Hobby Boss 1/48 A-10A

[adampolo13]

Hello All,

As some of you know I recently picked up a Hobby Boss A-10. I decided that I was going to try and dress up the cockpit with the Eduard Photo Etch set and a resin seat from Aires. I wanted to take a little break from my gun so I cracked the kit open and took a shot.

Here are some pics of the Kit seat sitting in the tub. It does look nice, but I'm trying to stretch my skills a little bit:

Here are some pics of the kit piece next to the resin piece.

I know some of that detail will get lost but I am having fun so

Here came the really hard part. The resin seat was a bit wider than the kit part so I had to thin the walls of the tub to get it to fit and it was SNUG. So snug I was worried about breaking the seat. I finally got it in though:

Just to make sure the Eduard P.E. would fit I did a little dry fit of that:

Then some P.E. for the tub. You'll never see it but oh well, took 2 minutes.

Now, since the seat was a really tight fit and I knew after I painted it I would have to shove it back in there I decided to glue it in now and the P.E. seat belts etc. I figured the seat will be better protected in the tub, the only hassle will be painting later, but I'll figure that out then.

Primer:

Next up is hitting it with some dark grey, painting the cushions etc.

thanks for taking a look!

 

[Dusky]

Better finish that Flak 41 first!

And have fun with the Aires belts!

 

[adampolo13]

Don't worry Pharm, I will most definately finish the Flak first. I just needed to have something else to work on at the same time while paint dries etc.

In regards to the P.E. from Aires, I don't like it. It seems really thick and the belts don't come pre-painted. I'm actually going to use the belts from Eduard, but I'm still a little bit away from that.

 

[JMac]

Nice start on the A-10 Adam. I'm surprised that the Aries seat is so much wider than the kit part. Looking forward to the next update.

 

[Dusky]

I'm surprised that the Aries seat is so much wider than the kit part.

The Aires sets are mostly nonspecific, even if they say for a certain manufacturer. All the Aires 1/48 F-16 pits are the pit for the Hasegawa kit, just relabeled for the various manufacturers.

And the kit seat could be undersized and the Aires seat the correct size. Or the Aires seat could be oversized.

The way Aires does belts is very frustrating. Trying to link and fold all the tiny pieces of the harness can be quite a pain, though, the ACES seats aren't that bad.

Adam, if you're picky about it, you'll want to check if the decals for the plane you plan on modelling had the LASTE upgrades or not. The HB A-10 comes molded with the LASTE upgrades in place that will have to be removed for a pre-LASTE bird. The main things to remove if that is the case are the dome on the top behind the canopy and the bulges on the lower half of the tail.

 

[adampolo13]

Hey JMac, the seat wasn't too bad but it was noticeable. Nothing a little scraping and sanding didn't fix.

Pharm, thanks for the heads up on the decals. I actually ordered a set of Post LASTE decals from TwoBobs.

 

[Dusky]

Then you're all set. ;D I plan on doing mine as a pre-LASTE bird, probably with the kit decals for the Euro I scheme which I believe is a pre-LASTE bird.

 

[adampolo13]

My bird may not end up being 100% accurate, but I'm definately not a rivet counter!!! I am really just building this Bird for fun and because I freakin love the A-10. Have you seen the most recent Terminator movie??? The A-10's in that movie are what got me interested in them. So, this is going to be a fun build in which I strech my skills with the Resin seat, P.E., painting and weathering. I've decided I'm not putting pressure on myself for anything. JUST FOR FUN!!!

 

[Dusky]

Building for fun, that's the way to do it!

I'm no rivet counter either, which is why I only bothered with the major LASTE upgrades which are really easy to remove. Any smaller ones or adding anything I'm not even going to bother with.

I haven't seen any Terminator movies since the second one.

I remember building the Monogram kit when I was younger. Man, did I do an awful job. ;D But then again, I actually finished kits back then.

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Oh man, this is such an awesome kit. I have wanted to pick on of these up forever. The A-10 is one of my favorite planes. There was a Squadron of them at Barksdale when I was there and they are just sweet planes. Anyways there are a ton of aftermarket parts for these kits. You can really make something special if you want to spend a few bucks. Definitely following this one Adam!!

 

[adampolo13]

alrighty fellas, I've gotten a little bit more done on the Aces II. I'm just kind going slow and steady with this one.

I got the seat itself painted:

I started to pick out some details:

That's where I'm at now.

Sorry it's not a bigger update.

 

[letsgobrowns82]

No worries on going slow Adam. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast. ;D ;D ;D

 

[Dusky]

Pfft, I have more progress than that done on mine.

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Pfft, I have more progress than that done on mine.

Ouch, Adam I think I am going to send you some ice for that burn! ;D

 

[adampolo13]

I'm not too worried. I know I'll actually finish something!

 

[Dusky]

I'm not too worried. I know I'll actually finish something!

Ouch... :'(

 

[letsgobrowns82]

I'm not too worried. I know I'll actually finish something!

Way to bounce right back Adam. lol. Whats life if you cant poke a little fun here and there in good sportsmanship. Now both of you get to work on these! ;D

 

[Dusky]

Way to bounce right back Adam. lol. Whats life if you cant poke a little fun here and there in good sportsmanship. Now both of you get to work on these! ;D

Send an Aires cockpit my way and I will.

 

[adampolo13]

 

[letsgobrowns82]

Send an Aires cockpit my way and I will.
[/quote]I can send you one but its for a Tamiya F-16C thats sitting in my stash, so I dont think that would help.