Mi 24

[lancer]

My contribution to the build is going to be a Hind in either British or Finnish markings, I haven't decided as of yet...

[Logan Hartke]

I still have my old Mi-24 profiles out there if you need inspiration.

What If - Logan's Gallery



Cheers,

Logan

[PantherG]

So...once time I make a different British Hind than Logan...

[lancer]

Many thanks for the ideas gents. It's given me something to think about.

[Captain Canada]

I'll give you something else....Finnish ! Just wouldn't look right in British service.

[lancer]

I'll give you something else....Finnish ! Just wouldn't look right in British service.

Why's that, Toad san??

[Captain Canada]

I dunno ! I know we do whifs of everything and anything used by him or her or them or us, but to me, a Hind helicopter in NATO service just doesn't seem right ! Cold War mentality maybe ?

I does look good in the above Commando scheme tho.

[pyro-manic]

I dunno about that, CC - these Hips look pretty damn good IMO: http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/uk-showcases-mi-17-training-work-with-afghan-crews-339017/

[Mossie]

BAE had a Hind, IIRC they were using it to investigate offering upgrades.  It now lives at the Midland Air Museum, I've sat in the cockpit.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_gxyO6PvCSas/Sq91VZUBdEI/AAAAAAAAEzg/7YQbWjKF9ao/s1280/mi-24.jpg

I guess you fit that into a back story for using Hinds in British service?

[Captain Canada]

Yes indeed they do look good ! I have to admit a moment of JMNing when I first said it, but then again, there is just something so un-Anglo about those clunky Russian choppers.....

[lancer]

BAE had a Hind, IIRC they were using it to investigate offering upgrades.  It now lives at the Midland Air Museum, I've sat in the cockpit.
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_gxyO6PvCSas/Sq91VZUBdEI/AAAAAAAAEzg/7YQbWjKF9ao/s1280/mi-24.jpg

I guess you fit that into a back story for using Hinds in British service?

As did a lot of us that day.....

[Mossie]

Ah, course, it was the SIG AGM!!!  Tell me I wasn't the only one who lined one of the other exhibits up and shouted 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!'

[lancer]

Ah, course, it was the SIG AGM!!!  Tell me I wasn't the only one who lined one of the other exhibits up and shouted 'DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!'

Nope, you weren't the only one....

[lancer]

Right, an update. All the interior is built painted and ready to be fitted. Very ingenious way of fitting it to the fuselage. By way of tabs and slots.I've dry fitted it and it goes together very well. Also done id the main wheel wells as the need to be ftted before the fuselage does together. I've also built the first sprue of weapons for this beastie. God's there is a ton of it???
Pictures will be coming soon.

[Army of One]

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Aha.......!!!!! We'll make a believer outta you yet.....!!!!!

Lancer......what kit are you using.....? What scale.....?  When you gonna post the pics.....?