alhenderson Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I've been spending a lot of time hanging out on Twitter of late and have connected with a fair few modellers on there. One of them organised a charity build to raise money for a children's heart unit in Newcastle. The rules were WW2, 1:48 and cost under £20. That ruled me out initially cos I "don't do" 1:48. That excuse didn't last long and before I knew it there was a Tamiya 1:48 Buffalo on the doorstep. Got to say, it was a nice kit and very enjoyable to build. Just what I needed as progress on my Shackleton had slowed due to incessant filling and sanding. The cockpit mask was a first for me, although cutting it out from the sheet was a slow old process. Also learnt a couple of new weathering techniques - sponge dipped in Aluminium and then dried off to simulate some chipping, and some AK Weathering pencils to get more grime and a little bit of a rust effect. I need to improve at the rust, I think, its not quite what I was hoping for here, but not bad for a first attempt. I chose to do the RNZAF 448 sqn machine W8138 'NF-O' based at Singapore in 1941. Right then, best get back to the Shack.. 🙂 Thanks for looking! Al. 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Lovely little Buffalo. Great work for a great cause. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 7 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Lovely little Buffalo. Great work for a great cause. Could not agree more, nice work and well done for helping the cause, good job! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 A fine looking Buffalo and it looks great in these markings. Are this the decals from the kit ? In my copy the lettering looks very dark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 5 hours ago, BerndM said: A fine looking Buffalo and it looks great in these markings. Are this the decals from the kit ? In my copy the lettering looks very dark. Yes, these are the kit decals. There were a couple of RAF options, a Dutch and USN machine. AL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Davis Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Great work! The Buffalo is one of my favorite obscure aircraft. I am working on a Revell 1/72 scale version that will be in Dutch colors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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