Hobby Boss 1/48 A-10 Thunderbolt II (Part 5: Decals and finishing touches)

Hello there friends. Apologies first up, for the late uploading of this last part of the series. A family emergency kept me away from the modelling table. Anyway, so here it is. The last part of the Thunderbolt build. Enjoy :)
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[@grahamleach9440]

Have been doing the two seater,it’s turned out pretty good for me. Just arming it now so your method of doing the bombs as come in handy as I was doing it freehand and making a mess. Will just have to bite the bullet and mask them. Still won’t be as good as yours!

[@ka199702]

I love the A-10 - Great job !

[@buckmerdoc8860]

Great series, thank you for posting!

[@John_Sharrock]

Magnificent build 👍

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thank you John! 👍

[@johnburdis5352]

The paint job on the A10 is great. The paint job on the "fans",makes them look as though they are moving.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thans for the kind remark and enouragement John.

[@steves1112000]

Brilliant job. I love watching these videos.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Stephen. Very kind of you.

[@jjab99]

Brilliant job on the A-10, well done my friend. Top class work !! I hope you have as much success and fun with your next project. Keep up the great work and have fun, Joe

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Joe.

[@stappan1752]

Absolutely beautiful job I've learned so much watching your videos thank you very much hope to see more

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Scott :)

[@johnschimmel2607]

Excellent work! I learn something every episode. Keep them coming please

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks John :)

[@darrenmoore1263]

Great job and very inspiring just got this kit can’t wait to build it hope it comes out as well as yours top job

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Darren. Good luck with the build :)

[@jimm9052]

Very nice job. I wish you provided some details as you do in the videos of your airbrushing and the products you've used in your commentary and (music) credits section. I find myself having to hunt for the information. Please don't get me wrong, I've really enjoyed binge watching all five parts of this build, I just wished I didn't have go searching for the brief mention of the information. Thank you.

[@hogflies3208]

I’m three years late to a video series this good?? Keep up the fantastic work sir, also I hear you mention something after ‘odorless’, but I’m not sure what you are referring to. I am just getting into modeling so knowing the terms of what to use and how to use it is beyond my knowledge, maybe you could explain to me what it is, without elaborating too much, I don’t want to impede by asking too many questions.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hi there. Firstly, thanks for watching the series and the encouragement :) The thing I was referring to was odourless thinner, also called "low odour thinner". These are general multi-purpose thinners used in model making. They are very useful and a must have. Some people use Zippo fluid for the same purpose as low odour thinners. I personally have not used it, so cannot comment. Also, please feel free to ask many questions as you need :) Lastly, here's a reference pic of a low odour thinner. www.artsupplies.co.uk/item-daler-rowney-low-odour-thinner.htm

[@jamesmattoon1559]

Loved your shading, pre and post - well done. A-10 would not however fly with external fuel tank and then with bombs.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate. A few days later, the fuel tank fell off on its own. I guess even the plastic kit could not tolerate my blunder....lol.

[@modeltankguy]

awesome work on it cnt wait to start mine soon ty for sharing and keep them coming

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks mate

[@Mymodellingworld]

Cracking work buddy love the paint scheme really striking

[@eaglegaming182]

Mymodellingworld yo i was wandefing if you could give me some feedback on my channel about tios and tricks and stuff

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks buddy. Very kind of you.

[@Miamivice74]

fantastic work! well done sir!👍

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Mianivice74. Very kind :)

[@cesarignjas]

amazing job! well done! only thing I spotted is that you used 2 ECM pods, A-10 just use one normally on the right side, in the left often you see one pair of sidewinders. keep it up the good work!

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Cesar. I will replace the pod on the left wing. The kit does have sidewinders (I think) will load those up. Thanks again.

