Mil Mi-4A Hound

original heli has squared rotor blades. 

Heavy weathered mainrotor-blades... 

All wires are missing on original rotor hub. 

Aftermarket offers no decals , so I created they self. 

Decals printed with a laser printer (left).  

MrMark Setter from Gunze Sangyo is an superb product; no silvering despite flat (matte) surface. 

The support struts are to short, because of them the heli's tail is too low... 

Now one of my mistakes: oleos of front legs are to long (I have overlooked that the main legs are partly hidden in the fuselage). The suspensions of front wheels on the wrong side... arghhhhh! 

1 mm higher is too little. 

Support struts made longer. Too long, the heli's back is now too high. Arghhhhh! 

Wheels not attached yet. Still have to be fixed. 

3 work hours later... Front oleos have made shorter, support struts have made shorter. Heli's back: ok, heli's front: ok, heli's angle: ok, angle of front struts: ok (thanks Felix!!!). Now coffee time! 

Front wheel suspension now on the correct side.  

...the first ideas for a diorama (display in museum in Riga)