Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: Tophe on December 28, 2013, 02:48:21 PM

Title: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 28, 2013, 02:48:21 PM
For Christmas, I got a Revell 1/100 Easy Kit of A-10:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r072_zps9a11e830.jpg)
Of course, I am going to remove weapons and shark mouth but not only: I will decrease its span and length, having the jets installed on the wings probably...
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 28, 2013, 09:18:45 PM
Before I butcherize the A-10, my son required that I show how it is normally... (minutes maid without glue nor cutter):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r084_zps29011fe1.jpg)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 01:53:02 AM
Butcherizing has started!:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r095_zps832881a9.jpg)
This will be a canard, with jets above the wings.
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: mrvr6 on December 29, 2013, 03:01:54 AM
ooooooh  8)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 09:02:49 AM
Tonight the tiny XA-10X came to life...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r001_zps44dcdbea.jpg)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 09:10:41 AM
Another view:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r004_zps0dabe9e6.jpg)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 09:12:12 AM
And from behind, with the multi-rocket fuselage:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v670/Tophe2712/r003_zps6a0f5bc0.jpg)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: ChernayaAkula on December 29, 2013, 10:58:50 AM
That looks cool! Wouldn't look out of place in some sci-fi flick!  :)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Scooterman on December 29, 2013, 11:14:52 AM
Love the look, Tophe!

Since it's a bit smaller, perhaps only one engine mounted in back?

Either way, great mudfighter!  :)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Cliffy B on December 29, 2013, 11:18:00 AM
Neato!  Has a distinctive star fighter feel to it now.  Perfect for a good sci-fi movie  8)  If you want to stay in the real world it strikes me as a possible parasite aircraft.
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 11:37:02 AM
Thanks for the comments, friends!
The parasite idea is especially interesting, as I could let the sharkmouth on: aboard an observation aircraft, it would be released to frighten the attacking ones, without a single shoot, just showing teeths...
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: finsrin on December 29, 2013, 04:32:12 PM
Great insight into A-10 reconfiguration  :-*
Know I never would have thought of it.
Buy golly it works  :)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: mrvr6 on December 29, 2013, 06:43:10 PM
it looks really happy in the head on pic lol
i like that alot :)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: ericr on December 29, 2013, 07:47:23 PM
lovely !
a quite radical transformation, and keeping the shark mouth is nice  ;)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Tophe on December 29, 2013, 08:34:49 PM
Thanks a lot! (to pardon my bad skills)
Here is the final picture I took of her:
(http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/t009.JPG)
Title: Re: XA-10X 1/100
Post by: Modelling_Mushi on December 30, 2013, 02:00:30 PM
Another cracker Tophe. Love the butcherizing tools of trade too   ;D