A-10LOADER Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) Report post Posted 2 hours ago Greetings all, This has been quite the project and would not have been possible without the following people for all their help, suggestions and, ideas. Without their support, this would not have been possible. To JSI for creating the 1/18th scale Tomcat even with it's spots and all. To Marek, may he rest in peace. His amazing talents inspired me to take on this project. His craftsmanship was second to none. Hopefully you approve Marek. To Brian Plesica, of "FIGHTERTOWN DECALS", for upscaling the markings for a custom sheet. Without the markings there would have been no point in going ahead with this project. To Dan Teker for reaching out to Brian Plesica and getting he and I together. To Janos Carpenter for generously donating the necessary parts that I needed to create a "BOMBCAT." He's a super person and, an even better friend. To my buddy Ted Dyer for his hard work in casting me the resin rear Phoenix pallets, four bomb racks and, the four MK-83' s to make this Tomcat unique in this scale. Thanks also to Ted for reaching out to his friend Pete Nuskey, a very talented machinist, who drilled the holes at the proper angels for the two inch acrylic rods. To Nathan Horchem for the resin GE F110 engine nozzles. To Nick Williamson, of FOXThre3Customs, for our long phone talks and his encouragement, thanks brother. To Brian "OOMPA" Marbrey for supplying me with reference pics of my jet, answering MANY questions, sharing his modeling expertise and, his vast knowledge of the Tomcat, thanks bud ! To Chuck Sawyer and Marcell for their tip on the walkways. The Rust-Oleum textured spray worked awesome and looks the part for this scale. And last but not least, my two long time good friends and modellers, Duane "BUZZ" Lockwood and Ed "Gunny" Miranda. BUZZ made me my aluminum Alpha probe for the nose and helped out with the aft end fuselage shape for the B/D model. Their friendship, countless hours of support and suggestions helped me see this project thru to completion, thanks guys !! And finally, to ALL the members of LSP who followed this never ending re-build. There are so many very talented builders on this forum who do amazing things with plastic. Thank you for all your encouraging words and support which helped me to see this thru to completion. I am humbled that you showed interest in my work. There were a lot of good days and bad days with this project. More time away from the bench than at it but, I was determined to stick with it and get her finished. It was definitely a labor of love and just my little part to help keep the Big Fighter's spirit alive. I'm very proud to have created such a unique piece and tried to do the 'ole girl justice. Thanks to everyone, enjoy the pics. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Edited November 25, 2018 by A-10LOADER coogrfan, Trak-Tor, Shawn M and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Amazing work, Steve! Impressive model, impressive display. Kev A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancherello Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Congratulations Steve. This has been a pleasure to follow your build and you've achieved a superb model. Bravo ! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Absolutely stunning Steve and an absolute pleasure to follow! Doesn't she look Purr...dy in the natural light. I think you ment to change the text from ARC to LSP for us folks over here who have been following An impressive and inspiring build Thanks so much for showing us your work Cheers Anthony A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yordy Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 This is just amazing, what else can you say..... A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 It looked good in the wip and now in the full light it’s stunning. You made it what these LSP’s should be! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 congrats on another beauty! looks fantastic on either display A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 Thanks very much for all your kind words everyone, I really appreciate that. I still want to take other pics of her, with something next to her, to give everyone the scale of the project. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Stunning work, and a really unique display too! Love it A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheetah11 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow!!!!! Great model. A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieB Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Utterly brilliant remake. Tomcatastic! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Magnificent! Congratulations! Juraj A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Absolutely magnificent, Steve! The result was worth all the hard work you put into this model - the build thread was a pleasure to follow. I am already looking forward to your next one! A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarda_Hajecek Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 This is an amazingly well done Tomcat. Will bookmark this and the WIP thread as inspiration for my build. A-10LOADER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Thanks everyone for all your kind and positive feedback, I'm truly humbled. Steve "TOMCATS FOREVER, BABY...!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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