The little or no interest in a 1/18 A-10 Thread

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 8:12 pm

Thanks for the cool video link Pilotman!!!!

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 8:12 pm

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode KC are asigned to the 442nd TFG/TFW/FW (AFRES) at Whiteman AFB, Missouri.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 8:23 pm

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode IN are asigned to the 424th TFW (AFRES) and the 930th TFG/OG (AFRES) at Grissom AFB, Indiana. In May of 1994, A-10s of the 930th TFG/OG wore D-Day Invasion stripes as they participated in commerative activities for the invasion's 50th anniversary.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:31 pm

Hawg Fact:

In his admittance that he was wrong for opposing the A-10's deployment in Desert Storm, Air Force General Horner stated,"I take back all the bad things that I've ever said about the A-10s. I love them. They're saving our a$$e$."

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:56 pm

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode NY are asigned to the 174th TFW (ANG) at Hancock Field, New York.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:41 pm

Hawg Fact:

A captured Iraqi Brigadier General from Operation Desert Storm said his troops nicknamed the A-10 Warthog "the silent gun".

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 3:57 am

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode AK are asigned to the 343rd Wing and the 354th FW at Eielson AFB, Alaska.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 4:54 am

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode WI are asigned to the 128th TFW/FW (ANG) at Traux ANGB, Wisconsin.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:50 pm

Hawg Fact:

An A-10 can takeoff from an unimproved runway of around 1,900 feet in length, with a combat load of four bombs, full 30mm ammunition, and 4000 pounds of fuel.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:47 pm

Hawg Fact:

At maximum takeoff weight, an A-10 requires a runway distance of around 4,500 feet. Well below most modern fighter aircraft.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:36 pm

Here's a link to an interview with A-10 pilot Major Dan "Beef" Manning by SimHq before Hawgsmoke 2006.

http://www.simhq.com/_air6/air_212a.html

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 8:34 pm

Here's a link to an article about some more upgrades to the A-10. Pretty interesting. Enjoy.....

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,91385,00.html

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:23 pm

Here's a link to a cool video showing some test fires fo the GAU-8 Avenger 30mm that the A-10 uses:

http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogalle ... _stand.WMV

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:39 pm

I finally broke down down and got an ARF A-10 I'm trying to find a way of getting it to look like a nice display model. For not being true 1/18 scale I'm really impressed how large it is. But I think if they can make a doable F-18 they can also do an A-10 that will fit into a box.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:53 pm

Jericoeagle1 wrote:I finally broke down down and got an ARF A-10 I'm trying to find a way of getting it to look like a nice display model. For not being true 1/18 scale I'm really impressed how large it is. But I think if they can make a doable F-18 they can also do an A-10 that will fit into a box.

From the measurements I've seen and taken, the ARF A-10 is only a gnat's hair off on the wingspan and fuselage length that a "1/18" scale A-10 would be. I definitely agree that if an F-18 can be done in 1/18 and fit into a "marketable" box size, so can an A-10. The box may have to be a couple inches wider, but surely that's not enough to hold it back from being done. I still hope we see and say we need an A-10 in 1/18 scale by one of the three companies. Until then, the ARF A-10 is a good place holder. Got to have it in plastic....

It's a MUST.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:55 pm

New Orleans Hawgs are starting to arrive at Whiteman AFB:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123017952

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

wise690 · Post by **wise690** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:31 pm

What is the ARF A-10 I keep reading about?

Post by **aferguson** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:48 pm

made by GWS out of styrofoam like material...it's almost exactly 1/18 scale. Lots of them on Ebay..

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:54 pm

Hawg Fact:

A-10s with the tailcode TC are assigned to the 354th FS at McChord AFB, Washington.

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

Jericoeagle1 · Post by **Jericoeagle1** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:06 am

The Warthogs that were stationed here (McChord is within a few miles of me) were moved out years ago. I'm not sure where they went. They only have one left and its in thier air museum. Thanks to 9-11 you can't get in anymore to see it.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 1:49 am

Sad to hear that. I know some of the tail codes for A-10 squadrons that I've found may not be active units and may have been moved or disbanded. I've read that sometimes when a squadron is moved back to a base they had been stationed at, they will pick up their old tail codes again. With all the base realignments and closings, it seems like squadrons are getting shuffled around like playing cards. A-10 squadrons have been seeing this as well. Maybe one day you'll see the A-10s back at McChord.....

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

jeffrowse · Post by **jeffrowse** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:21 am

Found a near-as-dammit (for the wingspan) 1/18th electric flight A10 here...

http://www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk/sh ... sp?id=2226

{Stitch mode}
Me want one!
{/Stitch mode}

Best of all, me dear ol' dad has told me that - if I get one - he'll buy the electric motors off me since he's into electric flight and could do with a couple more motors... Result

So mebbe I'll be working on a new toy soon... I might even look into keeping it all myself and having a BBI-crewed electric jet to play with!!
If I get one (and if I can get my [Expletive deleted] camera working again) I'll post pics. Just don't hold your breath!

Jeff.

"Cry 'Cheeble!' and let slip the Hamsters of Havoc!"

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Apr 18, 2006 10:25 am

that's the GWS A-10, it's been around for years. You can get them pretty cheap on ebay, with or without the engines and r/c gear. It's made of styrofoam, so it will have a coffee cup texture to it but is nice enough piece. I still have faith we will see a real 1/18 one..

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Wed Apr 19, 2006 7:14 pm

aferguson wrote: I still have faith we will see a real 1/18 one..

Keep the faith.....one day someone will listen and come through..............

Go Ugly Early in 1/18 scale!

Still waiting and wishing for a 1/18 A-10 Warthog.

jeffrowse · Post by **jeffrowse** » Thu Apr 20, 2006 6:10 am

D'oh! That'll learn me!

Didn't realise that was the same one already mentioned - I thought it was a new one. Glad I found this forum or I might have been almost as disappointed as whoever won that Target thing on EBay...

Guess I'll just have to stick to the BBI & C21 stuff then...

Cheers!

Jeff.

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The little or no interest in a 1/18 A-10 Thread

Would you buy a 1:18 A-10 if it came on the market? If not, Why?