The Spadgent Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 From Russia With Love. MI-24A HIND. 1/72 by Zvezda. RFI Welcome to the RFI of a build I finished a while ago. As the weather was nice I decided to take my shots outside. ☀️ The kit itself was a Lovely gift from the very kind @Nikolay Polyakov . The whole story of what and why can be found in the WIP thread here. It was a lovely build and was a real joy to paint and weather. I hope you Enjoy the shots taken in the beautiful English summer time. A million miles away from where I started in the depths of winter. Off we go then. And some internal WIP shots. There's a lot to see through those tiny windows. 🤯 Thanks again to Nikolay for the lovely gift. I had a lot of fun. Hope you did too. Happy Modelling Chums. Johnny. 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 12 hours ago, The Spadgent said: The kit itself was a Lovely gift from the very kind @Nikolay Polyakov . I'm glad that you'd enjoyed this build, Johnny! Your Hind looks fantastic, congratulations! 👏 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Nice build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyho Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Nato Codename "The Flying Conservatory" 😄 Or at least it should be! Fantastic detail and finishing, it looks a well used chopper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Ace work on your part! I always liked the looks of the HIND A more than the subsequent versions--much more threatening in appearance. Don't be deceived by the looks of the troop compartment. The real thing is tiny! I cannot imagine being stuffed in there with seven of my fully equipped "best friends." LOL. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiampieroSilvestri Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Beautiful Mil-24A! Saluti Giampiero 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Another greaaaaat addition to your collection Spad !! Super "Dragonfly of Death" as she is nicknamed sometimes... far away from here !! Your thread was a pleasure as usual !! And hat of for @Nikolay Polyakov for that great gift !! Now, having a great Nachos meal together is "De rigueur" CC 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 That is a beautiful Hind. Excellent work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I wondered where this had got to. Gorgeous build in the one true scale Johnny. One to be proud of. As are most of yours of course! Ian 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 A handsome Hind, great build ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Certainly looks the business. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 That's lovely work! Great build and finish - well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 wow, what a great glasshouse crocodile! I always, obviously wrongly, thought that the A model had side by side seating..... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 That is a beautiful build. I really enjoyed the WIP too. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGKent Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Nice earliest HIND! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 There's a showstopper! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted July 16, 2022 Author Share Posted July 16, 2022 On 11/07/2022 at 07:26, Nikolay Polyakov said: I'm glad that you'd enjoyed this build, Johnny! Your Hind looks fantastic, congratulations! 👏 Thanks Nikolay. I think we did these aircraft proud. You’rea kind soul. 😇 On 11/07/2022 at 07:59, Ryan Hothersall said: Nice build. Thank you. On 11/07/2022 at 08:17, Tallyho said: Nato Codename "The Flying Conservatory" 😄 Or at least it should be! Fantastic detail and finishing, it looks a well used chopper! Beats the flying piano. 🤣🤣 Thank you for your kind words. On 11/07/2022 at 09:12, TheyJammedKenny! said: Ace work on your part! I always liked the looks of the HIND A more than the subsequent versions--much more threatening in appearance. Don't be deceived by the looks of the troop compartment. The real thing is tiny! I cannot imagine being stuffed in there with seven of my fully equipped "best friends." LOL. Especially in this heat. 🥵☀️ On 11/07/2022 at 11:47, GiampieroSilvestri said: Beautiful Mil-24A! Saluti Giampiero Why thank you. ☺️ On 11/07/2022 at 13:24, corsaircorp said: Another greaaaaat addition to your collection Spad !! Super "Dragonfly of Death" as she is nicknamed sometimes... far away from here !! Your thread was a pleasure as usual !! And hat of for @Nikolay Polyakov for that great gift !! Now, having a great Nachos meal together is "De rigueur" CC “Dragon fly off death” sounds terrifying. You sometimes forget what these things are used for. Thanks for the kind words Cc On 11/07/2022 at 15:37, Pantherhawk27263 said: That is a beautiful Hind. Excellent work. Thank you. On 11/07/2022 at 16:02, Brandy said: I wondered where this had got to. Gorgeous build in the one true scale Johnny. One to be proud of. As are most of yours of course! Ian Thanks Ian. Coming from your good self that means a lot. 😇 On 11/07/2022 at 18:41, Wulfman said: A handsome Hind, great build ! Wulfman Thank you. On 11/07/2022 at 19:17, Pete Robin said: Certainly looks the business. Regards Pete Thanks On 11/07/2022 at 20:12, Vultures1 said: That's lovely work! Great build and finish - well done Too kind. On 11/07/2022 at 20:56, exdraken said: wow, what a great glasshouse crocodile! I always, obviously wrongly, thought that the A model had side by side seating..... apparently so. I’m hoping it’s right. I’m not changing it now. 😜 On 12/07/2022 at 04:05, opus999 said: That is a beautiful build. I really enjoyed the WIP too. Great work! Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it. On 12/07/2022 at 12:29, IGKent said: Nice earliest HIND! Thanks. On 13/07/2022 at 20:28, Bertie McBoatface said: There's a showstopper! Aww bless. Thank you so much. Guys you’re all too kind. makes my cockles all warm inside reading your comments. Thank you so much. Happy modelling chums. Johnny 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 The way she was nicknamed in Africa.... CC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 11/07/2022 at 15:24, corsaircorp said: And hat of for @Nikolay Polyakov for that great gift !! Thank you CC, much appreciate it! 🤝 On 16/07/2022 at 10:48, The Spadgent said: Thanks Nikolay. I think we did these aircraft proud. You’rea kind soul. 😇 I think the idea of «back-to-back» build was interesting! We had the same kits with the same aftermarket parts, and even the same paints... Now we’re both finished our Hinds with our own style - ‘twas amazing, Johnny! 👏 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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