Hobby Boss A-10 Thunderbolt II 1/48

[Hodges]

Hey all!



I love this plane and I've had my eye on this kit ever since I learned the very basics of what makes a good kit. I know it's expensive, but I took the plunge.

I'm not really sure where I'm going to head in terms of paint/markings but I'll sort that out as I go. Besides decals possibly, everything is going to be straight out of the box.

Here's the instrument panel, I used a few coats of future for the first time to make some of the glass gauges pop out.

And here's the ejection seat, based on the ACES II.

And here are some shots of the whole tub.

 

[schweinhund227]

Nice job! Keep it coming

Norm.

Out

 

[13aceofspades13]

excelent, lots of cool little details!

 

[Eastrock]

excellent job on the cockpit!!!

 

[willypd]

;D Awesome so far!!!!

 

[Quaralane]

Of to a really good start here

 

[Hodges]

I've got a few photos to show my progress (sorry for the bad lighting!)

You have the option of posing a panel on the engines nacelles open so I experimented with detailing the engines with alclad II paints

tail sub assembly

And here's the cannon all built bu not painted yet (Apparently only the end of the barrels is visible so I might just play around and experiment with painting the rest since it will be sealed up in the fuselage anyways

 

[schweinhund227]

That gun is pure Awesome!

 

[Quaralane]

Love that gun.
And your idea on the engines looks good, too

 

[Hodges]

Well then I think you might enjoy this old PR photo:

 

[JMac]

Now that is a BFG!

The work on the A-10 looks awesome.

 

[Hodges]

Thanks JMac!

And about the engines, I was really just experimenting with the paint for the first time, and I found the steel to be too dark and the aluminum to be too light. So, I think I'm going to give those engines a go-over with a mix of both to reduce the contrast and make it look more realistic.

 

[moi196872]

This thing rocks, love the gun and the engines, if you can you should leave the gun out of the plane. Would be a shame to hide such beauty.....what do you guys think ???

Keep 'em coming those pics!

 

[schweinhund227]

All I remember from Germany was the long BBBuuuuuuuRRrrrpppp BUuuuurrrrrPPP LOL

just Awesomeness !!!!

 

[Eastrock]

Did you use some thinner on the Alcad II?

The engine look crisp!

 

[Fruit]

That is one mean looking engine and gun!

I love what you did with the instrument panel too.

 

[Myke]

Fantastic work. I quite like the colors on that engine!

 

[Hodges]

A bit of progress! Some of the major seams need attention, although you can't see it in the photo.

 

[13aceofspades13]

im really liking the way this is looking.

 

[Quaralane]

Looks like you're off to a good start with major assembly