Awesome choice Jesper, that plane is so ugly it's positively gorgeous! I have had a soft spot for it ever since I saw the GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon it's built around!

The A-10 is also one of my favourites, but this is the first build of one of these birds in many years.

I think I will go with the European standard camouflage and shark mouth.
I am very tempted to do the "Playhog" or "Let's roll" schemes, but the green amouflage and the shark teeth are to iconic to pass up.

More to follow when I get started.

Hi guys
Dont want you to think i was malingering so here is some progress

A rather quick build and the seam wasnt bad at all

Now I have to finish putting on the over 100 decals
Hope to finish it up this weekend

Looks nice, Sal. Is this the Revell kit? I have that in the stash and was wondering of the quality and fit were good.
All the decals will be worth it. On a NMF the decals really adds depth to the model.

I have cut plastic on my A-10. So far no problems other than a few pin marks.

More to follow soon

[quote]Looks nice, Sal. Is this the Revell kit? I have that in the stash and was wondering of the quality and fit were good.
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Thanks Jasper, Yes this is the Revell kit fit is pretty good except had a little trouble with the canopy
I got all the marking on now

Yeah its a tail sitter but it will be hanging from my basement ceiling soon enough

Nice Sal, beautiful aircraft!

Michael

Thanks Michael I put a photo in the gallery

This is my entree to this campaign almost straight out of the box (Airfix support effort!)



Its an easy built



The office got a bit of attention with some scratch built thrown into it and as the aircraft will show on the ground ready to go normally the aircraft would have a ladder attached to it so I decided to replicate a typical Lightning ladder with some evergreen.





Painted in several silver and aluminum colors








Now I busy with the decals however there are a lot,...
More to follow

Nice progress, Jan looking forward to see more.

Sal, looks good. Great to hear the revell kit goes together well.

I have finished building the ordnance. There is a lot for the thunderbolt II !! Still need to sand and paint it.

More to follow

The warthog is beginning to take shape. It is a big plane!

More to follow soon.

Great builds one and all!
Here is an update on my build:-

Some filling and then primer.

I'II build this for the campaign, Arado Ar234B-2/N Nachtigall.

I am done with construction on my A-10 Thunderbolt. Construction has been more troublesome than expected. Don't get me started on aligning 12 x mk. II iron bombs on two multiple racks without any location pins.
Anyway, I am happy with the look of this beast. It is big in 1/48!

Next is the three color camouflage and the pilot and cockpit. I hope to be able to make this A-10 fully bombed up for this campaign, but I will be pressured on time.

Is there a chance to extent this campaign for another month? I really want avoid rushing this build.

First two colors are on. The dark green come out way to light and covers sporadingly. I will have to redo the dark green completely before moving on to the dark grey.

More to follow

[quoteIs there a chance to extent this campaign for another month? I really want avoid rushing this build.
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Keep at it Jesper! I might consider an extension if enough folks want one but since we still have over 2 weeks left I'd like to wait and see where everyone is.

Michael

OK, thanks. Painting is progressing although with some hiccups, so maybe I will make it. Just trying to avoid rushing it.

I’m in!

Lots of slick aircraft on this campaign, but this “Lightning” vehicle blows them all away with its six cylinder engine thrusting it forward at a blistering 80km/hr (nearly 50 miles per hour – at least on good roads.)


Presenting the backbone of the Wehrmancht – the amazing Opel Blitz (Lightning) 3-ton military truck!

Welcome onboard, Tim. The blitz is an obvious choice. Those are tiny. What scale is that? 1/100?

I am continuing my work on the A-10. Still having some problems with the dark green. I also need to sharpen up the edges of the forest green. So I will go over it again with both greens.

More to follow

Hi Jesper

Yes, the little Blitzes are 1/100 scale wargaming pieces.

I like your A-10 with its subtle green-grey-green camouflage; looks mean!

Initial paint is on; one truck will be Eastern Front vehicle, the other Afrika Korps. Both trucks were primed and then base coated with Tamiya acrylic German Grey (XF-63).

The one on the left was highlighted with Dark Grey (XF-24) and the one on the right with Desert Yellow (XF-59). The yellow seems a bit dark, so I'll go over it again with Deck Tan (XF-55)to lighten it up.

Here's an update on my build:-

Up next masking the D-Day strips.

Painting is finished. Detail painting has already begun of both ordnance and the A-10.

More to follow soon

I like the color scheme, Jesper!

Thanks, Gary. I am also very satisfied with the scheme. Shark teeth are on! More to follow soon.

Decals on!!

Getting closer to the finish on this one