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Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 12:42 am
by 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
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:39 am
by 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.
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:59 am
by Twokidsnosleep
Mark builds some great stuff, and this is no exception
She looks great and is a big girl at 1/48!!!
Nice

Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 6:32 am
by MarkVerploeg
bfrd wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:39 am
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
Twokidsnosleep wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 1:59 am
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
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:28 am
by Fridgy
I can hear the "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!" now
Love the warhog, You have done a wonderful job on an iconic wrabird

Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:06 am
by TommyKillander
Wow!
Well done and congrats to a really awesome looking Hog
Cammo looks just perfect
Tommy
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:47 am
by MarkVerploeg
Fridgy wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 7:28 am
I can hear the "BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!!!!!!!" now
Love the warhog, You have done a wonderful job on an iconic wrabird
Thank you very much Mick
TommyKillander wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 8:06 am
Wow!
Well done and congrats to a really awesome looking Hog
Cammo looks just perfect
Tommy
Thank you very much Tommy
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:40 am
by Tomcat64
That's fantastic Mark - I really love the A-10 in the green camo schemes.
Very nicely turned out indeed

Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 11:17 am
by MarkVerploeg
Tomcat64 wrote: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:40 am
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
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Aug 25, 2017 10:33 pm
by SMAddict66
Nice work Mark.
Love the soft and subtle nature of the camo work. Top draw!

Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 1:13 am
by MarkVerploeg
[quote=SMAddict66 post_id=288383 time=1503696818 user_id=8200]
Nice work Mark.
Love the soft and subtle nature of the camo work. Top draw!

Thank you very much
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:11 pm
by 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...

Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:44 pm
by MarkVerploeg
Thank you very much Lysus
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 2:25 pm
by pourquoi61
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 4:39 pm
by MarkVerploeg
Thank you very much
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:57 pm
by Mikellesk
Love the load details. Great job at that one man!!
Re: Hobby boss A-10 Thunderbolt II
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:40 am
by 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
