A-10 Thunderbolt

[phil-east]

I found this Tamiya kit on ebay in january for a reasonable price and built it up just for a change, it was a really nice kit and i'm pretty happy with how it turned out

Edited April 11, 2012 by phil-east

[Guest fivespot300]

you dont have a air brush i can tell

[phil-east]

i have one but i wanted to hand paint it just to see how i could get it to turn out. I wanted to give it a less of a smooth and clean look.

[Wagoneer81]

Phil, this looks pretty good. I can't tell, is this the 1/48 or 1/72 kit? You don't have to do this but, If you want one piece of advice... mask off the canopy so that it stays shiny and hit the entire model with a coat or two of Testors Dullcoat (rattlecan). I brushpaint most of my planes (I build in 1/72) and I do this as a final step. This will knock down the decal shine and even everything out, hiding brushmarks and shiny areas quite nicely. It will also add a layer of protection to your decal markings, sealing them in place for years to come and make them look like they were painted on, just like on the prototype. I've brush painted several 'Yellow-wing' interwar US fighters and you can't tell they were done that way. Even had one guy ask me what type of airbrush I used...

[phil-east]

it was the 1/48 kit, thanks for the advise, i didn'teven know such a thing existed ! Over here in England it's very hard to come buy testors paint and things. I'm sure some other brands will do a similar product though, next time i'm going to the model shop i'll try to get myself some dullcoat. I actually wanted the effect you have described so if i find something i'll be delighted. again thanks a lot for the help, - phil