Abandoned Crashed Soviet MI-8 Helicopter - 1/72 Hobby Boss 

I am glad I finally made another video. I was ill for a few weeks, so I was not capable of making them. Now I feel much better, therfore you can expect more content and more often. 🥳🥳👍👍

My older cousin got into modeling back in the late 80s. I remember he had a really good eye for detail and had really great models that he used to sell to other collectors so he could pay for university. I lost touch with him when I moved out of the city, but we reconnected not so long ago at a family gathering, he is in his mid 50s and I'm in my late 30s, we started talking about modeling and that we don't have the time or money to start doing it again haha, but we both mentioned how we are fans and follow Plasmo on youtube. Thank you for keeping the family bond alive!! Cheers from Guatemala!! lml

My God... I'm 2 years in and you make my 30hr efforts look like the Spitfures I did with with enamels and brushes as a kid . You're an inspiration.

David, your attention to detail always astounds me. I love your dedication to accuracy over perfection. The realism and believability of your models are always incredible, and you raise the bar for yourself with each new project. I wouldn’t be surprised if you started using a microscope to detail your models one day 😂 Keep up the great work, friend!

Amazing build! You inspire me to try new techniques and get better with every video.

You are the Messi of scale modeling. You are not just good, you are the GOAT!

I love going to art galleries and museums to see the skill people of previous generations had to build sculptures and fine paintings. My god plasmo your pieces are more than worthy to be in such a place!

This is an amazing model! I love when you guys use your imagination and make something that isn't a pristine off the showroom floor model. Something that was destroyed just like what happens in real life 👍👍 I feel like it's more difficult to do this as well because there's no kit for it. You just have to use your imagination

Jako vždy dokonalá práce. Vždy po shlédnutí toho co umíš, mám chuť radši začít vyšívat nebo tak něco. Nakonec kouknu do kitníku a snažím se aspoň trochu se přiblížit tvé práci. Děkuji za super inspiraci.

These are my favorite types of builds to watch, I love how they instantly evoke a story in my imagination.

This is giving me flashbacks to the old KP Mi-8 kit. Nice to see that there are better options out there now. Great work as always!

You're amazing Plasmo, truly inspiring job. I'm glad you're feeling better!

Who would've thought breaking a model would look so good? Well done, glad to hear you're feeling better, and I'm looking forward to your next build! Cheers!

I feel enormous admiration for every job you do. The level of detail you manage with each diorama is impressive. Congratulations and greetings from Argentina.

Glad to hear that you're feeling better! Being sick is never fun, especially if you can't work on models during your time off.

Шикарное исполнение работы! Очень интересное исполнение и пример другим людям, которые имеют сломанные наборы! 👏👏👏👏

This really inspires me to complete a diorama I've planned for a while. An F9F Panther crash landed aboard a carrier, nose gear collapsed, nose cone barely attached, stuffed into the fabric barrier.

I really thought at first I was going to cringe, seeing a pristine model be destroyed, but I was so wrong. It was…destroyed perfectly. Delicately, accurately, and adding even more detail than it would have had originally. Instant subscribe.

You had me at "I bend rotor blades into correct shape." Great video as always - thanks.

Outstanding build ! Thank You for sharing . Hope you have a great week.

I am really excited to hear that you are going to make a diorama of Stalker with this helicopter. IMO Stalker of Andrei Tarkovsky is one of the all time best!

Great, now I *have to* dig out that 1/72 Zvezda Mi-24 I started years ago. Speaking of Stalker, my inspiration came from the "helipad" on the southern edge of Jupiter. I really like the surrounding wall with the old metal gate, the small building with the fire fighting equipment on the outside, and of course the abandoned Mi-24 in the center. I'd definitively go for the iconic PAG-14 concrete slabs for the actual helipad part. Quiet a project and I haven't even closed up the fuselage yet.

Für mich bist du einer der besten Modellbauer weltweit !!!

Rivet work on an interior that can't be seen. Beautiful work. A true artist.

Im happy for a new postapocalytpic diorama, the chernobyl with abandoned truck diorama is still one of my favourites from your collection

How many modeling compotitions has this guy won!!! sereousley, this is insane work.

Ah thats where you have been, sorry to her that. Glad you are feeling better and back to making stunning models. Always a pleasure to watch.

Glad you're feeling much better. I always enjoy your posts. Thank you

Amazing! The Soviet post apocalyptic feel is strong. One small nitpick is the IR countermeasure tube behind the engine assembly. From what I could find, Aeroflot hips didn't have them installed, only military. Small detail, and if anything it adds to the refurbished military background. Thanks!

Glad you're feeling better David, the model looks amazing and I can't wait to see the diorama build bc I have no doubt it will turn out excellent! 👍👍

Glad you’re feeling better, my friend

this one filled me with a certain melancholy. it takes exceptional craftsmanship to do that with a few plastic parts and some paints. another magnificent video for sure.

David, It is so nice, and, I am very glad, that You are still sharing and building models! Thank You for sharing with Us here on the tube. I find Your work to be Top notch and a real inspiration !! The amount of detail You put into 1/72 scale, well, any scale You build, is absolutely awe inspiring! I could sit and watch Your work all day! Come to think of it, I have watched You build all day!! Thank You again. Looking forward to more! Later

You should write some tiny letters of condolence for the crew's family, too. 😆

Literally can't wait for the diorama. I absolutely loved your pripyat one. Your work tells a story like no book could. 👌

Well done Dude! It really looks like a crashed and abandoned aircraft, I can't wait to see the finished diorama! I hope you sharing the make of it as well! 10/10!

