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It's a HOG - RFI. Italeri 1/72 A-10A Thunderbolt II


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Here's my latest off the workbench - it took a little more than 9 months in the making, mostly because I'm slow. A short summary of the project first

 

KIT: Italeri 1:72 A-10A/C Thunderbolt II  N.1376

AIRFRAME: Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II 79-0196, 23rd TFW, 74th TFS Flying Tigers, while stationed at King Fahd Air Base in 1991, during Operation Desert Storm

MARKINGS: kit decals, except for the blue fin edges. These were airbrushed, while the white lightnings with the squadron number were cut off the original decals.

The Italeri proposed marking scheme isn’t entirely accurate, as it’s a mix up of two different airplanes. I had to adapt some of the kit decals to reproduce the correct serial numbers, use kill marks and crew names plate from a different scheme of the same sheet and just skip some of the decals/stencils which didn’t look to be there on the real AC

PAINTS: mainly Lifecolor acrylics, airbrushed, with the addition of Model Master Metallizer Titanium and AK Interactive Extreme Metal Steel for the air refuelling receptacle and other metallic bits, such as the exhaust nozzles.

WEATHERING: mostly with tempera washes, various hues. Some dot filtering with oil in selected areas

 

Aftermarkets:

- Aires resin/PE cockpit set 

- Quickboost air intakes (designed for the HASEGAWA kit, but they fit just good on this one too)

- Master Gatling GAU-8 cannon and Pitot tube

 

Scratchbuilding:

- Nose and tail bulged antennae, using plunge moulded styrene

- PAVE PENNY POD clear head and internal details, using clear PET, brass pipe and thin styrene bits

- brake lines and cables on all the gear struts and inside the wheel wells, using various copper and solder wires

- Ailerons/airbrakes inner details, using alu tape and copper wires

 

Here's the WIP thread, in case you're interested in:

Many thanks to everybody who followed the build, with lots of useful tips, insights and pointers; this aircraft is a type my friend and fellow BMer @Gene K flew in the second part of his career (he may have probably flown this specific airplane at some point), so this build is inspired by him - I hope I made it justice, despite of my inclination to weathering ... :whistle: :winkgrin: Enough blah-blah, here are the pics (I keep struggling in search of a decent setup for my RFI pics, so apologies for not being the best quality):

 

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This shot of the underside is an in-progress, RBF tags missing

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All comments welcome

 

Ciao

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4 hours ago, Spookytooth said:

Well worthy Giemme, great shots and a fantastic build sir.

It deserved that Silver medal.

 

Simon.

Thank you, Simon! :thumbsup: Also for the support during the build!

4 hours ago, Unfinished project said:

Stunning and well worth the wait 👍

Glad you like her, it certainly was a long wait :thumbsup: 

4 hours ago, Roger Newsome said:

Excellent Giorgio, I really enjoyed following your progress with this. 👍

Cheers Roger, glad you enjoyed the ride :thumbsup: 

3 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

:thumbsup: Beautiful Warthog ! 

Thank you Dennis! :thumbsup: 

3 hours ago, Vinnie said:

Wow, that is a mean looking machine. You've made a great job of that, Giorgio.

Thanks Vinnie, I did try to reproduce that menacing, and I'm pretty happy with that :thumbsup: 

2 hours ago, Cookenbacher said:

Another 1/72 masterpiece Giorgio!

You are way took kind, Cookie :blush::thumbsup: 

1 hour ago, Kitchen Modeller said:

Well worth the wait and a very nice paint job - well done.

Thanks KM :thumbsup: As I said above, it really was a long wait :frantic: 

1 hour ago, phildagreek said:

Very smart!

Cheers Phil, thanks :thumbsup: 

15 minutes ago, The Spadgent said:

Amazing work “G” Strangely I did my RFI shots today too. I’m not too happy with them at the mo but yours look stunning. Great WIP And finish kid. Bravo. :clap2:

Thank you Johnny, I'm glad you like her :thumbsup: Looking forward to see your RFI pics :popcorn:

 

Ciao

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Hello Giorgio !

Really good Hog, Congratulations !! :partytime:

It was great to follow the build too !

And Congrats again for the well deserved Awards !

Sincerely.

CC

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Well Giorgio.....what can I say? It truly was a fascinating build thread and it has resulted in an exceptional model. Suberbly detailed, painted and weathered. You are a modelling genius! :worthy::worthy::worthy::worthy:

Kind regards,

Stix

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13 hours ago, Duckwizard said:

I could try 90 months and wouldn't get a result like you. Very very nice, maestro!

Cheers Michael, thank you :thumbsup: 

12 hours ago, Tbolt said:

Fantastic work!

Thank you :thumbsup:

5 hours ago, corsaircorp said:

Hello Giorgio !

Really good Hog, Congratulations !! :partytime:

It was great to follow the build too !

And Congrats again for the well deserved Awards !

Sincerely.

CC

Thank you CC, much appreciated, also for the support during the build :thumbsup: 

5 hours ago, Uncle Pete said:

Very nice.  I just finished the same exact kit a couple of weeks back... So that's what it's supposed to look like, eh?!

:rofl: Well, not necessarily ... :rofl: Thanks for the appreciation, any pics of yours?

3 hours ago, CedB said:

Beautiful model Giorgio and an interesting and educational WiP. Masterly work :) 

Thank you Ced, glad if it could be of any help :thumbsup:

1 hour ago, PlaStix said:

Well Giorgio.....what can I say? It truly was a fascinating build thread and it has resulted in an exceptional model. Suberbly detailed, painted and weathered. You are a modelling genius! :worthy::worthy::worthy::worthy:

Kind regards,

Stix

You are way too kind, Stix . Thank you:thumbsup: 

 

Ciao

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5 hours ago, boom175 said:

Looks Great!

Cheers boom, thank you :thumbsup:

3 hours ago, Uncle Pete said:

Not much to look at modelwise but you might get a few laughs out of the deal.

That is certainly unusual :rofl:

2 hours ago, Vultures1 said:

Outstanding Hog and a really informative build thread.  Congratulations on the result and the awards - well done!

Thanks Vultures1, glad you enjoyed the ride :thumbsup:

 

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21 hours ago, stevej60 said:

Cracking job on this evil looking monster Giemme,all that extra detail really set's it apart from the rest.

Cheers Steve, thank you, glad you like her! :thumbsup:

 

Ciao

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