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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/8/25 at 3:03 pm to Spaceman Spiff

As mentioned in the post above yours I highly recommend Great Wall hobbies this is a fantastic build as was their F-15C MSIP II model that I did a couple of months back

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/8/25 at 3:01 pm to guzziguy

The Pave Penny pod was retired. Now the A10 can self designate with any number of underwing pods.

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/8/25 at 7:21 am to Darth_Vader

This is my second or third Great Wall hobby 1/48th scale aircraft and I rate them up there with Meng,Takom, and Tamiya. The fit and finish is fantastic the instructions are clear and concise, decals are fantastic well worth the money. Five different marking schemes multiple different armament choices which gives you wonderful leftovers for the spares box.

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re: Does your company give out Christmas Bonuses?

Posted by choppadocta on 12/7/25 at 1:15 pm to 225Tyga

Yes either one or two weeks pay depending on how our year went.

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/7/25 at 1:13 pm to jp0331

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Awesome work, hate that plane though.

The USAF posts here?!?

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re: Liverpool's Slot Machine, Season 2: RIP Diogo! WTF is going on?

Posted by choppadocta on 12/7/25 at 7:22 am to FlappingPierre

Slot out!

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 7:38 pm to Fat and Happy

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How much would you sell that for?

Man I don't know, I've never sold any of my models before.

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 6:41 pm to Catahoula20LSU

They also had an Air Force reserve unit at Belle Chasse, one of their A-10s during Desert Storm shot down an Iraqi helicopter. The aircraft picked up the nose art "chopper popper" and a crawfish throwing a lightning bolt

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 5:53 pm to Boston911

I started on it in August, and I usually only work on it on the weekends, and not every weekend... if I had to put an hour mark on it probably around 40 hours.

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re: From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 5:46 pm to ValZacs

I get some of my kits locally at a shop called Hub Hobby on Airline drive in Metairie, I get some off of Amazon and I also use a online retailer called Sprue Brothers.

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From my model bench, A-10 Warthog

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 5:42 pm

This one took a while, hope you like.

Great Wall Hobby 1/48th scale A-10C Thunderbolt II of the 74th Fighter Squadron, 23rd Wing USAF, Operation Inherent Resolve, Incirilik AB Turkey 2018, involved in operations vs ISIS in the Raqqa area in Syria.

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re: Liverpool's Slot Machine, Season 2: RIP Diogo! WTF is going on?

Posted by choppadocta on 12/6/25 at 1:59 pm to parrothead

Wirtz can stay, at least he hustles. I started watching Isak when he came on and his body language is just trash.. jogging around like he can't even be fricking bothered.

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