International Scale Modeller Cold War Group Build

I'm going to enter this group build. I'm putting together the Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II a 70's Cold War Era plane. Otherwise known as the Warthog or Tank Buster.

1st: Build and decal the Cockpi

 Work in progress...

Model Kits

One of the things I've started is making models. Here in the UK we all know about Airfix and that's where I started.

I was in Hamley's with my daughter, who is Space mad, after a trip to the Science Museum. Where I saw an Airfix kit on sale. It came with everything you needed, paints, brushes and glue included. So I picked it up and we gave it a go.

The model was fun to make together, although the paint job is quite amateurish it now sits on my daughters desk.

Since then I've had a go at a couple of other models.

One is a Tamiya Bell X-1 as flown by Chuck Yeager when he broke the sound barrier.

I need to finish this one but I kind of messed up the paint job.

So the X-1 is on the back burner at the moment. I've been going on YouTube and looking at techniques etc. I've picked up a Spitfire 1:72 and I've been taking my time with it and OI'm quite pleased with the progress I've made.

I'm looking at International Scale Modeller's you tube channel and forum so I night just try and get a kit entered for their Cold War Group Build. I've chosen the Academy A-10A Thunderbolt II (if I enter).

Meanwhile I've got to gloss and apply decals to the Spitfire...