thoughts?

Really good job on the paint.why didn't you remove the seam lines though?

Im still quite new to this, this is only my 3rd one, and iv not really experimented with filler and such yet.

Also the way i weather the paint wouldnt work too well after the bits were stuck together and fillered etc.

They arent quite as bad as they look, the are nearly invisible to the eye, the flash seems to bring them out though.

Im sure there are better ways of doing things and il find them out as i go along

For someone new to this this is a very good result.

If you want to learn an awfull lot about seams and filling and putty and ... then you need to read the forum post on "reading the seams".

cool thanks for the heads up

steve, u did justice on the crap kit...i still remember i did this kit 10 years ago....

well done

yeah its not the best, do you think it would have been exactly the same 10 years ago then?

the revell eurofighter kit i got seemed to be decent, which is odd

Revell is hit and miss sorry I didnt know about this only being your 3rd kit.You have got the painting side on lock my friend i look forward to seeing more and yes the reading the seams article is a really good place to start.

I look forward to more,
Justin

Welcome aboard
That's a great looking A-10 Steve, like the paint and weathering. So what's the next project, another fighter jet.

Happy Modeling,
Joe

Airfix BAC TSR-2 1:48

Hey Joe...from your experiance, what's a good way to go about mounting a A-10 on a stand as to show it in flight?

Here's what I did on my last A-10 in-flight display. I drilled a hole under the fuselage and stuck in a rod. Make sure too insert it deep inside. Once you get the angle you like (pitching up or banking left or right or straight and level) just add a drop of glue. You want to get close to center or it will end up a bobble head If not make sure the rod is strong enough.

Joe

Hey Steve! I just got back into the hobby myself and I'm having a go at this very kit for the Afterburner campaign. I haveta say you did a great job as far as paint goes, hope mine turns out as well, I'm gonna be trying out a new technique for doing raised panel lines... Mind telling us how you went about your paint and weathering on this one?

Also, I can only agree with checking out the thread on reading the seam, it really improved my kits to learn how to get that step right!

thanks for comments

small update, i scratch built a stand for my ALQ-119