[H8R]

Damn....

Fully scratch built, this model took just over 15 years (8000-10,000 hours) to complete. Begun in Kiev (Ukraine), in 1986 this masterpiece was profoundly difficult to construct due to the extreme scarcity of information on it. In 1986 the Mil-24 was still a top secret piece of military equipment. A set of blueprints was ultimately obtained from the manufacturer and over 1000 photographs were used to ensure complete accuracy in the reproduction.

The hind is molded out of 1.5 mm acrylic and clad with 0.1 mm aluminum sheeting. All parts are crafted from either aluminum, brass, titanium, stainless steel or silver, including working hinges made of solid silver to prevent corrosion.

http://www.precisemodeling.com/project_mi24.shtml

 

[chicodude]

Sounds like it would be easier just to buy/build the real thing...

 

[Dartman]

Just look at what we could accomplish if we didn't waste all our time riding damn bicycles.



Mike

 

[Matteo]

Any idea on what scale that is?

 

[luelling]

Russian crap is so cheap, why not buy the real thing? A guy in my home town used to import MIG fighters...all the way from 21 to 23s, sick jets

 

[Westy]

Sometimes the path is what is important, not where you end up.

 

[stevew]

Unfortunately, the link that I had posted to the guy in Germany who built the working scale model(as in it runs, transmission works) of the Ferrari is dead.

 

[jvp108]

I bet that guy pulls tons of azz.

 

[DaveW]

The detail on that thing is incredible!