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1/48 scale IAF A-10I "Chazir"


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Well, it only took 567 days (from Sept 22, 2007 to Apr 11, 2009), but my "Chazir" is done. The most enjoyable build I have had in a long time. Enough talking, here she is... Enjoy!

Here's a link to the WIP THREAD

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Steven, that came out excellent. Very creative with the mods and weapons loads.

Great paint work and custom decals

Hi

You took the words out of my mouth. Creative and your mods are very believable!

Well done.

T

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Well, with everyone else's opines ...

WOW !

I knew it was going to turn out great but it's much more ...

Congrats and thanks Steven, I've enjoyed the build all the way ...

Gregg

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This build rocks the houUUUUUUUUSe man. I really like what you have done with the LANTIRN pod. I think it looks perfect. And that camo scheme just looks super on that aircraft. WINNNNERRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NOUGH SAID!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Thanks for all your wonderful compliments guys :jaw-dropping:

Here's a list of everything that was done to my IAF A-10I "Chazir"

-Kit is Monograms 1/48 scale A-10 kit no# 5521

-True details ACE ejection seat added

-PE reinforcement stripes added to fuselage and wings

-Strip styrene added to wing as reinforcement stripes

-Pitot tube is brass rod

-Targeting pod added to main wheel fairing (made from F-4 drop tank)

-Brake parachute housing added to tail (styrene)

-L shape reinforcement bracket added to tail (styrene)

-GPS dome added to top of fuselage (inside of a wheel)

-reinforcement strip added to tail (strip styrene)

-Two antenna added to base of base of tails (styrene)

-30mm cut off and replaced with styrene tube

-open up vent in between the engine nacelles

-PE detail added to Cluster bombs

-daisy cutter fuse are aluminum rod with PE fuse

-Graphic tape added to ECM pod

-Python 4's kit bash bodies with styrene rear fins

-Dual Python 4 launch rail body made from two MiG-29 launch rails

-Python 4 launch rail are resin copies of LAU-129

-strip styrene and PE detail added to hard point 1 and 13

-Chaff/flare box under brake parachute housing is strip styrene

-all the low level lighting strip is very thin strip styrene

-The LAU-117 single rail launcher is scratch built. Each launcher has 9 parts( body, upper anti-sway plate,

lower guide rail, 4 stiffer plate, rear box and a small piece of brass rod)

-Added 3 ft to each wing in 1/48 scale as well as one new hard point, total hard point is 13

-Closed the kit ailrons

-added IR jammer (styrene tube w/flat back crystal) an ECM bump to the top of the brake parachute housing

-Resribed about 90% of the kit. Save some raised detail on rear fuselage and tails

-U shaped antenna on the bottom is a piece is brass rod

-Two radar altimeters on the horizontal stabilizers are two resin domes. As well as added a circular antenna

made from styrene rod.

-Added four more chaff/flare boxes under the wingtip. (Styrene and super glue & baby powder)

-Two new TF35-GE-100 Turbofan engines. The front fans and rear of the nozzle is the kit part but the mid is scratch built

-hard points no# 4 and 10 are resin

-antenna behind the JPS dome is a kitbash part with a strip styrene fin

-Custom Decals, polit name, kill markings, boarding laddle door art, Python 4 markings, targeting pod shark mouth,

LAU-117 marking, flying pig on engines, chaff/flare boxes for hard point no 1 and 13 and box under brake parachute housing and some IAF marking for the ECM pod

-Weathering done with water color wash, color pencil and pastels

Here's a link to the WIP THREAD

Thanks again everybody,

Steven L :cheers:

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besides that wonderful wip.. i have to salute u for your undying craftmanship spirits :salute: ?

looking at how the kit torn apart and got damage and seeing how you put them up again really amaze me..

the end product looks fantastic!!

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