This is the Trumpeter kit of the A-10A, which is pretty accurate, but some additions were needed. I used the following items on this kit :
    -Verlinden cockpit and detail set.
    -Cutting Edge bulged wheels, dual rail adapter and Sidewinders.
    -Eagle Strike decals and stencils.
    -Humbrol enamel paints (ref. 128 and 127 for the grey scheme)
    -Tamiya Compound ! (There are many gaps to fill on this kit)

I won't detail the construction, as there are many other articles detailing it very well.

The Verlinden cockpit replaced very well the original cockpit. the photoetched parts are very good, although they are a bit too thick, so it is hard to bend them.

The Eagle Strike decals show an aircraft from the 103rd Fighter Wing of the Connecticut Air National Guard. As the decals didn't provide the squadron insignia near the access ladder, I handpainted it with Tamiya's acrylics.

The painting job was huge, but there weren't any problems. I airbrushed the whole model with Humbrol 127 to have a primer coat. Once the painting job completed, I coated it with future before and after decaling ,and then I applied a mix of Future and Tamiya flat base to give it a flat appearance.

Weathering was done with a heavy wash on the aircraft.

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The cockpit is very good. I detailed all the gauges. I used for reference the excellent walkarounds of the Aircraft Resource Center. I added many wires, but the Aces II seat required most of the work. Verlinden provides seatbelts made of lead foil that you have to cut. As the instructions were inaccurate I used photos found on the internet. The throttle is scratchbuilt.

Gluing the wings to the fuselage is a very important step, as this kit is rather heavy. I added Quicksteel, a self hardening compound, inside the fuselage to reinforce it at the wings junction.

This kit was a big project, it required very long working hours, but I'm pretty happy with the final result. In spite of the important seams to fill, I recommend this kit to anyone wanting to build an accurate Warthog. Thanks to everyone who helped me for this project.

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Thomas

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