To Russia, with Love - Hobby Boss 1/48 A-10A - Complete
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CaptGPFThanks Gary! Almost done with the finishing touches after the cat tried to test out the strength of the landing gears!
AlexanderGreat job, especially with the lights and limelights! 👍
Will keep some of things in mind here for future work.
Ben MLooks great, the lighting is cool. You clearly overcame some real challenges on this build, kudos to you!
Mr JamesBeautiful shading work with lots of excellent prep work. Impressive paintjob. The light is a lovely touch
Mr DVery nice, like the LED kit, is it usb charging??
The A-10, "Fire n brimstone for the air " 💥
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CaptGPFAlexander / Spanjaard / Ben / Robert / Mr James and Gorby - Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot coming from the guys who are always putting out great builds that inspire me!
Mr D - yes, I used a rechargeable 9V battery - amazon.com/gp/produc..le?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This has a micro-usb charging port at the other end so I attached a micro-usb extender cable and routed it to the bottom of the Warthog.
I used blinking 3mm and Micro-LEDs for the rest of the kit from Amazon. Some folks use Arduinos or electronic kits, but that's a bit out of my league at this point - so I'll stick with blinking LEDs instead. - Simpler, Easier, and less parts to break. 😀
Kesa TihoImagine showing this to an early WW2 pilot. I would pay to see their reaction
Mr D^^ 🙄^^ keep it positive n nice place to be ^^
Great work n Achievement Capt..... shading worked out nice 😁👍👍👍
Kesa TihoI am being positive and nice but im also not lying to him, his build is fantastic its just there are better out there. People cant get better if they dont know they can improve and outsiders opinions matter
Mike KOffering criticism when appropriate is fine. Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a bit much. Your criticism is not constructive.
Stefan FraundorferYou have built an extremely impressive Thunderbolt. I have the same kit in my stash and would be happy if I could do the model even half as well as you.
NeulingOne of my favorite aircraft. Built in a luxury version. Very beautiful colors and shading!
CaptGPFThank you everyone - no offense taken for the 9/10 - this is a hobby where I am constantly trying to get better on, and there were a lot of mistakes made. If I could change something, I'd have chosen a different shade of green to make it pop out a bit more - so I'll take the high marks!
there's a lot of really good builders out there and I am constantly amazed with the quality of their work - I'm just glad there's always something new to learn and a good bar for quality and excellence to strive for!
Mr JamesThats some good info on the kit being a bit old and lacking detail. You've done a lovely job of it and I agree with Neuling on the shading.
CaptGPFThanks Mr. James. I learned a lot from you armor guys on shading the panels a little lighter for contrast!
Album info
Title of this album is tongue-in-cheek reference to an older James Bond Title: From Russia with Love.
Please note that the title is NOT meant to be inflammatory. Like everyone else on this forum, I don't have anything against Russians - just the regime that forced this senseless killing between two brothers.
This kit was modeled after the 80's Euro-Lizard scheme that came before slime lights were more prominent on the A-10s - so if you are looking for the familiar slime lights on the wing-tips and tail fins, it's not going to be there. ?
I found the actual camo to be a bit… drab, so I took some creative license with changing the color tones a bit.
I liked this kit a lot, but it is definitely showing it's age compared to the Academy or Meng releases. Some lines will need to be rescribed around the corners, and the decalling instructions leave a LOT of stuff out - so make sure you reference the Hasegawa or Meng manuals to figure out where the extra decals belong.
