Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Man, a Hind ain't as Hind until it has those red stars on it! They really make this helicopter look bad to the bone. Nice work Borg, this is most impressive!
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Working on the final touches. The Hind has gotten a wash (thinned artist oils) and a flat coat. I am doing the detail painting (lights, hatches, small exhaust) and adding some staining. I have seen the Hind at airshows and it can be a pretty dirty bird. The left and right side get dirty in a different way due to the rotation direction of the main rotor. I studied several pictures of different birds and left and right sides to see a typical pattern in the exhaust staining.
Here is how I do it (quick and easy)
The starting point:
Step 1: using an artist charcoal pencil I add the saints in the direction of the airflow. It looks a bit stripey but that it dealt with in step two. Near the exhaust the stripes are more dense the further away.
Step 2: using a qtip/cotton ball I wipe over the stripes to make it one patch of staining. To much:remove with water. To little: repeat step 1. All in all this only takes a minute but I think it really adds some realism to the final model.
Here is how I do it (quick and easy)
The starting point:
Step 1: using an artist charcoal pencil I add the saints in the direction of the airflow. It looks a bit stripey but that it dealt with in step two. Near the exhaust the stripes are more dense the further away.
Step 2: using a qtip/cotton ball I wipe over the stripes to make it one patch of staining. To much:remove with water. To little: repeat step 1. All in all this only takes a minute but I think it really adds some realism to the final model.
Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Very nice! I like the weathering effects.
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Very nice - I like the idea of using a charcoal pencil.
I sat in the cockpit of a Hind-D on Saturday - blooming massive aircraft!
I sat in the cockpit of a Hind-D on Saturday - blooming massive aircraft!
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Cool! How did that come about?
And yes, the Hind is huge, it can carry troops and fight. A true multi role helicopter.
And yes, the Hind is huge, it can carry troops and fight. A true multi role helicopter.
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
that staining looks fantastic! That is one of the best jobs of the exhaust staining on a chopper that I’ve seen! Most realistic! Excellent work and thank you for explaining your technique.
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
The one that was bought by BAE Systems is at my local aviation museum. It just happened to be open on Saturday so I had a nose about. It's a superb beast their Hind - I just wish they'd get rid of the awful BAE systems paint job.BorgR3mc0 wrote:Cool! How did that come about?portman wrote:Very nice - I like the idea of using a charcoal pencil.
I sat in the cockpit of a Hind-D on Saturday - blooming massive aircraft!
And yes, the Hind is huge, it can carry troops and fight. A true multi role helicopter.
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
One of the few times you can call something dirty and it means a good thing! Nice trick with the ol’ charcoal
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
Cool photos Stuart! Interesting to see the panel lines on a real one. Some people always say you cannot see panellines in real life or at a distance. But in these pictures they can be seen clearly. I agree that a nice Soviet scheme would look better.
Where is that museum located?
Where is that museum located?
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Re: Hasegawa 1/72 mil mi-24 Hind A
I'm wondering if that is the Midland Air Museum—those are great photos, Stuart! Borg—thank you for the tip, your work is magnificent!
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