Subject: Re: Monogram 1/48 Mil Mi-24 Hind D
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Christopher Yee" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:18:16 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  From: Christopher Yee 
  To: Steve Bamford ARC 
  Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 7:05 AM
  Subject: Monogram 1/48 Mil Mi-24 Hind D

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  "1/48 Monogram Mil Mi-24 Hind D" 
  by "Christopher Yee"
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  An old tooled kit, but still a nice one in this scale. Requires a lot of correction however due to incorrect details and maybe insufficient data when kit was in production post cold war? Areas like the cockpit are completely incorrect and hence I scratch built details there. Incorrect antennas on the tail boom, massive gaps around the exhaust outlets all called for some extra detail. 

  Adding copper wire to the missile rails and landing gear brought these areas to life and stretched sprue did the trick for find control cables on the tail boom and the anti-static rods on the tips of the stub wings and tail. Drilling out air scoops and vents, and the ends of missiles to add that extra depth. And adding exhaust and APU covers to overcome the nasty seam lines inside the exhaust ports.
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  After checking loads of references on the internet, there are no two Hinds that are the same. Many different lumps and bumps across the models with upgrades here or there. Color schemes all vary with different tones or colors altogether for the under belly and rotors for example. Cockpit colors also have many variations. 
  Biting the bullet I chose a scheme that I was happy with for the era and used the Mr Hobby range of colors to give me the finish I was after.
         
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  My first Soviet aircraft, but certainly not my last. A truly magnificent beast of the skies. Beautiful in it's own ugly way.
  "Christopher Yee"
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  Photos and text © by "Christopher Yee"