Freewing 80mm A-10 Modifications

[sam51401]

Looks awesome Steve!
Found out a friend lost his Hog recently and he has spare parts. I'm asking for some of his ordnance to get the mounting tabs to fab the rails. In return I would
upgrade a few for him to hang on his replacement Hog. I'm looking at making JDams from the the plain Jane mk83's and some scratch built Mavs

[RCjetdude]

Gray primer, ready for paint.



For size reference

[RCjetdude]

Where did you get the centreline tank from? It will look great when it's flying by.

I am making it from a couple rocket nose cones, a section of rocket body tube, part of a 90mm F-16 drop tank and 0.040" styrene sheet for the fins.

[MikeT]

Now you just need to throw several thousand milliamps in it to extend your flights

A friends using 2 of the HRB 6S 6000ma 50C and getting almost 5 minutes.

Mike

[sam51401]

Now you just need to throw several thousand milliamps in it to extend your flights

[slamdance64]

Where did you get the centreline tank from? It will look great when it's flying by.

[RCjetdude]

Got more done on the centerline drop tank. Mounting brackets are installed and made the hard point for it. Applied first coat if primer and some filler.

[Nucastle]

Thanks for the offer Mike, but I'm looking to stick with latex paint for this repaint. BTW, your Euro hog turned out great too!

Go to home depot with the FS numbers you want.....they can mix them from their database

[MikeT]

Thanks for the offer Mike, but I'm looking to stick with latex paint for this repaint. BTW, your Euro hog turned out great too!

No worries.

Mike

[MikeT]

I based my paints off of the Model Masters FS36081, FS34102 and FS34079 but to me there wasn't enough difference between the two greens. ACE tried to color match the samples I gave them but in the end I selected some color swatches that were to my liking and I cannot find those color swatches now. Sorry. I looked at so many pictures of real Euro Green A-10's and they all varied because of lighting so I just picked something close to what I was after.

I spent some time this evening working on a drop tank.

Thanks looks awesome.

Mike

[Dirty Dee]

I used Model Master Enamels both the gray and green were rattle cans and the Euro Green was bottles I shot thru a airbrush.Painted right over the original grey. I've got the numbers if your interested.

Mike

Thanks for the offer Mike, but I'm looking to stick with latex paint for this repaint. BTW, your Euro hog turned out great too!

[dkalwishky]

Love the drop tank!

[RCjetdude]

I based my paints off of the Model Masters FS36081, FS34102 and FS34079 but to me there wasn't enough difference between the two greens. ACE tried to color match the samples I gave them but in the end I selected some color swatches that were to my liking and I cannot find those color swatches now. Sorry. I looked at so many pictures of real Euro Green A-10's and they all varied because of lighting so I just picked something close to what I was after.

I spent some time this evening working on a drop tank.

[MikeT]

I used Model Master Enamels both the gray and green were rattle cans and the Euro Green was bottles I shot thru a airbrush.Painted right over the original grey. I've got the numbers if your interested.

Mike

[RCjetdude]

Thank you DD. The paint I actually used came from Ace Hardware but when I get home I will see if I can find the color swatches they matched it to.

[Dirty Dee]

RCjetdude, thanks for documenting your modifications and making this thread, your plane is extremely well done!

I just started assembling mine last night and am planning on doing the euro green scheme as well. do you have the paint codes for the colors you got from lowes, or can they make the paint based on FS numbers?

I'm also planning on CADing up various detail items for 3D printing, so I'll post those on this thread so others can print them for their hogs too.

[DCORSAIR]

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I changed the nose wheel out with a 60mm main wheel from the 90mm F-16. It is already white and I am not really concerned about the lack of bolt heads inside the rim. It is a good quality rubber tire. I did shim it just a bit to keep it centered.

The F-14 main wheel works too but I ordered the F-16 main wheel like yours and I like that's it's already white so I didn't have to paint anything, drilled some holes in it to make it look more scale. Several flights now and no issues, looks more scale and I do fly off asphalt.

[TiredIronGRB]

has any one got the 90mm fan with the modded nacelles yet?

RCJetDude did, check out post #394

[jay bennett]

has any one got the 90mm fan with the modded nacelles yet?

[TSHobbies]

thankyou! just some Vallejo Wash colors shot from an airbrush...think its the first time Ive ever intentionally painted something,and then wiped it like crazy with a rag lol (unless I spilled the bottle)