Stopped briefly at the Hill Air Force Base museum today. A new display was this 1/10 scale aluminum A-10 model from 1976. A few interesting divergences from the final product.
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Sundog said:The nosecone in the first image looks like it was an option for an on board RADAR, although I don't know if they ever considered it.