Salute to the pilots who managed to land an old soviet helicopter with a broken tail (even though they crashed it in a power transmission tower beforehand 😂). Can't wait for the diorama.

Wow Rowdys works are mindblowing! 😲🤯

Шедевр!!! Фильм катастрофа! В детстве я видел ми-8 в такой окраске разбитый, но повреждения у него другие!

You are an artist, good to have you back.

Bravo! 👏👏 Wow, that is something else! Amazing technique. Keep up the amazing work. It's inspiring.

Wow, Well done!!! That turned out amazing.

Klobouk dolů Úžasná práce Ať se daří :-)

Opět skvělá práce, Davide, gratulace.

Excellent work!!!!! Haven't ever seen the chipping and wear effect of sandpaper. The two-paint scheme on the body is outstanding!

That is EPIC! The painting is amazing. Great job

I’m always happy when a PLASMO video pops up on my feed!

Your work is always worth the wait. You are a master of your craft and an inspiration.

Absolutely love this build cant wait for that diorama

This is an amazing piece. Super inspirational.

Nice job, David. Glad you're back again.

I saw a MI-8 at the duxford air show last year. It and the hind stole the show even above the 16 spitfires!

капитальная работа. поражаюсь мастерству автора. молодец.

Really Really brilliantly carried out and now in my favourite videos, you’re gifted! Well done David.👍👍👍

Im blown away by your videos the amount of work you put in is absolutely awesome 👌

Thank you , Plasmo . 🐺

Looks awesome. Love your work and creativity

Superb weathering. it looks so real.

Brilliant work on this one! Thanks for sharing!

Glad to see you back. Lovely work

Ahhhhhh a nice Plasmo vid. Thank you ❤️

Nothing like watching these videos at 4am love the content

Love this project, the realization and the effect. Thanks for sharing, it was pleasure to watch.

Stalker diorama incoming! Very nice. I plan something similar for some time now. A crashed Mi-24 as a Stingray from Call of Prypjat. Thanks for the great inspiration and Tipps on this matter. 👍

Glad you're feeling better. Another amazing model that's inspired me 👌✨

Very glad to read that you are doing beter health wise. Thanks for yet another amazing and inspiring work of art

Great way of recycling an old kit! Btw Vallejo has a good soviet interior cockpit colour 10 Interior Green

Glad to hear that you're all better now, a beautiful piece of work and imagination 👍

Glad you are feeling better! I like the paint work on this one, and how the tail boom is hanging on by a thread…or in this case control cables

Glad that you’ve recovered. Masterpiece and very detailed as usual.

Hello David. It is fantastic that you are back. I think many of us was starting to worrie. Personally i was afraid you would not return after that imposter was removed from your Channel. We are in a world now that really needs good Things, and your Channel is one of Them. Later i Will raise toast for your continuing good helth. Many greetings from Denmark😊

Amazing. You are truly the master of plastic models.

Superb result, David 👍

I have an old Tornado ECR model that I never finished...I'm gona take some inspiration for a crashed Tornado, thanks to you and amazing work btw :)

Your eye for detail is on another level to us mere mortals

You are truly an artist - this is amazing!!! Now..... take it apart and create it to be a brand new MI-8! 😉😉

I was waiting for some crashs site, derelicts and weathering technics! You read into my thoughts!

Always a thrill when Plasmo posts a new video!

Kit bashing can be so awesome. I hope some day we'll get some crazy diorama with a MKA like Czech fantasy build.

Whoa! Another excellent piece of work! Please take care David! We will wait for you brother.

Damn very good video! The song at 13:20 reminds me of the movie The Beast from 1988... Pretty fitting.

Шикарная модель получилась. Многие приемы и реализация несколько удивили. Для Сталкера очень подходит. На мой взгляд разлом в хвосте не надо было затемнять. Все и так уже было сделано выше всяческих похвал. Главное в моделизме - вовремя остановится. ))

That is an awesome concept, perfect for an old soviet heli--you have a great aesthetic sense!

Can't wait to see the diorama. Amazing work as always!

"What a nice model it was". Now it's unique! Great job again!!!

Awesome build. The weathering is fantastic. Ron

Excellent work! I love a good crashed vehicle as it tells a much more interesting story than one just sitting on the tarmac... unless that is also covered in grime. Like those abandoned Russian space shuttles!

You are an amazing modeller / genius!!! I always learn something new from your videos, thank you!!!

I love watching you work. Anyway I used to make models of cars in a way to make them look like they were crash was to heat them a bit and force him against an object until you achieved all the mens you want

I'm glad you are feeling better. Your work was outstandingly good as usual :)

Outstanding work my friend. This takes a lot of work and a lot of thinking. Yes, this works well. Thank you for sharing.😃

Highly inspirational modeling! And end result is amazing

Absolutely incredible work

I'm glad we got to partly experience what you hear while painting when you first started the Soviet Green camoflage. I've be curious for a long time how loud it was running the painter and air machine

Astronishing.... You are from another planet... Simply incredible !!!

Enjoy your work, thank you for sharing 😊👍

My favorite helicopter. Well done on this model!

Dear Mr Plasmo, Welcome back- it wasn’t the same without you. Regards, Z

That is one excellent looking model. Just make the front wheel a bit more dirty and it'll be perfect :)

Great idea on the faded through paint look.