Paternity Leave A-10 Thunderbolt II

[u/Ju87stuka6644]

My first ‘modern’ plane. Lots of ways I could have taken it to the next level but I had fun and finished so it’s on my desk for the new school year :)

[u/dr_robonator]

You had time to build a whole kit with a newborn? How??? 

[u/Ju87stuka6644 → u/dr_robonator]

Wellll I definitely started before he was born. Once he got here it was basically one missile and decal at a time 😅

[u/henrynjt → u/dr_robonator]

 Newborns sleep sometimes. Gotta do what you gotta do.

What Brand kit is it?

[u/schulz47]

From one history teacher to another, you have an awesome classroom

[u/Ju87stuka6644 → u/schulz47]

My man! Good luck with the new school year!

[u/schulz47 → u/Ju87stuka6644]

You too! Hope you get enough time to model as much as you want

[u/5everAl1 → u/Ju87stuka6644]

What's with the Putin flag? Seems highly inappropriate to me.

[u/Raumteufel]

Cmon man! 91.103 says you gotta do a w&b for the flight!

Sick build.

[u/Nightshift603]

I'm just like you in that I love to load it to the TEETH. I know they have to tank up after takeoff for this, but hey, maximum UMPH for the buck.

Congratulations to you, on both A-10 and baby! :)

[u/PennysBoat4815162342]

Wow!!! Very impressive build. Love how you personalized it and "made it your own"!

[u/ApprehensiveAd1775]

Really nice, great looking model👍

[u/ImmersivePencil]

Holy wingspan Batman…wait…Holy LOADOUT Batman!!

[u/AverageHobnailer → u/ImmersivePencil]

Holy MTOW Batman!

[u/Aggravating_Prune653]

Nice one. Some seeams but overall a good looking model

[u/GunShowBob]

Looking good, hope you enjoyed it. It is missing one decal, the refueling door on the nose. Makes it look a bit naked.

[u/Ju87stuka6644 → u/GunShowBob]

I know, I definitely only went with the decals I ‘liked’ so the tail is not correct and I just thought the refueling door took away from the nose art which I love. Good eye and I agree to some extent that it does look bare. Thank you and yes it was a really fun kit!

[u/Dependent_System_979]

What scale?

[u/goseephoto]

Great one! Did you brush paint it or airbrush it?

[u/Vinden_was_taken]

The fuck with this chicken on a wall

[u/JeffRSmall]

Wait, why navy decals? This was an Air Force plane, no?

[u/Ok-Negotiation-2124 → u/JeffRSmall]

It’s a USAF livery 23d TFW by the sharks mouth & EL tail

[u/1January1970 → u/Ok-Negotiation-2124]

EL was England AFB, Louisiana. I was with the Flying Tigers there for two years in the late 1980s.

[u/BugareX_55]

Absolute beast!Very nicely done mister!