Academy A-10A

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Discovered this mess after I removed the masking. I couldn't leave it alone after all the work, so I had to fix it.....
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....which meant cutting it off with a razor saw. The whole canopy itself didn't fit well, so I had to use CA and a lot of filler to get it to fit, which meant I couldnt just pop it off. It's likely the CA that caused the fogging. I originally tried drilling a hole in the side of the fuselage so I could thread a fine tip brush through to clean the inside, but the gunk wasn't coming off. This meant more to fix.
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Thankfully, it reattached fairly well and didn't take too much effort. Definitely worth the fix.

Comments

60 28 January 2023, 20:23

Casey Rupley
I don't normally build 1/72 scale and thought this would be a quick, fun project. Nope! It came out okay, but the kit definitely lived up to the little money I spent on it.

28 January 2023, 20:32

Robert Podkoński
Good work!

28 January 2023, 20:32

Harry Eder
Nice Work! 👍

28 January 2023, 22:00

Casey Rupley
Thank you Robert, Roland, and Harry! I really appreciate the feedback.

29 January 2023, 21:29

Marius
Very beautifly done!
What a payload there, impressive

29 January 2023, 21:32

Bernd Grün
Nice build and paint job! 👍 I like the idea for your base very much.

30 January 2023, 07:51

Guy Rump
Very nice indeed. 👍

30 January 2023, 08:29

Neuling
Top build and presentation! One of my favorite aircraft!

30 January 2023, 10:21

Dominik Weitzer
great, i agree Neuling.

30 January 2023, 12:36

Casey Rupley
Thanks Marius, Bernd, Guy, Neuling, and Dominik! And thanks to everyone for the likes!

Marius - yeah, it's a large payload. It seems like it might be more than the A-10 can carry, but I couldn't find anything definitive, so I just decided to follow the instructions and attach it all anyway.

Neuling - me too! I have another A-10 in 48 scale I need to build. Looking forward to doing that one in green camo.

31 January 2023, 15:30

Scott
Looking very cool my man! I love the gatling gun base. Very creative!@

3 February 2023, 19:15

Alberto
That is an excellent A-10, well done and congrats! The detailed ordnance is very impressive. How did you get those perfect yellow circles on the drop bombs?

3 February 2023, 19:20

Casey Rupley
Thanks, Alberto and Scott!

The yellow rings are nothing more than excrutiating masking and airbrushing. I wish I had a steady hand, but I paint almost everything with an airbrush. The yellow wasn't too hard, but the black tips on the mavericks were a little more tricky. Used a circular PE template held over the tip as a mask - it took a few attempts.

3 February 2023, 23:59