modelmaker Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Good morning! I've got a nice 1/72nd Revell A10 which I started ages ago; like most Revell kits I've ever built I've teleported it into a proper box with a lid (why do they continue to use them??????). Similarly, although I realise they want to sell you their paint, I can't imagine anyone actually follows their mixing recipes. It seems surprising difficult to find what colours I might choose for a Gulf war A10. The option they list appears to be a two tone green and an light olive. I've drawn a bit of a blank regarding what 'real' colours these might be, although I wonder if they might be the European (lizard? I forget) used on my old Tamiya '48th kit. Any words of wisdom gratefully received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Desert Storm A-10 were still in the 'Lizard' colour scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 28 minutes ago, Des said: Desert Storm A-10 were still in the 'Lizard' colour scheme. Top man! I thought that might be the case, but woe betide if I got it wrong! Very kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1 hour ago, modelmaker said: It seems surprising difficult to find what colours I might choose for a Gulf war A10. https://dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/a-10.html has some operational shots during deployment. Generic colour info: https://dstorm.eu/pages/color/usa.html https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/a-10/a-10_profile01.shtml 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 @modelmaker thanks for your report. We don't usually delete topics asking for information, as it may one day be useful to others, and save them from having to ask again. It also might bring someone Googling the question here too, which is never a bad thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 One day, if I live long enough, I'll get it right! DOH! Many thanks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, modelmaker said: One day, if I live long enough, I'll get it right! DOH! Many thanks. That could well be the strap-line for the whole of mankind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 3 minutes ago, Mike said: That could well be the strap-line for the whole of mankind Too flipping right! A pal yesterday was recounting how I'd given him an old Airfix B57 years ago, then posted a missing part to him. Not a clue, CANNOT remember. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 And here's a diagram: https://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/a-10/a-10_profile01.shtml Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thanks Mr Hook, beats the heck out of Revell's paint instructions. I'm slightly cross I didn't think of Cyber modeller myself! Very kind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Always check the aircraft you are doing as sometimes interpretation of the TO was somewhat "unusual. When we were painting the A-10 at the Bentwaters Cold War Museum we found that they had used the TO Inside drawings as a guide to paint the outside of the tailplanes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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