Hi everyone, this is
my version of the Trumpeter A-10A. It took me seven months to build. The
aftermarket things I used were the Cutting Edge Interior and Exterior set, really
great sets. I had to wait with construction of the bird cause the interior set
had to be ordered at my hobby shop.
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On the bird there is
not to much detail work that was done. Mainly the landing gear and bays got some
detailling. Other areas were the inside of the flaps and the engines. One of the
engines is displayed open. I cut the exhaust of the engine off it and
replaced it with the CE pieces. I reinforced the wingjoint by adding a bolt to
the wing and joined it with the fuselage with a nut and to keep it there with a
drop of some super glue. I also reinforced the inside of the front
fuselage for added strength for wing support.
The loadout is one I
made up myself. The ALQ-119, Sidewinders, Rockeyes and Mavericks are from
the
kit. I modified the Maverick launchers a bit so that they represent the real
thing as close as possible. The four snakeyes are from the Revell Tornado ECR
kit. I added fuse wire to them for realism.
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For the plane I used Humbroll, Revell and Tamiya
paints (mostly the clear colours). The
camouflage is totally brush painted. I used Humbrol 117, 149 and 32 for it.
Then I applied future on it and finally the decals. After that came the final matt coat.
The EL
decals on the tail were really bad to put on, I did not count how many times I had to use a needle and some microsol to get the silvering out of them, but it
was a lot.
Michel
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