A-10A Warthog - Academy 1/72

[CedB]

Things are drying on the last build so time for another.

I have two albums for future builds on Flickr.

A 1/32 Lancaster with a long story… not ready for that yet.

And this one:

 

 

I need something simple after the Marauder and you can't get much simpler than this:

 

 

I do love a Hog.

I had a previous 1/144 scale one for ages, but it got battered:

 

 

 

 

This one's a bit bigger:

 

 

Enough of an intro, I'm off to search BM for previous builds so I don't need to show the part trees.

Lazy.

[CedB]

Ooh, good, there's a GB on the A-10 here and Dave Klaatu posted the trees here:

 

Lots of stuff to read, see you later.

[Biggles87]

Wow! First here, plenty of room at the bar.

 

John. 🇺🇦

[Hamden]

 

I'm in I'll join John at the bar and wait for the fun to begin

Looking forward to seeing this one come together!

 

           Roger

 

[Terry1954]

Look, I'm here on page one, and early too!

 

Love the A10. Never forgotten a display I saw by two of them years ago where one was always in a shallow dive with the 'pretend' target in its sights, while the other one repositioned ready to take over from his mate.. and repeat, and repeat etc. Impressive act, however useful or not, the maneuver was. Really showed off the maneuverability of the aircraft.

 

Press on Ced!

 

T.

[giemme]

I'm in!  

 

Ciao

[Lord Riot]

Love the Hog, such a mean machine. I remember them low level over East Anglia, with their  distinctive ‘spin-drier’ whine. One occasion stands out in particular, when four A-10s circled over Salthouse Beach and Cley Marshes, taking turns to swoop down low and pretend strafe the wetland area. They must have done five or six goes each before heading back down to Suffolk. 

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

6 hours ago, CedB said:

Things are drying on the last build so time for another.

I have two albums for future builds on Flickr.

A 1/32 Lancaster with a long story… not ready for that yet.

And this one:

 

 

I need something simple after the Marauder and you can't get much simpler than this:

 

 

I do love a Hog.

I had a previous 1/144 scale one for ages, but it got battered:

 

 

 

 

This one's a bit bigger:

 

 

Enough of an intro, I'm off to search BM for previous builds so I don't need to show the part trees.

Lazy.

There was just the A-10 single type group build. Should be plenty of info there. 

[CedB]

Welcome John, Roger, Terry, Giorgio, Lord Riot and Dennis  

 

 

A start has been made:

 

 

We have guests this weekend so maybe more tomorrow.

[hendie]

Seat booked. If it's a Hog then I guess I'll forego my dried cuttlefish and have a bag of Mr Porky's

[Keeff]

Ooh, a new build and a Hog too ... niiiiiice! 

So, if some other page 1 members can kindly shuffle along, I'll grab my snacks and join the fun .... 

 

Keith ☺️ 

 

[Hook]

Barstool claimed! Gotta love a Hog. 

[81-er]

And in early on

 

James

[billn53]

Just saw this, mind if I pull up a chair?

 

I built the Revell kit a few years back (part of my Wisconsin ANG collection) and had great issues with the split aileron/speed brake assembly — Revell allows you to build them open, but if you want them closed the fit is problematic. 
 

Hope the Academy kit is better in this regard. 

[perdu]

So you WILL gloss varnish this before you add decals and then matt the lot afterwards wont you?

 

Oh yes this I have to see.

 

Pint?

[Brandy]

Ooh, nice! And I get a seat at the bar! 

Carry on that man!

 

Ian

[CedB]

On 20/09/2025 at 13:59, hendie said:

Seat booked. If it's a Hog then I guess I'll forego my dried cuttlefish and have a bag of Mr Porky's

Scratchings? Grab a bag for me please!  

 

On 20/09/2025 at 14:40, Keeff said:

Ooh, a new build and a Hog too ... niiiiiice! 

So, if some other page 1 members can kindly shuffle along, I'll grab my snacks and join the fun .... 

 

Keith ☺️ 

 

Welcome Keith  

 

On 20/09/2025 at 17:19, Hook said:

Barstool claimed! Gotta love a Hog. 

Welcome Hook  Mind you don't slip off that stool now!

 

On 20/09/2025 at 22:11, 81-er said:

And in early on

 

James

Hi James, good to see you

 

6 hours ago, billn53 said:

Just saw this, mind if I pull up a chair?

 

I built the Revell kit a few years back (part of my Wisconsin ANG collection) and had great issues with the split aileron/speed brake assembly — Revell allows you to build them open, but if you want them closed the fit is problematic. 
 

Hope the Academy kit is better in this regard. 

Of course not Bill, all welcome  

 

6 hours ago, perdu said:

So you WILL gloss varnish this before you add decals and then matt the lot afterwards wont you?

 

Oh yes this I have to see.

 

Pint?

