She's lightly armed at the moment, I still have to add the Mavericks.
A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 23rd TFW "Flying Tigers" out England AFB in 1981.
Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
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Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
Hasegawa's old A-10. First built and brush painted back in the mists of time. I always wanted to have another go. I've had this stashed for quite a while as I wanted to freehand the camo once I thought I could manage it. I'm pleased with how it turned out , I used Xtracrylix and Gunze. The Gunze grey was a doddle to spray,no clogging or drying on the tip.
She's lightly armed at the moment, I still have to add the Mavericks.
A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 23rd TFW "Flying Tigers" out England AFB in 1981.
She's lightly armed at the moment, I still have to add the Mavericks.
A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 23rd TFW "Flying Tigers" out England AFB in 1981.
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Migrant
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Re: Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
Looks really nice, I'm very impressed with your freehand camo; don't think I could achieve that without masks. Do you have any 'before' shots to compare the restoration with?
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Agree very much with Migrant; freehand camo is not something I will be tackling any time soon! Kudos to you!
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Re: Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
Hi Mike, thanks for the kind words. This is a new build, I wish I still had the old one but it disappeared some 20yrs ago.Migrant wrote:Looks really nice, I'm very impressed with your freehand camo; don't think I could achieve that without masks. Do you have any 'before' shots to compare the restoration with?
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Really nice. And a proper scheme for the A10.
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Wonderful result!
And I even like the grass on your model base!
cheers,
David
And I even like the grass on your model base!
cheers,
David
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Re: Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
nice one you've done a really good job with the A10 european scheme the colours look spot on
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Grand job.
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Aggressive old bird.
Really nice.
Really nice.
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That has scrubbed up well Shane and features a nifty bit of freehand camo work I must say 
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Re: Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
Cheers Shaun, was a bit touch and go sometimes with quite a bit touching up. Once Kleared it brought it all together nicely. Boshed it over with rattle can Humbrol matt for the final finish. I was a bit worried about the decals, they were a bit thick and gloopy.Hot water brought them off easily and I plopped em on a puddle of Klear.ShaunW wrote:That has scrubbed up well Shane and features a nifty bit of freehand camo work I must say
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Re: Hasegawa A-10 Thunderbolt II
A first class build and a beautifully finished camo scheme.
Regards, Paddy.
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Camo looks very tight. Well done mate.
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Menacing Beauty! Excellent model.
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Beautifully done mate!