{"id":1889,"date":"2013-11-29T14:05:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T22:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ricklawler-propaganda.com\/propaganda\/?page_id=1889"},"modified":"2013-11-29T14:13:13","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T22:13:13","slug":"1889-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ricklawler-propaganda.com\/propaganda\/modeling-projects\/1889-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Rust & Bones – Hind MIL-24"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/span>This is one of those projects that I do just for the heck of it.\u00a0 At least at the time I was building this model I had no particular goal, no particular magazine space needs to be filled, no particular new product release needs to be \"\"<\/a>highlighted.\u00a0One evening while surfing the web I stumbled upon a gallery of photos showing abandoned Russian helicopters; parked and left to the elements in what appears to be inner-city parking lots.\u00a0 The thought of all of that high-tech hardware simply “put out to pasture” is quite mind-boggling if you think about it.\u00a0 Cold war weapons reduced to discarded carcasses of aluminum and fading paint.\u00a0 And there is the key, the faded paint!!\u00a0 The colors and patina exhibited on these forgotten beasts is amazing \u2013 yes, in my case irresistible.<\/p>\n

My weapon of choice is the Hind MIL-24 from Trumpeter in 1:35 scale.\u00a0 During the early 1960s, it became apparent to Soviet designer Mikhail Leont’yevich Mil that the trend towards ever-increasing battlefield mobility would result in the creation of flying infantry fighting vehicles, which could be used to perform both fire support and infantry transport missions. The first expression of this concept was a mock-up unveiled in 1966 in the experimental shop of the Ministry of Aircraft’s factory number 329 where Mil was head designer. The mock-up designated V-24 was based on another project, the V-22 utility helicopter, which itself never flew. The V-24 had a central infantry compartment that could hold eight troops sitting back to back, and a set of small wings positioned to the top rear of the passenger cabin, capable of holding up to six missiles or rockets and a twin-barreled GSh-23L cannon fixed to the landing skid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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Mil proposed the design to the heads of the Soviet armed forces, and while he had the support of a number of strategists, he was opposed by several more senior members of the armed forces who believed that conventional weapons were a better use of resources. Despite the opposition, Mil managed to persuade the defense minister’s first deputy, Marshal Andrey A. Grechko, to convene an expert panel to look into the matter. While the panel’s opinions were mixed, supporters of the project eventually held sway and a request for design proposals for a battlefield support helicopter were issued. The development of gunships and attack helicopters by the US Army during the Vietnam War convinced the Soviets of the advantages of armed helicopter ground support doctrine, which had a positive influence on moving forward with the development of the Mi-24<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Being that this is the first helicopter that I have ever built; my first response is that I am surprised by how large this thing is.\u00a0 In 1\/35 scale the ‘chopper measures roughly 20″ from nose to tail.\u00a0 That’s a lot of space to deal with!!\u00a0 As mentioned it was the faded, stained and oxidized finish of these machines that caught my eye, now the problem is how to achieve these effects. Recently many of my modeling friends have been experimenting in this area \u2013 creating oxidized appearances \u2013 using a number of chemical and technical solutions.\u00a0 These processes run the range from hairspray, chipping solutions and now experiments using Windex and other types of household cleaners.\u00a0 I’ve used, or at least have tried, each of these solutions and the results are undeniable \u2013 they each can lead to excellent results.\u00a0 However, my approach for this particular project will lean a bit more toward “traditional” techniques.\u00a0 Well, sort of \u2013 I feel that regardless of the method of application and the processes that you are following, even the most “dated” of techniques are constantly influenced and refreshed and have a place and relevance in today’s modeling world.\u00a0 With that said, my methods for this project will tend follow a more traditional tact, relying heavily on airbrush and hand brush techniques.\u00a0 Yet, it is undeniable that the use of more recent layering philosophy, the use of artist\u2019s oils, color mapping and a host of newer techniques will make their presence felt during the course of the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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