Yellow Wings...1/48 Brewster F2A-2 Buffalo, VF-2 "Flying Chiefs", USN
13/2023
My dad´s yellow wing theme still continues. Also this is his first contribution to the Jim Sullivan Memorial GB.
As usual some glitches but all in all not bad for a 75 year old man and a 49 year old kit
Tamiya kit, early 90ies edition, decals were hardly usable, most of the decals came from the sparesbox and other kits to puzzle together the markings.
Added some brake lines and antenna wires with EZ Line. Painted with Gunze H26 Bright Green for the section colour, a lightend up yellow for the tail, AK RC RLM04 for the wings and AK Xtreme Metal White Aluminium for the rest. The canopy was painted with Tamiya Aluminium, easy to remove or repaint for the case an oupsie would have happend. Regarding the kit´s age, the overall fir was very good, only the one piece canopy needed some work.
Build thread here
https://imodeler.com/groups/jim-sullivan-memorial-group-build/forum/topic/tamiya-1-48-brewster-f2a-2-buffalo-vf-2-flying-chiefs/
Model shows the aircraft of the Section 5 second wingman, VF-2, stationed at the USS Lexington around 1940. Didn´t find a pic of the original aircraft. So don´t know if it had a mast or not. Decided to build it without one. Around that time VF-2 was nicknamed "Flying Chiefs" because most of its pilots were Chief Petty Officers.
An amazing result, Reinhard!
This looks really nice!
This kit has stood up well. Considering the history of this aircraft, it's really interesting that it made it into kit form so long ago. Nonetheless, it fits nicely into those "underdog" aircraft that tried to hold the line in the early part of WWII. Your father has done super work on this. Yellow wings scheme fits this design nicely and he has done a great job representing that.
Awesome build. That delicate and complex canopy together with the nmf and yellow paint job just screams 1930ies! Love it.
Excellent result, Reinhard! Your dad does superb work and that kit is still great.
That's a WOW! A real eye catching gem. Isn't it kind of weird Tamiya as their first "superkit" would choose the lowly F2A? Sure was glad they did.
I’m only two years behind your dad, great to see that the wrinklies can still do it.
Excellent achievement, Reinhard @grimreaper
Your dad is still producing amazing builds, results of which I can only dream of.
A beautiful scheme and equally applied.
The antenne wire also looks great, what was used at the location where both wires are joined?
thanks a lot!
some paint, used Off White
That's a real beauty! I have several Tamiya Buffaloes, the yellow wings are my favorites.
That is a sharp Buffalo! Excellent work with the yellow-wings scheme.
Reinhard Spreitzhofer (@grimreaper)
I'm going to chime in and echo what has been stated above. Well done ! These Yellow Wings planes are the best... my all time favorite era too.
Thank you for supporting our JS group. Your Dad is a very talented builder.
beautiful work for a beautiful plane. congratulations