Thanks for all your replies, think i'll have to try a better forum.
Stuart

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Thanks for all your replies, think i'll have to try a better forum.
Stuart

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Yes, do that. They probably need better members...

So Jean-Luc because I was disheartened with the forum and I make a silly comment that I would look at another Forum it makes me a bad member?

I thought the whole idea of this forum was to assist fellow modellers with with their questions and queries.
I searched intensively over the internet for two days to find the answer to my question before asking on here because I thought someone would know or at least offer a suggestion to where I might find what I was looking for, 60 people looked at my thread and not a word of advice from one of them.
Are they all really afraid to answer because they might get it wrong and one of their peers says something about the fact that their information is incorrect.
I'm truly shocked that no one person could be bothered to assist.

Hi Stuart,

I'm not an aviation expert, but maybe this will help... Apparently in 2000 there were Russsian Mi-24P Hind F's of the 27th Aviation Group stationed at Pristina. Chances are that the helikopters stationed there in 1999 were of the same kind. Italeri produces this kit (#71024) and so does Hasegawa. Rumour has it that the Hasegawa Hind E actually resembles a Hind F. Hope this helps.

By the way, Jean-Luc is right that not every member visits this forum on a daily basis. Try to be patient after you post a question...

Greetings,

Max

And here is a photo of the Hind's wingman, a Hip.

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I thought the whole idea of this forum was to assist fellow modellers with with their questions and queries.
I searched intensively over the internet for two days to find the answer to my question before asking on here because I thought someone would know or at least offer a suggestion to where I might find what I was looking for, 60 people looked at my thread and not a word of advice from one of them.
Are they all really afraid to answer because they might get it wrong and one of their peers says something about the fact that their information is incorrect.
I'm truly shocked that no one person could be bothered to assist.

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I usually stay out of these discussions, but this sort of attitude really bothers me.

These forums work - and work well - because people are nice enough to take their own time and freely share information that they have. But the bottom line is this: if people don't have the information, they can't share it.

When asking a question of this nature - what type of vehicle was used at a specific location during a specific timeframe - you've got to expect that nobody has a clear cut answer, especially if the time period in question wasn't well documented.

I don't know anyone on this forum who happened to be in Kosovo, at Pristina, in June of '99, but there might be someone who was there. But he might not check the forums often. Or he might not remember what version of the Hind was in use. Or someone else might have this great set of photos from Kosovo during that time period, but needs to track them down out of the thousands of pictures they have on their hard drive. In some cases, there are a lot of things that happen between asking a question and getting an answer.

On a related note, to assume you're entitled to such an answer just because a certain number of people looked at your post is foolish. To cop an attitude about not getting an answer in 3 days and going to find a "better forum" - whether you meant it as a joke or not - is both rude and childish. Such behavior is not going to endear you to your fellow forum goers, no matter what forum you visit.

You will find that most of the folks here are helpful to a fault. Eventually, someone might track down the information you want, or point you in the right direction to help you find your answer. In the meantime, you need to have more patience and consideration when asking for help, and a lot less attitude.

-YL

Hi Stuart

better find a way to express you thoughts more polite or you won't get any anwer.

Before you ask: No I am no moderator either but it does not take responsibilities to recognize a troll. I am totally with Yoni Levi on this! There are many boards that have a faar better knowledge than this one but there are not many that are as nice and kind as this one. Maybe go to HS JA or ARC and show the attitude you show here ...

Have a nice day and good luck with your search. Maybe try a Russian board...

Steffen

CanDid,Thank you very very much, the picture of the Hind does look very much like the ones that were there in the June 99,but if I remember they had a lot more markings(couldn't get photos as the Russsian shooed us away) I can't recall there being any Hips at that time.
I will use this as a basis to start with, once again thank you very much.

Apparently in 2000 there were Russsian Mi-24P Hind F's of the 27th Aviation Group stationed at Pristina. Chances are that the helikopters stationed there in 1999 were of the same kind.