The Zipper Tiger
- Subject:
Mil Mi-24D Hind-D
Československé vojenské letectvo (Czechoslovak Air Force 1940-1993)
11 Helicopter Reg. 4009
1985 - Plzeň-Bory- Scale:
- 1:48
- Status:
- Completed
- Started:
- February 10, 2022
- Completed:
- February 18, 2023
I missed on this release, when Eduard put it on the market in 1/72 scale (with virtually the same model from Zvezda as it turned out...). I have this Mi-24 in this painting scheme from Revell/Italeri, but went with it too deep with upgrading preparations...
And it's my second venture into the 1/48 section as I have way too few model kits...
I chose to check out on some new solutions here, so I swapped the included PE set for a 3D printed details and decided to go all out with the new positive rivet set (although for a V variant when I was getting it). Other than that, I decided to make only the necessary alterations, to keep it buildable in less than a decade.
Although truth be said - this kit is a nice base for detailing as it tries very hard not to stand in a modeller's way. Sometimes simply making a larger copy of a smaller kit won't do, even if in 1/72 it was impressively detailed!
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Mark KanePhenomenal effort. Great work and one your should be proud of. How were the rivets to work with?
Wojciech Kucza@Mark - thank you very much! After getting hang of them the riveting went quite smooth even if a bit tedious. Unfortunately they need to be placed in this weird time of build when you want to have majority of a kit complete and ready for painting yet without many details, that you won't be able to wrap the film over. And they need a lot of soapy water on the kit to be able to slide and place them precisely - if you have a little more friction there is a tendency for the decal to warp as the film stretches. But all in all - it's doable 🙂