1/32 Trumpeter A-10C Warthog

Gallery Article by Chuck Sawyer (chuck540z3) on Jan 13 2014

 

      

After 20 months and over 600 hours of work here at ARC, I have finally finished my “Hog”. I used the 1/32 Trumpeter A-10A kit (#02214) as a base and then made the necessary changes to create an A-10C fairly closely. 

 

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This kit, as you may already know, is really quite poor, but if want a large scale Warthog, it’s the only game in town right now. I re-scribed every panel line and re-punched every rivet, then moved, deleted or created many more details along the way. There are so many changes to this kit I won’t get into them right now, but if you’d like to see my Work In Progress build thread, the details can found here:

http://www.arcforums.com/forums/air/index.php?showtopic=262693

I did, however, have a lot of help from the after-market community as follows:

  • Cutting Edge Resin Cockpit, CEC32057. Yes, I know it’s an early A-10A version , but it’s terrific and nobody makes an A-10C cockpit anyway. 

  • Cutting Edge Exterior Detailing Set, CEC32061 

  • Squadron Vacu-Formed Windscreen & Canopy, SQ9412 

  • Eduard A-10 Interior Photo-Etch Brass, 32061 

  • Eduard Exterior Photo-Etch Brass, 32062 

  • Sierra Hotel Resin Engine Set, 32701 

  • Sierra Hotel Resin Wheel Set “NST”, 32327C 

  • Master Brass Gun Tip & Pitot Tube, AM-32-059 

  • Zactomodels Resin AIM-9L/M Missiles (2) 

  • Sierra Hotel Dual-Rail Adapter, 32601 

  • Wolfpack AN/AAQ-28 Litening Pod, WP32014 

  • North Star Models AGM65 Maverick Missiles + LAU-117A Launcher (2), NS 32003

  • AMS Resin ALQ-119 ECM Pod (Short), 32088 

  • AMS Resin Mk-82 Air Inflatable Retard Bombs, 32080 

  • Czech Master LAU-68D/A Rocket Launcher 

  • Caracal Model Air National Guard A-10C Decals, CD 32006 

  • Astra/Daco A-10 Decals and Stencils, ASD3204 

And many, MANY scratch-Built Items!

Enjoy the photos.

Happy Modeling!

Chuck Sawyer

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Photos and text © by Chuck Sawyer