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jeaton01 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 2:30 pm

Judging by it's typical pre A-10 Republic take-off numbers, it probably needed two states to get turned around, but would take a nuclear Genie to down it!

John wasn't there a quote saying something like "if there was a runway that circled the globe Republic would make a plane to use every inch"

There certainly was!

Well that ure didn’t apply to the A-10… the last Republic aircraft made for the USAF. Able to take off from novice short unimproved airfields or roadways….

Well this week I got the wingtip squadron color, anti glare panel, tail fin antenna, and steel areas masked off and painted…





More in a few days…

Very nice indeed Carlos, it's a nice looking aircraft that.

Carlos, that is looking great! Nice work on the finish.

Thanks Stuart and Lyle. I really like the appearance of the AK Real Colors Aluminum base coat. Nice and bright it is! And given plenty of time to dry and cure, the enamel trim and anti glare panels went over it with zero problems…. not to mention that clean up of a bit of overspray was accomplished using good old paint thinner with zero problems. Good thing using dissimilar layers.

Man that looks awesome!

Thanks Mike! I’m just about where I can start getting the basic decals on now.

Stikpusher wrote: ↑Fri Jul 07, 2023 8:32 pm Well this week I got the wingtip squadron color, anti glare panel, tail fin antenna, and steel areas masked off and painted…
More in a few days…

Looking good Stik... Can't wait to see what those decals can do for it!