This is my 1/32 Trumpeter A-10A . To complete this bird, I had to take something from other models and also use an aftermarket cockpit. Details in the kit cockpit are not so good, so I ordered another cockpit from Blackbox. 

Armaments are really bad and ugly.  In the beginning, I planned to order some resin parts for the armament, but fortunately Academy released their F/A-18 with plenty of weapons, which are the same type that the A-10s are equipped with.  Beside these things, I did not do many modification to this model. Totally straight out from the box. 

Sidewinder missiles, Maverick missiles and GBU bombs are from the Academy F/A-18.  MK-82 bombs are from the Tamiya F-14A.  TERs are from a Tamiya F-4 Phantom II. 

As for the ECM Pod, I took another one from the Revell Monogram F-4E with some modification as the original one from the box is so ugly.

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I used Enamel paints from Tamiya and Testor. For the decal, I applied the basic stencils only as it is really good, smooth and thin. For other insignia, I ordered a separate decal from Camdecals to make my bird particular. This aircraft is flown by Capt Bob Swain who shot down 1 Iraqi Helicopter during Desert Storm Operation.

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I applied weathering with drybrushing, washing and pastel. After finishing the weathering and applying the decals, I sprayed it overall with Matt Cote from Humbrol and the last layer is Gloss Finish was with Model Master.

Tung    Vietnam