1/72 Mi-24P kitbash, WIP part 2

While the Squadron putty was drying I cut the nose of an ESCI FFAR pod:

Mi-24P ESCI: FFAR pod nose cone cut
FFAR pod nose cone cut

and inserted the base into the inlet of the APU to give it some detail.

Mi-24P ESCI: Stock engine/APU intakes
Stock engine/APU intakes

Here’s how the outcome looks before paint:

Mi-24P ESCI: New detail added to the APU intake
New detail added to the APU intake

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.

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