Since nobody was able to offer any help, I’ve decided to follow up for the sake of future candidates for the Trumpeter 1/32 A-10A kit
completed shot
and one close up
IMO, no additional bits are needed.
There is substantal modification required to build the kit, so I would say if you are not at least medium experienced modeler, to perhaps save the frustration for another project.
This kit required a LOT of front ballast. 80 grams! It’s heavy!
The front metal nose gear did not have the rear “Y” shock, so I fabricated my own.
The fragileness of the internal non-visible cannon parts are kind of frustrating all for naught. You can’t see it, so set expectations about fitment knowing this.
Rear engines were interesting... if you choose the engine panels open, this would be more important. I chose closed, so minimal frustration other than a lot of putty and trying to make the closed panels look somewhat correct.
The wings at the fuselage were just awful. I don’t know if it was just this kit, but man it took a lot of work and modification to make things look less awful. The flaps and slats are extremely customizeable, but I chose to keep everything closed and tight.
This kit was something I’ve been wanting to complete for a few years now. I upgraded my 30 year old Pasche airbrush to an Iwata HP-CS just for this kit.... wow am I kicking myself for not doing this sooner.
Thanks for reading.
good luck to future builders