This looks like a very nice kit, Spiros and a welcome addition to the Helo GB. I am impressed by how much molded in detail there is in the two fuselage halves. Nice engine too. It should look almost complete as soon as it the interior is done and the main parts are glued together. Nice not to have to deal with a lot of sub-assemblies - in the case of the Mi-6, they are a pain to get properly aligned even in test fitting. I actually didn't know there were 1/24 scale helicopter kits around, let alone this particular one. I thought my 1/32 Lynx was big, but the 1/24 Huey must take up quite a bit of shelf space. Good to see there are good decals for the instruments, which is a plus for interior detailing. Thanks BTW for the peek at the parts and instructions. Seeing the quality of the kit for your photos, I might pick up a Vietnam version of the 1/24 Huey one day should they ever reissue that one. The decals and instructions for the AB-204 look like Revell Germany quality and lay out.

Really looking forward to seeing this completed to your usual high quality standards.

Thank you my friend @coling!
Yes, the decals are 1992 Revell of Germany, with good registration, only hoping they will not disintegrate upon application. I tested a decal I will not use and, though it would not tolerate a lot handling (as it started to disintegrate upon messing with it), it looked like it could be carefully applied and remain intact...we will see...

On my last few builds I had to use Microscale liquid decal film….Sometimes called decal saver….the few times that I did not use this the decals pretty much dissolved or fell apart into little pieces once they were wet. Each time I was pretty annoyed at myself for not using the liquid decal film. It does work but a bit more work is needed when applying the decal with recessed lines underneath.

Thanks for the good advice, my friend @v1pro : I seriously think of using this product, never used it before...

Starting off!

Thanks my friend @coling! Luckilly, most ejector pin marks will be invisible after assembly, while I will try to remove this ones that will show.

Thanks my friend @johnb! LqS indeed is handy for securing stuff like weights. One issue night be if a hefty portion of it stagnates behind a visible surface area, as it will shrink it, as it happened with my 1/72 Mistral...
Yes, it is big!