Hi there!

When you completed that (please do), then you remember to check out the 1/48 Hobby Boss kit...

Cheers!

Lawrence

But, complete your Tamiya A-10 FIRST!!! Just finish it - use it as a learning tool, spray your best camo pattern, test out waterslide decals (make sure you know how to get rid of the shivering), test out the weathering. Whatever you do, just finish it! The planet is going nuts, don't waste material (plastic)!

Then..... you go and take a peek at the Hobby Boss rendition... but before that, prepare an oxygen tank and mask, or get ready your favorite pack of tissue (you'll be so touched that you'll want to weep in silence)...

Anyway, if I were to build an A-10 in 1/48, T H A T............ my friend, will be the kit. (mimicking CSI Miami's main character)

Hi all... Thanks Erizemen! It's a 1/48 kit...

And Danial that place is a warehouse?

Oh no i don't own an airbrush... Need to earn some cash before i get one ... I'm looking foward to getting a F16... Any good recommendations? Oh and about washes... What are they actually?

Thanks!

Each to his/her own I suppose. But my advice is, if you like this hobby very much and want to progress further, consider getting the whole setup (airbrush-compressor). Yes, it will be costly, but this after all a costly hobby! (oh, like you didn't know? heheh) You can never compromise with your passion folks!

More money to burn but not for a good Airbrush?!

What is with you guys? Hahaha!

Even if you can buy a super nice kit, you'll still end up with a so-so finish and that is okay? Unless of course you can do wonders with the spraycan to look better than any airbrush painting, I'm going to shut my trap forever and bow down to call you sifu!... (Spraycans are better suited for car models, and I've called a number of car modellers sifu already!)

Each to his/her own I suppose. But my advice is, if you like this hobby very much and want to progress further, consider getting the whole setup (airbrush-compressor). Yes, it will be costly, but this after all a costly hobby! (oh, like you didn't know? heheh) You can never compromise with your passion folks!

If you are a beginner and costs being the important factor, I'd do what Erisemen suggests - Academy aircraft kits aren't that bad. He uses spraycans for painting, which to me are quite okay, it's just that you can't do final finishing touches with it. Or more importantly, intricate camouflage patterns - you are limited by the unforgiving small hole of the spraycan nozzle. Small that it maybe, but spectacular wide spread of paint pigments that it is truly capable of! So much so that you must alway check your masked surface are well covered or else the pigments will seek and find themselves a cushy landing surface on your well built model! But otherwise, it is a good compromise for those who do not wish to dig too deep into their pockets. But make sure you have VERY good ventilation when you use the cans. Or else your doctor bills will be 1000 times more than an airbrush/compressor!

Yes, I'm very tempted by the Tamiya 1/48 F-16CJ too, but I'll only purchase it when I have to (like for decalling projects.. ) So is the HobbyBoss 1/48 A-10A, I've seen a number of completed builds over at www.aircraftresourcecenter.com and WOW superb model! Btw, they have an A-10A group build going on now. Do go there for a visit if you are an aircraft particularly jet geek, but be sure to return here frequently for a "melee" and "mingle" with the local crowd, okay?

P/S: An oil wash is a (weathering) technique which you can make the sunken panel lines as well as nooks and crannys of a model more visible. It's like adding shadows and it helps to bring out the details. It also serves as a form of weathering. Take a look at real aircrafts, dirt and grime do collect at the nooks and crannys of any hard to reach surface. The oil wash is composed of 80 to 90% thinner and 10-20% paint pigment. Majority go for oil-based wash versus enamel or acrylic-based because oils dry slow and you can wipe the excess off with a rag/tissue. Enamel wash is okay (unless of course you use enamel to paint your models too), and Acrylic wash sucks because it dries too fast (unless of course you want it that way). Washes are applied by big sable brush and pin-point washes by fine tipped sable brush.

Lol true... Oh btw does it include the full set including the compressor?