Hogging the limelight - part 1

 In need of a kit to build the other day, I selected from the not inconsiderable pile this ancient Monogram version of the A-10.  Released in 1977, the tooling for this kit is even older than the Matchbox version I reported here and here.

The bloom of youth had long since passed this kit by when I acquired it and even after a severe wipe with a damp cloth the crumpled box lid retains a layer of muck.

 All the parts were there though, together with what appeared to be two sets of decals!

 The initial build proceeded swiftly and parts fit was generally good.  The gaping voids between panels are largely my doing.