My USMC A-10W

[LemonJello]

Well, here's the first "What If" I did.  It's a Hobbycraft 1/48 A-10A that I made into a USMC A-10W with the addition of a TRAM-like sensor for guiding in LGBs and other PGMs.

Link to Armorama post with my A-10W pictures

I hope you all enjoy it!

I tried to post the photos here, but the board didn't like the Snapfish format, so I had to do it this way.









(That help ?)

[AeroplaneDriver]

Wow...nice job on the paintscheme.  How about considering some racks with Hellfires or Marconi Brimstones?  They're lightweight, so you could load up a bunch without overloading the aircraft.  

[Joe C-P]

Awesome! That's an amazing paint job, very good lines, and quite realistic.

Welcome aboard, fellow what-ifer!

JoeP

[Captain Canada]

Wow...that is definately great work !

Must've been a right bitch doing that masking tho, eh ? Well worth it, I'd say !

Welcome to the site !

 

[The Rat]

I love a guy who knows how to make an entrance!

Grab a cold one.  

[LemonJello]

Thanks for the kind words and warm welcome!  

The paint scheme wasn't too bad, really, I knocked it out in one day!  I made some stencils for the basic shapes and then dialed the airbrush down to as fine as I could get it and then shot the different colors onto the green base coat.  If/when I do it again, I'll probably try another method, or at least rethink this one.

I had thought about putting Hellfires on it, but I didn't have any on hand, and I did have the Rockeyes and the rest collecting dust.  The loadout was with USMC close air support in mind, so I hung a mix of PGMs for high value targets as well as the snake eyes "dumb" bombs and cluster bombs for troops/vehicles in the open.

Oh, thanks for adding the photos, too.  What's the secret to getting it to work?

[rallymodeller]

Ooh! Pretty!

Love the Digital Camo paint scheme. Good looking model, Jello!

[Eddie M.]

LemonJello,
  Welcome aboard. These guys probably don't know this, but you and Trigger74 got me started with all my What Ifs at the A-10 What If GB over at FSM. Thanks.  Plenty of imagination running amok over here.

Your A-10 is really a good one! The last time I saw it , you had just started your paint. Very nicely done. BZ! B)
     Eddie  

[MCS]

Jello,
Great job on the Whiskey Hawg, love the entire concept especially the details: cockpit upgrade, TRAM, loadout. Came across it last week at FSM.

I think it would look pretty good in desert MARPAT. Hmmmm, I may just have to do one myself.

Mike

[BlackOps]

Nice job! A-10 has always been a favorite and the new paint suits it well





Jeff G.  

[anthonyp]

Now that's an good looking 'Hog!  Welcome aboard!!

   

[cthulhu77]

Fantastic sir !!!  Love the stuffing out of that one !!!

                 greg

[NARSES2]

Wellcome aboard - that A-10 looks just right

Chris

[Gary]

Holy Snapping Arceholes that's cool!

Gotta get working on plastic... gotta get working on plastic!

[lancer]

That A10 is brilliant. That is one hell of a top scheme. Must've taken you hours to get right. I'd also add my welcome to the mad house, so pull up a chair, open a beer and prepare to loose your sanity and the contents of your wallet!!!!