MiL24 Hind

This was, unfortunately, one of the worst kits i have ever put together. However, taking into consideration that it's very affordable, and the issues can be worked out, it does balance out. This Hind comes with the standard loadout for weapons that you typically see on this helicopter and you get to choose from East German and Polish markings. The instructions are pretty good and show examples of camouflage to mach each set of markings. The design of this model is very strange at times and could be simplified. There was a lot of fit issues during the entire building process, the worst of which was the canopy. The detail of the kit was okay, but again taking into account the price, thats alright. What I think was the worst part of this kit was that the rocket pods are not separate from the pylons which are not seprate from the wings, and look terrible. The cone where the rockets would be is completely wrong and are made to look like the rockets are sticking outside of the pod. I'd recommend buying nicer ones to put on this kit, or removing the stock ones and have empty pylons. Even with all the trouble that comes with this Hind, it's still possible to make a nice looking kit. I would only recommend this to a model builder with experience in dealing with poorly designed models that are difficult to work with.

I'm not a big fan of Revell kits, but I had to get this one. Raised details on some parts, and recessed on others. Cockpit is really nice with access to the crew compartment, which is detailed nicely. I felt the plastic to be soft, and there was a lot of flash to be cleaned up. Cockpit glass fit is so-so, but with a nice paint job and typical weathering for this workhorse, you can get a quality model for a great price.

I know that this is not a new kit but considering that, it does have some unique issues. Engine detail is nice and simple but the main rotor mechanism is very good detail. Internally the cockpit is crisp (detail could have been applied to the instrument panel but painting posed no problem. It is a good sized model for 1/48 scale but the interior color was hard to find but mix one's own color was not to hard, Light blue, dark navy blue, green, and black gave me the bluish/green color needed. I had a lot of fun building this model and since I only build stationary wing models, this was a little of a challenge.