-Reproduce the A-10 with desert camouflage!
[About the actual machine]
-The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the US military's close air support aircraft and ground attack aircraft, which has been in operation since 1977.
- Equipped with a twin-engined engine, the major feature is the style that adopts a straight wing for the main wing.
- A total of 11 hard points are installed on the underside of the main wing and the fuselage, and it has the ability to carry 7260 kg of bombs, rockets, missiles, etc.
- In addition, the nose is equipped with a GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon.
- It has high attack power.
- Improvements after deployment have continued, and the A-10C that appeared in 2005 has been refurbished to a glass cockpit.
- Participated in the 1991 Gulf War.
- It has earned a high reputation for its high reliability and offensive capabilities.
-The 47th Fighter Squadron Air Force Reserve of the 917th Air Wing based at Barksdale Air Force Base is also one of the units operating the A-10, and in the 1980s after deployment, various camouflage patterns were tested.
- Desert camouflage was also tested for operations in the desert, although it was not officially adopted.
[About the model]
- This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit that reproduces the US ground attack aircraft, A-10 A type, A-10A.
- The parts are made by Italeri, and the assembly instructions are written in Japanese by Platts.
-The total length is 33.8cm, and the characteristic form of straight wings with two engines on the back is fully reproduced.
- Not only the aircraft shape, but also the panel lines are realistically expressed.
- Some inspection panels can be assembled by selecting opening and closing.
- In addition, the kit also includes a mask sticker that is convenient for painting the canopy frame.
- The marking reproduces the desert camouflage and desert camouflage color markings that were experimentally applied to the A-10A operated by the US Air Force 917 Wing 47th Fighter Squadron Air Force Reserve in the 1980s.
-Although it was never formalized, the A-10 features desert camouflage, which is rare.
[Major features]
- Reproduce the American ground attack aircraft, A-10A in 1/48
- Platts Japanese instruction manual and package set for Italeri parts
- Comes with a mask sticker that is convenient for coloring the canopy frame
-The marking reproduces the experimental desert camouflage specifications.
( This is a machine translation. Please allow for possible misinterpretations in the text. )