Beyond The Sprues
Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: uncle les on August 27, 2017, 08:53:54 PM
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Many years ago I mashed up a 1/48 Revell Warthog with a Tamiya A-10, added some plasticard, homespun resin and a vac-formed canopy and made a very bland grey A-10B N/AW facsimile of an aircraft that flew but was retired way too early being deemed redundant. This afternoon I snapped it up off the shelf in a fit of "I need to get my aircraft painting hand back in" having spent the best part of the last month doing commission work on wargaming AFVs ( I am so over mixing yellow and black to make accurate olive green !! ) and decided to wotify the warthog. I have another in 1/32 in the elblando grey scheme so I don't feel so bad repurposing this one. I pulled off some stores, repaired some minor breakages, painted it as you see and whacked on some roos. Et voila - something to keep the musorian armour at bay.
(https://scontent.fmel5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21077249_10214046572020602_822355254248520821_n.jpg?oh=31160c2abdc3b1b9a2d7da42a9eca53b&oe=5A19CAC6)
(https://scontent.fmel5-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21034307_10214046572060603_3653702447401339355_n.jpg?oh=e55903e5f62c51bc175920f1a975dff0&oe=5A1864AE)
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Nice one, Les! :smiley: :smiley:
You'd think that in a country designed for armoured warfare, with flat plains everywhere, that we'd have a few of these around, wouldn't you!? ???
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Nice work. :smiley:
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You'd think that in a country designed for armoured warfare, with flat plains everywhere, that we'd have a few of these around, wouldn't you!? ???
Why?
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Love it! :smiley:
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Beautifique!!
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Beautifique!!
+1
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Love this!!!
:smiley: :D :-* :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:
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Yet more proof that few things spice up a model like those RAAF 'roos!
Outstanding paintwork to boot too!
Brian da Basher
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What they said ;)
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I have a Tamiya 1/72 single-seat A-10 partway through this exact camo with roos ready to go! Bravo Les!
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Definitely inspiration for applying the old Maintrack 1/48 conversion kit to a suitable A-10 kit.
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Would make a lot of sense for the RAAF to have this flying CAS for the Abrams & ASLAVS!
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I'll go with wot Wombat said, never a truer word ;) ;)
Great work Les, love the fade in the paint, looks just right :smiley: 8) 8)
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What more can I say other than I like it
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You'd think that in a country designed for armoured warfare, with flat plains everywhere, that we'd have a few of these around, wouldn't you!? ???
Why?
'Roo population control? ;D ;) :icon_fsm:
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One has to be careful doing that... (http://www.snopes.com/humor/nonsense/kangaroo.asp)
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Looks good, I have a similar idea but in the same scheme that the Blackhawks and Kiowa's use.
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Looks good, I have a similar idea but in the same scheme that the Blackhawks and Kiowa's use.
Somewhat like this?
(http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/GTwiner/Greater%20Australia/OA-10CIndonesia.jpg)
From here (http://here). Note that this has the 30mm cannon replaced with a 20mm.
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That looks soooo good GTX :P :P Wish it was real 8) 8)
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Totally spaced on there being an A-10B.
Excellent build prods my foggy memory. :smiley:
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That looks soooo good GTX :P :P Wish it was real 8) 8)
Yep that is what I am thinking. Still haven't built it but I have the kit!