A-10 Thunderbolt
Surgery
Cut zones
With good graphic documentation (there are tons on the internet) a bit of scartch and some cable saves the seat
I have obtained some Chinese resins that are a copy of Blackdog. Pretty good by the way
A little scratch on the front landing gear pit
Cockpit finished. It is not there to present to a contest but the closed booth will go and I think it is worth
Any scratches for the cockpit
I have painted the resins looking at the little graphic documentation that I have found. A wide range of grays to stand out against the black background. Curiously, the electronics are not painted in Interior Green but in black.
Riveting
Main landing gear
Any cables
Riveting the wings
With a little styrene from a transparent clip we can make the lenses of the AGM 65 missiles
The first time I did a paint preshade without a primer. But a good cleaning with alcohol prior to painting is necessary to remove traces of grease.
Now the lights in white and ocher
painting process. The idea of not using a primer has not been a good one. As might be expected, paint is skipped with great ease. it will be a huge headache
We have placed the decals and panel lines and dirty. We continue working on the interiors (edges of the bays) and some other detail. We will finish it shortly
We are near the end now. Placing the weaponry and deciding if we show it in "Beast" mode, or something lighter
Final photos of the finished A-10. It has been a beautiful job in which I have given birth a lot. Too many mistakes but ok...let's move forward
It has been a challenge to cut panels to be able to integrate the resins for the avionics, riveting the entire apparatus, and trying to improve with the oils. I have gone for a very matte finish because this was a model that struggled in the desert in a particularly hostile climate.
The entire cockpit is scratch improved
Muchas gracias, thanks!
The beast
Komentáře
39 24 January 2023, 12:03
ALBERTO ITURBURU HERREROSI´m thinking on it every day ja, ja...but i have two problems with the space and my wife...ja,ja..
24 January 2023, 16:17
Spanjaardcome to the dark side.... do 1/144 for a while and then 1/72 become a relaxing scale 😄 😄 beautiful scratchbuild Alberto. it looks fantastic.
10 February 2023, 07:41
ALBERTO ITURBURU HERREROSThanks guys! I must to work on 1/144...but a need some patience...ja, ja...
10 February 2023, 08:08
Michael KohlVery good result. Funny to read your introductory comment on weathering for this heavily (and credible that is) plane. May I suggest to take a picture of your model as a teaser for the album and not the bix art anymore. Your model deserves it.
9 June 2023, 15:56
Album info
In this project I am going to try new challenges that I have not approached until now as a modeler. I'm going to rivet the best i can. I'm going to work with resins and I am going to paint without priming so that the riveting is not hidden by the paint....I will try to minimize the weathering too. On this small scale we abuse the weathering and credibility is lost.
