My stash just grew again 2026

[Wardukw]

I was having a thought about building a twin seat A-10 Thunderbolt II and after a wee bit of hunting it turns out that a real one had been built 
Then i thought that this might not be that hard a build but then i found this ,,,Hobbyboss 1:48 N/Aw A-10A Thunderbolt II ,,,didn't even know this kit existed...so i bought one and best of all ,,it was on special with $35 notes off   

[chrisonord]

I was having a thought about building a twin seat A-10 Thunderbolt II and after a wee bit of hunting it turns out that a real one had been built 
Then i thought that this might not be that hard a build but then i found this ,,,Hobbyboss 1:48 N/Aw A-10A Thunderbolt II ,,,didn't even know this kit existed...so i bought one and best of all ,,it was on special with $35 notes off   

I have two of their 72 scale ones, one in the stash, one built and painted as a USMC bird in NATO green black and brown camouflage. I don't think the kit had any problems, and went together nice.

[kerick]

I built one way back when. I used an F-14 Tomcat canopy and the regular A-10 windscreen. It was pretty easy for my beginning whif skills. I've still got it.
One RW two seater was built and has spent its time at Edwards AFB as a test bird.

[Captain Canada]

First kit of the new year is the "new" Academy SHAR in 144. Same crappy kit, new box. I will post over in the Academy thread as well, for folks that might be wondering.

[Wardukw]

I was having a thought about building a twin seat A-10 Thunderbolt II and after a wee bit of hunting it turns out that a real one had been built 
Then i thought that this might not be that hard a build but then i found this ,,,Hobbyboss 1:48 N/Aw A-10A Thunderbolt II ,,,didn't even know this kit existed...so i bought one and best of all ,,it was on special with $35 notes off   

I have two of their 72 scale ones, one in the stash, one built and painted as a USMC bird in NATO green black and brown camouflage. I don't think the kit had any problems, and went together nice.

That did raise one question Chris mate ,, what or how am i going to paint this up ,, was thinking maybe a RAF one paint in Desert Storm colours ,,that would be different 

I built one way back when. I used an F-14 Tomcat canopy and the regular A-10 windscreen. It was pretty easy for my beginning whif skills. I've still got it.
One RW two seater was built and has spent its time at Edwards AFB as a test bird.

Great minds and all that Ken 
Was going to do pretty much the exact same thing but using a twin seat FA-18 Hornet canopy for the job ,,then i found this one and now an FA-18 is saved  ..well save for the time being anyway 

[chrisonord]

It's a tad dusty but you can see the paint job OK. USMC COIN and forward air controller

[kerick]

The A-10 was offered to the Marines but they rejected it. It didn't leak enough!

[Wardukw]

It's a tad dusty but you can see the paint job OK. USMC COIN and forward air controller

That turned out brilliant bud..looks damn near exactly like it should   

[Old Wombat]

I was having a thought about building a twin seat A-10 Thunderbolt II and after a wee bit of hunting it turns out that a real one had been built 
Then i thought that this might not be that hard a build but then i found this ,,,Hobbyboss 1:48 N/Aw A-10A Thunderbolt II ,,,didn't even know this kit existed...so i bought one and best of all ,,it was on special with $35 notes off   

You mean this one?




Officially, the Republic Night/Adverse Weather A-10 (YA-10B) was a two-seat experimental prototype, for work at night and in bad weather. The one YA-10B prototype was converted from an A-10A.

Link: National Museum of the United States Air Force


I thought about buying one but, well, halving the ammo supply for a machine that's all about the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! seemed a bit pointless.   

[Wardukw]

I was having a thought about building a twin seat A-10 Thunderbolt II and after a wee bit of hunting it turns out that a real one had been built 
Then i thought that this might not be that hard a build but then i found this ,,,Hobbyboss 1:48 N/Aw A-10A Thunderbolt II ,,,didn't even know this kit existed...so i bought one and best of all ,,it was on special with $35 notes off   

You mean this one?




Officially, the Republic Night/Adverse Weather A-10 (YA-10B) was a two-seat experimental prototype, for work at night and in bad weather. The one YA-10B prototype was converted from an A-10A.

Link: National Museum of the United States Air Force


I thought about buying one but, well, halving the ammo supply for a machine that's all about the BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT! seemed a bit pointless.   

Yep..that's the one ,,, when i had the thought about building one i do what we normally do ,,had a hunt ,,quite surprised to find out that is real ,,then found a vid on it and watched it ..yep ,,one of a kind and wasn't excepted dew to targeting systems becoming more advanced and in the end this bird just wasn't needed .which is a shame but when you have aircraft like the F-15 Strike Eagle to play with for pretty much the exact same job i can see where they are coming from .

[Spey_Phantom]

arrived today

[Pellson]

Might have bought yet another Heller Viggen, just because it was ridiculously cheap. 

I did also snatch a KP Su-7BKL. It was reasonably inexpensive but most importantly, a bit rare these days. So I just thought better safe than sorry..

It's currently available - or at least was until recently - in a Smer box.  I bought one as a fuselage donor.

I have to buy them internationally, unfortunately, and either the freight or the brexit related taxes are killing the deal.. So 2nd hand it is.. 

..aaaand just there, yet another Su-7 popped up on the local evilbay, and given above, I felt consistency demanded action.
On the flip side, I have not been able to decide whether to make the first one Polish or Czech, and now that trouble is no more, obviously.. 😉

[Gondor]

Received today from eBay

2 x 1/72 Alley Cat AC72027C Early Lightning Conversion F.1/F.3 For new Airfix F2.A Kit

[NARSES2]

..aaaand just there, yet another Su-7 popped up on the local evilbay, and given above, I felt consistency demanded action.
On the flip side, I have not been able to decide whether to make the first one Polish or Czech, and now that trouble is no more, obviously.. 😉

Unless you go Hungarian or .........  

[zenrat]

This patchy faded Czech scheme would look good with many other users.



https://www.planespotters.net/photo/1367703/5530-czechoslovakia-air-force-sukhoi-su-7-bm-fitter-a