Eastern Posted July 18, 2024 Author Share Posted July 18, 2024 (edited) Thank you guys for your interest and support! But the older I become the more I feel losing my interest to the modeling. Yet two years ago I was quite enthusiastic to this build and was tend to believe that would complete it in two years or so. But now I found myself to be a reluctant modeler. Does getting older really mean to leave aside some previous habits and even the hobby? Alexander Edited May 5 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted July 19, 2024 Share Posted July 19, 2024 whatever makes you happy, i had a 20 year hiatus Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted July 19, 2024 Share Posted July 19, 2024 We all go through the urges and surges... and life has become rather turbulent and crazy these days, some might say...absurd! You do some lovely work that some of us can only aspire to, but at the end of the day... you do you. Just hope you're ok! Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted July 19, 2024 Author Share Posted July 19, 2024 4 hours ago, karl h said: whatever makes you happy, i had a 20 year hiatus 20 years! That's quite a delay! But you got back to hobby and made a real success. 😉 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted July 19, 2024 Author Share Posted July 19, 2024 20 minutes ago, ExchefAndy said: We all go through the urges and surges... and life has become rather turbulent and crazy these days, some might say...absurd! You do some lovely work that some of us can only aspire to, but at the end of the day... you do you. Just hope you're ok! Andy Thank you Andy for your nice words of encouraging and support! But the world looks to go mad and sometimes it's getting me down badly. Cheers! Alexander Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ExchefAndy Posted July 21, 2024 Share Posted July 21, 2024 Yep, know how that feels... my three step children remind me every day.😒 If you want to talk, feel free to message me... we look after each other... Kind Regards Andrew Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 (edited) Hi there, Back to build again. Made new air scoops. On the photo: below - new scoops; above - the in kit $hit. BTW, I hade to fill the area where the scoops supposed to be placed as the kit offers to place them onto wrong position. I think it needs to be said that all the in-kit panels and riveting lines are positioned wrong but to fill and remake them all would be a real a$$ pain. LOL Will be back with more updates soon. Alexander Edited March 14 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 (edited) Well, the bottom area has been given some altering with the modeling knife and sand paper. Edited March 22 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Specter1075 Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Nice to see this continuing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Hi alexander, nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 1 hour ago, karl h said: Hi alexander, nice work! Guten Tag, Karl, Nice to hear from you. Hope you are well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 (edited) Can't upload other images. It says the error500 occurs. Can't figure out why. Edited March 14 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 (edited) Wrong post. Edited March 14 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 12 minutes ago, Eastern said: I removed that awful bulbous stuff on the root of the rear wing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 (edited) Hi guys, some more updates. I filled riveting lines on the bottom of the rear portion of the fuselage and that on the rear wing. I used rivet decals from the Quinta Studio (BTW, very nice stuff, highly recommended). But for the A-10 rivets one should use the rivets for 1/24 scale as better ones to fit the real scaled down size. For smaller rivets where relevant use rivets for 1/32 scale. This is how the new riveting lines look like. Edited March 15 by Eastern Adding more images Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 i see you are using tamiya light-curing putty, yes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 On 3/17/2025 at 6:00 PM, karl h said: i see you are using tamiya light-curing putty, yes? Hi Karl, This is what I use so far. BTW, nice stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Some more updates. Rear end of the fuselage: Improving side "keels": Quote Link to post Share on other sites
karl h Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 i love this old school scratchbuilding! we have been spoiled by all of that resin availible... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 (edited) 2 hours ago, karl h said: i love this old school scratchbuilding! we have been spoiled by all of that resin availible... Yep, 3D technologies grow up and wide. 3D printers now come to be usual on-table device. World changes and develops dramatically but we are getting older. The eyes are not so keen as years ago and it sucks. But the modeling must go on! 🙂 Edited March 20 by Eastern Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 (edited) On 9/5/2022 at 3:29 PM, Alternative 4 said: This build is amazing, very tidy work. I'm looking forward to see how you tackle the nose shape. Hi there, Talking on the nose shape...Well, the Trumpeter's guys were like those artists who perceive things the way they watch them through their own eye. LOL The shape was absolutely incorrect. Too bulbous and short. about 1 cm shorter that it should be. So I eventually managed to reshape it the way it could be practically done. Of course, to make 100% accurate shape would be time and the material eater. So with the use of various files, epoxy putty and sand paper and wide range of images of the prototype I cobbled up the new shape. This is how turned out. The initial shape viewed from above: and the new one, from above: And some more images: Some more update to be soon. Cheers! Alexander Edited April 21 by Eastern adding some words Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 That is some nice modifications. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Thadeus Posted April 24 Share Posted April 24 Apparently, the nose of A-10 is pretty hard to get right. The Trumpeter always reminded me of Italeri's 1/72 scale nose. Nice work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted April 25 Author Share Posted April 25 14 hours ago, Thadeus said: Apparently, the nose of A-10 is pretty hard to get right. The Trumpeter always reminded me of Italeri's 1/72 scale nose. Nice work. Thank you for appreciation of my work on the nose. Yes, the nose shape is quite sophisticated to replicate. What I did so far is approximately closer to the real thing configuration. Still it's under the process. It is to be completed after the canopy from the Hannants to arrive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eastern Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Hi guys, A little update so far. Added the radar altimeters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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