I don't have my specs ready at hand, but the dimensions listed look very close to 1/18.
It might make a decent start to a more detailed A-10 static model--the detail is relative lacking on this version, as best I can tell, and no ordinance. I also noticed several 1/14 fiberglass RC kits for about $200...
http://cgi.ebay.com/GWS-A-10-ARF-R-C-Ai ... dZViewItem
A-10 kit
yes it's been around for about 2 or 3 years now. Almost exactly 1/18 and with decent lines. It's a foam kit (like the A-7 i posted about below). I've had my eye on it for a long time but have been expecting a plastic one by bbi, 21c or AT, so i've held off.
I am starting to wonder if we'll ever see a mass production one though, so it's starting to look appealing again. Problem is it comes with no ordnance and even if you made some for it, the long wings, being made of foam, would sag under the weight.
Still it is the best alternative currently available.
btw, GWS is coming out with a U-2 model this summer. By the looks of the dimensions i've seen quoted for it, it will be somewhere between 1/15 scale and 1/18. If close to 1/18 it would be a dandy one to get. Price is expected to be about $50 for the basic kit.
I am starting to wonder if we'll ever see a mass production one though, so it's starting to look appealing again. Problem is it comes with no ordnance and even if you made some for it, the long wings, being made of foam, would sag under the weight.
Still it is the best alternative currently available.
btw, GWS is coming out with a U-2 model this summer. By the looks of the dimensions i've seen quoted for it, it will be somewhere between 1/15 scale and 1/18. If close to 1/18 it would be a dandy one to get. Price is expected to be about $50 for the basic kit.
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The other thing I notice is lacking (among many details) would be the GAU-8.
As far as wing sag goes, I agree--the weight of something like bbi's rockets and bombs would be too much, at least in any sort of realistic numbers. I can see two potential solutions--careful reinforcement, or constructing ordinance with foam or some other very lightweight material. Would definitely be a display only pieces, but consdering the incredible wealth of 1/18 A-10 options we are seeing (dripping with sarcasm), it may be our only hope!
As far as wing sag goes, I agree--the weight of something like bbi's rockets and bombs would be too much, at least in any sort of realistic numbers. I can see two potential solutions--careful reinforcement, or constructing ordinance with foam or some other very lightweight material. Would definitely be a display only pieces, but consdering the incredible wealth of 1/18 A-10 options we are seeing (dripping with sarcasm), it may be our only hope!
Verraten und verkauft,
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
zu lange vertröstet zu lange belogen
Verraten und verkauft,
Durch den Dreck und über den Tisch gezogen.
H.R.K 1993
yes, actually i remember now i considered at one point getting the GWS kit and a 1/33 paper model of an A-10. The whole purpose of the paper model was to scale up the ordnance and make it out of paper, paint it etc so it would be light weight. The nose gun was another ommission i forgot to mention but i could see that being fairly easy to fix.
All foam planes are definitely display only and generally it's best to hang them rather than put them on u/c (they are always super light so hanging is a breeze). They look pretty good from a distance of a few feet but close up, leave alot to be desired over an XD model. Still, it does give one the chance to add aircraft to the collection that you'll likely never have otherwise. Sort of a leser of two evils situation.
All foam planes are definitely display only and generally it's best to hang them rather than put them on u/c (they are always super light so hanging is a breeze). They look pretty good from a distance of a few feet but close up, leave alot to be desired over an XD model. Still, it does give one the chance to add aircraft to the collection that you'll likely never have otherwise. Sort of a leser of two evils situation.
i never met an airplane i didn't like...
Foam planes
Gents (and any ladies wandering by who happen to glance in 
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If a model aircraft is designed to fly then the chances are that it will be quite a while before the foam starts to sag if you stick ordinance on it - I had a polystyrene foam "jumbo jet" that had about four foot wingspan and survived many a hard landing with little more than a few scuffs.
It took my baby bro (about three at the time, the little darling
- I was about five!) balancing it between two chairs and jumping on it to break it. Admittedly bending and breaking are two different things but a foam-winged flyer shouldn't sag or bend too much or there will be a number of hacked-off aeromodellers with piles of foam and radio gear sitting on the manufacturers' doorsteps...
I haven't seen the particular model in question "in the flesh" but my old man's an aeromodeller so I've had a little exposure to similar models, both with polystyrene-based foams and with the more "exotic" foams now used - stronger and more rigid but lighter and easier to cut (proper 'bubbles-in-coloured-stuff' foams as against 'lots of little beads stuck together that make a guh-awful mess when you try to cut the buggers' foams).
A simple solution to help prevent sag - and also to give you somewhere to secure the ordinance properly - would be to carve out a channel in the wing and (super)glue a 1"x1/2" strip in the bottom of the wing...
), If a model aircraft is designed to fly then the chances are that it will be quite a while before the foam starts to sag if you stick ordinance on it - I had a polystyrene foam "jumbo jet" that had about four foot wingspan and survived many a hard landing with little more than a few scuffs.
It took my baby bro (about three at the time, the little darling
- I was about five!) balancing it between two chairs and jumping on it to break it. Admittedly bending and breaking are two different things but a foam-winged flyer shouldn't sag or bend too much or there will be a number of hacked-off aeromodellers with piles of foam and radio gear sitting on the manufacturers' doorsteps... I haven't seen the particular model in question "in the flesh" but my old man's an aeromodeller so I've had a little exposure to similar models, both with polystyrene-based foams and with the more "exotic" foams now used - stronger and more rigid but lighter and easier to cut (proper 'bubbles-in-coloured-stuff' foams as against 'lots of little beads stuck together that make a guh-awful mess when you try to cut the buggers' foams).
A simple solution to help prevent sag - and also to give you somewhere to secure the ordinance properly - would be to carve out a channel in the wing and (super)glue a 1"x1/2" strip in the bottom of the wing...