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1/72 RAAF A-10 Bushpig/Grey Viper

Started by KiwiZac, February 19, 2021, 03:47:23 PM

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KiwiZac

February 19, 2021, 03:47:23 PM
Hi all,
This is the Tamiya boxing of the Italeri kit, purchased at clearance price from a bookshop that was going out of hobby supplies (a couple of years later they thankfully got back into it with Airfix and Humbrol). It sat for a while as I didn't have any particular plan for it, then stumbled on the idea of a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft in desert camo. I got the kit together but ran out of steam while painting, so back in the box she went.

Fast forward another 3-4 years and I found some decals for a RW RAAF F/A-18 project, bought them, then discovered they weren't suitable. I thought about how to use them as it would be a waste to stash and forget about them...I saw the viper's head decals and got to wondering....

Tamiya 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Tamiya 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Tamiya 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Tamiya 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Tamiya 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Zac in NZ
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rickshaw

#1
February 20, 2021, 02:46:10 AM
Oh, dear, they are actually RAN roundels not RAAF ones, mate. Not your fault. They have the little white ring around the outside which is a mark of the RAN version of the roundel.   :banghead:
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Flyer

#2
February 20, 2021, 03:14:26 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on February 20, 2021, 02:46:10 AM
Oh, dear, they are actually RAN roundels not RAAF ones, mate. Not your fault. They have the little white ring around the outside which is a mark of the RAN version of the roundel.   :banghead:

Didn't know that, I've seen that southern cross fin marking on a F/A-18 though, was there a RAN Squadron that used it also?
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Flyer

#3
February 20, 2021, 03:18:35 AM
Looks good Zac :thumbsup:

Shame the RAAF (or Army back when they operated fixed wing aircraft) didn't operate any RW.  :angry:
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zenrat

#4
February 20, 2021, 03:41:39 AM
Good job Zac. 

Don't worry about the white ring (it was news to me) as that only applies in real life.
Fred

- Can't be bothered to do the proper research and get it right.

Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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Knightflyer

#5
February 20, 2021, 04:10:00 AM
Quote from: zenrat on February 20, 2021, 03:41:39 AM
Good job Zac. 

Don't worry about the white ring (it was news to me) as that only applies in real life.

I thought it was similar to what training (non front line ?) aircraft have in the UK, so at first looked 'odd' on a tactical aircraft (but still good!) As for RAN or RAAF, maybe this is aircraft of the Royal Australian Marines Air Wing!  :wacko:
Oh to be whiffing again :-(

chrisonord

#6
February 20, 2021, 04:14:31 AM
Marvellous stuff, it's  a wiff so it is reet :thumbsup:
Chris
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#7
February 20, 2021, 05:46:14 AM
That's very nice Zac  :thumbsup:
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PR19_Kit

#8
February 20, 2021, 05:47:02 AM
It looks suitably lethal for sure.  :thumbsup:
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Old Wombat

#9
February 20, 2021, 06:41:39 AM
The white ring around RAN roundels, really, only applied to dark blue coloured helicopters (UH-1's, Wessex-es, etc.) & some trainers (Macchi MB.326) to delineate the border of the roundel against the same or a similarly blue background.







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PR19_Kit

#10
February 20, 2021, 07:17:00 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on February 20, 2021, 06:41:39 AM




I think they should have made the ownership of the aeroplane a bit clearer.............  ;D ;)
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

KiwiZac

#11
February 20, 2021, 04:03:51 PM
Thank you folks, I'm pleased with how it turned out but to be honest I struggled to finish it more than anything in a while. I'm not sure why.

Quote from: rickshaw on February 20, 2021, 02:46:10 AM
Oh, dear, they are actually RAN roundels not RAAF ones, mate. Not your fault. They have the little white ring around the outside which is a mark of the RAN version of the roundel.   :banghead:
I thought it was weird Hawkeye included it on the sheet. There were enough white circles to go under all the roundels and I figured it was for a reason!
Zac in NZ
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rickshaw

#12
February 20, 2021, 04:31:30 PM
Quote from: KiwiZac on February 20, 2021, 04:03:51 PM
Thank you folks, I'm pleased with how it turned out but to be honest I struggled to finish it more than anything in a while. I'm not sure why.

Quote from: rickshaw on February 20, 2021, 02:46:10 AM
Oh, dear, they are actually RAN roundels not RAAF ones, mate. Not your fault. They have the little white ring around the outside which is a mark of the RAN version of the roundel.   :banghead:
I thought it was weird Hawkeye included it on the sheet. There were enough white circles to go under all the roundels and I figured it was for a reason!

Not your fault mate.  Not many people know the difference and I wouldn't expect you to.   It's an odd, minor marking difference between the services and as Guy points out, it's even more obscure than even I realised, being limited to RAN choppers mainly.  I always just understood it was how the RAN marked it's planes.  I know I've personally been guilty of using RAAF roundels on RAN aircraft because I lacked the RAN ones.  Anyway, it's a nice plane.  Well done.   :thumbsup:
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Rick Lowe

#13
February 21, 2021, 01:26:10 PM
Nice work, Zac - a very impressive return!  :thumbsup:

Yeah, sometimes these things fight you all the way, or you lose interest for whatever reason... but you got there and it looks really good.

McColm

#14
February 21, 2021, 01:45:19 PM
Good job  :thumbsup:
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