1/18th Scale Mi-24 Hind Retired

[pickelhaube]

Alright guys , it is the first of the month as promised time to unveil the next large build .

As the title says if will be the Hind !!!

I do have something to show but it will have to be later on today.

I have enlisted the help of one of our talented 3-D computer guys and he has already plotted and had printed one of the major componets of the Hind and in hopefully in 2 weeks we will have something else to show.

He will be platting the smaller parts and I will be building the larger ones .

This will be my biggest under taking so far .

I have done the polls in the past and I will have a price point of around

$350-$450 for a resin kit.

This kit will not have as many parts as the Tiger II but will be close to 38 " long.

Stay tuned !!!!!!!

[MUDHEN336]

Outstanding!! Count me in for 1!

[pickelhaube]

Thanks Mud Hen !!

I tried let the primer paint ( laquer ) dry for an hour but it never did . I guess I need to use acrylic .

Here goes .

The cockpit !!
































Figures fitted. I had to pop off their feet so they could fit.

I will deepen the feet area so a full figure will fit in.

[normandy]

Very impressive Matthew.

[granch]

YESS!

[CW4USARMY]

I had to give up my King Tiger because I doubted my modeling skills, but for a Hind, I will learn!!! Count me in!

[maritime96]

Amazing work as always. Looking forward to seeing this come together.

[supersonicfifi]

NICE ! will it be a new vesrion like the Mi35 or an old one mi24 from the afghanistan war ? ?


new Mi35


Mi24

[pickelhaube]

NICE ! will it be a new vesrion like the Mi35 or an old one mi24 from the afghanistan war ? ?


new Mi35


Mi24

I am going for the Mi-24 E the Afghanistan era .

[rschaap]

Nice job as usual. I am looking forward to the progress pictures. Once again thanks for your tremendous support of the hobby.

[supersonicfifi]

perfect i really like the cold war weapons ! since the pacha i own is an early model A it will face your HIND as soon as i can get someone to build it for me !!!!! ( i ma not a modeller !!! )

[supersonicfifi]

i want this kind od display :

[supersonicfifi]

HIND flight :

[granch]

Supersonicfifi, hoping that every helicopter will get away of this swarm with all its main rotor blades intact...
If I had the choice, I would prefer the old sand/olive camo and the red star. My Mi-24 1991 pic posted a long time ago:

[snake]

Great choice Matthew.

Cockpit detail looks very good, and interested in seeing the rest of the project progress.

Not really a helo guy, but the Hind looks mean, and the business.

[normandy]

Hey Pickel, just been looking at some of the pics of the Hind......in 1:18 this is going to be big, what 18" to 20"
nose to tail?

[pickelhaube]

Hey Pickel, just been looking at some of the pics of the Hind......in 1:18 this is going to be big, what 18" to 20"
nose to tail?

38 !!

[Black_Dragon_One]

How much work is to get this done

[pickelhaube]

Thanks guys this hopefully will be a fun project

How much work is to get this done

Dragon


Not sure what you are asking.

[rschaap]

Paint options (not the norm).

USMC attack helicopter (Fantasy)



Hind dressed up as a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter for a 1980's Russian action movie.





United Nations Hind

[granch]

Nice idea, the UN version! Could be used in about every kind of diorama, no problem about "political correct", no problem for use with any nationnality of small army soldiers (with perheaps exception of ISIS?)... Point of view of a "neutral" swiss guy. I have allready a small platoon of UN Blue Helmets soldiers ready for boarding in the Mi-24...

[Black_Dragon_One]

Thanks guys this hopefully will be a fun project

How much work is to get this done

Dragon


Not sure what you are asking.

I have no skill I glue my fingure together building model.. how much work would I have to put in to this to getting it looking really good.. remember I have no skills

[Grilledcheese]

Dammit man, you finally went and started a project that I will have NO CHOICE but to buy. Count me in.

I dislike you greatly.

(In a good way)



Jeffrey
(Dammit)

[pickelhaube]

Dammit man, you finally went and started a project that I will have NO CHOICE but to buy. Count me in.

I dislike you greatly.

(In a good way)



Jeffrey
(Dammit)

Hey Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPw-3e_pzqU

[Grilledcheese]

*sigh*
Yeah, that about sums it up...




Jeffrey