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                        Just picked up Trumpeter's HUGE 1/35 Hind-E!

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Just picked up Trumpeter's HUGE 1/35 Hind-E!
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, February 29, 2004 9:49 AM
                        Went down to Super Kid's Land (gotta love that name!) here in Osaka today, and whaddaya know, they had Trumpeter's new Mil-24V Hind-E. Now, I haven't built a helo since high school (Revell's old 1/35 Cayuse) but I just couldn't pass this up.

                        Man-o-man, it's HUGE!! The box is massive, and stuffed with plastic. It looks great in the box, with excellent detailing and crisp, clean molding.
                        Here in Japan it's selling for 10,240 yen (about $97 USD).

                        Question for the helo experts:
                        Trumpeter identifies this Hind-E as a Mi-24V. The few reference books I have refer to the Hind-E as Mi-24W.
                        What's the difference between the V and the W? Is it actually a different model, or is it just a thing to do with Russian language, like the I and J thing?
                        ~Brian
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                        Avus
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: Caput Mundi
                        Posted by Avus on Sunday, February 29, 2004 12:05 PM
                        Damn' it you beat me on time!Banged Head [banghead]
                        I wanted to go to my hobby store yesterday but i didn't have time!
                        Maybe next week.Sad [:(]
                        Have fun with your new model!

                        Klaus

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, February 29, 2004 1:06 PM
                        It does look like a big box o' fun, for sure.
                        I was surprised to find it on the shelves already. I thought it was coming out later this Spring.
                        ~Brian
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                        TANGO 1
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: A secret workshop somewhere in England
                        Posted by TANGO 1 on Sunday, February 29, 2004 2:49 PM
                        J-Hulk,
                        please tell us more! Panel lines? Cockpit details? weapons? canopies? If you get time, let us know.....please!
                        Regards, Darren. C.A.G. FAA/USNFAW GB
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                        HeavyArty
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Valrico, FL
                        Posted by HeavyArty on Sunday, February 29, 2004 2:54 PM
                        For all the great details, see here: http://www.perthmilitarymodelling.com/reviews/aircraft/trumpeter/tr05103.htm

                        Gino P. Quintiliani - Field Artillery - The KING of BATTLE!!!

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 29, 2004 6:20 PM
                        Thanks for the link....now I'm gonna have to get it!!!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, March 1, 2004 6:18 AM
                        Thanks for the link, Gino!
                        My first helo build in about 25 years...well, I guess a Hind is about as close to armor as a helo gets!
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, March 1, 2004 5:41 PM
                        Hey J-hulk! congrats!
                        I'm sure it's gonna be a joy. (pay attention to the canopy)

                        As for V and W, V is for Volks and W is for Wagen...Tongue [:P]

                        No just kidding. the letter V in Russian is the english letter 'B'. the letter W dose'nt have a compatible one letter, but can be pronounced out of couple or several voulse. I'm steel learning my russian...

                        BTW the letter for the english B, is written in russian as a small english 'b' with a '-' (hyphen) attached to the letter at the topjust like a small roof. hope I did'nt confuse you or anyone...Black Eye [B)]
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 4:14 AM
                        Hey Guys!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!! I just got off of Squadron's website and the Trumpeter 1/35 Hinds are in!!!!!!!!!Smile,Wink, & Grin [swg] They are pretty pricey though, $116.00 bucks!!!Shock [:O] STEAP!!!
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 4:14 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ShModeler

                        Hey J-hulk! congrats!
                        I'm sure it's gonna be a joy. (pay attention to the canopy)

                        As for V and W, V is for Volks and W is for Wagen...Tongue [:P]

                        No just kidding. the letter V in Russian is the english letter 'B'. the letter W dose'nt have a compatible one letter, but can be pronounced out of couple or several voulse. I'm steel learning my russian...

                        BTW the letter for the english B, is written in russian as a small english 'b' with a '-' (hyphen) attached to the letter at the topjust like a small roof. hope I did'nt confuse you or anyone...Black Eye [B)]


                        Thanks!
                        Yes, I read the canopy has a bit of a seam that needs attention...upon inspection, it is indeed a pretty hefty seam...moreso than on any of the opaque parts! That's OK...a buddy just sent me a bottle of Future from the States (not to be had here in Japan), so I'll give it the ol' sand-polish-Future treatment!

