A-10LOADER Posted July 4, 2018 Author Share Posted July 4, 2018 Greetings all,Happy 4th of July.Today's update consists of painting all the small details on the Big Cat prior to the gloss coat. I really enjoy this part because, next to the decal stage, this step starts to bring the aircraft to life. Enjoy the pics and thanks very much for looking in.Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Arresting hook safety pin area and the fuel dump painted gloss red. Painted the air intake "face" to represent an opening in the body. Painted the gun gas exhaust ports black to simulate the openings. Painted the ventral fins faces to represent the openings. Painted the gun bay gas purge system air intake faces to represent the openings. I've since touched them up, they look much better. At the rear of each ventral strake, there is an opening in the body ( don't know the proper nomenclature for this area ) and, this was painted black as well to simulate the opening. All the ECM blisters were painted as well. The ECM blister to the far left was previously finished. Using my reference photos, I also painted any openings on the belly of the jet black to simulate their openings as well. And finally, the Chaff / Flare buckets were painted. F`s are my favs, Marcel111, Anthony in NZ and 3 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 5, 2018 Share Posted July 5, 2018 Wow, superb! Very clean work A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Wow, superb! Very clean work Thanks very much Brian, appreciate that. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardog Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Very nice masking/paint work you've done; you can taste victory can't you? It's a great feeling when the majority of the hard work is done and you're at the point you can see the finish line up ahead. Great job on this beast! -Elmo A-10LOADER and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 6, 2018 Author Share Posted July 6, 2018 Thanks Elmo, your kind comments are highly appreciated. Yes sir, I'm excited to get her finished up. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcel111 Posted July 6, 2018 Share Posted July 6, 2018 Nice, everything is looking crisp! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Stunning work, Steve. I've only just found this thread and have enjoyed reading the adventure. Quite a few useful lessons in there for me, too, as I have the HobbyBoss 1/18th AV-8B incoming to my stash at the end of this month. Now I have an idea of how long a project it could be! Looking forward to seeing the end result of you great Tomcat work. Cheers Kev A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 14 hours ago, modelman182 said: Stunning work, Steve. I've only just found this thread and have enjoyed reading the adventure. Quite a few useful lessons in there for me, too, as I have the HobbyBoss 1/18th AV-8B incoming to my stash at the end of this month. Now I have an idea of how long a project it could be! Looking forward to seeing the end result of you great Tomcat work. Cheers Kev Thanks very much for taking the time to go thru the entire thread Kev, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It certainly has been quite the adventure for sure. I have the pre-built Harrier in 1/18th scale and she looks pretty good built up. I weathered her up a bit and made a display base for her as well. I believe the pics are in the "Ready for Inspection " thread. Best of luck with the Harrier build. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 this is looking good. A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Good evening everyone, Small update for tonight, I've finished painting all the small details and she now sits awaiting the gloss coat, then decals, can't wait !! I think I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, fingers crossed. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Hubert Boillot, Model_Monkey, Marcel111 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 1 minute ago, shark64 said: this is looking good. Thanks very much shark64. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Wow! Have you any more of those kits? Would love to see one posed on touchdown with all the slats and flaps out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Steve Brilliant progress - your Big Cat is looking fantastic. Keep 'em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Nice! I bet this thing is going to take boat loads of clear A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Anthony in NZ said: Wow! Have you any more of those kits? Would love to see one posed on touchdown with all the slats and flaps out.... I do Anthony but, she is also posed in flight because I didn't want to risk the main gears from breaking, they are known to do this over time. 10 hours ago, Peterpools said: Steve Brilliant progress - your Big Cat is looking fantastic. Keep 'em comin Peter Thanks very much for the kind words Peter. 9 hours ago, Out2gtcha said: Nice! I bet this thing is going to take boat loads of clear Thanks, we'll see. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Anthony in NZ, KiwiZac, Model_Monkey and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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