hind Mi 24

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I have been meaning too start this thread for quiet a few months
So i must apologise too Paul, as it was him and my self that started the idea of a hind build before Telford. Paul got a great deal on a hind and then pointed me in the direction of another great deal. After getting the hind at a nice price it ended up snow balling into buying every extra we could find and a lot of great reference material.
So several months later I'm now getting this thread started
I have been working on the hind for several months now so there is a few photos too share of the progress. the cockpit has been trimmed and made ready for paint and fitting. The front wheel well has had the pipes and wiring added. The seats in the rear cargo area has had the belts and a few other details added
pics and text too follow

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So too start this thread off properly lets get showing what i have got for this build
too start the kit

now all the extras

so lets start the list
profit modeler
wheels and towing shackle, pitot tube and black box, flare dispenser
eduard
interior, exterior,weapons and mask for canopy
cmk
pilots standing
scale aircraft conversions
metal landing gear
albion alloys metal too scratch build new gun barrels
verlinden
full cockpit

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for the final stage of finishing we have some special decals. The plan is too build very similar version too pauls so they can sit along side each other.
new stencils and decals

next up is all the reference material. now the wwp was hard too find and we managed too get the last 3 for sale any where in the world so too say we are pleased it just about right
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Also under Paul and Andreas recommendation i got akan paints too paint this beauty

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Too start the build I trimmed up the verlinden resin. This stuff is super good, great detail and the fit is near perfect

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As you can see in the last pic i have also added some missing detail too the rear seat
I added seat belts, missing strengthening bars and the springs that hold the seat up when stowed

the next area of detail was the auxiliary generator exhausts. Now I'm not totally sure its added extra detail but i enjoy doing these things
I had too make quiet an elaborate frame too mount them

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Next up is the front wheel bay. Now from the pics in the book there was a lot of detail too add. there is a lot of missing strengthening bars wiring and hydraulics lines
The white plastic parts i made from plastic card, the etch is what comes in the eduard set.

This is it finished up with all the lines added and the front metal landing gear and the resin wheels. I had too remake the latch that locks the landing gear leg in flight as the eduard part came loose and was eaten by the carpet. I was happier with the new item
Next up is getting the cockpit and rear area painted and then start detailing the wheel area. To get that looking right for the exact model we are building i need too cut and scratch quit a lot of detail. so really looking forward too it

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All that after market....Soooo jealous of this