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Just finished today - this is the Revell 1/48 A-10A Thunderbolt II, most commonly known as the Warthog. This was originally a Monogram kit, and was indeed a beast to put together. The fit is terrible, especially the wings to the fuselage. There is a ton of superglue between the seams, and you pretty much obliterate the raised detail, panel lines sanding it out.

The decals are from Print Scale, for a fantastic 74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Wing aircraft (the original Flying Tigers from WWII squadron, circa 2002. I also took a few weapons from the Hasegawa Weapons Set 2. I also discovered that it's hard to find the light grey color on the wings and underside - the closest match was Humbrol #166, Satin light grey.

Although this was a challenging build, I really like how it turned out. The A-10 is a big aircraft! I'm giving this one to my son Matthew, who is a cadet in the University of Virginia Air Force ROTC unit. The lad is sort of following in his Dad's footsteps, I was a Midshipman in a Navy ROTC unit in college more years ago than I care to count!

Description
Just finished today - this is the Revell 1/48 A-10A Thunderbolt II, most commonly known as the Warthog. This was originally a Monogram kit, and was indeed a beast to put together. The fit is terrible, especially the wings to the fuselage. There is a ton of superglue between the seams, and you pretty much obliterate the raised detail, panel lines sanding it out.

The decals are from Print Scale, for a fantastic 74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Wing aircraft (the original Flying Tigers from WWII squadron, circa 2002. I also took a few weapons from the Hasegawa Weapons Set 2. I also discovered that it's hard to find the light grey color on the wings and underside - the closest match was Humbrol #166, Satin light grey.

Although this was a challenging build, I really like how it turned out. The A-10 is a big aircraft! I'm giving this one to my son Matthew, who is a cadet in the University of Virginia Air Force ROTC unit. The lad is sort of following in his Dad's footsteps, I was a Midshipman in a Navy ROTC unit in college more years ago than I care to count!