**** DONE: GB-44 1/48 A-10 Thunderbolt II - Military A/C of post-war time

[Airframes]

Can't fool; me - that's a satellite antenna, so the pilot can watch 'Netflix' on his MFD screen !!
Nicely done though !

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Wayne!

 

[N4521U]

I concur,
great to see the mods.

 

[rochie]

nicely done Wayne

 

[T Bolt]

Will done Wayne.
I don't think I'll get to my A-10 this GB. Might pull out some half finished builds if I have time after the F-16

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys.

Probably a good idea Glenn there is a lot to deal with in this kit....

 

[Capt. Vick]

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool Jim....

Well been off for a few days again, but still modelling as i can. have added the large "studs" to the Starboard fuselage where the Pave Penny Pod is fitted.
Drillled location holes fitted .6 x .4 brass tube pieces...that was fun cutting tiny lengths without distorting them.....or losing them! Then use round plasticard rod, drilled out hole rounded the end the carefully cut a short piece off....repeated 4 times the glued them in place. Simple as it sounds it took quite a while to do.....didn't mess one up or drop or lose any of them....!! A tiny bit oversized, I think but it ain't easy doing such small fiddley work...wasn't going to go too far and the n ruin it, should be ok once some paint covers them up.
Have also added the extra antennas on the lower nose and also removed the 'Hand Rail' section I had previously put there, it wasn't on my bird....

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Very sharp Wayne.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!

 

[Airframes]

Excellent !
Very fiddly, but worth the effort.

 

[rochie]

Great details Wayne

 

[N4521U]

Arrrrrrrrrr, scratching is goooood!!!!!!!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, not much happening at the moment, stuffing around trying to fill joins inside the wheel well in the wings and it's becoming a pain in the butt slowing things down a bit...

 

[fubar57]

Very nice

 

[vandee]

Wow super detail. These use to fly over my house all the time in the 80s and 90s. I lived
about 34 miles, in a straight flight line, from Barnes AFB in Westfield Ma. Will be watching
with interest. John

 

[T Bolt]

Great work Wayne

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks for stopping by.....have splashed some very lightened Greys on my bird as a first paint stage (very light in the pics) and deciding whether to darken them up a tad or simply dirtying them up with darker grey pastels as part of the process...need to get a wriggle on none the less....