Revell1:48 A10 Warthog (85-5521) , Green, 12 years old and up

This model was perfect. Real fun to build challenging in a lot of ways everything fit together perfectly. Take your time do it right. Great addition to my collection.

The catch is that you'll need a lot of extra weight in the front to make it balance on its wheels properly. It's not revells fault, it's a problem with the scale model not having a huge gun in the front! So I used epoxy resin and a handful of steel bolts.

Overall, I enjoyed building this model. I haven't assembled a model since I was a teenager. Like a lot of the reviewers, I experienced some challenges with the fit, confusing instructions, and difficulty gluing some of the parts. One thing I have not seen in the previous reviews is the mention of a flaw in the order of assembly.The second major step is the construction of the fuselage, and the instructions state to add a small weight to the inside of the nose for proper balance. You then seal the nose cavity with Part 3. Later, you attach the tail assembly. This is the point at which you learn what constitutes a small weight. The weight I added was too small, and I had to cut out Part 3 to add additional weight. I would recommend waiting to attach Part 3 until Section 7, after you complete the landing gear, at which point you can best determine the required weight. Perhaps experienced modelers have the foresight not to follow the instructions, but for less experienced people who follow the instructions, it's a serious flaw.

Gave this as a gift to my grandson. He thourly enjoyed I

Nice quality, very detailed.

Overall I enjoyed the product. It was easy and fun to assemble and looks really good. However you need to add weight to the front so it can properly stand on the landing gear and doesn’t tilt back. Also, it only comes in the landing configuration with the cockpit open and landing gear down. I wanted to close the cockpit but after gluing the canopy down there was a large gap in the fuselage. 3/5

This is a fantastic representation. My son has it hanging from the ceiling in his room. While he did a lot of LEGO builds as a child, he just started building model planes a few months ago. This A-10 is one of his favorites with just the right amount of challenge.

I saw this model and knew my brother had to have it . It's perfect ! He loves it