Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hello everyone … Jumping in with my 3rd build a Brewster Buffalo. Most likely in U.S.Navy Golden wings markings ? But might go with early war or Finnish winter. I will drop the sprue shots in a little while when I get to my office. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 Ok here are the sprue shots. I need help from the experts, this is from a box of 4 buffalo kits that I bought as a deal. They came with no decals and were not on sprue’s. Can someone verify that this is an actual Matchbox kit. The colors tell me yes but not 100% sure. I know the tires come from an old Aoshima kit as this one didn't seem to have any, Hopefully that is acceptable ? In case anyone was curious the four kits were Matchbox, Revell, Airfix, and Aoshima. The Revell and Aoshima look to be based off one another. The have almost the exact same construction. The only real difference is the Aoshima kit attempts to do separate control surfaces and working gear. Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hi Dennis Looks great, @stevehnzbuilt one of these in the GB so have a look at his thread, but I'm sure if others ( @Rob S) has this in the stash they should be able to help. Best if luck. Cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Hello Pat @JOCKNEY : Looks like I qualify as the literal Definition of an Expert being an Unknown Quantity of a Drip under Pressure. Just taken some photos of one of mine. Will upload them when my iphone and laptop decide to talk to each other. But in the mean time yes red and off white / cream are the colours of the one I took photos of so it is Matchbox but the Sprue shots will show what is missing. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Thanks Rob It looks like Dennis has the high performance Buffalo with the contra-rotating twin props going by the picture, should make for an interesting build ! Cheers Pat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 2 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Thanks Rob It looks like Dennis has the high performance Buffalo with the contra-rotating twin props going by the picture, should make for an interesting build ! Cheers Pat I had the extra prop because different versions had different types. Im still not sure which markings I will go with. Early war USN/USMC and Finnish are in a tie. Golden-wings USN will be done when I can get an Tamiya 1/50 kit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Definitely a Matchbox one Dennis. I'm not sure that the Matchbox kit is correct for a F2A-1/B-239 as flown by the USN & Ilmavoimat, which were a bit diiferent around the engine compared to the B-339 version the Matchbox kit sort of replicates, even the F2A-2 USN version will need some modifications to achieve but less so than the earlier ones. It depends of cause on how fixated you are about accuracy for it, even for the B-339, it is a bit approximate. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 4 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: Thanks Rob It looks like Dennis has the high performance Buffalo with the contra-rotating twin props going by the picture, should make for an interesting build ! Cheers Pat Now that I think about it, a Buffalo racer ? Now that might make for an interesting Whif which would keep me going in the Whif's like my first two builds ? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim R-T-C Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 1 hour ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Now that I think about it, a Buffalo racer ? Now that might make for an interesting Whif which would keep me going in the Whif's like my first two builds ? If you are going down the Whif route, surely the only option is a float equipped Water Buffalo 😜 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 29, 2022 Author Share Posted March 29, 2022 27 minutes ago, Tim R-T-C said: If you are going down the Whif route, surely the only option is a float equipped Water Buffalo 😜 If I had floats I might actually do it ? If Grumman can make a flying wildcat-fish Brewster could have done a water Buffalo. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 30, 2022 Author Share Posted March 30, 2022 Good morning everyone … well off to a flying start. Doing a bit of research and focusing on RAF in S.E.A. Or possibly one of the Dutch/RAAF/USAAF planes in Australia, most likely this one. Only issue with that is I have no Dutch insignia. I can scratch up the other's but the Orange/Black triangles are a different story. I have to say the plastic feels a bit off, its almost soapy in its feel ? And when I add TeT it dyes the little brush from the bottle. And in case anyone was wondering the tail is pretty good as far as level. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, or add thoughts. Dennis 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted March 30, 2022 Share Posted March 30, 2022 Great stuff Dennis I might have a spare set of Dutch decals for a Frog Fokker D.XXI, I'll have a look for you. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Hello everyone been a good long while since I posted. My apologies but been busy with the Mig-21 and Sherman group build hosting duties. Added to that Ive had a family crisis and cold which has taken its toll on my free time. However excuses not withstanding Ive got this ready for paint, all I need do is wipe it down with alcohol. Im thinking I will go Finnish and make @vppelt68 happy ? Provided this is the correct version for a Finnish Brewster ? If not will stick with my original Dutch/RAAF/USAAF hand me down. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or thoughts. Dennis 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 Canopy is on and I drilled out the machine gun ports on the nose & wings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 6:13 PM, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Im thinking I will go Finnish and make @vppelt68 happy ? The Matchbox kit is more representative of the B-339 Buffalo as operated by the NEI/RAF/RAAF & as the F2A-2, the US Marine Corps/USN. The Finnish B-239 was a little longer & had the exhausts mounted much lower. Steve. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 9 hours ago, stevehnz said: The Matchbox kit is more representative of the B-339 Buffalo as operated by the NEI/RAF/RAAF & as the F2A-2, the US Marine Corps/USN. The Finnish B-239 was a little longer & had the exhausts mounted much lower. Steve. Thanks looks like I stick with my original plan then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 17, 2022 Share Posted May 17, 2022 Great to see this one progressing Dennis. Cheers Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share Posted May 19, 2022 Good morning everyone … I was able to get the first color of paint on. The grey took 3 heavy coats to cover the red plastic. I still have the two greens to do but will let this cure for a day or two. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or add thoughts. Dennis 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 Great stuff Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Looks much better in grey! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 9 hours ago, AdrianMF said: Looks much better in grey! Regards, Adrian Thanks, hopefully getting the two greens on it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Good evening everyone … The paint is on and hopefully its looking ok out there. I like it and once its cleared it should help a bit. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments or thoughts. Dennis 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Camo looks good Dennis. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 Good morning everyone … Decals what few there are are on the plane. I opted to do B-396 which according to the two photo’s I have don't have the Orange triangular roundels on top. Please feel free to ask questions or post comments. Dennis 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 Hi Dennis, the camo has turned out beautifully, the Oudblad/Jongblad combination looks excellent. Looking forward to the final reveal when all the odds and ends are on and the canopy is unmasked! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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