Joerg

Hi, anybody in the know of what the small round pod on the righthand outboard pylon of the JAWS A-10s was? I guess it might be some kind of telemetry pod, but wasn’t able to definitively identify it. Seems to have one small blade aerial fitted. Thanks for any info. Joerg pic found on the internet, not mine

Fantastic build! Hats off to you. Want to do that scheme too, but was put off by the quality of the tiger head decals. To my eye the colors of the decal are all wrong. Great effort with the masks to paint it. Joerg

Clearly one of the best aircraft models I have seen to date. Hats off to you! Your patience and strive for perfection in getting this work of art done is what amazes me most. And I‘m still not fully convinced that it can’t actually start up the engine if the right switches are pushed. 😉 BR Joerg

Then you’ll need to find an old edition of the Fujimi kit No. 28013. It has the decals you want.Link

Rob, you are right. The QRA in Lechfeld were no HAS, just like you say. BR Joerg

When I did my military service as a member of JaboG 32 in 1989/90 we had an American unit guarding the nukes in Lechfeld. A couple of years later the wing changed roles when it received all German ECR Tornados and switched to SEAD. I wasn’t there anymore, but my guess would be that the nuclear role was given up by JaboG 32 around that time. Good times.

Hey Bill, this release of the Fine Molds kit has the markings. It’s currently available. Link HTH

Fantastic build. The weathering is spot on. 👍

And Caracal http://www.caracalmodels.com/cd48186.html which is currently available. HTH

Twobobs did on sheet 48-049. OOP and very hard to get. Sorry.

It is available. In the US Spruebrothers has it in stock. Link I haven’t seen it, but it is said to be a re-issue of their A-10A with new parts to make it a C model. I habe the A-10A which is a nice kit, but not as nice as the new Academy A-10C. Outline and surface is a lot better on the Academy kit. HTH

GBU-54 is a 500lb JDAM with the additional capability of laser guidance.

Jeff, I don’t know how many GBU-54s can be mounted or if all stations have been wired to accept GBUs. Same regarding the Litening pod. I have only ever seen them on the middle station of the starboard fuselage pylon. Maybe someone else can step in here? BR Joerg

Ah, no! Wouldn’t be accurate. We have no GBU-31s AFAIK. You can do a Litening pod on the middle station of the starboard fuselage pylon and a GBU-24 on the port fuselage pylon middle station. For GBU-54 you can fit 2 on the port and center fuselage pylon. Just google Tornado and GBU-24 or GBU-54 and you’ll find pics. cheers, Joerg

The Kormoran 2 missiles have been retired. AGM-88 Harm was also used by the Marineflieger and would still be possible.