[@MottysMilitaryModels]

Tremendous my friend really excellent

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks Steve :)

[@zlee11]

Really nice work. I love the burnt metal effect on the engine blades. The work you did on the armament is beautiful as well. 2 questions: does that masking fluid smell like pee? I came stand the ammonia smell. Also, how long did you wait to make sure the Mr surfacer was dry, before spraying acrylic over it? I read that lacquer based paint emits gasses until total dry. These emissions can ruin the Tamiya top coat. What are your thoughts?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hi Zlee. The masking fluid I am using in this video, Mr Masking, does not smell of ammonia. It's safe for you to use :) However, the more generic masking fluids (specially the ones used to mask paintings/these are usually white) do have a pungent odour, so I would avoid those. As for drying time, I usually do not touch the kit for a couple of hours after applying any kind of paint, even quick drying acrylics. Not only does this give the paint a chance to dry properly, it also allows me to take a step back and review the work, and see if any corrections are needed. Often, I try to do major paint work in the evening so that I can leave the kit alone overnight. To answer your second question, I have used primers for several years and I found that the new primers (particularly those meant for modelling) are very good and if applied properly (a thin even coat) they dry after a couple of hours and do not spoil any subsequent paint work. Hope that helps. Cheers :)

[@harryhathaway1086]

I cant see or tell if a clear bluish green HUD display can be made and installed on the front of the canopy but that would be a nice touch of extra detail. Thats if you can see it ?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

I did put in a HUD lightly painted with transparent green :)

[@vidiottheowl2825]

wouldn't it have been easier to just use the masking fluid without taping it?

[@harryhathaway1086]

My question is this...I dont have the patience or time to sand all the raised body panel lines flush, then scribe panel lines . If I leave the raised lines will highlighting the raised lines work ok ? Btw you have very good taste in music .😎👍

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hey Harry, thanks for the comments. I am afraid recessed and raised panel lines act very differently. When dealing with raised panel lines, what I do is run a fine black or brown pencil along them to highlight them. It does make them pop out a little more but its time consuming and gets difficult in areas where there is fine work. But still it works and is an option to scribing tons of lines :)

[@harryhathaway1086]

@@scalemodellingmadness4114 Hey...thanx. I just bought 3 fine markers. Black, Med. Grey and light grey. I'm working on a 1/72 Monogram A10 and a Airfix Buccaneer Siddeley. SB2. I had a heck of a time referencing the 3 Colors for the buccaneer. I had to guess going by pictures. I was gonna do it in a desert storm version, maybe later on I do that. I have a huge selection of unbuilt " in the box" models I bought over 30 years ago When I managed a hobby shop in my area and I never got time to build them. My only regret I didn't collect 1/48 scale. Again thank you

[@PerisModels]

Amazing work my friend 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Can I ask where do you place your camera when you record the build?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hey there Peri. Thanks. I have two cameras both right on top of the work area. One camera is kept on wide and the other I zoom in and out as required.

[@PerisModels]

Scale Modelling Madness hi Do you have them on tripod? What software are you using for movie edit?

[@PerisModels]

Scale Modelling Madness this is my first attempt kzbin.info/www/bejne/n33Sgap8hqaBaac

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

They are not on tripods. They are clamped to flexible goose neck clamps, but you could use anything that gets them to stay in place on top of the work area. The software I use for editing is DaVinci Resolve. It is a free software and very good.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Also, I use Audacity for audio recording and editing. Audacity is also free.

[@jetfrostgaming]

Ordinance was way off but you have a gift for modeling bro!

[@lindapinder270]

DO the models not come wit pilots?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hi Keith, not all kits come with pilot figures. The ones that do, usually mention it clearly on the box cover. If your kit does not come with figures, you can always pick some up, as they are sold separately as well. Hope that helps :)

[@Kairasp1]

Sir hi, your model is very good, but a modeller to another modeller please wear gloves when you paint, it helps a lot protecting your hands & your model as well. I wear them

[@nielspoelman3417]

Me 262 next?

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Hi Niels....not next but its in the stash and surely in the next two or three kits :)

[@ScaleModellingVideos]

Amazing work. Just a request for your next video, if you could please do a display video of the kit before the photos, that would be really awesome. Maybe displaying it on a rotating display or just showing us the completed kit in the video by going over it with the camera, I would really love seeing that. In any case spectacular work mate.

[@scalemodellingmadness4114]

Thanks. Will try to incorporate a video reveal as soon as possible. Perhaps not in the next video, but surely not much later than that. Thanks again for the encouragement.