Hog's firepower display - A-10C - Full makeup

[Isar 30/07]

Hi Oliver,

 

my thoughts on your questions:

 

1) Have a look here:

    

 

When you scroll down you find tips from @Rick K which worked perfectly.

 

2) Anti-static strip? If you´re talking about the orange "frame" around the center panel in windshield, I´d do this using a yellow/orange masking tape, i.e. from Tamiya.

    I once bought a tape, used mainly by car paint shops, which hasn´t the "thickness" of the the Tamiya tape. This works for me since years and I wouldn´t use any other.

    But Tamiya tape should work as well here.

    Cutting thin strips and this should represent both - colour and thickness.

 

3) Dot pattern. I´d give it a try using some (silver) rivets offered by HGW i.e. Preparing the canopy using Future first. Cutting rivet strips in the desired length using a new

     scalpell to remove as much of the clear film as possible. Place them onto the inside of the canopy. When dried, then do another coat of Future.

     I´d see how or if it works using a spare canopy/clear part first.

 

Fantastic work so far! Curious how you do these challenges...

 

 

Cheers

Reimund   

[A-10LOADER]

1. The two front side panels definitely have a yellow tint to them.

2. As for the static strip, I would just paint in on.

3. For the dot pattern maybe try some Archer rivets added to some clear decal paper followed by a gloss coat to seal them in place ?? I've never tried to apply decals to a clear part so don't know if this would work or not, that's a tough one.

Steve

[red Dog]

Thank you Reimund and Steve, your help is greatly appreciated.

 

Regarding the dot pattern, I have lately seen a lot of hogs without them.
It seems though that there is a wire running alongside the anti-static strip and ends up with a tiny sensor just above the pilot's head.

It seems much simplier to implement but I really don't know which is the old one and which is the newest one.

 

Here's the dot pattern:

 

and here's the wire thingy

 

We can see though that on the dot pattern, the attachment points of the wires are still there although the wire is missing.

That may lead to believe that the single sensor with the wire was actually replaced with the dot pattern or it may also means that the sensor does not need to be powered anymore. Either way I don't know

 

Another interesting picture about the helmet which might be useful at some point. For instance when scratching the eye display module

 

here's another one with the tracker source and the wire going indeed to the power supply: that's the wire we can see running on the canopy from the back:

 

Edited July 11, 2023 by red Dog

[A-10LOADER]

The dots are the latest upgrade.

Steve

[Pete Fleischmann]

I think if I were going to replicate the constellation of helmet trackers (dots)- I’d create a template of the dot pattern, temporarily tape it to the outside of the canopy, and from the inside, tap a tiny dot of JB WELD (applied with a fine strip of wire held in a pin vice) at the dot locations.

I do rivets like this all the time.

JB WELD dries to a very dark grey. It domes beautifully; and after you practice for a bit, you’ll make consistent sized dots.

No decal film to deal with either

 

P

[JayW]

Hey - ignoramus here.  Can anyone explain how those dots work?  And what is their purpose?

[red Dog]

 

That should answer it

 

it's basically the same stuff flight sim fans use with the Track IR

Edited July 14, 2023 by red Dog

[JayW]

6 hours ago, red Dog said:

That should answer it

Effin awesome

 

[red Dog]

A few bits need to be added in the cockpit:

 

 

Both canopy frame instruments provided by Cutting Edge have been detailled with the missing indexers and aoa indicator. I also made them bulkier and added shaped support for the canopy frame attachment.

 

The resin box on the right is the embryo of the specific A-10C DTU unit that comes behind the seat. It is a very proeminent feature that replaced the thermos holder

 

 

The resin box was further shaped and detailled.
I had to compromise the width due to my canopy side framing probably being a little bit too wide. 

 

More details & rivets

 

and the DTU installed where it belongs. 

 

 

Next: more work on the seat and basic painting of the pilot

 

Yes I delay the impossible task of painting the insides of the canopy and windscreen

[red Dog]

I lightened the flight suit and continued painting the pilot:

 

Cutting edge provides the canopy breaker in resin but these need to be bent outward which is not possible to do. I replaced them with aluminium foil, bent to shape

The seat pitot tubes are also provided by Cutting edge.

 

 

I will add the Oxygen mask and charts and printed kneeboards on the pilot's legs.

The guy will receive a gloss coat and some decals and dark light washes before a flat coat - before he gets glued in.

Flight stick will also be added in his right hand and I will redo the harness belts attaching him to the seat

 

 

 

 

Not glued, but here's the A-10C IP

 

Can't avoid it now, I'll have to paint the insides of the transparencies 

Wish me luck

 

 

Edited July 16, 2023 by red Dog

[themongoose]

Good luck! 
i love the pose for your pilot, different and brings the scene to life.

[A-10LOADER]

Really looking great so far !!

Steve

[Out2gtcha]

Looks really terrific

[phasephantomphixer]

The dark yellow (used to be burnt red) surround on the windscreen is defrost heating strip embedded in the glass.

[MikeMaben]

Very nice Olivier