After six weeks the Academy 1/48 A-10C of the "flying Tigers" is finished! The week started off mounting the aircraft to the display base and wiring the lights and switch to the battery. Next I installed the canopy in the open position and the boarding ladder. The nameplate arrived a few days later. This was the final thing to be installed on to the display base.

In review this kit was one of the better A-10C kits I have built. The detail and fit of parts were excellent. The instructions are well done and the decals are very nice. The only parts that were a little difficult were assembling the engines into the engine nacelles. I would say it is worth the trouble to having one piece nacelles. The other was the windscreen to the fuselage. The fuselage side is thinner walled than the windscreen so a little putty was required to fill in the difference. The one piece rear section of the fuselage was a nice feature and it worked well for adding the lighting. Overall I would recommend this kit for someone looking to build an A-10C. Thank you for following along, Happy Modeling!

You can see all the photos, a video, and details from start to finish in the build log at: https://davidsscalemodels.com/build-log/1-48-a-10c-75th-flying-tigers/