Here's
the latest off of my bench, a 1/72 Hasegawa Mi-24 Hind A with Ethiopian Air
Force markings. The Mi-24 Hind got its first taste of combat with the ETAF
during the Ogaden War of 1977-78 between Ethiopia and Somalia. The kit was built
out-of-box, with the particle separators being the only extra added (from a 1/72
Monogram snap tite Mi-24 Hind-D). ARC member Farmerboy was generous and
sent me the ETAF roundels, which made this project possible. The finish is a
mixture of Humbrol and Model Master enamels. Thanks Farmerboy!
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The paint scheme
was applied freehand with an Aztek A470 airbrush. After applying the base
colors, I added white to each color to add highlights as well as to fade the
colors a bit. A final touch was using the dot filter technique to add more
subtly to the finish (worked like a charm I must say!). After the flat coat,
pastels were used for the exhaust staining. The Hasegawa kit went together
without too much fuss, and the markings make for a unique build.
Albert
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