challenging to glue them all... ๐ So repetitive. Looks like we're referencing to different Mi-24A production blocks. There's nothing wrong with instructions and your option, and there's nothing wrong with mine: I think I need to post a link to a great walkaround here. It's a bit overlooked by me but very informative. And a bit late for the party! ๐น Thanks! ๐ค Yes, the foam behave very crazy with masking fluid... ๐ต -
Zvezda 1/72 Mi-24A Hind
Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Hello Britmodellers! ๐ Iโm not so fast as Johnny (@The Spadgent), but Iโm very close to painting the Hind. All the bits and bobs (except the wiring on launchers) are glued and assembled, I even added some rivet decals on the tail with the little help of isopropyl alcohol. The main rotor assembly got its heating cables: All the openings are masked (I spent two evenings on it! ๐คช): The belly got its detailing and masking, too: Thanks for looking! ๐ -
Hello Tom! According to book by Efim Gordon and Keith Dexter, the typical Fencer loadout is described like this:
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Thank you Johnny! ๐ค Also I want to try some post shading... I hope itโll be a great experience.
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Zvezda 1/72 Mi-24A Hind
Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Thank you CC! ๐ Itโs a Moscow! These pictures are from the last year, this winter was a lot more snowy! โ๏ธโ๏ธ Thank you! ๐ค There was some additional PE parts added... Initial masking was done, so I hope to start paint her soon. Thank you so much! ๐ Now I need to add some wiring to the launchers and paint it. I can imagine how itโll look... ๐คฉ Thank you for having an interest! ๐บ -
I think weโre all tempted to see your build with all these printed gems! ๐คค Yes, please! ๐ The printed struts as well as other parts looks very uniform. More than that, these looks like they donโt need any sanding to smooth down the printing strokes. So tell us Serkan, is it a printer-related or something else? Most of commercial 3D-printed parts looks not so great as yours.
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Me too Johnny, looks excellent! ๐ I really like how youโve matched the colours, can you tell me what the numbers they were? Mine received some PE antennas and other small bits, now itโs time for masking and I hope Iโll post some pictures soon. Great progress so far! ๐
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I saw here there few years ago! ๐ Looks very fresh. ๐ I donโt know how to do it your way - so cool and artistic! ๐ Same here, I made a piping on an undercarriage using the lead wire and I love it. The launchers arenโt ready yet... ๐ฌ Well done, Johnny!
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Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Thank you! ๐ Me too, just canโt resist to build them... ๐ฌ A liquid mask to protect the plastic from paint. I frequently use it as l love strong plastic-to-plastic joints. -
Zvezda 1/72 Mi-24A Hind
Nikolay Polyakov replied to Nikolay Polyakov's topic in Work in Progress - Aircraft
Thank you for having an interest! ๐บ Well gents, Johnny (@The Spadgent) triggered some movement on this build and I have some pictures for you... At first, I finished the wiring on an undercarriage and added a small PE mechanicals: The next phase was folding and glueing the photo-etched 2P32M/K-4U launch rails. Note that I havenโt done its wiring yet. On this picture you can see the port test-fitted stub wing pylon and all four assembled launchers: Thanks for looking! ๐ -
Stunning work, CC! ๐ The Phantom is a spot-on! I like it a lot, the decaling looks great. ๐
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Itโs a great news, Johnny! Iโm well and have some progress on little bits, including undercarriage wiring and PE-made launch rails. Hope to post new photos in the future.
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Hello Johnny! ๐ค I haven't had any progress on the Hind since last year, too... ๐ฌ Do it, man! I nedd some inspiration, so I'm watching with an interest.
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Awesome thread, Mark! It was very fascinating to read it from start to end, thank you. ๐
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RAAF UH-1D Huey "Bushranger 72" - Vietnam 1970
Nikolay Polyakov replied to mark.au's topic in Ready for Inspection - Aircraft
Excellent story and excellent work, Mark! ๐ The tilted blades adds some spice to already outstanding model. Congratulations, itโll be a great present, for sure!- 27 replies
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Me too! Outstanding work, @Shar75. The Bird looks amazing and the light wash is a spot-on, actually. ๐ ะัะฐะฒะพ!
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Hello Johnny, Iโm glad that youโd used most of these rivets and we finally can see the Hind in your own style. Excellent work as always, bravo! ๐ 2021 was completely off-bench and slightly off-line for me because of the... music ๐ฌ Some ideas were realized and some arenโt - as always, actually. So, Iโm OK (thank you!) and visiting the Forum from time to time. I think Iโll back soon with some projects because I miss you and our forum mates and man, weโre need to build our Mi-24A - donโt you remember?! ๐ธ The Hind looks great: excellent colours, excellent weathering and shots! ๐
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Some outstanding calculations here, Serkan! The more I see at Revell moulds, the more I think itโs really overpriced and not well-designed for the 21st century... Did you see these sink marks on the tertiary doors? Excellent progress and improvements on your drawings. Bravo! ๐
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Ah, after some intensive modelling I switched to music writing and spend some time trying to reconsider my approach to it... I made a few attempts, abandon (or shelve) nearly-finished single and finished two another arrangements that I really like. Not a bad results, but I wanted a bit more... Iโm not ready for modelling yet, but I missed our conversations here on the forum. ๐ค Thank you so much, Iโm happy too! โบ๏ธ