                        Roger on the Russian...but I'm still confused: the Mi-24V and Mi-24W are different aircraft? Or is it just the lack of a real W in Russian (as transliterated into the English alphabet)?
                        ~Brian
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                        DanCooper
                        • Member since
                          March 2004
                        • From: Belgium
                        Posted by DanCooper on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 4:11 PM
                        Oh, I just wish somebody would send me a bottle of Future too, have been looking around for something similar here in Belgium since years.
                        Meanwhile with all the different bottles that I have baught and tried (without satisfaction) I could actually start a shop myself...Wink [;)]

                        On the bench : Revell's 1/125 RV Calypso

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                        mark956
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by mark956 on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 4:48 PM
                        Good luck on the build J-Hulk. Please give us a review on it.
                        mark956
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 4, 2004 5:20 PM
                        J-hulk,
                        After checking the most beautifull reference for russian (my girlfriend...)Kisses [:X]
                        It turns out that there is no 'W' and there is no way to pronounce it! instead there is 'V' or 'U' like double 'O'

                        So it should'nt be Mil-24W bout Mil-24V
                        Hope this helps
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Thursday, March 4, 2004 5:30 PM
                        I am gonna have to get one of those...sounds like a great build!

                        Dan

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Friday, March 5, 2004 5:07 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by ShModeler

                        J-hulk,
                        After checking the most beautifull reference for russian (my girlfriend...)Kisses [:X]
                        It turns out that there is no 'W' and there is no way to pronounce it! instead there is 'V' or 'U' like double 'O'

                        So it should'nt be Mil-24W bout Mil-24V
                        Hope this helps


                        Thank you and your beautiful reference!

                        So, the Verlinden book (Lock On No. 16) is "wrong" and Trumpeter is "right?"

                        (The book calls it Mi-24W, while the kit is called Mi-24V).

                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 5, 2004 5:29 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by DanCooper

                        Oh, I just wish somebody would send me a bottle of Future too, have been looking around for something similar here in Belgium since years.
                        Meanwhile with all the different bottles that I have baught and tried (without satisfaction) I could actually start a shop myself...Wink [;)]


                        I can get something similar to Future here in Germany. It is made by ERDAL and is called Glänzer.... It is a blue bottle with a red cap... you shuold be able to find it in the same place you find floor cleaning products Smile [:)]

                        Herr Gray Whistling [:-^]
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 5, 2004 4:15 PM
                        Well J-hulk I guess so...

                        Trumpeter is a chinese company, and they were in good relations with the former soviet unione, and now with russia. I guess the western mind tends to think that chinese are more capable of making mistakes...
                        Well maybe they got it right this time (and why not?...) besides I have seen mistakes from verlinden.

                        And it is certain beyond doubt that there is no imidiate equivalent for the english letter 'W' in Russian. I also checked my "CLOBAPN" (slovari-dictionary) and she's Kisses [:X] right!Big Smile [:D]

                        May I suggest that maybe this is a western marking, and not realy a typo?
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                        Papa-Echo-64
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Seattle
                        Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Friday, March 5, 2004 6:38 PM
                        I had a chance to look at one today at my local Hobby hang out and wow! what a kit!....its very nice and all but it still aint no 100.00 dollar model! OUCH!!!! Confused [%-)]
                        Straighten up and fly right.....
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Saturday, March 6, 2004 12:08 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Papa-Echo-64

                        I had a chance to look at one today at my local Hobby hang out and wow! what a kit!....its very nice and all but it still aint no 100.00 dollar model! OUCH!!!! Confused [%-)]


                        Hmmm...I thought I once heard about a guy paying $200 for a 1/48 Chinook...I could be wrong, of course!Wink [;)]

                        ShModeler, I wasn't concerned with who was "right" or "wrong" (that's why I put "right" and "wrong" in quotes in my previous post), I was just trying to figure out if there was in fact both a Mi-24V AND a Mi-24W or not (and thanks to you, now I know!Smile [:)].
                        I really don't think, however, that "the western mind tends to think that chinese are more capable of making mistakes," as you mentioned in your post.
                        Having lived in the West (USA) and Asia (Japan), I can say with confidence that folks in the East and West both make mistakes with the same frequency! Wink [;)]

                        Again, thanks for all your help in the VW department!Big Smile [:D]
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, March 7, 2004 1:01 PM
                        Could it be an export version of the 'E'? different weapons fit maybe?
                        BTW, check out the main undercarriage doors, on the one I saw they were made of some sort of fibre glass/papier mache/bits of Trabant. Very rough & thick, (around 1/2 inch) looked like a contour map of the Urals!
                        I hope you have a big display case!
                        Pete
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                        Papa-Echo-64
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Seattle
                        Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Sunday, March 7, 2004 7:49 PM

                        Hmmm...I thought I once heard about a guy paying $200 for a 1/48 Chinook...I could be wrong, of course!Wink [;)]

                        Whistling [:-^]
                        Straighten up and fly right.....
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 2:39 AM
                        Just ordered the the kit from Internet Hobbies...Can't wait to get it!

                        Regards, Dan

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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 3:48 AM
                        Hmmm...maybe a group build is in order??
                        My track record with group builds is terrible, though...
                        ~Brian
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                        Buddho
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Newport News VA
                        Posted by Buddho on Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:54 PM
                        LOL...we'll just flood this forum with updates of our LARGE models!

                        *Update* The Hind arrived today....what a large kit! Big Smile [:D]

                        Regards, Dan

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