United States
Joined: April 08, 2016
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Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 07:51 PM UTC
Sofiya, Bulgaria
Joined: September 15, 2014
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Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 08:03 PM UTC
Outstanding work, only one word - PERFECT
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
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Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 09:31 PM UTC
Very nice. It looks awesome. I like how you photo-shopped the post out of some of the pics. Great job.
Field Artillery --- The KING of BATTLE!!!
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
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Lisboa, Portugal
Joined: August 27, 2010
KitMaker: 679 posts
AeroScale: 669 posts
Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 09:40 PM UTC
Uau!
This is an amazing diorama and an amazing Hind. For sure, one of the best I've ever seen.
All looks proportionally correct and true to reality, IMO. Thank you for posting this extraordinary work. Congrats Nguyen!!
PS- that Mi.24 is just awesome
United States
Joined: February 21, 2015
KitMaker: 36 posts
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Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 10:54 PM UTC
that's a beautiful diorama. Could you tell me the meaning of the "Hunting Crocodylus"?
Thanks
Florida, United States
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Posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 - 11:41 PM UTC
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Could you tell me the meaning of the "Hunting Crocodylus"?
The Soviet/Russian nickname for the MI-24 is the Crocodile.
Field Artillery --- The KING of BATTLE!!!
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
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Wisconsin, United States
Joined: April 05, 2007
KitMaker: 2,023 posts
AeroScale: 81 posts
Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 12:03 AM UTC
Mad Duck, I have only one word for your diorama...WOW!!!
Great looking Hind ! And your figures are awesome ! Those are the best eyes I have ever seen on a 1/35th scale figure.
Thank you for sharing !
Tom
On the bench :
A whole bunch of figures, Too many half built kits and a (gasp) wing thing
England - South West, United Kingdom
Joined: March 13, 2015
KitMaker: 418 posts
AeroScale: 114 posts
Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 02:58 AM UTC
Really nice work on your Hind diorama. i also like the diorama base with all it's details.
United States
Joined: February 21, 2015
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 03:53 AM UTC
thanks I didn't know that!
Always loved the Hind. Here's a pic of one of the Polish Hinds that was in Iraq in early 2000s. My friend was with the Polish contingent there.

Ontario, Canada
Joined: July 22, 2012
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 08:59 AM UTC
Beautiful toning and shading. Very well done.
Matt Odom
I've been known to build a few things
New Zealand
Joined: June 19, 2013
KitMaker: 1,217 posts
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 12:16 PM UTC
Perfectly done! Bravo!
Kylie
United States
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 03:43 PM UTC
thanks for all your compliments. i will try harder.
United States
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 03:47 PM UTC
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thanks I didn't know that!
Always loved the Hind. Here's a pic of one of the Polish Hinds that was in Iraq in early 2000s. My friend was with the Polish contingent there.

sorry for my late, mi-24 is also have 2 code name : Hind (Nato) and Crocodile (Russian). and i used crocodylus for all crocodile family
United States
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 04:54 PM UTC

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New Jersey, United States
Joined: January 20, 2013
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 09:54 PM UTC
Absolutely fantastic job, especially with the rod holding up the helo photo-shopped out. Wonderful photos.
I especially admire the detail around the rotor hub, though overall the build is so great that if you took a shot of it on its landing gear against an authentic photo background I think one would be hard-pressed to tell that it wasn't the real thing.
The figures on the ground are just fantastic too.
One quick question. Do you think if you had painted the rod holding the A/C up a "rocky" color to blend in against the main view, and black above that it would have created a better effect? Just an idle thought, and I know it depends on one's "point of view."
Congrats again on a magnificent effort.
On my Workbench: 1/48 B-17F Luscious Lady (with H.G. Barnes and Karl Hauffe - Research) and with Contributions from the late Arthur T. Babiarz, Jr.
Two Special Hobby AF-2 Guardians, one AF-2W, and one AS-2S
California, United States
Joined: December 24, 2002
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Posted: Friday, April 08, 2016 - 11:05 PM UTC
That looks great! The colors and washes really make the models, figures, and terrain pop out. That is some of the best rocky terrain that I've seen in a long time.