I'm going to have to make sure I show people my gloss in the future Bill! Welcome  

 

6 hours ago, Brandy said:

Ooh, nice! And I get a seat at the bar! 

Carry on that man!

 

Ian

Thank you Sarg

 

 

Finishing off the Marauder but did get another bit done:

 

 

Not the most detailed so I think I'll relax a bit with this one. Famous last words.

 

I see with horror that this, like the Marauder, requires weight in the nose.

I dry fitted the wings to see if it fitted in the cabinet, otherwise it would go on the ceiling.

Sadly I think it'll fit  

 

More soon.

[giemme]

Nice looking tub, Ced!

 

Ciao

[alt-92]

Hang it from the ceiling! 
Complete with some fluffballs of cotton to imitate the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT  

 

[Whofan]

Lookee here. Ced's on another build before one is finished.

 

I have to say life imitates art; I'm starting another build before I finish one, to be exact an airfix E type jaguar and a PM models IAI Dagger.

 

I'm not going to say who is life and who is art, (snigger), I'll reserve a place near the bar so when I get fed up with trying to make the PM Dagger a sow's ear (tells you a lot about the PM kit, doesn't it!) or trying to remember what I need to do on the airfix E type I can amble across and see what Ced's up to.

 

Doing a grand job, of course!

 

 

Edited September 25 by Whofan

[The Spadgent]

Phew!! I made page one. (Just) seems like a nice crowd already. 🤗 Great start on the office Mr B. I’m looking forward to this one for sure.  I know what you mean about fitting things in the cabinet. Especially after my pesky Martian. 
 

wasabi peas and a mint tea at the ready. 👍

 

 Johnny

[perdu]

I really should encourage you to hang the Hog, but I cannot honestly advocate such drasticity so I'll not!

 

 

Just hanging with the boys at the bar now.

 

Nice crowd already.

[CedB]

On 22/09/2025 at 19:54, giemme said:

Nice looking tub, Ced!

 

Ciao

Thanks Giorgio. Bit basic but hey, I'm looking for an easy build on this one!  

 

On 22/09/2025 at 19:55, alt-92 said:

Hang it from the ceiling! 
Complete with some fluffballs of cotton to imitate the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT  

 

On 23/09/2025 at 07:46, perdu said:

I really should encourage you to hang the Hog, but I cannot honestly advocate such drasticity so I'll not!

 

 

Just hanging with the boys at the bar now.

 

Nice crowd already.

Thanks alt and Bill  

You've talked me into it.

Not sure about the fluffballs but it'll save using weight and show off the weapons!

 

On 22/09/2025 at 20:50, Whofan said:

Lookee here. Ced's on another build before one is finished.

 

I have to say life imitates art; I'm starting another buld before I fifnsh one, to be exact an airfix E type jaguar and a PM models IAI Dagger.

 

I'm not going to say who is life and who is art, (snigger), I'll reserve a place near the bar so when I get fed up with trying to make the PM Dagger a sow's ear (tells you a lot about the PM kit, doesn't it!) or trying to remember what I need to do on the airfix E type I can amble across and see what Ced's up to.

 

Doing a grand job, of course!

 

 

Thanks John  

I have to have something to do while things are drying!

 

On 23/09/2025 at 07:12, The Spadgent said:

Phew!! I made page one. (Just) seems like a nice crowd already. 🤗 Great start on the office Mr B. I’m looking forward to this one for sure.  I know what you mean about fitting things in the cabinet. Especially after my pesky Martian. 
 

wasabi peas and a mint tea at the ready. 👍

 

 Johnny

Welcome Johnny  

 

 

I popped in to the Man Cave to box up the Marauder (glad to see the back of it) and couldn't resist doing a bit.

 

This assembly's a bit weird but I ran with it, ignoring the notch in the upright bit.

 

 

No, I don't know what it's for.

Perhaps we'll find out later.

 

It goes together quite well with some help:

 

 

 

Good old Berna clamps.

 

The wings also required some clamping in weird places:

 

 

Especially on the tips:

 

 

Also a note. There seems to be a lot of release agent hanging around which made paint and transfer adhesion a bit weak.

I usually don't wash parts before assembly as I give everything a wipe over with IPA before priming to remove handling oils.

Maybe I should have washed the internals? 

 

[Hook]

On 9/22/2025 at 8:45 PM, CedB said:

Mind you don't slip off that stool now!

You're not yet drunk if you can lie flat on your back without having to hold on to the floor. 

[giemme]

17 hours ago, CedB said:

Maybe I should have washed the internals? 

I do a quick pass with a Q-tip moistened with IPA on the internal parts, normally - but sometimes I just forget about it, and I don't recall any major problems. Keep in mind though that I base coat everything with Tamiya Flat Black thinned with cellulose thinner; it grips quite well on bare plastic, maybe it's unaffected by release agents...

 

Ciao