This
A-10 decal sheet from Twobobs features options for four
aircraft with enough markings for one complete Euro 1 scheme and one
complete Compass Gray scheme jet. The Euro 1 scheme jet is the
Spirit of Fairbanks jet from back in the day while the Compass Schemes
are from OEF.
If you're going to build
one of these then Twobobs
suggests the following kits and aftermarket detail items.
1/48th Scale
- Revellogram A-10A
- Tamiya A-10A
- AMT/ERTL A-10A
- Hobbycraft A-10A
- Hobby Boss A-10A
- Black Box Cockpit
- Legend Prodctions
Cockpit
- Aires GAU-8 Cannon
- Cutting Edge Masks
- Eduard Photo-etch
- EZ Masks
- Verlinden Update Set
- Shull-24 LASTE Update
Set
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The first
aircraft is a A-10A "Spirit of Fairbanks" Thunderbolt II with
the 343rd TFW as it appeared in Aug 1986. This Warthog is painted in
the Euro 1 camo scheme of FS 34102 Light Green/ FS34092 Dark Green and FS
36081 Dark Gunship Gray. Artwork on the engines is the state of Alaska in blue
with a big yellow star and the white script "Fairbanks".
There's also small squadron artwork of a blue cartoon character carrying a
big A-10 gun.
The second aircraft is a
A-10A "Iron Ass" Thunderbolt II with the 354th Ops Group as it
appeared in October 2005. This Warthog is painted in the Compass Gray
camo scheme which includes 2 shades of gray with a third darker gray false
canopy under the forward fuselage. Markings
include ladder door art of a donkey with an iron box on it's rear end.
The third aircraft is a A-10A "Ice
Hawg" Thunderbolt II with
the 355th Fighter Squadron as it appeared in May 2004. This Warthog is painted in the Compass Gray
camo scheme of which includes 2 shades of gray with a third darker gray
false canopy under the forward fuselage. Markings include ladder door art of the
sabre toothed squirrel from the movie Ice Age (dreaming of a acorn with
bomb fins) with the text "Ice
Hawg". The ladder door art also includes Sid the sloth from the
same movie (with A-10 ammo in his mouth).
The fourth aircraft is a A-10A "Terror
of the Taliban" Thunderbolt II with
the 355th Fighter Squadron as it appeared in May 2004. This Warthog is painted in the Compass Gray
camo scheme of which includes 2 shades of gray with a darker gray false
canopy under the forward fuselage. Markings include ladder door art of
Osama Bin Laden with the text "Terror of the Taliban" and below
that is the US flag with the text "Remember September 11 2001".
The instructions are clear and
include 4 views of each aircraft. The decals are beautifully printed on 1
decal sheet. Paint codes are called out in FS #'s, Testors MM,
Humbrol, Gunze Sangyo and Xtracrylics.
The Compass gray scheme
aircraft are current model A-10s with the LASTE modifications.
Special thanks for reference
on this decal sheet goes out to Art Chase, Scott Wilson and Don Logan.
Art chase created the "Spirit of Fairbanks" scheme when he was a
member of the 343rd Tactical Fighter Wing.
You get enough markings to do
2 complete aircraft. Some of the decals come in multiple layers to
ensure perfect registration between the different color layers on the
decals. The decals are beautifully printed on 3 decal sheets with the
artwork decals being printed with a special process to offer better shading
in the artwork.
Another great sheet from
Twobobs and the ladder door art is always a special treat when building an
A-10 and this sheet offers excellent variety in artwork. You just
gotta' love those Alaska jets.
I would like to thank Twobobs
for this review sample.
This sheet is available through
the Twobobs
website and select US Hobby Shops. Overseas customers can purchase these from
Twobobs site or through Twobobs network of overseas distributors.
Steve Bamford
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