Fled74's Repainted PTE A-10

[Fled74]

After putting this off for over a month, I finally pulled my finger out and repainted my PTE A-10.
I used mostly hardware store rattle cans: Flat Black primer, followed by Forest Green and Machinery Grey, and Tamiya Olive Green.

Here's the factory version (medium grey with a wash).

Here's the repaint (still needs to be weathered).

I need a better pilot figure too.

Hope you like it.

 

[Wild weasel]

Looks Friggin awesome! As for weathering, just go simple with a dark brown wash. Trust me on that. You may think thats not enough, but anything else would be overkill and it wouldn't look "right".

Heres a great article to read before you do anything: http://www.airfieldmodels.com/infor...rs/finishing_techniques/painting/scale/05.htm

 

[lancelot]

cool.

 

[Fled74]

I also covered up the hollow undersides of the stock wings.
I didn't have enough sheet styrene, so I used medium-weight cardboard. After careful measuring I cut holes for the underwing hardpoints. I added (inaccurate) panel detail by sticking on shapes made of thin card and tape.

I glued the card to the wing with PVA glue, and when it dried I ran a bead of superglue along the edge. When that dried I varnished the cardboard with several brushed coats of shellac, which gave me a nice smooth plastic surface.

 

[xhairs]

very cool

 

[Monkeywrench]

Awesome!

 

[NSA]

*flips hair out of eyes*

psshaw, necroposter.

 

[Monkeywrench]

hahaha.

I try to find an old post a day that I either missed or never got around to posting in. This was the post today

 

[derek_001]

Looks great Fled

 

[NSA]

Looks great Fled

That's a very nice post, Derek!

 

[derek_001]

and i have a very well kind nice M113 THAT MIGHT not show up in CA NSA...


(only kidding of course)

 

[NSA]

Haha should be there any day.. damn USPS!

 

[derek_001]

yeah thats y i like to use FEDEX but thats to far to drive... so usps it is... should be what, 4weeks? lol

 

[unclassified]

that looks great.

man, i would hate to have to paint that crown molding with a brush. i look at it and see the problems that would occur..

 

[The Ewokhunter]

and i have a very well kind nice M113 THAT MIGHT not show up in CA NSA...


(only kidding of course)

that's why he uses me to hunt down and beat the shit out of people who screw him over on deals.

 

[thelegoguy]

That looks sweet!!!! Love the pods on the hardpoints too!

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

you may have trouble getting some stuff down undah Fled, but we don't this bird...luckyyyyy!

 

[rds13601]

Awesome job Fled!! Excellent camo scheme!!

 

[Fled74]

Thanks again, boys (five months down the track).
To this day I haven't weathered (or made any further progress on) the A-10.

Too much on my plate at the moment, I guess. I haven't even had time to check my usual toy store for new PTE stuff.