This is my 1/48 Monogram Mi-24D. I reinforced the join between the rotors and the hub by drilling and inserting piano wire about 25mm long. I used Xtracolor enamel paints sealed with Modelmaster clear satin. I used an Aztek airbrush. The camo painting was done freehand. I used an old Heller Me-109 as my test model that I sprayed first to ensure everything was right with air, paint & thinner before starting. The panel lines were preshaded black but much of the effect was lost due to me applying too mush paint over the top. I masked the canopy using bare metal foil. This worked well but left behind a stubborn residue that took careful work to remove. I don't have any Future floor polish as it is near impossible to get in Australia so the canopy was polished with toothpaste to remove some light scratching that occurred in the box. Testors clear glue was used to attached the canopy. This is an excellent product. Stretched spue and 0.5mm styrene rod was used to enhance the "Oddrods" footstep and windsreen wipers. The wing lights were similated with bare metal foil painted with either Tamiya clear red or clear green. The tail boom light was the sorry looking kit part that was sanded and polished whilst being spun on a dremel tool, then its base was painted chrome and the outer surfaces painted clear red. The decals are OOB. For the weathering I used water colours as they have zero chance of reacting with the paint. The weathing is a little light on as I still remember the last model I ruined during this process lol.
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Len
