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I guess everyone has a "first build". When I got back into scale modeling, it was around 1988 I'd reckon. Our small Texas town (pop 5600) had a Winn's Variety store and they sold models. I don't remember anything but Monogram kits but there might've been others. I saw a Monogram 1/48 A-10 on the shelf and thought, why not try to build another model, now that I'm an adult? I bought it and some paints at a hobby shop in a nearby town. I also bought an airbrush; a Paasche Model H that I've used on every model so far. An old tinner "loaned" me an ancient air compressor that pulsed out about 30 lbs. of air. I rigged up a water trap and away I went. I tried hard to take my time and do things differently that I had a kid. Sub-assemblies began to take shape and soon I was spraying the plane. I think that for this one I even used "canned air", that froze up while using it. When the A-10 was finished, I remember being so proud of it! 😐 It seemed to be light years from the feeble attempts I had made as a child. Lol, I had no idea that one needed a glossy surface for the decals and of course, they silvered badly. Never mind that, I thought I'd "done good"...🙂 Within a short while, I visited a great hobby shop in Austin, Texas (Kings Hobby) and bought my first issue of Finescale Modeler Magazine. That Jan. 1989 issue featured an article by Bob Steinbrun on converting the Monogram F-80 to the YP-80A. OMG! I was mesmerized by his work! It was fantastic and demonstrated just how crappy my A-10 really looked, and just how far I needed to go before I could build good models. My Monogram A-10 sat in the display cabinet since 1990. On the lowest shelf. 😉 I had never even considered taking photos of it. But, a few years ago, I did. I took her out to the airport and took a few pics. She's pretty rough around the edges and showing her age I guess, but I thought it might be interesting to see a "beginner's model" for a change. With no further ado, here she is at the Cameron, airport. Thanks for any interest and taking a look, thanks also for your comments!
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