A-10A Thunderbolt II, Op. Allied Force 1999

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Some progress at last...

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and she's painted up... now I have to travel to Serbia on Sunday for decals

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Great paint job Seb! Looking forward to seeing the decals go on , cheers tony

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Seb

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Thanks guys. She's already being decaled.

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decals are on

[Guest]

It looks really good Seb,

Forgive me if this is a stupid question but I'm not knowledgeable on "flying things"...... why the different colour engine and front bit on the wing?

I've looked at a10's on the net and there wasn't one like this, is it a special version or something?

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So glad someone asked... thought I was missing something!!!

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Seb. Possible engine replacement?

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Thanks everyone, I'm glad you like her.

I've mentioned in the previous posts but in case if you've missed it - Model represents A-10A used by 74th FS during Operation Allied Force. This jet was hit in the right engine by a shoulder launched missile over Kosovo but managed to make a safe emergency landing at an airport near Skopje, Macedonia. The stricken bird was then repaired there and my best bet is the engine came from Davis-Monthan AFB, taken from one of the out of service A-10s, that was still painted in Euro-1 camouflage scheme. Smaller shrapnel damage was temporarily fixed on site and oversprayed with dark Grey colour. I am not sure about the right wing airbrake though - wether it was replaced due to battle damage or was it replaced before this incident - one reference photo of this part of the wing, shows it darker colour then the wing.

Building this A-10 as such will add additional interest to the model. I think, at least that is my plan. Thank you for your interest. I will post the few photos of the real bird when I finish building the model.

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Thanks for the info Seb :-)