b757captain Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hey guys, It's been a while since posting anything - the whole PB mess really took the wind out of my sails for a while, but I finally got some mojo back. Between sailboat repairs I managed to finish a few models. My latest is the Trumpeter A-10 with the 107th FS 100th anniversary retro paint scheme. When I first saw this scheme I was pretty jazzed and wanted to do it so when Speed Hunter Graphics came out with the decals I had to go for it. Unfortunately when the kit arrived I lost a lot of my enthusiasm! I built the Trumpy A-10 way back when it first came out but I guess I blocked memories of it, or maybe we've just gotten spoiled with the "modern era" kits. All I can say about the kit is - it's a little bit better than their Mig-15 or Mig-17 but not by much! I knew from previous experience that the pit was pretty poor so I got the Avionix pit. it's not much better but it is better. I mixed and matched parts from it and used the Eduard printed instrument panels to cobble up something the would look halfway decent. I am far from any type of expert on the A-10 variants but I have read from other (much better!) builds that there is no way to adequately build an A-10C from the kit and available accessories. After looking at the armament provided in the kit it all went promptly into the trash! Seriously, the weapons provided are just garbage. I thought about raiding the spares box for some Tamiya goodies but all the photos of the airplane show no weapons hung so that's what I did. Problem solved! Another thing I remembered from my previous build was the fuselage at the wing box was weak and flexible so I braced the insides before adding the wings. Seems pretty strong now. I left the cannon out (why bother) and built the rest OOB cuz the focus is the paint scheme. Paints are MM and all the photos of the real thing show a clean airframe so I didn't add any weathering. So here she sits: More pics to follow. Cheers, Mark TorbenD, F`s are my favs, Bill Cross and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 More pics: I had an audience during the photoshoot! My audience was given some treats and retreated to a safe distance: I trashed the resin engines provided by Trumpeter (pure fantasy on their part). Interestingly, they give some basic turbine faces for the tailpipes on one of the parts trees but never reference them in the instructions. I used them instead. Mark Uilleann, A-10LOADER, plane_mc and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 Last pics: Ok, got this one out of my system! Time to open up the roden O-2! Thanks for looking! Mark Tony T, ghatherly, plane_mc and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Nice work, Mark! Kev phasephantomphixer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Smitty44 Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Sweet, it looks great! Glad to see those stickers on a build! phasephantomphixer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 Love the scheme ! Well executed Mark.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Wow that is sharp lookin' Mark. Nice work !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Turned out Really Nice despite kit flaws Mark! Well done one I say. You stuck to the goal and now it is finished. A little lesson for all of us! . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Mark, Great job and marking choice! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Great looking build! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F`s are my favs Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Absolutely amazing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 That is a sweet scheme! Nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Wow, that looks sweet! IP is mind blowing! Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Wow, terrific looking build! I've got this same sheet, but ironically, not the Trumpeter kit yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) MarkTerrific build on a tough, old Trumpeter kit. So glad you crossed the line as the Hog looks so good and the scheme: aces for sure. :thumbsup: Peter Edited January 8, 2018 by Peterpools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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