The Zipper Tiger
- Subject:
Mil Mi-24D Hind-D
Československé vojenské letectvo (Czechoslovak Air Force 1940-1993)
11 Helicopter Reg. 4009
1985 - Plzeň-Bory- Масштаб:
- 1:48
- Статус:
- Завершені
- Початі:
- February 10, 2022
- Завершені:
- 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!
Інвентар проекту
Повні набори
Набір для деталювання та конверсії
![1:48 Mi-24V Positive Rivets & Surface Details (Eduard ER48001) ER48001](/products/img/7/0/5/1407705-10074-90-t180.jpg)
![1:48 Mi-24 Hind (D/E) - JakB-12.7 machine gun barrel and DUAS probe (Master AM-48-126) AM-48-126](/products/img/9/5/4/1018954-18297-86-t180.jpg)
Маски
Фотоальбоми
![View album, image #28 View album, image #28](/albums/img/4/6/2/1377462-11813-24-720.jpg)
![View album, image #12 View album, image #12](/albums/img/6/3/2/1412632-11813-38-720.jpg)
Коментарі
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Phenomenal effort. Great work and one your should be proud of. How were the rivets to work with?
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@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 🙂