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1/72 - Mil Mi-24D "Hind-D" by Kovozávody Prostějov (KP) (plastic Italeri) - released


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Kovozávody Prostějov (KP) is to rebox the Italeri 1/72nd Mil Mi-24D "Hind-D"

Source: http://www.modelarovo.cz/mil-mi-24-1-72-kp-kovozavody-prostejov/

 

- ref. KPM0198 - Mil Mi-24D "Hind-D" International

Box art without the chin-mounted gun?

 

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- ref. KPM0199 - Mil Mi-24D "Hind-D"

 

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The Italeri represents the Hind-E, not the Hind-D, no matter what the box tops state.

 

Notice the empty outer wing racks on the KP box art where the AT-3 Swatters of the 'D would be..? That's because the Italeri kit only has parts for the AT-6 Spirals of the Hind-E/V/P. This also goes for the undernose sensor array.

 

Additionally, the angle of the vertical tail is inaccurate and the fuselage lacks the anti-torque twist of the real thing. Zvezda's Hinds are the only kits in 1/72nd that represent this feature.

 

If you want a good D in Gentlemen's Scale, the best route is Eduards Hind Combo which combines the Zvezda current-top dog Hind-E kit with resin parts for the D, plus a sprue of Zvezda's Hind-A for the Swatters:

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/eduard-2116-mi-24-in-czech-and-czechoslovak-service--1006817

 

Cheers,

 

Andre

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You can also make Mi-24D from the Hasegawa kit. It has both 9M17 and 9K114 missiles with appropriate two versions of ATGM antenna. Or Airfix that made Mi-24 D. But it's always a question why if you have Eduard Mi-24D conversion to best available zvezda kit, both Airfix and Hasegawa were made over 30 years ago... 

 

As for DDR markings you can use HDL in 1/72.

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I think a KP have Italeri kit from Bílek - they re-boxed many Italeri kits- and Hind is one from this. 

 

But Zvezda and HobbyBoss are better choice.

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