1/48 scale A-10 Best one?

[thunder]

What A-10 1/48th scale is the best?

I'm currently building an old ESCI kit, its aweful!!! I'll hang it up out
of the way at the office at work. http://www.dm.af.mil/det11/

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[Don]

"thunder" thunderh...@earthlink.net sent:

>What A-10 1/48th scale is the best?
>
>I'm currently building an old ESCI kit, its aweful!!! I'll hang it up out
>of the way at the office at work. http://www.dm.af.mil/det11/
>
>--
>cheers, Steve

Steve,
I like the Monogram kit myself. Nice details, open split-wingtip airbrakes,
nice cockpit, I think it's a good kit. IIRC CE has a cockpit update set for it.
There's a guy from the (again IIRC) 117th FS in Willow Grove, PA who posts here
from time-to-time, maybe he'll comment.
Please reply to DDo...@aol.com
Don McIntyre
Lancaster, PA

[Curtiss Knowles]

Monogram, definitely. Other than raised panel lines, it has the best outline
and detail.
Curt

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[Scott Nagle]

Agreed. The Monogram has great (although raised) detail and the shape
seems right to me. Only problems are the difficulty of retaining the
great raised rivet details if rescribing the panel lines. Oh yeah, and
the fit between wings and fuselage and between engine nacelles and
fuselage will require putty. Overall, not an easy build, but the best
out there in 48th, from what I hear. Black Box makes a great cockpit
set for it, too, if you can still find it.

---Scott

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[Ruediger LANDMANN]

Don <dona...@aol.comnothing> wrote:

: I like the Monogram kit myself. Nice details, open split-wingtip airbrakes,

: nice cockpit, I think it's a good kit. IIRC CE has a cockpit update set for it.

I agree that the Monogram kit is the pick of the bunch in this scale (the
AMT is just bad and the Tamiya kit represents a prototype), but I don't
know that the moulded-open airbrakes are a good feature, since I've yet to
see a photo of an A-10 parked this way. Would have been better to supply
the airbrakes closed (or even given the option!) and dropped the flaps
instead, since this is how the real a/c sits.

[Larry Engesath]

I personally like the original Revell 1/48 A-10, Kit # 4516. At least they
didn't mold the split flaps open, like the Monogram kit. The Monogram is my
2nd choice, although it's more readily available. The Tamiya is too
"prototype" for my tastes.
Larry Engesath

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[thunder]

Thanks for your recommendations!!! I'll get the Monogram Kit.

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[Don]

Ruediger LANDMANN zzrl...@fox.uq.net.au sent:
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>I agree that the Monogram kit is the pick of the bunch in this scale (the
>
>AMT is just bad and the Tamiya kit represents a prototype), but I don't
>
>know that the moulded-open airbrakes are a good feature, since I've yet
>to
>see a photo of an A-10 parked this way. Would have been better to supply
>
>the airbrakes closed (or even given the option!) and dropped the flaps
>instead, since this is how the real a/c sits.

I've got to agree with you on the airbrake issue, but it does add an
interesting element to the look of the kit.

[PartyPilot]

>What A-10 1/48th scale is the best?
>
>I'm currently building an old ESCI kit, its aweful!!! I'll hang it up out
>of the way at the office at work.

Yes, the ESCI kit is horrible. I recommend the Monogram kit. It's not
perfect, and won't produce a current A-10 out of the box, but it's the best
offering out there. With a little work it can be made into a current version
with the EGI and LASTE mods. A lot of people complain about the decelerons
(spilt ailerons/speedbrakes) being open, but if they hadn't molded them open,
people would complain about them being closed. With a little work, you can
close them up and make it looked like every other parked 'Hog. Be advised that
the decelerons aren't flush with the top surface of the wing when they are
closed, and if you do this modification reference photos of the real thing are
a must.

One detail set I can highly recommend is from a company called Flightpath. The
set does a nice job updating the weapons loadout and some exterior details that
have changed in recent years or are not included on the Monogram kit. You can
find the set here: http://www.djparkins.clara.net/fltpath/fpmaster.htm

While the kit cockpit is okay, I have used the Black Box resin cockpit and find
it does a nice job. I put a lot of work into the cockpit, since that's where I
spend most of my time on the real thing! If you do a current A-10, you'll have
to remove the air conditioning vents and tubing from the sidewalls of the Black
Box kit. I'm not sure if they have anymore in stock, but you can try here:
http://www.victorymodels.com/bb_a10.htm

If you need any more information, don't hesitate to contact me.

LT Christopher Andreychik
111th FW, 103rd FS
Willow Grove, PA

[thunder]

Thanks Christopher for the info, are on the Mil Global ?

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[Trey Rush]

Any thoughts on the Zengdefu kit? Is it the Tamiya kit? It has an odd mix of
raised and scribed panel lines on the fuselage.

[PartyPilot]

>Thanks Christopher for the info, are on the Mil Global ?
>

Nope, but if you have any further questions you can reach me at DSN 736-6235!

Good luck with the model!

LT Chris Andreychik