Hasegawa 1:72 Scale A-10C Thunderbolt II Model Kit

This is a great model and the first my son ever built. At first he felt a little overwhelmed. We went thru the parts with him and how to work the sections. Once he understood how this works he went to work on it and glued all the pieces together. It came out GREAT! He is so in love with it that he can’t wait for another birthday or Xmas to get a different model to build.

As advertised

Nice product, our first model, children really enjoy it. Quality and good details.

Easy to build and fun to build

Nice gift.

Overall it’s a good quality model. That said it took a lot of clean up to get it assembled. There was a lot of flashing on every sprue. Nearly every piece had to be trimmed down and sanded. There were a lot of injector pin marks visible too although none on any painted surfaces. It looks like this comes from a very old and worn mold. That said it’s still nicely detailed and the overall fit and finish is decent. I guess I was expecting something a little crisper straight out of the box. I built mine with gear retracted and mounted on a stand. There’s no easy option to model it with gear up. More trimming of parts and fiddling is needed but it’s possible.

Had loads of fun putting it together

It is a hobby I use to relax