1/72 MiL 24 V

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This is my Hobbyboss 1/72 MiL 24 V used in Southern Africa by the Angolan and Mozambique Ari Forces.

It has stunning detail for a kit in this scale and it will be a chalanging build to get it right.

I read a few reviews for good MiL 24 V's in this scale and most have hassles with acuracy except for the Hobbyboss wich got it as good as it gets, so I went for it .Strangely it is also the cheapes of all the kits!

The interior colour varied from light blue to "hurt your eyes green" so I mixed up this batch.

Theuns

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Nice choice theuns! ive been thinking about getting a Hind for a while now , but like yourself had been put off by a few dodgy reviews. This looks like a good kit, ill be watching this one , cheers tony
 
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Tony of all the reviews it seems the Hobbyboss one is as I understand the best of the lot with the least hassles in fit/quality ect. The only thing is a very small seam in the middle of the canopy, but due to the shape it will most likely be the same with all of them.

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The best of the 1:72 Hinds is(are) Zvezda one(s) (They've released several versions now). HobbyBoss has some accuracy issues (main being the cockpit/fuselage join is not tilted when looking at the bird from the front) and as I remember, rocket launchers are missing some tubes. Nevertheless it is still a great model and I can't wait to see you making some progress on her!

Also I would check the references. As far as I remember, only the instrument and switch panels in the cockpit were painted in "USSR Cockpit Green". Other parts of the interior should be black and grey.
 
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The cockpit was the green and the rest of the cabin was light blue, same as underside of aircraft.

I painted the switch pannels black and will do some highlithting later as soon as the paint cures. It is a bit cold ind the green still feels a bit soft.

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Great pit theuns , very nicely painted, cheers tony
 
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I don't know how the D compares to the A for size (A most likely a tad more roomy) but I had a look inside uor A and there is acres of space there!

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this looks like a nice whirly bird you are building theuns,good work so far mate

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Like the work you've done on the interior. Coming on very nicely :smiling3:
 
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NICE camo theuns!! Its looking great , cheers tony
 
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Thanx Tony, The hassle was to actually see what the pattern looks like as the kit pattern of the Russian and Iraqi helies are different tothe Angolan one.

I messed up the canopy masking as usual, I really should practice more!

The demarcation line on the cammo is way to big in 72 scale, but I was to lazy to mask it of.

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