discussion Italeri Fairchild Thunderbolt A-10C ‘Blacksnakes'

[Neil]

Ok, so I binned the crappy Bell and will start on this next. I added a few bits of extra PE from Eduard. Got PE for the Seatbelts, Cockpit and exterior and the canopy masks.

There are some 3d cockpit decals I saw too, has anyone tried those?

Anyway, not really started yet, I was working out which paints I have and need and got distracted, by deciding to catalog paints and models with Obsidian

 

[flyjoe180]

Another Warthog, nice

 

[Neil]

OK, so first the sprues

 

[Neil]

A wee bit of progress - I’m going to need a bigger shelf

 

[Neil]

And a question…

I need to add 30g of weight and I have some liquid gravity, but as per instructions, it sits on the this...

 

[Neil]

Any suggestions on how to create something that would sit here with sufficient weight?

 

[flyjoe180]

If you check my 1/72 Warthog Neil, I jammed weights in behind the cockpit and secured them by cementing scraps of sprue/runner. So long as the weight is ahead of the main wheels you should be okay, but you will need more weight added if you can't add any to the suggested nose area. Highly unlikely, but it could compromise the strength of the landing gear legs.

 

[stillp]

Make a box from plastic card and fill it with liquid gravity?

 

[Neil]

Bit of PE done for the office. The seat has more PE but that goes in from the top after I put the office in. And a bit of dry-fit

 

[Neil]

And that’s it until after Christmas. I hope you all have a good Christmas, however and whoever you celebrate with.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice start Neil

 

[Neil]

Not abandoned, but progress has been slow the last month. Back to PE today though..

 

[Neil]

Also been priming and airbrushing the interiors around the engine mounts and the undercarriage bay - but there is a load of PE to go there too.