mark31 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 Welcome to the forums. I love ure A-10 build and thanks for the info. I have now the pit from cam and verlinden i dindt findt the cutting edge. Underway is the extirior set from cutting edge. Only things to find right now are the canopy and eduard PE set for the extirior. Maybe some other decals. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEH737 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Hi Phantom - the Hog engines I was referring to are going to be put out by Mike at "Sierra Hotel" - I saw them at the Orlando IPMS show - and they look really nice. I still feel the Squadron Vac. canopy didn't fix the angle problem - which visually (to me) was more of an issue. With masking and tedious sanding, I was happier with working the kit canopy. Neither was an optimum solution - and I wrestled with that issue for a long time. The ECS ducts were still there in August 1990 when I took these pictures - about a month before our Squadron left for Saudi Arabia and Desert Shield / Storm. The Hog had a great A/C system - and it was always appreciated. It didn't have the "ball cooler" vents like the Eagle did at the time - but I don't remember anyone ever complaining about it. I took these pictures in August 1990 at England AFB of 82-0665. Regards, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 (edited) Many thanks for those pics. Now i will compare the pits. Mark Edited October 14, 2012 by mark31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 George! It sure is good to have a former Hog Driver here among us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 George! It sure is good to have a former Hog Driver here among us. Welcome, Sir. Thank you for your service !!.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmel Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Were the side ECS ducts still there, or converted to the Inst. panel? they were still on the canopy sills during desert Storm. Jake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Thanks for al the info I have taken 2 pics of the cockpits. On the left verlinden and on the right cam. The pit from cam is very nice details while the verlinden one have the side walls molded on with ecs ducts but for the rest very basic. The front IPs on the left verlinden and on the right the cam. As u can see the ECS is under the ip by the cam version and much nicer details. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phasephantomphixer Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 With the two sets you show, the Verlinden would be the one to use for DS since George told me it had the side ducts. The CAM is a direct unauthorized copy of the Blackbox cockpit. They also copied my A-10 and S-3 1/48 engine sets so know of their ways personally. I agree the Blackbox set is nicer, maybe you can tweak the Verlinden ducts to fit the BB sides, then remove the knee ducts? While comparing, the BB tub always looked wide to me but have not tried to fit it. Can you tell me which tub fits the kit better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 With the two sets you show, the Verlinden would be the one to use for DS since George told me it had the side ducts. The CAM is a direct unauthorized copy of the Blackbox cockpit. They also copied my A-10 and S-3 1/48 engine sets so know of their ways personally. I agree the Blackbox set is nicer, maybe you can tweak the Verlinden ducts to fit the BB sides, then remove the knee ducts? While comparing, the BB tub always looked wide to me but have not tried to fit it. Can you tell me which tub fits the kit better? I didt a quick dryfit. If u foolow the instructions from the verlinden set it fits like a glove. For the cam a bit more work to do,u have to remove a bit of resin from the thub but it will work. What im planning to do is use parts from the verlinden set with the cam set to make the pit looks good with the side ECS system. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Nice comparison shots. I hate when they mold the side wall with the tub. I have cutting edge pit and the walls are molded with the pit. Makes it harder to paint the details. When I used the verlinded set on A-10A N/AW it went with out a fuss, but then again its the only set in market for the family model. otis252 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youngtiger1 Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 BTW, did you guys ever had a close look on the front canopy on the 1/32 2 seater? I'm not expert, but it looked much closer to the real thing to me...what do you guys think? otis252 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 George Welcome aboard and enjoy the forum. Absolutely grand having a Hog pilots with us. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEH737 Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Thank you guys - it's a pleasure to look in at the work shown on this forum. Some very talented builders here George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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