Hi gang!
I've had so much B.S. going on this last week or so, it's been hard to get to the bench. I did manage here and there to find some time to do so, and accomplished a bit:
One was to get all the pylons painted decalled, pin washed, and mounted:
I also did a bit of research on what the A-10 might carry, thinking to not to load it up with MER's filled with iron bombs, Maverick missiles, and large LGB's, I dug into the assortment of Hasegawa and Testors weapons set and came up with this load:
There is a Sidewinder paired up with a data pod, a pair of rocket pods, cluster bombs, a couple of smaller LGB's and an ECM pod. This is similar to several photos of A-10's I found on the net.
There is no such thing as a "typical" load for the A-10 and it was dependent on the mission. They also would usually hunt in pairs or packs, and each plane could be carrying a different load. So this gives me license to put what I want on it, within reason. and besides: it's my build!
Maybe a plane marked for a weapons school would not carry a load like this, but still: it's my build! Who says I have to be accurate!
Jim