Jarda_Hajecek Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Steve this is one of a kind epic build. Can't wait to start on my beast. However it will be a while. Now it sits in the stash and is screaming at me "please start me" "I want to look better than just the toy they painted me as in the factory with chickenpox!" A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Where does one buy a 1/18th scale kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamfists nz Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 (edited) JSI aircraft. Looks like they don't do large scale anymore..lots of links to eBay on google but whether those are all long gone I'm not sure. They are snap fit display models..pre painted and partially assembled on delivery and done in Chinese factories. Like 20 century toys. The guys that work on them here usually reverse engineer them and add in a ton of scratch building to bring them up to standard..and a repaint including getting custom decals done is part of the process (Except Merit I think does a really good 1/18 dauntless) Edited September 16, 2017 by hamfists nz A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 Where does one buy a 1/18th scale kit? EBay. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 Steve this is one of a kind epic build. Can't wait to start on my beast. However it will be a while. Now it sits in the stash and is screaming at me "please start me" "I want to look better than just the toy they painted me as in the factory with chickenpox!" Thanks Jarda for the kind words. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 22, 2017 Author Share Posted October 22, 2017 Greetings everyone,Time to wake up this thread with a brief update,I managed to get some weathering on the Tomcat's fuel tanks. With the limited amount of reference pics I was able to find, I came up with this for now. I'm not 100% satisfied with them right now. I'm going to add some "spot repairs" later on but, for now until I get colors on the jet, I'll leave them be.On a side note, I had knee surgery on Friday the 20th (torn meniscus) so, my mobility is limited for now. Not sure when I'll get colors on the jet now so ......Thanks to all who are still following along. Steve 109, Starfighter, Guyman1 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Looking good Steve. Hope the knee comes good soon, I've had all kinds of knee drama (stemming from a 20 year old rugby injury from my time in Texas), but never had to go all the way to surgery. Yet. Good luck mate. Jim A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Looking good Steve. Hope the knee comes good soon, I've had all kinds of knee drama (stemming from a 20 year old rugby injury from my time in Texas), but never had to go all the way to surgery. Yet. Good luck mate. Jim Thanks Jim, appreciate that. This was my third surgery on the same knee, tore my ACL and MCL playing hockey. The last two were arthroscopic however so, hoping to be up and around sooner than later. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hi guys, Minor update for today. I decided to go back and add some arming wire to the nose fuzes, on the MK-83's, using some 34 gauge wire. Thanks for having a look. Steve Guyman1, LSP_Kevin, Marcel111 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Impressive work, Steve! Kev A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share Posted October 25, 2017 Impressive work, Steve! Kev Thanks Kev, I appreciate the kind words. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted November 1, 2017 Author Share Posted November 1, 2017 Greetings everyone,Minor update for this week. I managed to get the TCS camera pod attached to the Tomcat's nose. Monday, I decanted some Tamiya Light Ghost Gray and sprayed the area around the TCS pod, using my airbrush. Tuesday, I mixed up some two part epoxy and glued her in place, letting the epoxy dry for around 24 hours before using some Vallejo acrylic putty to fill the gap. The gap was created because I wasn't as accurate, as I thought I was being when I first removed it, with my jewelers saw.The metal blade antenna popped off again so, I'll leave it go until the final bits get attached. This is the final step I wanted to accomplish before she goes to the paint barn. We'll see what the weekend holds and hopefully by the next update, I'll have some colors to show, fingers crossed.Thanks to everyone who is still following along, I do appreciate it.Steve chuck540z3, Starfighter, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 Looks crisp Steve. Keen to see it with paint on! Jim A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 Lovely, Steve! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Looks crisp Steve. Keen to see it with paint on! Jim Thanks Jim, that makes two of us. Lovely, Steve! Thanks Ben, appreciate that. Starfighter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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