Gary Curling
l Can see all hard work looking good.

CaptGPF Autor
Thanks Gary! Almost done with the finishing touches after the cat tried to test out the strength of the landing gears!

Mike K
I'll be damned.You put lights in it?

CaptGPF Autor
LOL! Yes indeed! It would not do this bird justice with anything less! 😜

Alexander
Great job, especially with the lights and limelights! 👍
Will keep some of things in mind here for future work.

Spanjaard
excellent job. the lighting certainly makes is pop even more!

Ben M
Looks great, the lighting is cool. You clearly overcame some real challenges on this build, kudos to you!

Mr James
Beautiful shading work with lots of excellent prep work. Impressive paintjob. The light is a lovely touch

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful Hog!

Mr D
Very nice, like the LED kit, is it usb charging??
The A-10, "Fire n brimstone for the air " 💥
👍👍

gorby
Fantastic result Capt!

CaptGPF Autor
Alexander / Spanjaard / Ben / Robert / Mr James and Gorby - Thank you for the kind words. It means a lot coming from the guys who are always putting out great builds that inspire me!

Mr D - yes, I used a rechargeable 9V battery - amazon.com/gp/produc..le?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This has a micro-usb charging port at the other end so I attached a micro-usb extender cable and routed it to the bottom of the Warthog.

I used blinking 3mm and Micro-LEDs for the rest of the kit from Amazon. Some folks use Arduinos or electronic kits, but that's a bit out of my league at this point - so I'll stick with blinking LEDs instead. - Simpler, Easier, and less parts to break. 😀

Kesa Tiho
Imagine showing this to an early WW2 pilot. I would pay to see their reaction

Kesa Tiho
9/10 build tho (not a 10/10 because ive seen better, sorry)

Mr D
^^ 🙄^^ keep it positive n nice place to be ^^

Great work n Achievement Capt..... shading worked out nice 😁👍👍👍

Kesa Tiho
I am being positive and nice but im also not lying to him, his build is fantastic its just there are better out there. People cant get better if they dont know they can improve and outsiders opinions matter

Mike K
Offering criticism when appropriate is fine. Rating on a scale of 1 to 10 is a bit much. Your criticism is not constructive.

Stefan Fraundorfer
You have built an extremely impressive Thunderbolt. I have the same kit in my stash and would be happy if I could do the model even half as well as you.

Neuling
One of my favorite aircraft. Built in a luxury version. Very beautiful colors and shading!

J35J
Excellent stuff CaptGPF!👍🏻

CaptGPF Autor
Thank you everyone - no offense taken for the 9/10 - this is a hobby where I am constantly trying to get better on, and there were a lot of mistakes made. If I could change something, I'd have chosen a different shade of green to make it pop out a bit more - so I'll take the high marks!

there's a lot of really good builders out there and I am constantly amazed with the quality of their work - I'm just glad there's always something new to learn and a good bar for quality and excellence to strive for!

Mr James
Thats some good info on the kit being a bit old and lacking detail. You've done a lovely job of it and I agree with Neuling on the shading.

CaptGPF Autor
Thanks Mr. James. I learned a lot from you armor guys on shading the panels a little lighter for contrast!