Silverstone 2 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Started the famous and very large Trumpeter A-10A. Kit is quite old now, and very different from their newer releases. Trumoeter have moved away from their moving parts to concentrating on larger detail. At first i was a fan of dynamic model kits but have realised how much hassel they can be especially when it come to compromising on detail. Although i have to say the A-10A is a gem in this scale, even with it's multimedia atempts. Originally i was going to use the Verlinden cockpit set, which i had. Decided not to, as there was a lot of cutting and butchering to do to the A-10's Nose section. Also I was not too amazed by verlinden's casting quality. Not in comparison to todays quality like L'Arsenal for example. The resin casting for the engines is a nice touch but IMO could have easily been achieved with injection pieces. Also this would prohibit the need for 160+ grams of ballast required in the nose. I am going for some extra detail on this model: e.g. Brake lines and It's also going to involve the extra resin GAU-8 Gun nozzle. So there will be an external model of the famous gun itself alongside the finished aircraft. Progress so far: Size is becoming very noticable! The wings have a nice touch of moveable/sliding fowler flaps. Ejecor seat, might need some mods? more later............... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawnguylander Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Great start on this classic kit! I'll be following your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerUK9 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Fantastic start! I think this is the first built of the Trumpie Hog I've ever seen, and as I love the plane I'll be watching this build very closely Didn't fancy upgrading it to a -C then? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Though i am not a very wingy thing lover i do have some favourites and this is one of them, going to follow this and see wether i get tempted, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Great Start, I will be watching this with interest as I too have the beast sat in the stash, Any pointers along the way with regards to the build would be appreciated, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 More progress: Realised Trumpeter got the instructions on the engine assembly wrong! The fan should go behind the raised ring on the engine nacelle, rather thena the front. otherwise the spacing will be to short. You want the fan inlet to look like this: And this is how it will turn out: Adds a good scale 6" which is pretty much correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted September 24, 2012 Author Share Posted September 24, 2012 I've noticed that most scale model's of the A-10 get this wrong. I Fly a Challenger 605 amongst others at the moment and they have the Same PW-34 engines, identical phyiscally to the TF-34. The fan is quite set back from the nacelles, very noticable. More progress: Fuselage has gone together along with wing and tail section. Size is very clear now! Thought the F-15 was big: Few gaps to fill still.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theclay Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 nice. looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 Superb start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I feel we need to experience the scale of this. Could you maybe bring a small dog into the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) Are u making the A-10A,A-10A+ or the A-10C? because before the first gulf war the had not the gps dome on the top and no altitude warnings on the vertical tail planes. For the rest very nice build so far looking forward for the rest Mark Edited September 24, 2012 by markske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 It will be the post 2005 A-10C But in Camo colours/markings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 I just love the Warthog! It's one of the coolest aircraft out there. I've seen it performing strafing runs agains tank targets on a range in Belgium.. I'd hate to be in a tank when the A-10 shows up! It's more of a can opener than anything else.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 Bit more progress this week, since a 2 week break! No more painting yet but a finished set of weapons choice: GAU-8 Now complete, ready for the ALCLAD 2 setup: All aerials & Antenas on + The super Resin Gun Muzzle:-) Pylons all on, quite a bit of work and time needed there! For those who wanted an idea of scale? £1 coin. It doesn't really give a full appreciation of size IMO! I'll try to put another well known kit in view, maybe some pieces of the 1/32 Tamiya F-16, Trumpeter 1/32 A-7 or 1/32 Revell Ju-88. More to come, Weapon painting and the start of Camo Spraying...... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 WOW, wonderful work..EXEMPLARY detailing.... Sir,You are on a roll. The A-10 has that ' Je ne sais quoi ' about it ..looks ugly but I LOVE IT.. WAY TO GO,! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Looks real big. Nice build so far. James Edited October 13, 2012 by Homagerman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Now that is looking good! Great build. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger 9 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Outstanding work so far and I am sure it will look even better when complete. Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ade Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Looking forward to seeing this painted.... Good effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Paint, paint, paint! This beast looks great!! Does Gunze or Tamiya paint come in gallon buckets..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverstone 2 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Share Posted October 29, 2012 1/32 A-10C Update: Been a while but i thought that I really need to crack on with this enormous aircraft! PAINT......PAINT..........PAINT and more PAINT! Going through my Model Master enamels at a rate of knots Green base was first, followed by the camo patten using a more field like green and then the grey. After finishing both top and bottom it gobbled up 4 jars. A futher 2 had to opened later for minor corrections + Canopy masks. HUD is in place with it's green edge glass. Also the weapons are now all sprayed too. Starting to look more like the A-10C: A quick look to see how the finished canopy will look: Spoilers extended: The underside, took a long time to finish all the pylons: A quick look at the GAU-8, Not finished though! I've created brake lines on the main gear. This was created from thin Evergreen rods, bent into correct contours. More to follow this week as over the weekend I completed the gloss cote finsh and today the Decals went on. The Decals, What can I say? but they are microscopic in thickness and are the most difficult to handle! Takes a long time to do what in reality, is not normally a huge undertaking Pics later...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 Very neat job, as usual Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayh Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 Looking really good could i ask how much weight did you have to put in the nose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homagerman Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Great paint job. Looking forward to seeing this one finished. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Aviator Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Very nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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