A friend gave me an old Hasegawa A-10 in 1:72. Raised detail, but very finely done and very clean. The fit is good. As with nearly ALL 1:72 kits, the cockpit is the weak part.

I added the Verlinden ACES-II resin seat and Eduard seat belts with the eject rails and seat pitots from styrene.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/RoguePink/Airplanes/topunpainted.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/RoguePink/Airplanes/cockpit1.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/RoguePink/Airplanes/cockpit2.jpg

Wow! The
'office" looks great! nice work! I too am goin thru a 1/72nd phase right now!~

Oops.

Actual cockpit details (http://www.s205409446.onlinehome.us/AWA1/001-100/walk096_A-10%20cockpit/images%20Rick%20Chin/Rick%20Chin%20A-10%20Cockpit%2007.jpg)

I need to take out the center ejection pull and detail out side pulls instead. Also, the primary seat color should be gray, not black. Easy enough to fix.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/RoguePink/Airplanes/fixedseat.jpg

Base colors, went with Air Force "Ghost" colors.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y152/RoguePink/Airplanes/toppainted.jpg

Clean build!

AAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!!

The decals were rather old and they did not survive application. Now I have no decals. Squadron has a set listed, but out of stock. Now its off to find new decals for this fracking thing.

I'm open to suggestions.

Maybe someone can scan a set of existing decals and e-mail them to you and then you can print up the decals if you have a inkjet printer that is my suggestion. but sorry I do not have a set of decals of a 1/72 scale A-10.

John
AZbuilder

Let Your Imagination Soar

Maybe buy another sealed kit? The decals might survive better if the kit's still factory sealed, I'm guessing.

My two coppers' worth.

Dig out a set of RAF or Israeli decals. You know you want to....just do it!

:thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Some people have made the case that detailing 72 cockpits is a waste of time 'cause it can't be seen, which is why "they" prefer larger scales. I think these people need glasses. GOOD WORK on the detail.