_alfisti_ Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Hi guys. I started a new project a few days ago... It will become a Ukrainian Army Aviation Mi-24PU2. I started with the cockpit parts which were painted black. When the Ukrainian Mi-24s where upgraded to Mi-24PUs2 standard they got a new cockpit which give them night flight suitability. For the first time I got me some Quinta Studio decals. This set is for the M-24V and provides the needed black layout for my project. Applying them is very easy and worked very well from the beginning. Cut them out like normal decals, dip them into warm water for a few seconds and slide them to the plastic parts. Different to normal decals, the Quinta Studios 3D decals need an adhesive. Quinta recommends any PVA based glue, clear coat like Tamiya x-22 or cyanoacrylate glue. I used Micro Kristal Klear and it worked very well. The WSOs instrument panel is different in Mi-24V and Mi-24P so I had to use the kit decals here. In my opinion the seatbelts looks way better in vinyl than their etched counterparts from Eduard & Co. Regards Daniel 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Great start, the 3D decals are great, used some on a Chipmunk recently, used CA to stick down . Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Great start Daniel !! These decals look imprssive indeed, I did'nt tried it yet !! Sincerely. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted April 7 Author Share Posted April 7 Thanks guys. 16 hours ago, corsaircorp said: These decals look imprssive indeed, I did'nt tried it yet !! The Quinta stuff is definitely worth it´s money, just give them a try. Next on the Hind was the cabine and the engine/transmission compartment. Cabine was painted with Gunze H337 + a few drops of blue and the transmission housing with Tamiya xf-14. As I decided to close all the hatches around the engines there will be no more detailing in this area. The weathering inside the cabine turned out a little bit heavier as it was in the cockpit. So it should be possible to see the details in the dark fuselage a bit better in the end. At the end I would say it looks okay... Daniel 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 (edited) I made some progress on the Hind. Before closeing the fuselage I tried to improve some little details. The engines were only painted around the rear end, even if there is nearly no chance to see anything of it later. Putting the fuselage halves and the interior together worked without of any troubles, the fit is nearly perfect so far. Same at the cockpit section, the three parts joint very smooth. Almost all the main parts are now assembled on the fuselage, some gaps need a little attention, but everything is easy to handle. The stub wings are not glued yet, I thinking about painting them separate and put them in place at the end. Regards Daniel Edited April 11 by _alfisti_ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted April 24 Author Share Posted April 24 Little update on the Hind: Most of the little gaps are closed with sheet or putty now and I started adding the etched parts from Eduard. Regards Daniel 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 After nearly a month here comes another little update on the Hind. After adding most of the etched parts I went further to the canopy. First I removed the poor details from the inside of the pilots door, there is another nice Quinta decal for these. Masking was a bit tricky especially on the inside. Last items were added to the pit, including a scratch built HUD. The fit of the three main clear parts is very good. The whole fuselage got some rivets, placed after some drawings I found on the net. A layer of Tamiya x-18 on the cockpit section showed me some gaps caused by bad work of mine. ...so some Green Putty was needed... After all the work on the canopy i needed something to relax, I built the external fuel tanks and gave them new fins. Cheers Daniel 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted May 18 Share Posted May 18 Very impressive work on the Crocodile! Do Ukrainian forces call it like that by the way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted May 18 Author Share Posted May 18 Thanks. Yeah it´s called Crocodile by the Russians and also the Ukrainians, Hind was only the name the NATO gave the Mi-24. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 Last update bofor it goes to painting. Some metalic areas on the little radar and the pylons were painted and will be masked for painting the camouflage. The tailplanes were mounted using a metal axle as the original joints seems a bit to weak for the HF antenna cables which will be added later in the little metal tubes I added. Pitot from the box vs. my scratch built one made from an ejection needle and the etched parts for the little wings. Wheel bay door from the etched set. Thats the status quo, everything prpared for the first paint layer. Regards Daniel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 Looking good, I like it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Posted June 6 Share Posted June 6 Great looking model already! Also, thank you for this tutorial! It`s really helpful. May I ask, what are these two things? Spoiler By the way, since you`ve used the Quinta interior, is there a reason for not using their vacuformed canopy too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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