UKPonchoMan Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) First up is this - I am using the Italeri kit and the Neomega cockpit set, together with some (but not all) of the Eduard etch set. Edited December 19, 2011 by UKPonchoMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) That is an outstanding choice for an A-10 Chris ! I hav e build one in the pastm and even without updates its an very nice looking A-10. Looking forward to see more of the 81st TFW A-10's! Edited December 19, 2011 by Eric2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 There is a LOT of choice out there, but this one appealed to me as I liked the "Vultures" tail band :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 A little progress... the Neomega cockpit fitted quite well, although I did have to cut the kit coaming down a little... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cpoud117 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Great job so far! I love your Flipper Scheme F-4D btw. I know it's been a long time but somehow that phantom model struck me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Wow - I'm amazed anyone remembers that!! Funnily enough, it's in the process of being repaired as it's not been at any shows for the past couple of years due to battle damage! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Benner Posted December 25, 2011 Share Posted December 25, 2011 (edited) nice work so far, I will likely build 80-0194 as well but in 1:48 with the hobbyboss kit. In case you didn't know, 80-194 is a later A-10A meaning those angular shapes under the nose and tail which housed the ALR-46 Radar Warning system should be removed (not so sure about the tail due to lack of a decent rear shot, but I believe it's gone too). A-10A 80-194 had the ALR-69 which consisted of two small black circular antennas on the nose and on the tail. Also, if you want to depict this plane in the field .. the AN/UPN-25 X-Band radar on top of the right fin would likely be removed. Edited December 25, 2011 by Benner Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Thanks Benner - it was on my list of mods but I'd not gotten around to it. It's a bit of a pain that Italeri manage to model an early aircraft (i.e. with the AN/ALR-46) but DON'T include the gun vent covers!! Ho hum... I've started on the mods (thankfully minor) to update this to an early '90s aircraft, starting by removing the AN/ALR-46 fairings... The pics below show the fairings in place... Edited December 28, 2011 by UKPonchoMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Time for an update... Basic assembly is not far off being complete - I just need to get the engine nacelles assembled:- I removed the AN/ALR-46 assemblies - I will add the AN/ALR-69 assemblies later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 Progress!! Now primed... First coat of dark grey is also on and I will post more pics later in the week... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) I managed to get the dark grey (FS36081) painted tonight. I've decided to start with this as I think the greens tend to affect the colour of whatever is painted on top... Edited February 2, 2012 by UKPonchoMan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dmthamade Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 What paint do you use? The finish on your A-10 and F-16 look very smooth. Great paint work!! Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks :) Xtracolor, thinned 2 parts paint:1 part Xtracolor thinner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Nice looking A-10, I painted one this week and did it this way. I hope I have the same scheme as your A-10 is. First colour to aply is FS 34102 Humbroll 117 Second is FS 34092 Humbrol 149 Third and last to aply is FS 36081 Humbrol 32 I worked from light to dark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 Normally I would too, but the light green is a bit of a weird colour so I thought I'd try a different approach this time... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Not to hi jack your build, but here's my A-10's http://s3.zetaboards.com/locate_and_cement/topic/745629/2/#new http://www.modelbouwen.be/showthread.php?t=6878 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 Coming on nicely Eric - keep it up :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) This is looking really good and has inspired me to keep working on my A-10. Deacon Edited February 7, 2012 by Deacon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks :) I'm hoping to get the greens painted this weekend, although I may be sidetracked into painting an Aggressor F-16D which I've had on the go for a while! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 26, 2012 Author Share Posted February 26, 2012 More progress... dark green is partially applied... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted February 28, 2012 Share Posted February 28, 2012 I do not see the green Chris, but it looks very good to me as its very glossy . I did have one problem in the way you paint it as well. Mine was from the paintshop and than had to paint the engine. That is very hard to do, so in the future builds of the A-10 I paint the engine first and than tape it up and than assemble it. Easy way out would be to have engine covers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Hi Eric, It's funny how photographs can differ from the real thing - I realised when I uploaded them that they didn't show the green very well... As for the intakes, a friend of mine noted that the section nearest the fan is white, so I would probably approach it your way in future. It's actually my first A-10 build, so I'm learning as I go! Chris Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric2020 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 (edited) Indeed there is white againt the blades, but i have to say it is only vissible in the new grey scheme. Not sure if there where changes on the intake of the A-10. Also note the navlights on the A-10. I have the Academy A-10 72nd and have several versions of the kit. Somehow one is saying Red/blue lights on the wings. The other is saying Red/Green I did them according to the new kit Red blue. Other instructions I have do not even mention them to be painted. look at the engines here: http://www.williammaloney.com/Aviation/NewEnglandAirMuseum/RepublicA10ThunderboltII/images/08A10ThunderboltEngineNacelle.jpg http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/a10enginess_1.htm Edited February 29, 2012 by Eric2020 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 For 1/72 that is looking good though! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
UKPonchoMan Posted February 29, 2012 Author Share Posted February 29, 2012 Thanks guys. I have to say that the Italeri kit is nowhere near as easy to build as I had expected it to be. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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