doozer1974 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Hello all My latest completed build - Revell's 1/48 A-10 Thunderbolt. This was a Christmas gift, so just went at this one straight out of the box and with even less attention to accuracy and detail than usual, so anyone with a particular love of / interest in this aircraft might want to look away now... Not one of my favourite builds, but I think it's turned out ok (it even survived a 9ft fall to the floor from the shelf of doom!). For me the best thing about the kit was the decals, which conformed beautifully to the curves and plentiful raised detail on this beast. Painted with Tamiya acrylics, weathered with Flory Models' dark dirt wash, and finished with a flat coat of Vallejo Matte Medium. Thanks for looking. Cheers Adam 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Well that looks rather good to me. Shame you didn't enjoy the build much because the result is very nice. Decals do look to have settled very well. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Unfavourite or not I think that's a fine build. I was lucky enough to be at a firepower demo when an A10 was strutting its stuff - what a piece of kit! 9ft Shelf of Doom?! You really don't want anything getting down from there do you?! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 Thanks Stix and Roger - the 9ft high shelf is on top of a full size ikea book shelf, just about the only place the kids can't get their grubby hands on my kits! Know what you mean about the firepower of this beast - my 'research' consisted of watching a couple of Youtube videos of it in action - that Gatling cannon it was built around is ludicrously powerful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcclure Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Know what you mean about the firepower of this beast - my 'research' consisted of watching a couple of Youtube videos of it in action - that Gatling cannon it was build around is ludicrously powerful! Oh it rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Can't have too many Hogs. The recoil on the gun is so great that if you fire all the ammo in one go, the plane stops in mid air. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 nice build of a well armed hitter. I like it. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 The paint job looks great with the right amount of weathering. I do like the Flying Tigers scheme as the shark mouth as it gives the model a mean look, very appropriate for an A-10. The decals indeed does look to have gone on very well. If only all decals were that co-operative would make our life a bit easier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Even the model of an A10 is tough, surviving a 9ft drop! Great build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grayson Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 That is a smashing representation of a beast of an aircraft. Even as a kit it looks like it will kick your teeth in. Great job on that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janremco Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice built, I do like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 12, 2015 Author Share Posted June 12, 2015 Thanks for all the kind comments, much appreciated. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Very smart work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira666 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The old 1986 Monogram kit. Though this kit is about 30 years old, it's highly detailed. Nice paint and built. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoob Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 i don't care with the old-school raised panel .... ! lov your hog !lov the shark teeth ..... most of all ... it's juz as bada** as the real hog by survived a 9ft fall ! anyway, how much weight did u put on the nose to prevent th tail sitting ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nice one Adam. Those decals took some work to get them looking so good. Well done, Joe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 i don't care with the old-school raised panel .... ! lov your hog ! lov the shark teeth ..... most of all ... it's juz as bada** as the real hog by survived a 9ft fall ! anyway, how much weight did u put on the nose to prevent th tail sitting ? Thanks supernoob. I actually forgot to put any weight in the nose before gluing the fuselage together so ended up having to put it behind the cockpit through the gap where the canopy goes. I think the kit called for 30g, so I probably ended up putting in more than 40g, just kept adding until the thing stopped tipping... Thanks also to Joe, kira666 and F-32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I think my drool says it all lol mmmmmmmmmmmmmm Warthoggy goodness Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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