On the 27th I wrote:
Sorry, but I am tired of waiting for the Halinski Mi-24 D It was announced a long time ago - I think it was even before I finished my Messerschmitt E4/T1 thread - and somehow, at that time, knowing the quality and level of detail of the newer Halinski models and simply being attracted by helicopters, I decided that this was going to be my next model, and I logically announced that this would for sure be my next thread.
Since that moment I have of course checked the Halinski site time after time, month after month, and yes, even today, the 27th of October 2009, it is still being announced as appearing soon, and a new dive bomber seems to be struggling for a more prominent place.
In the meantime I ordered many other models - aircraft, 1:100 ships and others - issued since that moment, first of all to add them to my collection these virgin and uncut models are a joy to own and the enjoyment of studying them closely and wondering if they will ever be the next model can be almost equal to the satisfaction of actually constructing them.
The Halinski Dauntless was among these it was there from the start- as perhaps the most challenging of the Halinski aircraft models with a delightful 1400 or 1500 parts and was first in the row to be the alternative.
Let me be clear: normally the Mi-24D will still be the next one as soon as it will be issued, but for now the Dauntless is my choice it has been waiting for me too long.
There will be many others who worked/are working on this model (and please let me know if I missed something), but three names are prominent when activating the search function. And these are also the ones whos threads I will follow closely for hints and to avoid mistakes:
andreask: You presented a wonderful thread with all the ins and outs of building this model, until the 27-05-2007; you were then finishing the dive brakes. Just some of the things I would like to know: did you use the prefab cockpit or the template pieces? Are there any pictures of the finished model?
matthias jacobs: you made some beautiful progress on the cockpit interior, the hull and the wings. Your last post was on the 26-03-2009, am I right?
Flyshorni: seems you were working on the cockpit frame around the 19-06-2009.
Please let me know.
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And so I started right away! The Dauntless cockpit floor on this picture is not the first to be shown on this forum, I am very well aware of it, but.... it happens to be mine :]