While the Squadron putty was drying I cut the nose of an ESCI FFAR pod:
![Mi-24P ESCI: FFAR pod nose cone cut Mi-24P ESCI: FFAR pod nose cone cut](http://104.236.35.21/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P1110716.jpg)
and inserted the base into the inlet of the APU to give it some detail.
![Mi-24P ESCI: Stock engine/APU intakes Mi-24P ESCI: Stock engine/APU intakes](http://104.236.35.21/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P1110718.jpg)
Here’s how the outcome looks before paint:
![Mi-24P ESCI: New detail added to the APU intake Mi-24P ESCI: New detail added to the APU intake](http://104.236.35.21/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/P1110719.jpg)
The amount of putty required and the sanding is obvious on the series of pictures above, but let me tell you – this is a great stress-relief technique.
I also created a new gun mount to replace the missing part, using brass barrels of a design closest to the original GSh-30. These are fixed into a block of laminated styrene. The white brackets are scrap styrene sheet.