"What If" A-10 Group Build ?

[Aircav]

Just found this site
http://homepage.mac.com/grant_little/PhotoAlbum8.html
Cool  B)  

[retro_seventies]

very!

[nev]

crikey there's some good ideas in there...  

[Keith Diamond]

oh I really like this one.  I have a Tamiya A-10 at home that I was thinking about painting up in Philippine AF markings like those found on their OV-10s.

[Radish]

Nice ideas.

I've already done a 1/72nd US Forestry Commision Fire Bomber in white/Orange in 1/72nd scale.

 

[Tophe]

One of us (dear Aircav himself? I don't remember sorry) drew a project of Twin-A-10 that was great!
In plastic, it would be even better...  

[elmayerle]

Nice ideas.

I've already done a 1/72nd US Forestry Commision Fire Bomber in white/Orange in 1/72nd scale.

Actually, from what the folks who do firebomber modifications (Aero Union?) told me some five years ago when I was interviewing for an engineering job there (the company that developed the Firehawk conversion for the H-60/S-70), the A-10 needs a definite engine upgrade before it's fully suitable for that role.

[Aircav]

One of us (dear Aircav himself? I don't remember sorry) drew a project of Twin-A-10 that was great!
In plastic, it would be even better...

Yes Tophe that was me, must built it some day      

[Joe C-P]

Several interesting ideas there; the JMSDF one caught my eye, and the early USN A-10N. I've long wanted to do a carrier-borne version - it'll need tanks for range, then Mavericks, rockets, maybe a pair of homing torps, to whomp boghammers and missile boats. It'll need a second seat for the weapons officer, of course...    B)  :ar:

JoeP

[Radish]

Where could the conformal tanks go?
Big Hump Back? Call it the Sea Hog?

I also bought a part-started Monogram A-10 a few years ago, that I proceede to put together.....had a brain-fart and forgot to put weight in the nose. Added the fron doors in the closed position, plus a bit of filler.....then twin tail wheels from the spares box. All over Dark Sea Blue Gloss and RNZAF markings (a la WW2 style), for a Goodyear A3G "Dragon" based in China during the continued Civil War, 1958.
Still around upstairs.
 

[elmayerle]

I've been thinking of a specialized derivative of a navalized two-seat A-10, one with the gun removed and as large a radar as possible installed to allow it to operate primarily in the "missileer" role.

[Captain Canada]

Big Hump Back?

Yeah, kinda like the Su-39 ! That would look pretty neat !

But you'd have to call it a 'whale'

 

[simmie]

This link appears to gone bye bye

but Grant Little is still about, just can't get in to his stuff properly, anyone got any ideas?

[entlim]

now it's gone................................

[Joe C-P]

Big Hump Back?

Yeah, kinda like the Su-39 ! That would look pretty neat !

But you'd have to call it a 'whale'

 

Killer whale, or Orca!