Matchbox sure did test my building skills on numerous occasions with this kit. It is safe to say that this was a love hate type situation. In my opinion, this did not turn out to be one of my best builds. There are more than a few blemishes that were unattended to. Given the circumstances, I am 100% okay with that. I think it still turned out well.
Final assembly went fast and somewhat easy. I didn’t add enough weight to the nose so I had to put in quite a bit more. The space behind the ejection seat is open, leaving plenty of room to drop more in. I added a few dummy bombs for some added contrast. Overall, it was an experience. I will keep my guard up when it comes to Matchbox kits in the future. Being a massive A-10 advocate, it was a must build. It’s the only prototype version available and I really did’t feel like scratch-building one. There are always the challenging ones and this one happened to be one of those.
amateur airplanes 
Clean and neat!
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The proportions, especially around the cockpit, look different to me. Is that faithful to the “Y” prototype or a kit eccentricity?
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Good eye. It’s the kit. The canopy is too bubbly. Some of the other aspects are the prototype variant. The kits nose is a little too rounded as well.
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Fascinating watching as these crew from kits into the finished product!
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Thank you! I enjoy looking back and seeing the progress as well.
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Very nice clean build! 🙂
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Thank you!
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Wow. Gorgeous.
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Thank you!
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A lovely finish. Enjoyed seeing it progress to the end. Fabulous.
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Thank you!
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Nicely done!
I remember building that kit many years ago and what a bear it was to make anything decent of it. Not one of Matchbox’s better efforts.
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Certainly not! It was worth it though.
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