In continuation of my Soviet era 1/48 scale models, here is my (non conventionally camo'd  ) Hind 'D' in Indian Air Force colors.  I have always doubted the combat effectiveness the regular Camo of Hinds i.e. the clover leaf pattern as I felt that they were attractive at air shows, but marginal in actual, terrain-hugging anti-tank warfare.  So I decided to paint my Hind (model master paints) with a patchy three-green and one tan camo pattern.  As can be seen, it looks pretty unusual.

The kit was a bit of a nightmare as the holes for the engine exhausts were much larger than the nozzles which meant that I had to plug the openings by using strips of plastic and then putty on the inner fuselage, then inserting the nozzles and then levelling the fuselage/nozzle join.  Thank God for putty and crazy glue!  I also closed the infantry doors and tinted the windows.  The kit took more than a week to assemble and paint.

Mukund