1:48 Mi-24D/W “Hind-D/E”

A flying fighting vehicle

The Mi-24 joined the qualities of an attack helicopter with room for several soldiers in the rear, which was an unusual combination in its day. The D version was given the characteristic pair of separate cockpits one above the other, and the W version differs from it mainly in armament and equipment. Poland operates both and its machines have appeared far from their home bases as well.

Five machines, two foreign missions

On the sheet you will find a helicopter with the number 461 from the Iraqi mission of 2007, a machine with the number 956 deployed at Ghazni in Afghanistan in 2013, a training example with the number 015 from a training center in 2001, further the number 176 of one of the air bases of 2012 and finally a helicopter with the number 741 of a combat helicopter regiment. The three newer variants carry desert or transitional finishes, while the older machines stay in the classic green camouflage.

Decals on a rounded fuselage

The fuselage of a helicopter is full of transitions and bulges where a flat motif will not settle. Use a stronger softener therefore and let the film soften for a while before you start to shape it. On sharp edges several pricks with a needle and repeated pressing down will help, so that the air gets out.

• Five Polish helicopters including foreign missions
• It holds markings for the D version as well as for the W version
• A span of dates from 2001 to 2013
• The numerals are printed in a shade matching period photographs
• The model of the helicopter is not part of it; the sheet serves to finish it