Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II

[MarkVerploeg]

Hi guys
So this will be the final reveal for my entry in this group build
I made the 1/48 A-10 Thunderbolt II aka the Warthog
Overall i found it to be a nice kit but it has a couple of minor issues
Mainly with the fit of the MK20 and MK82 bombs
There is a gap at the tailfins of the MK20's and the MK82's where a bit bend so it required some clamping to get those the way i wanted them to be
Other then that i had no real issues with the kit itself
The issues that i had where caused by after market parts that didn't fit all that well at first or didn't fit at all
But you can read about that in the build thread

But this is my finished A-10















And that is all i have for this build
Thanks for stopping by and having a look
Take care
Cheers
Mark

[bfrd]

I grew up with those planes flying over my house. The EL is for England AFB which was in Alexandria, Louisiana. It has since been closed. I want to build that exact kit!

Looks great, I hope mine can turn out half that good.

[Twokidsnosleep]

Mark builds some great stuff, and this is no exception
She looks great and is a big girl at 1/48!!!
Nice

[MarkVerploeg]

I grew up with those planes flying over my house. The EL is for England AFB which was in Alexandria, Louisiana. It has since been closed. I want to build that exact kit!

Looks great, I hope mine can turn out half that good.

Thank you very much
And some intresting background information
The paint sheet mentionned it was based in England but not in the USA but in England (Europe) in 1991
Maybe for the Gulfwar

Mark builds some great stuff, and this is no exception
She looks great and is a big girl at 1/48!!!
Nice

Thank you very much Scott
It is a bit big indeed but not the biggest of my 1/48 jets
The Flanker i have on the bench is slightly longer
Just not as wide or with that many weapons on it

[Fridgy]

I can hear the "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!" now

Love the warhog, You have done a wonderful job on an iconic wrabird

[TommyKillander]

Wow!

Well done and congrats to a really awesome looking Hog

Cammo looks just perfect


Tommy

[MarkVerploeg]

I can hear the "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!" now

Love the warhog, You have done a wonderful job on an iconic wrabird

Thank you very much Mick

Wow!

Well done and congrats to a really awesome looking Hog

Cammo looks just perfect


Tommy

Thank you very much Tommy

[Tomcat64]

That's fantastic Mark - I really love the A-10 in the green camo schemes.

Very nicely turned out indeed

[MarkVerploeg]

That's fantastic Mark - I really love the A-10 in the green camo schemes.

Very nicely turned out indeed

Thank you very much Neil

[SMAddict66]

Nice work Mark.

Love the soft and subtle nature of the camo work. Top draw!

[MarkVerploeg]

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Nice work Mark.

Love the soft and subtle nature of the camo work. Top draw!
Thank you very much

[Lysus]

I need to script a bot that does nothing but respond to your reveal threads with praise. Another triumph, dude.

A-10s are those builds that, when done right, look easy. Then you watch the build thread and it's like, no. Not so easy. IT's not that they're face-meltingly hard, but that they look like an endurance test. And then you need to add the colors...

[MarkVerploeg]

Thank you very much Lysus

[pourquoi61]

Another winner with that one.

[MarkVerploeg]

Thank you very much

[Mikellesk]

Love the load details. Great job at that one man!!

[MarkVerploeg]

Thank you very much
It is probably one of the last finishes i will have for a while as i am moving to a new apartment but once that is done everything like personal life and work should calm down a bit wich means more bench time
And a new mancave