https://www.simpleplanes.com/a/7rziy4/THA-X5-Sparrow
This is my latest creation, meant to act like the A-10, but also is able to do more. It functions exactly as I want it to, the issue is that it is 127 parts below the amount it is supposed to have (300 parts) for the CAS challenge. I want to remove the gyroscope (it doesn't need it anymore), and I still have yet to design the THI's official emblems for the planes. So that might be what? An extra 30 parts? I don't know what else to do to make it bigger. I don't know how to do custom gear or cockpits any better than it is here, and I don't want this plane to have a bomb bay. So I'm pretty stuck. Any suggestions?
Something else: I guess I could also do some paneling on the wings too, specifically the rear, and maybe fix the front ones so it looks better, the issue is that I have 0 clue how to do any of it.
PS: the autocannons on the sides are realistic because they inhabit the hydraulic area of the plane, this allows the gun to hold a larger shell. The gun's magazine runs through the wings, which adds more ammunition. The minigun on the front is for smaller targets and Air-Air support. I just want to get that out of the way
@Gluck @RankStarfish201 thanks! I will take it into ideation and remake my craft
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Ideas
-thicker fuselage, maybe some panelling if you can
-Custom weapons if possible
-just go all out on decals & art lol
-Instead of using a fuselage cone for the nose, try bevelling it down with a ton of fuselages.
-Cockpit if you're inclined to be masochistic