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Zephyr a Whif 1:72 Italeri A-10 in RAF service


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Thought I'd do an update as I have a break with a cup of Earl Grey.

All the weapons pylons on

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No it's not going to be grey, that's just the primer going on

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A bit of preshading

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Now can anyone tell me why I have spray patches of dark green on it?

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Now what's this mad woman doing? Hairspray...

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More later...

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You do realise for UK service they would have re engined it, the heavier engines would have meant a stretch to balance it, which would have then not let the gun fit, so we would have fitted 2 surplus Jag Adens instead negating its use, all the extra weight would call for 4 weapons stations being dropped too :P

looks sweet though

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Very different Mish. I like it a lot :)

Looking good so far. How much weathering are you going to give it and will it be recieving nose art? I can imagine they would have looked really filthy operating at low level.

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A-ha, I guessed you were gonna do a dirty pink birdy, when I saw those green splotches.

I planned on doing exactly the same thing on a Gulf Jag I was building last year (another one that never got finished :blush: ).

Looks great so far. :thumbsup2:

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Looks great Mish! It wouldn't have been a surprise to see the RAF buy the A-10. If it ever gets covered in dust, make a diorama of a warehouse, and say it's not been used in 10 years because the software upgrade for the UK wasn't purchased... OK, :offtopic: , but, seriously, looks really good in UK colours.

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