A-10 by Tamiya, First wingy thing project

[rtfoe]

Wow! That's one packed Aces seat you've done John...much better than the ordinary hard cushions from the kit. Safety belt also nicely done. I remember the A-10 as my first Tamiya plane as well. Even with the its discrepancies...well I didn't know it at the time, it was far ahead in terms of fit even against the popular Hasegawa. There are more accurate offerings now but it will build into a nice kit. You made a good choice for a first go on planes.

Cheers,
Richard

[wotan]

Thank you chaps. This is all a bit intimidating. I have been continuing with the seat since I am waiting for the PE to come before I start the rest. So here it is.

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Blown up shots really show the flaws, but I guess not much will show when its installed.
John

[scottie3158]

John,
Nice work but I would expect nothing else from you so no pressure lol

[Jim R]

Hi John
That seat is a thing of beauty. Your skills have transferred to a new genre and produced a stunner.
Jim

[rtfoe]

Beautifully done John. It might be quite intimidating unless you remember that these wingy things are precision made thingy's so as best to mask straightlines and airbrush as frequently as possible. The cushions and belts will be ok with brush marks and the odd fold or two as they are fabrique. The flat surfaces are metal and are sprayed thinly to avoid excessive weight. Chipping and wear is one way to hide factory applied paint. Concentrate on the top end of your seat as sits very high in the A-10.
I'm guessing you're not using the pilot...Tamiya has provided one of the best pilots...if I can recall the arm and head can be repositioned.

With your painting skills I would look forward to the A-10's bodywork. You can go to the market with it although I have yet to take up courage to really weather planes as this Master(Sensei) from Japan I met last week at our recent ScaleArt2018 event. His name is Syuichi Hayashi and he has taken weathering planes to another level.

https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/shuichi-hayashi-stunning-models

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHdnICllDPhgeEg1qQoYzDg

Now I can appreciate jets. I have his latest book with step by step images with English text to go with it. Click on the above and get inspired....I did.



Cheers,
Richard

[Thorbrand]

I love the A10. I built the Italeri one recently. My only advice and it's probably the same with the Tamiya kit is to make sure you put a decent amount of weight in the nose before you glue the fuselage, otherwise the tail will end up resting on the floor. I used two 5p's and some blue tack for mine.

[colin m]

Great work on the seat. it sort of gives us an idea what we can expect for the rest of the build. Confession - I actually typed "seats" then remembered it's an A10..

[wotan]

Thanks gents. Much appreciated.
Richard I appreciate your tips. Those models by Hayashi are amazing if not somewhat discouraging.

John

[rtfoe]

Hi John...sorry if Hayashi's stuff is discouraging...I thought it inspire what with your oil painting skills. Your German bi-plane is a good testament.

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

Hi John. Great to see you posting again. I hope you had a lovely summer. Wasn't expecting you to come back with a plane! Maybe you will be able to sculpt the pilot!:smiling3:

Off to a terrific start with the seat. I will sit quietly in the back and watch on avidly. Good luck my friend

[Fernando N]

Great start with the seat John, knowing your usual work, you'll have no trouble tackling this one.:thumb2:

[wotan]

Thanks again guys. I'm not overly happy with my little seat but maybe it will look OK when I get the cockpit closed up. Still waiting for some PE stuff to come so I have been making a start on the sticky out bits that go on. There seems to be an awful lot of these things since I have only made half of them so far. I guess it's like the golf rule of having 14 clubs in your bag. You never really know what you are going to need.!

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John

[wotan]

Still waiting for PE. Must be the problems of re-negotiating NAFTA holding it up.
So moved along with the two engines. Now I am pretty sure that almost none of this will be visible but it kept me busy for a few hours.

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Painted with Alclad and AK Real Metals and finally a pinch of AK Steel pigment on the fan blades.

John

[JR]

Looking good John.
Iiked Steve's post of you doing your own pilot ! :smiling: ......., And why not I say .:smiling2:

John .

[papa 695]

Moving along nicely John