Zvezda 1/48 Mil-24N Hind

Ian M

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Looking good Barry.
Odd that they choose to paint the EES's bright green on a camouflage painted hull!
 

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That green, Ian, is a common one used on their attena covers, wheel hubs etc since 1960.

Anyway I have masked and sprayed the wheel wells. Easy masking and no touch ups needed for this.

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I have done a panel line wash. These are very shallow and fine, does not take a wash as well as some do.

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I will be applying several mist coats of
Semi-Matt varnish next before doing some dry brushing and other weathering. But, I need to leave lots of time for the enamel wash to dry and cure so it probably won’t be until tomorrow.
 

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Looks good Barry.....Love the Camo style that was employed on these choppers. Rick H.
 

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I have done several mist coats of a semi-matt varnish. I will leave it at that on the rotors but will,once it has hardened, spray another mist coat of matt varnish over the main airframe. I want a slightly different sheen on different areas. This is another way to slightly modulate the effect and create more interest. Not a big difference but it does help improve the overall look.

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Coming on very nicely Barry!!! Great work.

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I am losing the plot…..
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I forgot it was there…..

So, can I pop the canopy or not?

Nothing to lose……

We shall see.
 

adt70hk

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Good luck.....
 

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Done..

It did not go back quite as perfectly as it was but it’s fine. There is a little damage to repair including a small breakage that I spotted on the photo that a piece of stretched sprue can solve.

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