1/48 Tamiya Brewster Buffalo USN
Hello Folks
I would like to present my latest model completed in September. This time this is Brewster Buffalo from Tamiya. Pretty old kit with raised panel lines. So I start building with rescribe all panel lines. Rest of the build goes very smoothly. I completed my kit in F2A-3P, BuNo 01512, VMF-221 markings, flown by 2Lt. Kunz, Midway Island, June 1942.
Kit manufacturer: Tamiya 61094
Scale: 1/48
Type: Brewster B-339 Buffalo
Extras used: Eduard eduFE292 cockpit set, True Details resin wheels, Print Scale decals 48-075
Paints and colors used: Gunze 367 FS35189 Blue Gray, Tamiya XF-19, Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green, XF-4 Yellow Green, AS-12 Silver.
Hope you will like it.
Cheers
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Rob Pollock said on October 9, 2017
Really like the finishes here, Michal.
Paul Barber said on October 9, 2017
The rescribing is spot on; the canopy is incredibly precise; and what we can see of the cockpit is beautifully finished. Add to that a beautiful paint job and it all adds up to a really eye-catching build. Thanks for sharing!
Craig Abrahamson said on October 9, 2017
Superb build, sir…everything about it is stunning – right down to the photography.
Julian Shawyer said on October 9, 2017
Superb finish and weathering.
Greg Kittinger said on October 9, 2017
Excellent! Some very nice detail and weathering work. Well done.
David A. Thomas said on October 9, 2017
Simply excellent execution. Pristine in every way.
Rapid27 said on October 9, 2017
Exellent and perfect job
Congratulations for this result 🙂
Eric
George Williams said on October 9, 2017
Fantastic work to bring an old (but still good) kit up to modern standards.
Drew Tarter said on October 9, 2017
Outstanding work, Michal! Your weathering techniques are superb. The Tamiya Buffalo is an old kit, but nearlyl as good as the more recent releases by Special Hobby and Classic Airframes – and much easier to build. Well done, sir!
Terry Schuler said on October 10, 2017
Michal, very nice paint work, it really makes this model stand out !, Well done !
david leigh-smith said on October 10, 2017
It’s about time we saw a Buffalo in these parts! Congratulations on a superb build. It looks pretty flawless to me but I especially love your canopy. How did you get that so clear?
Josh Patterson said on October 10, 2017
Awesome job overall. Extra points for the precise canopy work! I do wonder why the Wildcat went on to be so successful, while the Buffalo faded into relative obscurity. On paper they are very close in performance.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on October 13, 2017
Josh, you raise a good question. Part of the problem was Brewster management. It got to the point that the Navy stepped in and took over the company. They were making their version of the Corsair by then. While they were working on the Buffalo, there was sabotage on the aircraft. The erlier ones, -1, and-2 would give a good account of itself depending on who operated it. As we know, the Finns did the best. In the far East, the Commonwealth pilots were outclassed and overwhelmed, as were the Dutch. The -3 was overloaded, and its engine wasn’t able to haul it around. Some of the old hands said they’d have done better at Midway in -2s. The youngsters who flew it off Midway, had not as much experience as the Japanese veterans of the China incident, cream of the IJNs rigorous prewar training program. Some of the Midway squadron had some of the prewar guys pulled prior to the battle, back to the States to form new squadrons and train the influx of new pilots.
Tom Bebout said on October 10, 2017
Very nice Michal, did one of those but it doesn’t compare to the excellent work you’ve done with this one.
George Henderson said on October 16, 2017
Agree with all here, well done