Zvezda 1/72 MI-24P Hind

[Guest]

Thanks Colin, might be time to remove the "L" plates from my bench soon :smiling5:

Jakko, I've been dipping my toe into that water a bit, cleaning up parts for the next model as I've been finishing / weathering a current one. Not sure my space is organised enough to have two full builds on the go at once just yet but I do like the idea.

[Fernando N]

Very good looking finish Andy, lovely paintwork and great to have all the hatches open adds some interest to the model. :thumb2: :thumb2:

‘’L’’ plates can go sir!:smiling5:

[Guest]

I've been dipping my toe into that water a bit, cleaning up parts for the next model as I've been finishing / weathering a current one.

Before you know it, you’ll have as many boxes full of half-built models as you do of unbuilt ones …

Not sure my space is organised enough to have two full builds on the go at once just yet but I do like the idea.

I don’t think I should show my workspace in this regard … Two full builds on the go at once, you say? Only two?

[Guest]

‘’L’’ plates can go sir!:smiling5:

Thanks Fernando, I'll have a beer or two to celebrate :smiling5:

[flyjoe180]

Excellent job Andy, really nice result

[papa 695]

Brilliant work Andy

[Mickc1440]

That's a great finish Andy. Lovely work on the paint job. I didn't know that the BBC in Russia flew those :tongue-out3: :tongue-out3: :tongue-out3:

[Dave Ward]

Andy,
apologies for missing the reveal of the finished model. I think that unless you had said '1/72', most people would have thought 1/48! It is a superb model, that you should be rightly proud of! Now, what you need is the same model, all buttoned up, and loaded for bear!
Dave :thumb2:

[Guest]

Thanks guys, and Dave, that's a compliment indeed!

I've just ordered my first tank from SMS (another newer Zvezda kit) so we'll see how I fair with one of those.

[Gern]

Beautiful

[rtfoe]

Andy...lots of praises and well deserved. Really good effort and nice finish. Honestly I haven't been present lately and will have to back track on your application of the cockpit clear parts. Did you mask before applying varnish? Not to take anything away from the finished build but just curious and will check on the wip post link.

Cheers,
Richard

[Guest]

Thanks Richard. The canopies were one thing I had issues with and need to try harder at next time.

I got a huge gluey finger mark on the largest section, which I couldn't seem to polish out effectively. The plastic is much softer than anything I've come across before so marked really easily and didn't respond to any of the polishing products I had. I've seen the dipping in floor polish trick but since they were already fixed that wasn't an option.

I thought about trying some gloss varnish over them but wasn't sure how they'd react so I've just turned a blind eye for now. Any suggestions welcome :smiling3:

[Guest]

Put it on a base, with a figure holding a cloth against the canopy as if cleaning it

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Andy
Let it gas off for a couple of weeks and try polishing again. Just because it’s touch dry doesn’t mean the plastic is fully cured.......there may still be solvent adsorbed into the body of the plastic and softening the surface.
To polish canopies and car bodies I use very fine sanding sponges (down to 20000 grit) used wet and finished with Tamiya polishing compounds, but I’m sure you have access to professional kit that is as good or better....

[JR]

Passed indeed Andy, congratulations, looks good and some nice photos to boot.
Nothing like sucess to boost the mojo .:thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2::thumb2: