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Here is the latest Hind update . Full disclosure . Apprx 4-5 months ago I sent the small parts out to have them made by another guy. I gave him about $200 or so to pay for the resin and RTV At the time everything was hunky dory. Fast forward 2-3 months he did not touch the project...

Me and Daremo cast the cones the way I made them with holes for the rockets . When we tried to cast the part the rubber fingers would tear out and no more hole left. FAILER So I tried to make a drilling jig but they holes were not perfect. ANOTHER FAILER So I had Jay make more cone...

OK looks like I got the hang of smugmug . Here is plan B for the rocket cones . I am casting these as is and I am making a solid cone to fit inside of it to block the see through. Pilot and WSO patiently waiting for this project to ship .

*Re: 1/18th Scale Mi-24 Hind In Production ! margras77 wrote: Not worried about delays. The fact that you get everything done while being a one-man operation is amazing, Pickelhaube's always delivered and this is a gigantic project. Yes this is a gigantic project. To the point of being...

Hey Guys, Here is an update on the Hind and hopefully the last delay. I sent Daremo all of the smaller parts including the cargo doors and rocket pod nose cones. He was having major problems casting them so I had him ship the parts to me . I received the parts and made my own molds the cargo...

Except when trying to find something .:crying::crying::crying: Here is the rear rotor skeleton . Just enough to keep the blades from snapping. Probably would not need it if handled correctly . But just in case I also started doing this for my Huey rotor copies . Those had a tendency to...

I could mark them inside of the rear fuselage it will never bee seen unless you open it up. The 40th sold today !! The resin is flowing !!! A pallet full of rubber molds . These are the main fuselage and tail boom only. :shock: :shock: :shock:

Me to. Possibly at the end of next week ??????? ALRIGHT GUYS WE ARE DOWN TO THE LAST KIT AND I HAVE IT ON E-BAY. $400 plus about $20 for shipping. I am not sure if the molds will make anymore . The parts are looking good coming out of the mold. This is your last chance to get...

OK all of the big molds are made . I finally got hold of Daremo and he is back in the sadle . There is a slight issue with the main fuselage and or turtle deck . They are off by about 1/18th of an inch in width off. I am not sure if it is the main fuse of turtle deck. Doug ( Daremo) will...

I had to remake this piece . In actuality it was a fence to protect the radio gear behind the pilots seat. It was put there on the Static display Hind. When I made it I was unhappy but figured will is almost out of sight . Well I remade it and here is the new radio panel. Here...

You are kind of working in the wrong direction. 3d printing is pricey . So normally you have the prototype made by a 3d printer then you make copies of that at about a 1/3 of the price. If you need something to scale off of I would suggest you get a model ( the largest scale you can find )...

What happened to the WW2 category? I am reboot my Sdkfz 222 kit and will be doing the 223 ( finally) Original price of the kit was $250 the new kit will be $225 plus shipping.

You guys have been great in helping me with the color call outs and I think that I have them all !! Thanks again. Yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Back in the saddle again. How long will it take me to change over all of this post's pictures ? :shock:

It does help but I can not make out the first one . So the last one I am going to use for the Afgahn livery . Is every one good with this ? Guys I really need help with this.

Thanks Digler, I will look into that . This is a call out to all of you Russian experts. I am trying to get my order of paint in for the full builds . So I need to know the exact paint colors that I will need. I know Ammo of Mig has the cockpit colors kit and I will be using that. They...

Hey Guys , I think that I may have tackled the one thing I have been worrying about since I have started this project. The main rotor hub. I know that the resin that I use would not be strong enough to hold the blades up . So I have been working on a skeleton that would. I have no skills at...

* Ok Guys, Here it is in black and white . This was my guess on the final materials tally with 23 units sold at the time. R and D books --------------------------------------$ 100 3 x 1/35 Trumpeter kits ----------------------------$280 3-D printing cockpit...

*Re: 1/18th Scale Mi-24 Hind Prototype Done !!!!!!!!!!! !! Finally after a month , progress. I just used 10 gallons of RTV ( I ran out ) and all of the molds for the big pieces are made !! I am hoping that 4 more gallons of RTV will be enough. The molds for the main fuselage are huge...

Nice job. Those paper models are not easy to do .

Hey Guys , Here is a little update on the Hind. I have sent all of the final small parts to Daremo ( all 109 ) of them. That meens that he will have to make 3,488 parts !!! I have all of the big parts , probably 50 parts . I will be using aprx 12 gallons of RTV and making over...