Description

About the aircraft

      The A-10 Thunderbolt II is a ground attack aircraft dedicated to close air support for the U.S. military, which began operation in 1977. It features twin engines and a straight wing design. Eleven hardpoints on the underside of the wings and fuselage allow it to carry a total of 7,260 kg of bombs, rockets, and missiles.

      Furthermore, the nose is equipped with a GAU-8/A Avenger autocannon, providing high offensive capabilities.

      Improvements continued after deployment, and the A-10C, introduced in 2005, is a modified A-model with a glass cockpit. It saw combat in the 1991 Gulf War, where it earned high praise for its high reliability and offensive capabilities. The 47th Fighter Squadron of the 917th Wing, based at Barksdale Air Force Base, is one of the units operating the A-10. Following deployment, the Air Force Reserve tested various camouflage patterns in the 1980s.

      While not officially adopted, a desert camouflage pattern was also tested for desert operations.

About the Product

      This is a 1/48 scale plastic model assembly kit of the A-10A, a U.S. ground attack aircraft. It features Italeri parts and a Japanese assembly manual from Platz, ensuring safe and enjoyable assembly. The aircraft's distinctive form, with its straight wings and twin engines mounted on its back, is impressively reproduced, measuring 33.8 cm in length. Not only the fuselage shape but also the panel lines are realistically depicted.

      Some inspection panels can be assembled open or closed. The kit also includes masking stickers for convenient painting of the canopy frame.

      The markings reproduce the desert camouflage color markings that were experimentally applied to the A-10A operated by the 47th Fighter Squadron, 917th Wing, U.S. Air Force Air Force Reserve in the 1980s.

      Although it was never officially adopted, the A-10 features a desert camouflage pattern that is rare for an A-10.

Kit Features

• 1/48 scale reproduction of the American ground attack aircraft, the A-10A
  
• Includes Italeri parts, a Platz Japanese instruction manual, and packaging
  
• Includes mask stickers for convenient painting of the canopy frame
  
• The markings reproduce the specifications of the experimental desert camouflage