discussion A-10 by Tamiya, First wingy thing project

[SteveH]

Looking very good John, really like how the office turned out, why not leave the canopy open?
Have fun painting all the ordnance.:thumb2:

I have a good day to da

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Have fun putting the GAU-8 together, it's a fiddly little sod.

 

[wotan]

Thanks for looking in guys.
Bob still working up to that. "Stiffen up the sinews, summon up the blood"........ and all that.

Most of the wheelie bits are done, just have to connect up the brake lines.

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Also I have blocked up all her holes, if I may put it like that , ready for primer and painting.

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John

 

[scottie3158]

John,
Great work on the undercarriage very nice details.

 

[rtfoe]

Hi John...the moment of truth will be unfolded whether any more filler and sanding is needed once the primer goes on...good luck...

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Mickc1440]

A thing of beauty for an ugly aircraft :smiling::smiling2::smiling3: you're doing a great job

 

[Jim R]

Hi John
Definitely getting there. In my very limited experience of wingy things canopies are definitely created to drive you mad. They scratch easily, don't fit and masking them is a nightmare. Lion taming or bomb disposal both seem easier options!
Jim

 

[Guest]

Well It looks as if you have mastered it, nice job on that under carriage.:thumb2:
John.

 

[wotan]

Thanks gents I appreciate your optimisim.
Now we paint. Good grief... two problems that I had not foreseen. Firstly its a three colour camo job, and secondly it goes on the bottom as well as the top. Double jeopardy.

I started by freehanding the camoshapes using flat black in the air brush.

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I thought this might help and provide a little preshading as well. It helped a bit but the preshading idea went out the window pretty fast as the paint covered it up.

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Little did I know this was the easy bit. Next came the dreaded blutac worms to provide masking. Since there are three colours this process had to be repeated. Much verbal abuse ensued until something vaguely ressembling what I was going for emerged.

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Not completely rubbish but not what I was hoping for. Touchup will be the order of the day and then guess what....? I get to do it all again on the even more complicated bottom. Oh much joy.

I am trusting to the weathering to save the day.

John

 

[Si Benson]

Nice work John, I’d not realised quite how big the kit was!

 

[scottie3158]

John,
That looks pretty damn fine to me.

 

[minitnkr]

The Warthog is one of my faves & one of the few wingy things I've attempted (failed to finish-donated to a friend). Your effort seems very well along. Some excellent details and I'm certain your finishes will do them justice. PaulE

 

[Steve Jones]

It looks great from here John but we are our own worst critics. A wonderful subject to build and I am sure the look will turn out the way you want it too by the end. Terrific work

 

[Wouter]

oh my, Mr. Ballard is going wingy now :O What a great subject to choose mate! That cockpit looks very nice and tidy and great start on the paintwork I must say. Love the camo so far!

Cheers

 

[Tim Marlow]

Camo is going well, nice progress.

 

[flyjoe180]

Paint work is looking good John, the masking is never easy but looks like you nailed it

 

[BarryW]

She is looking good John - the blutac worms method works great. One suggestion for that type of camo that I find works a treat is the 'Panzer Putty' type of product, also known as Clever Putty. it has no tac at all and is reusable.

 

[rtfoe]

Hi John, the lizard scheme looks good and definitely looks great from here too. Blu-Tac or Silly Putty gives the best Sharp Soft edge and working from the smallest coverage to the largest is one way to go.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[wotan]

gentlemen you are all most gracious. This is turning into a much longer build than I am used to. I hope my stamina persists to see it finished.

This is an old kit and therefore it has raised rather than scribed, panel lines. This meant that the clean panels that Richard and Barry always produce on their models are not really possible. With this in mind I decided to go for the dirty well campaigned look. So after a coat of Future varnish I went ahead with a dirty oil wash made up of a mix of van Dyke Brown and Ultramarine blue. I'm not sure that it has completely worked but I don't hate it. See what you think.

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I have also learned that airplane have gazillions of decals. I guess that will be the next step. Oh I did manage to assemble to PE gun which is now installed.

John

 

[Fernando N]

Great looking paint job and weathering John.:thumb2:
Love the undercarriage work too, are the brake lines your own work or PE?

Good luck with the stencils, I mostly start with the bigger ones first and the smaller later as when applying the bigger ones can shift the smaller ones.:rolling:
Also helps to work one part to the next, like underside first then topside and so on.HTH