Help me identify this 1/48 A-10 Warthog kit (no box or instructions)

GMorrison · September 28, 2016, 6:25pm

I bought a 'Hog kit in 1982 from a hobby store that was going out of business. It was Revell, 1/48, crappy, and green.

stikpusher · September 29, 2016, 2:46am

OregonSushi

I have a 1/48 Fairchild A-10 kit, bagged, with no box, decals or instructions, and I’d like to know who made it. I was hoping there’d be a “Copyright so-and-so” engraved inside a wing or fuselage, but no such luck.

There are four trees molded in dark green, and one in clear. The only identifying marks on the sprues are the words “MADE IN FRANCE” on one of the green trees, and “F6928” on the clear tree. All panel lines are raised, the canopy is molded in one piece, there’s no pilot figure, and the airbrake flaps are molded into the wing.

After hours of research, I’m now quite certain it was made (or reboxed) by Revell or Monogram (possibly before Revell bought it). I’ve ruled out Revell kits 5521, 4687, and 4503, plus Monogram 5505. Based on photos I’ve seen, my kit appears to use the exact same mold as Revell’s #4516 Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II…but my kit is molded in dark green, not gray.

And that’s where my research ends: for the life of me, I can’t find the model number for the dark green version of the #4516 mold.

Any clues? Post here and/or email to wcs at viclink dot com. Many thanks in advance!

my friend you have a monogram kit it is dark green raised panel lines. It’s definitely monogram.

Nope, he has the old pre merger Revell kit dating from the 1970s. Although he has the 1982 re issue

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-REVELL-FAIRCHILD-A-10-THUNDERBOLT-II-MODEL-KIT-4516-/151290211317?hash=item2339996bf5

although the original thread is quite old and I truly hope that he has figured it out by now…

troublemaker66 · September 29, 2016, 5:49pm

Just found this if you`re still looking…

http://www.model-making.eu/products/item_name-114712.html

It has the direction sheet laid out.

troublemaker66 · September 29, 2016, 5:52pm

Sorry…didn`t read the whole post, thought you needed the instruction sheets…lol.

Rob_Gronovius · October 1, 2016, 1:38pm

You realize this original question was asked almost 6 years ago.